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best home theatre system and LCD flat screen????
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ck2006
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jnevin said:
I thought he might enjoy it LOL, I bought him an x box for christmas so I thought it would be nice for him to have the full experience.
I don't have a costco card. I am looking between a SHARP, SONY or SAMSUNG. but they do sell bose here, what makes it better than the rest? I am no good when it comes to the theatre system at all.
thanks
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ck2006 said:
It was a Sony projection LCD. I got it a few years ago, so it wasn't the hi-def ninja TV that some people have. I don't watch too much TV, so my friend asked me to sell it to him and I did. I bought a flat tube HDTV, and it honestly has a better picture than the LCD did. It's just thick.
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jnevin said:
LOL.... ninja TV. See I was looking at the bigger ones too with LCD rear projection, arrrr, I don't know.... he wants a BIG one, we have a 46 inch big fat one too and it is heavy and really thick too and I don't want another one like that. But the rear projection is a little thinner, bigger but I wasn't sure of the quality or picture... thinking out loud.
Which would you prefer to get the flat smaller or bigger little thicker one LOL????
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sony bravio 40 inche with the floating glass bezel
If you don't mind the thickness of a DLP, you can get the Samsung DLP that costco carries. It is a 1080p set which is the higher- HD sets now. I know they have 61 inch but i think 50 inch as well. (also 70 wow). I would also get a surround system from Costco instead of a BOSE. The Bose MAY be better, but I don't think the extra cost would be worth it. $500 compared to $1500-$2000. Go with a $500 from costco.
bluepeter
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ck2006 said:Flat panel sharp aquos it is, and I will look for a bose home theatre, I am going to go through best buy cause they have both, just gotta figure out how much to spend on the theatre system.
Thank you very much for your help.
Good choice but don't get it from Best Buy. Support a Canadian store and get it from 2001audiovideo or whatever it's called. As additional incentive, they currently have the lowest price around for the 46' Sharp Aquos flat-panel LCD.
ck2006 said:
Oops, I misread your earlier post as you DO have a costco card. lol Sorry.
DLP= Digital Light Processor? I think. It's just a different technology instead of Plasma, LCD, DLP... The 61 inch I was referring to is about $2000 US currency give or take, but remember it is not a 4 inch thick plasma size or LCD TV. It is deeper, maybe 10 or 14 nches deep. So if you can't have that (it definately can't be mounted on a wall) then you need a plasma or lcd.
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gonelifting said:
We have a huge living room so I am debating over it cause right now we have a big ass (thick) tv and it bugs me, and hubby wants one over the fireplace (but then we get into bigger issues cause we have stone going all the way up to the ceiling and I am not sure we can) or mounted on the wall. But he also wants a HUGE one so I don't know. He also gets raked in at those stereo shops into "the room" so I know he wants a good system, cause he has tried to talk me into a big system before too so I am trying to comprimise(sp) and surprize him.
I will have to definitly look up the DLP.
thanks
Canada, home of the Paradigm speaker. Ahhhh. Nice.
ck2006 said:
2 things...
Paradigm speakers are the regular big box looking speakers, not the surround soound packaged systems. They CAN bwe used for surround sound, but they aren't sold like the systems you often see with the dvd players uincluded etc... I have a set of the Paradigm Studio series speakers. They are awesome and your husband would love them. GREAT bang for the buck too. Still expensive though, but a good buy.
OK #2 again, a DLP is not one to mount on the wall. Just to clarify. Only an LCD or plasma can be done like that.
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If it isn't already too late for you, I am in the market for a new TV and have been doing a lot of shopping. If you are going to use the TV a lot and have the room for it to be on the floor, DLP projection by Samsung is the way to go. They are not very wide, only like a foot and a half. For LCD's the Sharp AQUOS is nice, but Samsung makes a bad ass LCD as well. Get 1080p, not 720. DLP is Digital Light Processing which uses shitloads of mirrors, and is technology by Texas Instruments. Basically it is the best thing in projection television. Personally I would stay away from plasma.
