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Originally Posted by X53Jay4.8is
Prop Thanks for taking this speaker upgrade to the next level. Ooh Ha!!!!
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I wasn't really thinking ab it until my buddy started counting. "You diiiid.. 2... 4.. 8.. and 10.. TEN speakers! And we haven't done the sub yet!" Not bad for under $300. But what did I get for it?
WOW! It is INCREDIBLE!
I don't think I need to say again that I am no audiophile. But I'm not completely deaf, either. (yet) Talk radio? I can hear the voices more clearly. Classical radio? I understand what people say ab 'depth' in sound. Radio, radio? Well... there's little more effective way to reinforce a disdain for popcorn, lollypop, or whatever tweeny word is right for this generation's Madonna and Prince. I can really, really hear Lady Miley Swiftiana's music. Who knew I was making the right choice based on shitty sound for all these years?
OTA analog signals are improved.
But streaming digital? YOWZA!
I plugged into the aux audio and streamed some Beatles, Pink Floyd, and some Yo-Yo Ma. The highs are there like they never were. The singer's voices are clear enough to hear the words- a challenge I have always had. We listened to some string music, and I said, "Wow! That really sounds like a guitar!" My 12 yr old sm@rt@ss chimes in from the rear: "Daddy, that's a harpsichord." Oh. Well. See?
If you can believe it (I couldn't), I found myself thinking.. Man, this sounds awesome. You know what would be really nice? Just a tinge more bass filling in the lows.
It so will sound better, too. I sound like such a snob. But I think it may just be true. I'm now as anxious as I have been to get the BSW sub installed.
My wife wasn't in the mood to agree with me last night, but she's not deaf either. She knows it sounds good. She'll admit it when it's not a Friday of a busy week.
I found the transaction for the BSW sub on clearance. I didn't remember that I paid nearly $500 delivered. That seems like a lot of money, now.
I suppose at the time I hadn't planned on replacing anything but the sub, so it was ok. I don't think I would have considered $800 for sound all at once. I can't say that what I have today is worth $800 bc I haven't installed the sub. Truthfully, I can't imagine that it will give me nearly twice the enjoyment of the $280 spent on speakers so far. But I'm gonna dance with the one what brung me and power through the final install. Once that's done, I'll update here again.