Got new speakers

[SpankingVanillaice]

Ahh actualy the litterbox is gone a LONG time agao. LOL

[Florian]

If you had a choice for

A. Wilson Audio Alexandria
B. Sonys Top of the line bookshelf

what would you choose?


A=





B=

[N. Abstentia]

Ahh actualy the litterbox is gone a LONG time agao. LOL

Might want to quit posting pictures of your room WITH the litterbox in full view, then

[N. Abstentia]

If you had a choice for

A. Wilson Audio Alexandria
B. Sonys Top of the line bookshelf

what would you choose?

The Sony's have yellow woffer cones so they sound like speakers that costed close to $150 and the poly lanimate done tweeter is sooo smooth and percise that it sounds like studidio monitors and the man at Best buy said they don't sell those other speakers speakers so they aren't good like $79 JBL's are good.

[Rock789]

Florian,

What are thoes things with three poll sticking up

[Florian]

Florian,

What are thoes things with three poll sticking up

Room Lenses, break up the first reflection points and absorb resonances. Works great!

[emorphien]

A=

talk about failing the WAF test, it's ugly enough I'd think twice!

[Florian]

Same discussion we always have. These systems are not build with a budget or WAF in mind. They are build to take a stab at the state of the art. Noone in this priceclass give a **** about value for the dollor or WAF.

Cheers

[emorphien]

Same discussion we always have. These systems are not build with a budget or WAF in mind. They are build to take a stab at the state of the art. Noone in this priceclass give a **** about value for the dollor or WAF.

Cheers

no durh!?

If it came down to those speakers and another pair though that I thought performed similarly though, I'd chose the other pair. That's all

[audio_dude]

damn, that lighting's gotta be hell on those reflection points! :P

[audio_dude]

Dude, how the hell is dallas an "Audiophile" in any way shape or form? and what the hell, he's interested in..."trees"...

Date of Birth:
December 17, 1984
Age:
22
Your Listening Style:
Audiophile
Primary Interest:
2-Channel Audio
Equipment List:
SONY MZ-N420D portable MD player, JBL HLS410, Pioneer VSX-405, Kenwood GE-1100
Experience:
10
City, State:
Omaha, NE, USA
Occupation:
Not Working
Other Interests:
Boys, Computers, Games, Trees, Golf, Weather, Music and Dinosaurs.
Biography:
Hi my name is Dallas and I'am a very proud gay boy.


oo, and don't forget the 10/10 experience with audio! (said by the boy whose never been in a hifi store...)

[Blue Meanie]

Viola!

Isn't that similar to a violin, only larger?

Jeff

[basite]

I'm not going anywhere near his house. If all this other stuff wasn't enough, the fact that he still has his cat's litterbox by his bed scares the bejesus out of me. His cat died 2 years ago. I guess the litterbox is some kind of 'turd vigil' for the cat or something.

does UPS send big packages?
maybe we can send him to a hi-fi shop


Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[royphil345]

If you had a choice for

A. Wilson Audio Alexandria
B. Sonys Top of the line bookshelf

what would you choose?


A=





B=

The Sonys do have better specs. in the highs. Also, I've heard you can get the same effect those invasive room-tuning devices offer by simply filling a rectangular pan with kitty litter and experimenting a bit with placement in the room.

[jt1stcav]

Dude, how the hell is dallas an "Audiophile" in any way shape or form? and what the hell, he's interested in..."trees"...

Trees with holes in 'em?

Spanky's got a tin ear...no big deal. If he's happy with the Sony's, then so be it.

[Rock789]

I'll put my optimus againts his sony
I have $0.23 saying my optimus are better

[audio_dude]

@Rock789

What are my odds on this? i've got $1000 ready

[Rock789]

rofl,
but seriously, I am impressed with my optimus xts-10,
for $30 some 10 years ago, when compared to my vr-1's, for the money, I wish I didn't get the vr-1's and should have hooked the optimus up first...
are the vr-1's better, heck ya, but for 20x the price, I should have saved the money and stuck with my optimus...
( got them out of storage after I purchased the vr-1's)

[greystoke144]

1st of all I have to apologise to the caretakers of this great forum for not using it as much as I should. [I took the reminder of my tardiness seriously folks!]
I guess I'm taking the time now to respond or pose a reply[?] to anybody that posted
any info regarding Bose 501's[Series- I dunno] I've recently turned to them for my analog
vinyl playback as I consider them a "Rock n Roll" more 'forgiving' listening speaker than the Paragon towers I use for CD/digital/DVD etc. for the crispness they[Paragons] produce which in a environment of 600+ LP's with varying degrees of LP condition is less nerve wracking - vis-a-vis-pops,crackles they seem to exagerate - ergo my opinion on the 501's as more 'forgiving'.
Now, I'll have to explain that I do not consider myself as a expert/audiophile by any means, and frankly, economic considerations figure predominatly in this. I've always craved a set of 901's since the mid '70's when I 1st lheard and was aware of their phenominaly sound and power handling capabilities. I recently acquired the 501s at a low [to me] cost of 350$ Can. in boxes, 2nd hand, and no apparent faults. GREAT! - I figured-at least they were'nt 301s. I realized that in my very small community a set of used 901's was'nt gonna' happen. So I purchashed them and kept them on the 'back shelf' untill circumstances-[ the ill-considered purchase of a replacement Dig./Home Theater main amp with NO phono in?!] made me make one of my more serendipitous acquirements - A older Sansui 'Rack' consisting of the wheeled rack itself with the following components - A TU 317 Tuner, SC 2110 cassette deck and a AU 517 'integrated amp' [Phono IN!] all at what I consider a 'steal' at 200$. O.K. now we're cooking!, as I brought the 501's into play. Anybody still listening?.....
To the 'meat' - Since I've been getting accustomed to hearing the 501's [as configured
with the above factors], I've noticed that they sound rather 'fat'-not quite 'flabby' with yes,- a noticible mid range lack. Not a criticism - especially since 'placement' is probably a big factor in my case....My listening area is approximately the size of a large bathroom! My main '*****' is - why the non-removeable grill covers?!! I don't know if that is 'standard' for all 501's, but in my case, not having a man./schematic and not wanting to perform 'surgery' to orientate myself to the 'lay-out' of idivid. speaker components is probably gonna' add to listening/placement/experiment 'fiddling arround'. Any help or sympathy out there? - [I'm not begging - I'm pleading]! And oh yeah - the addition of stands with 'pointed feet' -[like nails for instance] really do help in sharpening up the bass in my opinion in these. All in all, I'd certainatly love some 901's and because, obviously I hav'nt given these 501's a proper stage, I'll give these a 6 on a 10 scale [1 added because of the above caveat]. Whew! - I think I've made up for lack of participation vis-a -vis hints - EH?!
Your's, Greystoke from Kimberley B.C., Canada

