sound systems: am I the only addict to loud high quality sound?

reefkprz

reefkprz

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I can help it, on my tv I have 500w dolby digital 5.1, on my computer I have 250w dolby 5.1, in my car... Nothing, but I have a lanzar 900w competition series amp, 2 10 inch subs and I'm working on a good head unit and the rest of the stuff I need to wire it for good sound. and of course I always prefer quality Over noise, though if all you can do is loud that works too.
 
reefkprz

reefkprz

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one of my biggest pet peeves is someone with a stock stereo that has the treble and bass cranked so its "louder" do they honestly think it sounds good? are they impressing anyone? also those systems that are totally bass, nothing but bass. OK thump thump........ wow.

whats your favorite music for tuning in your stereo?
mine is classical, it has every range you will ever need to reach the best setting for the broadest platform of music. especially if your eq is in the trunk, or doesnt have electronic memory for switching between styles of music.
 
mike22cha

mike22cha

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My dad is into that stuff, he operated the sounds system at our church for a while.
Me personaly, I'll take a pair of headphones for my ipod anyday.
 
kerriann

kerriann

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I cannot listen to anything that is tuned improperly and while I'd LOVE to have surround sound on everything I think one expensive hobby is enough for me right now!! I live vicariously through my uncle. His vacation home at Deep Creek ha the entire first floor wired to the stereo in the living room, this including the kitchen, back deck, master bedroom, master bathroom. The basement has an entire wall dedicated to just sound stuff - it looks like it belongs in NASA with all the blinking lights and sliders and whatnot. He has a record player hooked up to this system that sounds better than my car stereo, which is a 9 speaker Rockford Fosgate w/ 10 inch sub in the back (not much, but the best I can do being a girl and my mother being so old fashioned). He even has 2 8" subs in his boat. Now that's sick!!
 
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dragonzim

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My father and I used to bring a copy of Vivaldi's Four Seasons with us when we went looking at stereo equipment. I dont listen to classical normally, but NOTHING will show you the true potential of a system better than a good classical piece.
 
teen

teen

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ive got a nice system in my jeep. last time i talked about it though, i got flamed like crazy.
 
jonthefishguy

jonthefishguy

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I am soo happy that our city finally passed an ordinance in which those who have their car audio louder that 60 decibals or beynd 30 ft will be citated with a 500 dollar fine. AWESOME!!!!! Those idiots that spend all their drug earned money on a piece of crap of car that has bondo and torn seats, bad suspension, expired tags and no insurance, but have an expensive car system, should be taken out of the vehicle and a tractor should run over it. In front of them no less......
 
scsinet

scsinet

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I'm just not a believer that a car is the proper listening environment for audio anyway. I've got an "acceptable" sound system in my car... I put in a basic Pioneer head unit with an iPod interface and an XM tuner on it, and I upgraded my stock speakers, but that's pretty much it. I leave the amps and subs to others.
My home system on the other hand...
Upstairs I have a vacuum tube power amplifier that I designed and built last year driving (2) Boston floor speakers. My sources are a Technics turntable, a Yamaha CD changer and of course my DVD player and the TV so I can run HDTV sound through that system. The TV is a 50" LCD rear projection (which needs a new lamp
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Downstairs I have a Mitsubishi 65" RP HDTV as my display, and a DTS surround system consisting of (2) Klipsch KLF-20 front speakers, a Klipsch KLF-C7 center, and (4) Klipsch Legend (can't remember exact model) surrounds, driven by (4) Carver CT-25 power amplifiers, plus a pair of Klipsch KSW-12 subs (and none of my Klispsch is the crap Klipsch that they whored out to Best Buy), all going into an Adcom GTP-750 preamp/processor. My sources are a Denon DCD-3300 audiophile CD Player, a Denon DVD player (again, can't remember exact model), Toshiba S-VHS VCR, and a Dish 900 HDTV receiver. This system rocks. Nothing beats Dark Side of the Moon on LP played on this system.
 
alix2.0

alix2.0

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i dont own any particularly amazing setup, but the cool thing is that i listen almost exclusively to trance/house/techno/dance stuff and that sounds good on just about any system... i mean, if you do have a good system it BLOWS YOU AWAY. but it still sounds awesome on like, ipod headphones.
 
jtrzerocool

jtrzerocool

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i only really listen to music in my car. so with that being said. i put in a pioneer deck with an ipod interface. upgraded all of the speakers in the car to sony Xplods, and put in 2 12inch bazooka sub woofers powered by 1 1200w sony amp. i know that it is not that great of a system but i am looking for a pair of 12 inch JBL subs and a new amp for them. there is no use for me to upgrade my house system because i hardly watch tv.
 
teen

teen

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Originally Posted by jonthefishguy
I am soo happy that our city finally passed an ordinance in which those who have their car audio louder that 60 decibals or beynd 30 ft will be citated with a 500 dollar fine. AWESOME!!!!! Those idiots that spend all their drug earned money on a piece of crap of car that has bondo and torn seats, bad suspension, expired tags and no insurance, but have an expensive car system, should be taken out of the vehicle and a tractor should run over it. In front of them no less......
stereotype much?
 
zman1

zman1

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Bose QuietComfort 3 Headphones - I don't make others share in my music choices... If you have never tried them, you should.
My first experience with them was flying to the UK on business and flying Business Class they gave you Bose QuietComfort 2 Headphones to use on the flight -WOW. I had to get a pair. I used AMEX points to get the 3's. Wish I would have gone for the lower priced 2's, I like the full ear cover better...
 
alix2.0

alix2.0

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Originally Posted by jonthefishguy
I am soo happy that our city finally passed an ordinance in which those who have their car audio louder that 60 decibals or beynd 30 ft will be citated with a 500 dollar fine. AWESOME!!!!! Those idiots that spend all their drug earned money on a piece of crap of car that has bondo and torn seats, bad suspension, expired tags and no insurance, but have an expensive car system, should be taken out of the vehicle and a tractor should run over it. In front of them no less......
hmm...
 
groupergenius

groupergenius

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I'm sure the "true audiophiles" will crack on me for this one, but I love my Bose Lifestyle 28 surround system.
Actually for true music, it sux. But killer for Blue Ray movies on my Samsung 61" 1080P HDTV. And when we watch movies, at volume 70, there is no hearing each other talk.
 
teen

teen

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gotta love drounding out those people who talk through an entire movie. or those who try and sing along to a song they dont even know the words too.
 
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