So basically if you want to go huge(I am getting the 61" Samsung DLP projection) go projection, but if you want to go big and on the wall, an LCD is best.
So basically if you want to go huge(I am getting the 61" Samsung DLP projection) go projection, but if you want to go big and on the wall, an LCD is best.
Be advised if you get the paradigm separate speakers, you will need a receiver for them to control everything. But when buying a packaged "surround sound" system, they come wih the receiver and everything else. If you don't really care about the surround sound aspect, I suggest 2 *Powered* Paradigm Studio 40 speakers for the L+R speakers and just plug them in. You don't need a receiver for that, and they are AWESOME sounding seakers.
This combo is worth a look, IF.... you don't mind the non surround... Samsung 61 inch DLP (abou a foot deep) and two Paradigm Powered Studio 40 speakers. period. No need for any processing AV receiver etc... You would be very happy with that IMO. If your living room is that big, you may want the 70 inch.
I have a 65 inch and it can be bigger because I too have a large living room.
www.paradigm.ca
This combo is worth a look, IF.... you don't mind the non surround... Samsung 61 inch DLP (abou a foot deep) and two Paradigm Powered Studio 40 speakers. period. No need for any processing AV receiver etc... You would be very happy with that IMO. If your living room is that big, you may want the 70 inch.
I have a 65 inch and it can be bigger because I too have a large living room.
www.paradigm.ca
ck2006
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well I am going to try get down to the stereo place today and then I will make my decision. It is located in a small town so I suspect the prices will be higher but apparently they sell tv's there too.
app- good to know about the plasma, I win then cause I don't want to cover my stone anyway LOL.
dsh - thank you as well, I will be looking further into the DLP's today, specifically the samsung now
fist -thank you too for the site reference!!!
app- good to know about the plasma, I win then cause I don't want to cover my stone anyway LOL.
dsh - thank you as well, I will be looking further into the DLP's today, specifically the samsung now
fist -thank you too for the site reference!!!
fistfullofsteel
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ck2006 said:
No need to thank me, just take me out to dinner and to some cheap motel aftewards for some hot sweaty monkey sex all night long and we shall call it even.
According to Consumer Digest The JVC LT-40X787 42-in is one of best LCD's. The cost of $1,700
If you want to go balls out then the Pioneer Elite Plasma. One of the Mac Daddies for about $6,000 US Dollars.
althought i still believe it's about 40% over-priced; i am pleased with the bose lifestyle dvd/home entertainment system.
no other company has the combination of compact, petit overall size, am-fm radio, built in cd/dvd player, and inputs for other uses (vcr). the small size was the clincher for me; not everyone has huge living rooms!!
the head unit, finished in silver and black, is smaller than most vcrs and blends in well with newer audio/video equipment.
the amplified subwoofer gives more than enough "feelable" bass, the tiny satellite mid-range and tweeters reproduce life-like sound.
i just wish it didn't cost so darn much.
no other company has the combination of compact, petit overall size, am-fm radio, built in cd/dvd player, and inputs for other uses (vcr). the small size was the clincher for me; not everyone has huge living rooms!!
the head unit, finished in silver and black, is smaller than most vcrs and blends in well with newer audio/video equipment.
the amplified subwoofer gives more than enough "feelable" bass, the tiny satellite mid-range and tweeters reproduce life-like sound.
i just wish it didn't cost so darn much.
fistfullofsteel
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rnch said:althought i still believe it's about 40% over-priced; i am pleased with the bose lifestyle dvd/home entertainment system.
no other company has the combination of compact, petit overall size, am-fm radio, built in cd/dvd player, and inputs for other uses (vcr). the small size was the clincher for me; not everyone has huge living rooms!!
the head unit, finished in silver and black, is smaller than most vcrs and blends in well with newer audio/video equipment.
the amplified subwoofer gives more than enough "feelable" bass, the tiny satellite mid-range and tweeters reproduce life-like sound.
i just wish it didn't cost so darn much.
