[GreenKeys] [Boatanchors] Lots of WECO stuff

[Randy or Sherry Guttery]

Larry DeSoto wrote:

> Neither one of us had the heart to tell him that with a frequency response 
> of 300 to 3000 Hz, his $29.95 speakers weren't reproducing anything for him 
> to find objectionable.

I had a similar experience with some people and my JBL Century 
speakers... they were over visiting - and noticed them (I had the blue 
egg-crate grills on mine, so they were a little hard not to notice) - 
and they asked if they could hear them.  The gentleman was very 
impressed and noted he was going to start saving to buy a pair - his 
wife asked how come every little scratch / flaw in the record was 
"painfully" obvious... fortunately, I didn't have to try to explain it 
to her - as he noted:"well, you see, dear - our system is a piece of 
S*** - and doesn't have any more fidelity than telephone". I have a 
strong feeling he was rather lonely that evening after getting home - as 
that was "her" stereo before they married -

It's interesting to watch some people's reaction to something like a 
recording of a pipe organ (with 32 foot ranks) played on my system - I 
still have the centurys - but they aren't hooked up - they just sit on 
some cabinets in the living room - however - being visible people 
"assume" that's what they are listening to...  You should see their 
faces when I play something that shakes the whole house - even at low 
volume.  Most of the time I don't bother pointing out that those 
18X26X36 inch 175 pound cabinets the Centurys are sitting on - are in 
fact JBL Sovereigns that ARE hooked up... <grin!>

best regards...
-- 
randy guttery

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