07-07-2018, 03:44 PM
Russ wrote>>> P.S. Similar trickery has been applied to hardware. Take for instance "Blows" (Bose). They boost sloppy base at one freq (ported) and add a few cheap tweeters (missing most everything between 200hz and 800hz - so they have adjusted the "loudness" just like most people do). Sounds OK for a few minutes unless you have heard the song before on a better system.<<<
So true. My buddy and his wife bought a Bose when they first came out, paid stupid money for it, and were sorely disappointed. That to me was the worst sounding player I'd ever heard. Bass sounded absolutely horrible and distorted. Lacked any and all depth of sound. Then much later, my mother-in-law went out and bought one. I tried to warn her, but I guess they had a really good infomercial touting their bogus wares. She could afford to make the mistake, so I dropped the subject.
So true. My buddy and his wife bought a Bose when they first came out, paid stupid money for it, and were sorely disappointed. That to me was the worst sounding player I'd ever heard. Bass sounded absolutely horrible and distorted. Lacked any and all depth of sound. Then much later, my mother-in-law went out and bought one. I tried to warn her, but I guess they had a really good infomercial touting their bogus wares. She could afford to make the mistake, so I dropped the subject.