bose loves raping people.
ck2006
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rnch said:althought i still believe it's about 40% over-priced; i am pleased with the bose lifestyle dvd/home entertainment system.
no other company has the combination of compact, petit overall size, am-fm radio, built in cd/dvd player, and inputs for other uses (vcr). the small size was the clincher for me; not everyone has huge living rooms!!
the head unit, finished in silver and black, is smaller than most vcrs and blends in well with newer audio/video equipment.
the amplified subwoofer gives more than enough "feelable" bass, the tiny satellite mid-range and tweeters reproduce life-like sound.
i just wish it didn't cost so darn much.
Is it wireless? my hubby also was looking into that before, how are the wireless, is it farely new tech?
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fistfullofsteel said:No need to thank me, just take me out to dinner and to some cheap motel aftewards for some hot sweaty monkey sex all night long and we shall call it even.
According to Consumer Digest The JVC LT-40X787 42-in is one of best LCD's. The cost of $1,700
If you want to go balls out then the Pioneer Elite Plasma. One of the Mac Daddies for about $6,000 US Dollars.
LOL, I don't think my husband would appreciate that very much! How about some K?
TV - I know it will now either be a LCD or the DLP but gotta research further.
Home theatre- looking into paradigm, or bose.
If your room has a wide viewing angle, you may want to look closely at that when shopping in the store. See how far off to the sides you may be and mimick that in the store looking at the TV. Some screens need to be viewed from dirctly in front for an optimal picture. Since you have a large LR, you may have that issue.
Let us know when you buy everything.
Let us know when you buy everything.
ck2006
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so it is settled we are getting the 52 inch sharp aquos and the bose system.
I took my hubby and you should of seen the smile on his face!!! we just gotta figure out how to hook the computer to it, apparently it is the only tv without a hook up to the computer, but he showed us an adapter and we will be getting wireless internet.
I am so flippin excited!!!
The other stereo system was AWESOME but way too expensive.
Thanks guys, I will post pics when everything is set up.
We are mounting it on the wall and putting the speakers in the wall so this should be fun!
I took my hubby and you should of seen the smile on his face!!! we just gotta figure out how to hook the computer to it, apparently it is the only tv without a hook up to the computer, but he showed us an adapter and we will be getting wireless internet.
I am so flippin excited!!!
The other stereo system was AWESOME but way too expensive.
Thanks guys, I will post pics when everything is set up.
We are mounting it on the wall and putting the speakers in the wall so this should be fun!
Congrats and Thanks for posting an update. i love updates! lol
Are you putting actual box speakers in a cubby hole in the wall, or are they "In-wall" mounted speakers? If they are regular speakers, they can sound "boomy" if they don't have adequate room around them. That may be anal but it does effect sound. I don't want to scare you, but that is the common suggestion. You may be OK, but at least you'll know why if you have a issue or something. Good luck.
Are you putting actual box speakers in a cubby hole in the wall, or are they "In-wall" mounted speakers? If they are regular speakers, they can sound "boomy" if they don't have adequate room around them. That may be anal but it does effect sound. I don't want to scare you, but that is the common suggestion. You may be OK, but at least you'll know why if you have a issue or something. Good luck.
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gonelifting said:
uuuuhhhh, I don't know LOL. I think they go right into the wall but if they do can you modify it for speakers. I just thought of something to, it might be wise to do the cubby hole thing just in care we change them one day, hmmmm.
