Pauw Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I can't believe how many in college/elsewhere rate a horrid speaker system as great just because it has an incredibly overpowered bass and massive watt rating. After hearing audiophile systems first hand, what is the draw to eardrum cracking loudness, and the overpowering boom a subwoofer gives off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD1032 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I think the thing about those cheap PC speaker systems is that people just don't realize what they're missing. They hear the bass in those systems that isn't present in, say, their laptops, and associate it with an improvment in sound. Personally, I started off with such a system, one of those Logitech 2.1 crapos. It wasn't great, but at the time it was such an improvement over the crappy PC speakers I had at the time that I liked the sound. Then I got into headphones and Head-Fi and realized I was missing a lot, so I got the PM4.1's. That pretty much flipped my wig right there. Bottom line, I think people liking those systems just stems from a lack of knowledge more than anything else. My solution is to just bring people to my apartment, show them my Forte II's, and say "this is how it should sound". The Fortes are easy to impress people with due to their insane bass but curiously the most frequent first impression I get is "oh my gosh, I've never heard that <insert subtlety> in the music before". Yes, folks, there's much more to sound than bass, although bass is certainly a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuyOtherSoundEquipment Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Ideally speaking, a subwoofer should have absolutely no "boom" whatsoever and should blend naturally with the speakers. Having said that, powerful bass is nothing negative. I'm not sure what "college/elsewhere" ratings you are talking about, but if has anything to do with the mainstream in general, you can rest assuredthat any wattage rating or SQ observation will rarely be valid. Just go to your local Big Box electronics retailer and read the wattage ratings for any home theater in a box system."1000 watts max power?" Not in it's wildest fantasties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Most people in college when listening to the systems you mentioned are in no condition to notice the difference between a loud system and a quality system. They just want to party[][+o(] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Most people in college when listening to the systems you mentioned are in no condition to notice the difference between a loud system and a quality system. They just want to party [<)][<)][O][pi][O][+o(][|-)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderbender Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Yeah Bass is to skunky for me ...I prefer Harps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 I much prefer river caught catfish. Bass has a nice texture, but no flavor. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Got bass? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pR20BsWs68 Or.... Dr.Who riding the mini-beast... heheh... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaIDyYkznRI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSamuel Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Lake perch is really good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderbender Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 I don't want anything to do with a fish named Crappie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSamuel Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Our youngest daughter had a dance at her middle school tonight. Said the DJ was terrible, too much bad bass and couldn't hear the rest of the music. I'm so proud. She said it sounded worse than the cars with too much muddy bass and not much else [:S] I can't figure it out.... a lot of the teenagers often seem to automatically crank up the bass until it sounds bad. A good subwoofer, used properly, doesn't give off an overpowering boom unless that's what is called for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuyOtherSoundEquipment Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Got bass? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pR20BsWs68 Or.... Dr.Who riding the mini-beast... heheh... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaIDyYkznRI I feel like more of a man just by watching those, Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Its been very naughty indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I don't want anything to do with a fish named Crappie! whew, I was beginning to get my feelings hurt, then I put on my reading glasses..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderbender Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I don't want anything to do with a fish named Crappie! whew, I was beginning to get my feelings hurt, then I put on my reading glasses..... You may be many things...but "fish" doesn't come to mind [D][D][][] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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