"BOSE" is a bad word in audiophile circles -- and with good reason I
suspect. BA is fine -- look at Paradigm too.
Craig
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tris Schuler" <tristanjohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:12 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OM to E1 adaptor
>
> Way back when I was told by a number of audio enthusiasts (audiophiles of
a
> sort) that for the money BA produced some _very_ good speakers. I only
> listened to them only briefly one or two times a numbers of years back,
> couldn't even say how long, under conditions somewhat hopeless, however,
> for serious appraisal. IF I recall the problem I thought I heard at the
> time was a lack of real lower end, but like I say the demonstration was
> somewhat farcical.
>
> I do own a computer surround system for my computer from Cambridge
> SoundWorks and like it for what it is--the sound is more than okay but
> hardly "good."
>
> If I had to buy another speaker system for all-round use today I'd
probably
> get the Bose 901 Series VI and be satisfied with that. Even so, though,
> I've been threatening for ten years or more to have my Advents re-coned.
My
> only problem with that is I don't own components that could push those
> speakers to their actual potential, whatever that might be.
>
> Anyone here ever listen seriously to B&W speakers? I did once and was
> impressed. Not quite as impressed as I was with what came out of those
tiny
> Rogers boxes 25 years ago, but impressed nevertheless.
>
> An interest in audio is an interest in something expensive. I'm relatively
> poor, and after my wife and I retire (soon) I'll be poorer still. How much
> does a used Walkman go for today?
>
> Tris
>
> At 11:28 PM 3/3/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Hi Stephen and Tris:
> >
> >I have a set of vintage Boston Acoustics A200's are you familiar with
them?
> >
> >Gord
>
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