Not scaring me, I appreciate it, spending that much money you want it done right!
thanks
my living room is 16 X 28, 14 foot ceilings...a kinda strange shape because i knocked out the wall on the useless, tiny 4th bedroom to enlarge the living room.
my tv is a 52 inch mitshbishi, at one end of the rectangle-shaped room with the sofa/reclinders at the other end of the room.
i wish i wudda went larger on the tv sometimes.
my tv is a 52 inch mitshbishi, at one end of the rectangle-shaped room with the sofa/reclinders at the other end of the room.
i wish i wudda went larger on the tv sometimes.
yes, esp for this type of house (circa 1870's victorian), the living room gets lots of comments..SO many houses in this historic home district have have tiny (to my tastes) rooms....ugh....were people THAT much smaller way back then?
my last suburban sheetrock shack tract house was small, square and dull....so when i renovated this house, i knocked out walls and widened doors to suit me..at 6-1 and 240, i "need my space"...lol...no more hitting my elbows, hips and glutes on door frames first thing in my the morning, before my coffee, when my depth perception is not up to par.
my last suburban sheetrock shack tract house was small, square and dull....so when i renovated this house, i knocked out walls and widened doors to suit me..at 6-1 and 240, i "need my space"...lol...no more hitting my elbows, hips and glutes on door frames first thing in my the morning, before my coffee, when my depth perception is not up to par.
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rnch said:yes, esp for this type of house (circa 1870's victorian), the living room gets lots of comments..SO many houses in this historic home district have have tiny (to my tastes) rooms....ugh....were people THAT much smaller way back then?
my last suburban sheetrock shack tract house was small, square and dull....so when i renovated this house, i knocked out walls and widened doors to suit me..at 6-1 and 240, i "need my space"...lol...no more hitting my elbows, hips and glutes on door frames first thing in my the morning, before my coffee, when my depth perception is not up to par.
I love vitorian homes, however, you are right they are waaay to small. We have four kids so we need the space too. at 6'1 I think most houses even now are suited to that height lol. My son who is 11 is already taller than me and I am 5'5 so I know he is going to have the same problem LOL
You'll be fine. I shouldn't have goten too technical. It's like saying "Use Casein protein instead iof Whey protein" No big deal. Enjoy your system.
Rnch, you may have misinterpreted what i was saying. The room in which the speakers sit in is different than the actual location they sit . Near a wall, either on the sides or in back of the speaker. They need to "breathe" sort of, to get the sound they should be putting out. Your speakers are small, so they won't be affected much anyway. blah blah.. forget it.
Just an example, my speakers need a couple of FEET around them to perform optimally. So, in a cubby, they wouldn't work well. Doesn't matter how big the room is.
Carry on.
Rnch, you may have misinterpreted what i was saying. The room in which the speakers sit in is different than the actual location they sit . Near a wall, either on the sides or in back of the speaker. They need to "breathe" sort of, to get the sound they should be putting out. Your speakers are small, so they won't be affected much anyway. blah blah.. forget it.
Just an example, my speakers need a couple of FEET around them to perform optimally. So, in a cubby, they wouldn't work well. Doesn't matter how big the room is.
Carry on.
I love an open floor plan.
ck2006 said:
Post a pic of them.
If they are "In wall" speakers, then yes, that's OK. The in wall speakers don't have a surrounding "box" to them and use the wall as their "box". But regular speakers which look like a box really should not be in a cubby because they need the space around them to perform. Having said that, there are different types of box speakers that may do better than others in this regard. Mine have rear ports that need space to "exhaust" air. Yours may not be like that and are smaller, so they should be OK.
Do you have a link?
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http://www.bose.ca/controller?event=VIEW_PRODUCT_PAGE_EVENT&product=321gsx_dvd_index
but we are putting our in the wall
but we are putting our in the wall
ck2006 said:
http://www.bose.ca/pdf/customer_service/owners/og_321gsx.pdf
Page 9 wxplains to put them out on the edge of any furniture and not inside for best quality sound. Sounds like you're OK.
Nice. Pricey, but nice. Congrats and Good luck.
http://www.bose.ca/controller?event=VIEW_PRODUCT_PAGE_EVENT&product=321gsx_dvd_photos#tabs
Click on the speaker picture on the link. It looks like they ARE rear ported speakers and do need space behind them. Please call bose and ask them. don't ask the salesman you bought it from. They are fine speakers but may just need a certain way of mounting them.
