Granted, but hell.. if you are going to drop 40 grand on an audio setup then make sure your files are decent quality. It's not like there is no difference between an mp3 and a FLAC file. >_>.Sup wrote:
Internet radio works fine for me (@192kbps)mcminty wrote:
Another thing to consider when getting high end audio equipment is the quality of your music files, cause 128 kbps MP3s ain't going to cut it any more.
well for 40k you would have to listed to SACD and DVD Audio 24/7
with a good system anything will sound great, trust me as long its not a bad recording with distortions
with a good system anything will sound great, trust me as long its not a bad recording with distortions
I see your point, but with Bose you get superior usability compared to the other stuff I looked at at the time. Mind you, I didn't know about Bose's overpricing or poor quality at the time, but it was the best solution I could find.Defiance wrote:
No, it would be even worse. Say a product is worth $20 but marked at $30. You waste $10 on the label. Say it's worth $1000, but it's marked at $1300. You just wasted $300, and you've still got a lot of money to spend and more chunks of $300 to waste. Next, in the realm of very expensive components, making sure you're making the right purchase is a big deal because you're making a large investment.Jenspm wrote:
sure, but it's not a bad choice for a guy with $40k and who has "a very weak understanding of electronic audio".Freezer7Pro wrote:
Bose is overpriced and utter shit compared to even cheaper systems. Don't try to defend it, Jens
I'll admit, I haven't tried the other options, but our Bose system works great for what we need it for, and it's amazingly easy to use and set up. I wouldn't choose Bose if I were to set up something for myself, but for Hakei, due to the above, it should work great.
I do see that .Sup's solutions are probably better, but meh, I've only tried Bose. And it's been good to me.
Not audio-wise, but who cares about audio in an audio syst- oh wait.Jenspm wrote:
I see your point, but with Bose you get superior usability compared to the other stuff I looked at at the time. Mind you, I didn't know about Bose's overpricing or poor quality at the time, but it was the best solution I could find.Defiance wrote:
No, it would be even worse. Say a product is worth $20 but marked at $30. You waste $10 on the label. Say it's worth $1000, but it's marked at $1300. You just wasted $300, and you've still got a lot of money to spend and more chunks of $300 to waste. Next, in the realm of very expensive components, making sure you're making the right purchase is a big deal because you're making a large investment.Jenspm wrote:
sure, but it's not a bad choice for a guy with $40k and who has "a very weak understanding of electronic audio".
I'll admit, I haven't tried the other options, but our Bose system works great for what we need it for, and it's amazingly easy to use and set up. I wouldn't choose Bose if I were to set up something for myself, but for Hakei, due to the above, it should work great.
I do see that .Sup's solutions are probably better, but meh, I've only tried Bose. And it's been good to me.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
I find the small white/or/black Bose cinema speakers to have muffled sound-like there are several layers of cloth covering it and those are the speakers that cost 1or2k€
Something to consider...
Why are you spending up to 40k exactly? The job could be done MUCH cheaper. Just because you have the money doesn't mean you have to spend it, you should still try to go for the most cost effective solution, there's a reason there's a recession ya know.
Why are you spending up to 40k exactly? The job could be done MUCH cheaper. Just because you have the money doesn't mean you have to spend it, you should still try to go for the most cost effective solution, there's a reason there's a recession ya know.