All:
I moved my dedicated British mid-fi system to a listening room, and substituted it with a ....gasp.... Bose Soundtouch 300 SoundBar (And Subwoofer and surround speakers). I did it primarily for a safe room for a new baby to our family, but also to clean up the aesthetic for this common area of the home where we entertain guests. I think the new system practically disappears into the background and it sounds 80% of the quality with music surprisingly and it actually does a better job with movies due most likely to the added physical rear channels.
Who would have thought? I am pleasantly surprised with the performance and volume levels and most pleasantly surprised with the improved aesthetic. Here is a link to judge for yourselves.. First, the British mid-fi system as it was in this room:
https://www.stereophile.com/content/latest-system-components
and now the much cleaner, minimalist system:
https://www.stereophile.com/content/streamlined-minimalism
Just some interesting observations.....
ps. I used to post here quite a lot a few years ago and miss the forums. It is good to see some familiar faces around.
Kind Regards,
Ronald Stesiak
National Science Foundation
Computational Neuroscience
All:
I moved my dedicated British mid-fi system to a listening room, and substituted it with a ....gasp.... Bose Soundtouch 300 SoundBar (And Subwoofer and surround speakers). I did it primarily for a safe room for a new baby to our family, but also to clean up the aesthetic for this common area of the home where we entertain guests. I think the new system practically disappears into the background and it sounds 80% of the quality with music surprisingly and it actually does a better job with movies due most likely to the added physical rear channels.
Who would have thought? I am pleasantly surprised with the performance and volume levels and most pleasantly surprised with the improved aesthetic. Here is a link to judge for yourselves.. First, the British mid-fi system as it was in this room:
https://www.stereophile.com/content/latest-system-components
and now the much cleaner, minimalist system:
https://www.stereophile.com/content/streamlined-minimalism
Just some interesting observations.....
ps. I used to post here quite a lot a few years ago and miss the forums. It is good to see some familiar faces around.
Kind Regards,
Ronald Stesiak
National Science Foundation
Computational Neuroscience