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We offer outdoor speakers, The best value I know of are the Wave Audio, they are designed by the engineer who was with Klipsch and also Polk audio, the only speaker I know that are par with them for sound are the Klipsch but for more dollars. Yamaha has very nice sounding speakers that are very reasonable. We also carry both entry level and high end rock speakers as well those made by TIC that are nice and blend into a flower bed or garden.
For you Bose guys, I know you love your speakers and they are very pleasant sounding. lol....now don't pick up any rocks to chuck at me but if you happen to know any audio guys ask them about the saying no highs and no lows than they must be Bose.... ......They are very warm and nice sounding but do not have the dynamic range of say a Klipsch but if you like the sound than thats what matters if you get a chance to a/b them sometime do a blind test and just listen and see what you pick.....
Arrrgh....over lunch trying to correct my spelling, I hit the delete post. Sorry to bump this to the top. It wasn't intended. Paper cones? It's not really the material, but the coils, magnets and spacing than the cone media. You can get great sound off a paper cone. I think it's a non issue. What happend to the mantra "how it sounds?". Oh, we toss that out, if someone says, the Bose bookshelves sound better than just two others speakers of the same size. Oh...they have paper cones you know.... Grin As far as the price? Yup. Bose is expsensive. I think were Bose really offers a great product is maximizing sound, with minimal space. That's the whole theroy behind their surround sound systems. I don't want to get into suround sound here, but iIdo apprecaiate some one who is trying to get a fuller, richer sound for thier TV with a minimal foot print and stylish looks. Women like thier small foot print? I'm not sure how to take that...It strikes me as odd. I think alot of auddioiphiles get tripped up that they refuse to accept that someone wants to put something small, and stylish in the home, without a lot of wires and such. The sound quality is good enough for many many people. (Now they turn to the price arguement). It's not so much about the price...I dont want a f#king sub woofer in my darn living room. I don't want friggin tower speakers that look like I am living in a dorm. I don't want to run wires to 5 speakers all over th room. I want 2 small stylish speakers that by themselves can provide a full rich sound. If your'e looking for a minial speaker system and want to have a full rich sound, bose has some products for you.They're able to provide a richer fuller sound from smaller boxes. True, the lows and highs are cut, but overallas i said, for someone who wants to put up two speakers and wants decent sound, the Bose products fit the bill for a lot of people. They "screw" with the acosutics but it gives and illusion of a larger system. In the right application, it fits nicely. Price? Eh. Sometimes I think some "adiophiles" are worse than wine snobs. They don't see the whole picture. On the other side of the coin, folks who bought bose thinking they are the top end sound wise , are ignorant or fooling themselves. But the whole "Bose Sucks" mantra that has come into style I see is not fully understood by many folks, and in many cases misused. But hey, dising the #1 maker of speakers lets others know you're ultra cool. Wink I want somehting nice in my living room. I don't care if you think I spent and extra $100. I really don't. Anyhow as far outdoor sound, Larry has hit the nail on the head. I think with all the conventional small drivers mounted to a single plane, are going to let you down in some area. But yea, sitting outside having a beer, with some tunes, I think I could sell you on the 251s.
Drewstar buddy,Bose flagship speaker, the 901's have 9 - 4" speakers with paper cones and foam surrounds, Owners have suffered the fate of having the foam turn to dust within five years of use, requiring every speaker to have new foam surrounds installed .When you buy a speaker you expect it to last 10 - 15 years or more without material failure, especially at the nose bleed prices Bose charges.There are lots of mid range speakers out there that will do the job without breaking the bank which have rubber surrounds and quality build..My interest is getting the best quality sounding speakers at the best price and I don't see Bose meeting that criteria.Monster cables are another Company that is really big on advertising which results in an extremely overpriced product. ie 6' HDMI cables costing $100 cdn compared to www.monoprice selling for $5.00 usd. What is the difference, Advertising and markup!The only way a small footprint speaker can achieve a full range is by being supplimenting them with a sub woofer.I concede the fact the market is fixated on small foot print and fewer wires, however rear speakers that are wireless, using infrared technology give a very compromised sound. Poor sound quality is the price you pay.Perhaps what you do not hear you do not miss, however once you know what you are missing that is not so easy. Of course if the speakers are just for back ground elevator music I guess it does not matter.In places where there is lots of ambient noice, kids, traffic, pump noise, wind etc it is even more important that the sound resolution of the speaker is good.As many have stated it all has to do with how educated your ear is. The more you listen to a good speaker system, the more difficult it is to go back to an inferior sound. The difference between a transister radio and a stereo or surround system.This is not an argument, just a discussion, and I certainly respect your opionion.Regards, Zz
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