If air does in fact come out the back, you can see how it would diminish it's quality if the air is "boxed in" inside the wall. Call bose, they'll know. Rnch will tell you they're a great sounding system, but maske sure you install them optimally.
Click on the speaker picture on the link. It looks like they ARE rear ported speakers and do need space behind them. Please call bose and ask them. don't ask the salesman you bought it from. They are fine speakers but may just need a certain way of mounting them.
If air does in fact come out the back, you can see how it would diminish it's quality if the air is "boxed in" inside the wall. Call bose, they'll know. Rnch will tell you they're a great sounding system, but maske sure you install them optimally.
rnch said:
lol Nah, I was saying that you DO like yours, but install them correctly.
Hey, if they sound good, fuck it.
Also, I'm surprised your system "fills up" that big space you have. Usually big spaces don't do well with a small speaker system.
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I just bought the 52 inch sharp aquos!!!!!!!!!!!! This is taking a long time but I had to do my research.
Next it will be the bose system, we went to the mall and they had a demo, it was AWESOME, the speakers don't go into the wall they are mounted on the outside and adapt to the size of the room. I am pretty sure they talked me into the more expensive one LOL.
It comes on saturday, hubby doesn't know! Last we talked about the stereo system, I told him that it was too much money and we had other stuff to buy with the new house, so I bought him a ski jacket for his birthday, he seemed a little disappointed hee hee.
Next it will be the bose system, we went to the mall and they had a demo, it was AWESOME, the speakers don't go into the wall they are mounted on the outside and adapt to the size of the room. I am pretty sure they talked me into the more expensive one LOL.
It comes on saturday, hubby doesn't know! Last we talked about the stereo system, I told him that it was too much money and we had other stuff to buy with the new house, so I bought him a ski jacket for his birthday, he seemed a little disappointed hee hee.
Awesome. Congrats on the purchase.
If that TV is the one I recently looked at briefly, it seems like a really nice one. You definately did your homework.
Now sit back and enjoy. Your husband owes you. lol
If that TV is the one I recently looked at briefly, it seems like a really nice one. You definately did your homework.
Now sit back and enjoy. Your husband owes you. lol
ck2006
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rnch said:ANOTHER bose fan, hey!
It was cool, we went into this room and saw basically a glorified commercial about the bose system, but they were talking about big bulking speakers and that is what they had in the room, "and I was like wtf, theirs are just as big?' then the guy came in and squished them down, and the bose tiny ones were behind".... if you know what i mean, then he put a box around the front speaker and it adjusted to the sound.
great sales tatics!
lol Bose or not... doesn't matter. It's your system.
I only have a problem wih those one speaker surround deals when the room is not a perfect dimension for th technology.
I THINK they use the walls of the room to "bounce" the sound off of to get the surround sounds to go to the back. If you did not have a wall, or had ONE WALL on one side, but no wall on the other, the sound would just keep traveling.... to that one side without "bouncing" off and giving you the rear information needed.
I'm not familiar with them, but I believe that's the theory behind them.
Still, if you hear them and they're good, then GREAT. Invite me, I'll bring the popcorn.
and Disney DVD.
lol jk
I only have a problem wih those one speaker surround deals when the room is not a perfect dimension for th technology.
I THINK they use the walls of the room to "bounce" the sound off of to get the surround sounds to go to the back. If you did not have a wall, or had ONE WALL on one side, but no wall on the other, the sound would just keep traveling.... to that one side without "bouncing" off and giving you the rear information needed.
I'm not familiar with them, but I believe that's the theory behind them.
Still, if you hear them and they're good, then GREAT. Invite me, I'll bring the popcorn.
and Disney DVD.
lol jk
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gonelifting said:
I hear what your saying, i did notice because they had no speakers in the back you didn't get that sound traveling from one side to another. the best movie I have ever watched with surround sound is the Maxtrix! and I like the salt and vinger powder so don't forget that
ck2006 said:I hear what your saying, i did notice because they had no speakers in the back you didn't get that sound traveling from one side to another. the best movie I have ever watched with surround sound is the Maxtrix! and I like the salt and vinger powder so don't forget that
No matter, when your husband sees this system, he'll be so happy that he'll give you anal for a month straight! You're so in right now. I'm actually excited for you. See? Oh forget it, it's the internet.
