I still like the look of the x-230's more...

So since the Ipod and Creative MP3 players have been invented...no speaker manufacturer company finds it worthwhile to make a decent 4.1 - 7.1 or 8.1 speaker set? Damn these new inventions. It seems 2.1 speakers are all the rage. (I do have to admit, Bose, the best damn speaker and audio company in the world ((Argue if you will, its true)) makes the nice companion 2.0 and 2.1 set which is beautiful and great sound).

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Couldn't agree with you more wtf8269
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WarEagleAUSo since the Ipod and Creative MP3 players have been invented...no speaker manufacturer company finds it worthwhile to make a decent 4.1 - 7.1 or 8.1 speaker set? Damn these new inventions. It seems 2.1 speakers are all the rage. (I do have to admit, Bose, the best damn speaker and audio company in the world ((Argue if you will, its true)) makes the nice companion 2.0 and 2.1 set which is beautiful and great sound).

Bose is not the best. I work at Sears and I compared many many different brands. The best one out there is Polk-Audio.

Tannoy are better than polk

and b&w's kick arse

bebobsaBose is not the best. I work at Sears and I compared many many different brands. The best one out there is Polk-Audio.

I was about to say that Polk Audio is really that much better compared to Bose.

Yeah, Bose is nice, but nothing compared to real FloorStanding Speakers by Polk, Klipsch, and others.

WarEagleAUSo since the Ipod and Creative MP3 players have been invented...no speaker manufacturer company finds it worthwhile to make a decent 4.1 - 7.1 or 8.1 speaker set? Damn these new inventions. It seems 2.1 speakers are all the rage. (I do have to admit, Bose, the best damn speaker and audio company in the world ((Argue if you will, its true)) makes the nice companion 2.0 and 2.1 set which is beautiful and great sound).

lololol I almost fell off my chair. BOSE marketing machine at it's finest. BOSE is notoriously one of THE worst, overpriced speaker manufacturers on the planet.

As far as those Klipsch are concerned, if you like horns, they can be nice. However horns have always been extremely piercing to my ears.

Polk was OK back in the day 70's, 80's. They required a TON of power to sound nice however. Today they are just mass marketed junk.

B&W has some really nice highend speakers, but anything else is overpriced and of poor sonic quality. Personally I feel they went downhill a lot recently.

Tannoy has some fantastic highend speakers as well

I invite you guys to actually visit a real speaker shop outside of Sears or BestBuy one of these days. Someday you will really hear what you are missing. DynAudio, Totem Acoustics, Revel, Martin Logan, Meridian, Wilson Audio , Tyler Acoustics & many many more. Expand your horizons.

I have, im just biased, cause ive got tannoy and b&w's

ive got a meridian cd player too lol

GringsI have, im just biased, cause ive got tannoy and b&w's

ive got a meridian cd player too lol

What model Tannoys and Meridian do you have?

a 506.24 cd

and tannoy 611's (old, got them 2nd hand in 96)

thu a creek a50ir amp

got a cinema setup too, but not of the same sort of quality components,im much poorer now, i lived with my parents still when i built my hifi (though ive replaced the amp since then)

I'm with Overcast. Bose are fine, but they don't even remotely come close to audiophile quality.

Of course, any sounds coming from your computer (i.e. mp3s, computer games etc.) have usually been so compressed and diluted from the original source that it's silly to bother with anything other than decent gear.

Personally, I'm a vintage tube guy. Still using a HK a500 amp I found at a pawn shop for $10 with my CAL AudioLabs CDplayer. I'd buy better stuff if I could afford it!

Gringsa 506.24 cd

and tannoy 611's (old, got them 2nd hand in 96)

thu a creek a50ir amp

got a cinema setup too, but not of the same sort of quality components,im much poorer now, i lived with my parents still when i built my hifi (though ive replaced the amp since then)

Totem Acoustics Forests
Totem Acoustics Signature Center 1
Simaudio I-5
Bryston 3BSST
Cambridge Audio D500
SVS PB-12 Ultra
Toshiba HD-A1 HDDVD
Sony 60" SXRD
Marantz SR6200