[Milsurplus] Even worse

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

I've been running a pair of Bose 901s (the originals) since

about 1968.  They survived destruction of the house (plus

seven vehicles) in the infamous 3 May 1999 tornado that

hit the Oklahoma City area.  A bit of staining on the top

of the cabinets from rain and the equalizing amp that was

on the floor got wet and warped a bit, but electronics

survived.  I have never found any reason at all to change

to something else.  Not saying there is not something out

there that's better, but it's doubtful that I could tell the

difference even though I could have been termed to be a

musician (of sorts) when much younger.

 

I can definitely notice distortion, but at what level?  Even

though I am 72, I can still hear the 15,750 Hz horizontal

oscillation in some TV sets.

 

Mac, K2GKK

Oklahoma City

 

p.s.  I also have a pair of 301s and a pair of 201s in the

bedroom audio systems.
 

 

 

 
> Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 11:02:43 -0700
> From: jfor at quik.com
> To: soundval at muchstuff.com
> CC: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Even worse
> 
> Honestly run A-B tests are rare in the audiophool world.
> 
> Two stories:
> 
> As an undergrad, I had a friend really into hifi. He had Dynaco amps and
> AR-3 speakers and would not shut up about them. We installed a power diode
> in parallal with a low R pot in series with his speaker lines and
> gradually increased the pot setting. He didn't notice, although the system
> sounded terrible. Eventually we told him, and never heard anything more
> about his stereo system.
> 
> Some years later, the school was planning to upgrade it's auditoriums.
> Bose very much wanted to get his stuff in, so I set up an A-B test. Each
> system was optimally adjusted and the levels set to precisely the same on
> test material. I did the switching w/ a coax relay, so nobody but I could
> tell what system was operating at which time. The result was a dead heat.
> 
> IMO, it's virtually ALL hype.
> 
> FWIW,
> 
> -John