On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:07:28 +0100, Neil wrote:

Due to the arrival of a baby last year my B&W 601 S3's on stands need to
go....



Obviously I am thinking along the lines of the Bose acoustimas 5 however
i have read mixed reviews. The speakers will be connected to a NAD
302BEE.

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I would suggest just about *anything* along the lines of a small front-
ported reflex box, wall mounted. Even if they roll off at 200Hz you can
always stick a small sub in a corner. It won't sound too horrid and you
still have your 601s anyway; it's not as if you have to get rid of them.

I got a pair of Acoustic Solutions speakers, ostensibly as an upgrade for
my computer system, but they are actually usable with a medium size sub -
and very cheap.

I'm afraid that with little ones around you will have to learn to live
with either large floorstanders or small wall-mounts.

--
Mick

I would suggest just about *anything* along the lines of a small front-
ported reflex box, wall mounted.
...
I'm afraid that with little ones around you will have to learn to live
with either large floorstanders or small wall-mounts.


I'd second the recommendation for a small set of 'bookshelf' speakers
mounted on a solid shelf or wall-mount.

In our kitchen I just have a set of small Tannoy Mercurys [retired from
the main hi-fi] sitting on the window ledge. Which is as secure and
solid as any wall-mounting. Even with the rear-facing ports, the sound
is fine.

In article , Trevor Wilson
wrote:



**Wouldn't it be kinda fun to be sued by Bose? I mean, you go to court
to prove that the words uttered (on the Usenet) are correct.

Alas, a problem in the UK (as distinct from other juristictions like the
USA) is that it may not matter that what you said was "correct". As has
been explained in 'Private Eye" many times; under the UK (or more strictly,
England and Wales) libel laws, what will primarily be judged is, were the
statements "damaging", not, were they "correct". You also have to stump up
a lot in costs with the hope that you *might* get them back. But may not be
able to pay them beforehand, so have problems as a result of being unable
to do so.

Note also that at least one person has been using the UK libel laws
recently to impede publication of infomation they object to in the *USA*.
At least one USA-published book has apparently been pulped and withdrawn as
a result.

The Australian laws probably make more sense. But in the UK, laws are
generally made by rich lawyers, for rich lawyers, and for the clients who
pay their fees.

Slainte,

Jim

--
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"Trevor Wilson" wrote


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* Dr Amar Bose is one of the wealthiest individuals in the US.
* Bose is a private company. It's profit and loss figures are
available only to the US tax department.
* Bose products are rarely available at *genuine* discount prices.


Why does any of that bother you? Bose isn't the only company with a
rigid price policy and no-one is forcing people to buy its products...??

"Trevor Wilson" wrote in message
...

"Phil Allison" wrote in message
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"Trevor Wilson"

Just after small form factor and *reasonable* sound.

**No point considering Bose then. Bose can only satisfy one of those
requirements.


**There are literally hundreds of options available, which, at
worst, perform no worse than Bose, at far lower cost. Think: 20% of
the cost and you'll be close to the mark. Bose really are THAT
over-priced.

You should always look at the people behind a company and that
company's activities in the market place.

* Dr Amar Bose is one of the wealthiest individuals in the US.
* Bose is a private company. It's profit and loss figures are
available only to the US tax department.
* Bose products are rarely available at *genuine* discount prices.



** There is a Wiki on the Bose Corporation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bose_Corporation

The parts about " Cold Fusion Research " and suing " Consumer
Reports " magazine for publishing a bad review are entertaining.

**Wouldn't it be kinda fun to be sued by Bose? I mean, you go to court
to prove that the words uttered (on the Usenet) are correct. It is up
to Bose to prove you wrong. You could wheel out a $199.00 Chinese
sat/sub system and make the jury do a DBT on it and a $2,000.00 Bose
system. Do a frequency response run on the Bose and demonstrate
exactly how bad the thing is. Then you could force them to reveal
their profit/loss statements for the court. Then we could start looing
at the issue of retail price maintenance and how it may apply to Bose
products. Of course, it'll never happen, but we can only dream. Bose
has far too much to lose to bother litigating against people who speak
the truth about their products on the Usenet. They only go for targets
who can *really* hurt them.


OK, this goes deeper than I suspected! What happened - you applied for a
job with Bose at some point and they told you to **** off....??

"Keith Gormless Pommy ****"
"Trevor Wilson "


* Dr Amar Bose is one of the wealthiest individuals in the US.
* Bose is a private company. It's profit and loss figures are available
only to the US tax department.
* Bose products are rarely available at *genuine* discount prices.


Why does any of that bother you? Bose isn't the only company with a rigid
price policy


** Retail price fixing is highly illegal in the USA, Australia, the UK and
most of Europe.

Comes under the general heading of " anti-competitive practices ".

Only the scum of the business world do it.

Like Linn Products.


and no-one is forcing people to buy its products...??



** How ****ing asinine.

Hee haw ... hee haw ... hee haw .......




....... Phil

"Neil" wrote in message
...
Due to the arrival of a baby last year my B&W 601 S3's on stands need
to go....



Obviously I am thinking along the lines of the Bose acoustimas 5
however i have read mixed reviews. The speakers will be connected to a
NAD 302BEE.



I'm looking more for small form factor rather than size and my budget
will run to approx £400



Any ideas on options and thoughts on the Bose units?



TIA



Neil




Funny how you ask a simple question and it suddenly goes off at a wild
Tangent and no-one replies to the original query!

Someone did give the right advice though - go to Richer Sounds and - if
possible - have a listen. From personal experience Tangent, Gale,
Tannoy, and (personal preference) KEF are all pretty good, as are
Mourdant Short, Mission, and Monitor Audio.

Also have a look at Superfi - they do a much wider range than Richers
and are price competitive.


--
Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

In article , Laurence Payne
NOSPAMlpayne1ATdsl.pipex.com@?.? scribeth thus
Due to the arrival of a baby last year my B&W 601 S3's on stands need to
go....

Obviously I am thinking along the lines of the Bose acoustimas 5 however i
have read mixed reviews. The speakers will be connected to a NAD 302BEE.

I'm looking more for small form factor rather than size and my budget will
run to approx £400

Any ideas on options and thoughts on the Bose units?

Why would the Bose be any more child-proof than the B&Ws? And they
aren't THAT big. Are you sure the Boss isn't just playing power
games: "There's no room for YOUR toys any more..."? :-)

I've heard the Bose. Overpriced and mediocre fashion objects. If you
aren't to be allowed good speakers, get something really small and
cheap. You can have your 601s back after the divorce :-)


My ESL63's have seen three children growing up with nothing other than a
bit of jam smeared on them, so why do the speakers have to go?.

If your worried about the nipper pulling them over can't you put some
sort of retaining strap on them like we do in radio studios to stop
idiots knocking them off the speaker stands?.

Bose?.. from B&W no way!....
--
Tony Sayer

Witless ****** "Phil Allison" forced his way
out of my ****ter (musta left the lid up) and wrote in message
...


** How ****ing asinine.

Hee haw ... hee haw ... hee haw .......



Pretty good I would say - have you been practicing for long?

Super**** "Phil ****fer Allison" dropped his
cock for a moment and cut & pasted in message
...


** How ****ing asinine.

Hee haw ... hee haw ... hee haw .......


You're a bit *limited* aren't you...??


(Be advised - the ****ter's calling your name again.... :-)