[GMichael]

If you had a choice for

A. Wilson Audio Alexandria
B. Sonys Top of the line bookshelf

what would you choose?


A=





B=

Can you give me the specs on each please? How can I tell without the specs?

[GMichael]

1st of all I have to apologise to the caretakers of this great forum for not using it as much as I should. [I took the reminder of my tardiness seriously folks!]
I guess I'm taking the time now to respond or pose a reply[?] to anybody that posted
any info regarding Bose 501's[Series- I dunno] I've recently turned to them for my analog
vinyl playback as I consider them a "Rock n Roll" more 'forgiving' listening speaker than the Paragon towers I use for CD/digital/DVD etc. for the crispness they[Paragons] produce which in a environment of 600+ LP's with varying degrees of LP condition is less nerve wracking - vis-a-vis-pops,crackles they seem to exagerate - ergo my opinion on the 501's as more 'forgiving'.
Now, I'll have to explain that I do not consider myself as a expert/audiophile by any means, and frankly, economic considerations figure predominatly in this. I've always craved a set of 901's since the mid '70's when I 1st lheard and was aware of their phenominaly sound and power handling capabilities. I recently acquired the 501s at a low [to me] cost of 350$ Can. in boxes, 2nd hand, and no apparent faults. GREAT! - I figured-at least they were'nt 301s. I realized that in my very small community a set of used 901's was'nt gonna' happen. So I purchashed them and kept them on the 'back shelf' untill circumstances-[ the ill-considered purchase of a replacement Dig./Home Theater main amp with NO phono in?!] made me make one of my more serendipitous acquirements - A older Sansui 'Rack' consisting of the wheeled rack itself with the following components - A TU 317 Tuner, SC 2110 cassette deck and a AU 517 'integrated amp' [Phono IN!] all at what I consider a 'steal' at 200$. O.K. now we're cooking!, as I brought the 501's into play. Anybody still listening?.....
To the 'meat' - Since I've been getting accustomed to hearing the 501's [as configured
with the above factors], I've noticed that they sound rather 'fat'-not quite 'flabby' with yes,- a noticible mid range lack. Not a criticism - especially since 'placement' is probably a big factor in my case....My listening area is approximately the size of a large bathroom! My main '*****' is - why the non-removeable grill covers?!! I don't know if that is 'standard' for all 501's, but in my case, not having a man./schematic and not wanting to perform 'surgery' to orientate myself to the 'lay-out' of idivid. speaker components is probably gonna' add to listening/placement/experiment 'fiddling arround'. Any help or sympathy out there? - [I'm not begging - I'm pleading]! And oh yeah - the addition of stands with 'pointed feet' -[like nails for instance] really do help in sharpening up the bass in my opinion in these. All in all, I'd certainatly love some 901's and because, obviously I hav'nt given these 501's a proper stage, I'll give these a 6 on a 10 scale [1 added because of the above caveat]. Whew! - I think I've made up for lack of participation vis-a -vis hints - EH?!
Your's, Greystoke from Kimberley B.C., Canada

If you really are looking for an answer, you should start a new thread. I don't know if anyone will reply to your question here. This thread had taken on a life of it's own.

[emorphien]

If you really are looking for an answer, you should start a new thread. I don't know if anyone will reply to your question here. This thread had taken on a life of it's own.

I can't even read his question.

[GMichael]

I can't even read his question.

Oh, I can read it. I just don't feel that I am qualified enough to answer it.

[Resident Loser]

...is there a question? It's so run-on and convoluted I'm not sure if Tarzan wants an opinion, a validation or a calmative...Oh! wait...I think I see one now...

Should you futz with your 501s?...Why would you want to take the speaker covers off? All it will do is get your drivers dusty...You may want to try the Bose website, they may have a users manual...As I recall, much like the 901s, they have some placement issues due to the direct/reflecting aspect of the design...

jimHJJ(...a proud 901-ll owner!...)

[Brainstorm]

You guys should have just recommended he upgrade to Bose... You just *know* that is what he is going to wind up with someday anyway based on his requirements for "good" sound. At least with Bose we don't have to educate SVI on phony specs.

---Dave