Champagne taste beer budget Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 I see referance to this brand often, and even have a copy on an 1990(?) Audio magazine with a comparison of HSU, Altec, JBL and Altec subs, but I have one question... How in the he77 do you pronounce that name?? There is no one around me that would carry it, or probably even know the name if I mentioned it, so I come to you, the learned, the educated, the experienced, so I can at least sound somewhat intelligent when/if I have to pronounce the word in public. Sue? Who? As it is written, like letters, H... S... U...? See my signature if you have any more questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007 Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 I just say HSU as in BMW or GMC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagne taste beer budget Posted November 30, 2004 Author Share Posted November 30, 2004 I can relate ASAP, TY. VMA. YMMV. FWWIW. TPOF. Thanks. bty... TPOF I just made up.... Ti**ie Pic On File. I need to find more of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 I say it as "Shoe". It's not like BMW because Hsu is from Dr. Hsu, i.e. a real person with that name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 I would probably just spell it out, as in the letters H, S, and U, for whoever you're trying to tell it to. And nobody, as in salesperson, carries it, because like SVS, it's an internet-only brand. And if you want to get real authentic about it, if you pronounced it the way it would be in Chinese, the "H" is silent and it would be as you first guessed. "Sue." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 "Sue" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcjago Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 no, no, no, it's Huh-Shoe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Man Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 God bless you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblue Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Actually, in authentic Chinese, it is pronounced "shoe". I know of a few asian folks with this name, including Dan Hsu from EGM magazine. They all pronounce it "shoe". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodger Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 To add to the confusion, I have a Doctor Hsu. He and as he says it that way, pronounce it Sue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 ---------------- On 12/2/2004 4:47:46 PM dblue wrote: Actually, in authentic Chinese, it is pronounced "shoe". I know of a few asian folks with this name, including Dan Hsu from EGM magazine. They all pronounce it "shoe". ---------------- Actually, I'm guessing they pronounce it "shoe" because they are trying to make it easier for non-asian folk to speak it. No matter what the dialect, Taiwanese, Shanghainese, Cantonese, Mandarin...there is no "shh" sound when spelled like that. Simple. How do I know? Because I'm Chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelerFan Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 ---------------- On 12/1/2004 2:16:15 AM nicholtl wrote: I would probably just spell it out, as in the letters H, S, and U, for whoever you're trying to tell it to. And nobody, as in salesperson, carries it, because like SVS, it's an internet-only brand. ---------------- Didn't I see the STF series for sale in COMP USA? I've been wrong before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Hmm...you very well might have. I was always under the impression that HSU was SVS' chief contender, because they were both internet-direct only. But if not, well good for "SUE." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanman023 Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 ---------------- On 12/2/2004 5:23:55 PM nicholtl wrote: ---------------- On 12/2/2004 4:47:46 PM dblue wrote: Actually, in authentic Chinese, it is pronounced "shoe". I know of a few asian folks with this name, including Dan Hsu from EGM magazine. They all pronounce it "shoe". ---------------- Actually, I'm guessing they pronounce it "shoe" because they are trying to make it easier for non-asian folk to speak it. No matter what the dialect, Taiwanese, Shangainese, Cantonese, Mandarin...there is no "shh" sound when spelled like that. Simple. How do I know? Because I'm Chinese. ---------------- its sue or soo.... glad to see another chinese brother here on the forum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 We're gonna take over the world soon. PS - dude, your setup is nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 ---------------- On 12/2/2004 6:06:38 PM SteelerFan wrote: On 12/1/2004 2:16:15 AM nicholtl wrote: I would probably just spell it out, as in the letters H, S, and U, for whoever you're trying to tell it to. And nobody, as in salesperson, carries it, because like SVS, it's an internet-only brand. Didn't I see the STF series for sale in COMP USA? I've been wrong before. ---------------- As far as I know, that is correct. There are some chains that carry them. I've heard that many times before. I don't know if there is a markup in price in real stores. For us Canadians, there is a Canadian distributor and they are sold at about the same prices as in the States. I got mine for C$20 shipping for the 65 lbs box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcjago Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 CompUSA did carry the HSU STF-2 for a while. The price varied between $349 and $400. Recently it was discontinued from CompUSA and the remaining stock was blown out for $199. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelerFan Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Well I guess they are back to being an internet only brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblue Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Interesting on the pronunciation. I also know another guy, a Chef at a local restaurant who says it shoe...oh well, can't argue with someone who knows the language! hehe I sure don't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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