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im not a big fan of bose, but that is just me
Paradigm has some really good stuff
http://www.paradigm.com/Website/SiteReferenceProduct/RModels/millenia/milleniaseries.html
This woofer is insane.
http://www.earthquakesound.com/mkvi.htm
Paradigm has some really good stuff
http://www.paradigm.com/Website/SiteReferenceProduct/RModels/millenia/milleniaseries.html
This woofer is insane.
http://www.earthquakesound.com/mkvi.htm
ck2006 said:why??? and give me a GREAT reason cause I have done so much research and had made my final decision, it better be a good one LOL
'Cause they're overpriced, don't sound particularly good, and are based on bullshit "engineering" concepts. The demos sound impressive because (1) they use program material that was carefully selected to make them sound impressive, and (2) they have lots of "boom" and "sizzle" which makes a strong "gee whiz" first impression. Thing is, their speakers don't sound accurate.
You could literally flip a coin looking through a Best Buy Store's product list and come home with something better than a Bose system. Don't be a sucker for the hype.
NickyE3 said:
I have these... Paradigm Studio reference for my surround system. http://www.paradigm.com/Website/SiteReferenceProduct/RModels/StudioSeries/studioseries.html
and this Servo 15 for my sub. ohhhhh. http://www.paradigm.com/Website/SiteReferenceProduct/RModels/Servo/ServoSeries.html
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rnch said:
You have your opinion and that is great, but when shopping for a home theatre system I aint worred about the bloody size of the speakers. I have experienced alot of bullshit with Bose, but mostly in cars. They shit is either extrememly stupid or extremely smart (prefer the earlier one) cuz if you want to replace something you have to rewire every damn thing. But this is just my experience with the sound systems in Cadillacs. Just thinking about my last car's implementation just pisses me off all over again. Even their ohm impendences were all fuckered up (like 1 ohm or something).
i almost bought a 2 year old lease returned lincoln town car (early 90's) because the JBL sound system knocked my socks off it sounded so good!
please understand, i am NOT a univeral Bose Booster. their (in)famous 901 speakers did nothing for me, cerwin vega tower speakers sounded So much better to me (at the time).
the bose lifestyle systems and their wave clock radios are my favorites b/c nothing else that small sounds so good. not everyone has enough space for big speakers and a rack full of separate components. my last system had so many components on it most people could not even figure out how to turn the damn thing on.
i will admit that anything bose is at least 40% overpriced. but when nobody else offers the combo of great sound and small overall size you have to pay the price for your priorities.
in the early/mid 80's every honda dealer was charging 2, 3 4 hundred above list price for an accord and was getting it b/c nobody else has a comprable product that equalled an accord's performance, size and features. same for the bose lifestyle system.
please understand, i am NOT a univeral Bose Booster. their (in)famous 901 speakers did nothing for me, cerwin vega tower speakers sounded So much better to me (at the time).
the bose lifestyle systems and their wave clock radios are my favorites b/c nothing else that small sounds so good. not everyone has enough space for big speakers and a rack full of separate components. my last system had so many components on it most people could not even figure out how to turn the damn thing on.
i will admit that anything bose is at least 40% overpriced. but when nobody else offers the combo of great sound and small overall size you have to pay the price for your priorities.
in the early/mid 80's every honda dealer was charging 2, 3 4 hundred above list price for an accord and was getting it b/c nobody else has a comprable product that equalled an accord's performance, size and features. same for the bose lifestyle system.
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Mr. dB said:
I hear what you are saying about the demos, we were in the Bose store. but even when we went to best buy I truely did find that bose sounded the best and we listened to all of them, I am not being sarcastic here, cause I really want all the info I can get, cause I haven't bought the system yet, but I wonder why it sounded so good?
