Greg Swaim
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Uploaded By: Greg Swaim. Added on: 18 July 2010.
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Josh: forums like AE may help the average Joe/Jane make informed choices. I don't support any one brand, just what I consider to be good sound in my opinion. Every company advertises that they are the best- that's just marketing hype. Really good playback systems will cost but there are many budget setups out there that can keep a beat rather well too. :)
I was pretty amused by this like many of you, but on the serious side, it's too bad - both for our industry, as well as for those who could be better served by it - that there's often such a impassable chasm between the high-end audio mindset and that of the average Joe (or in this case, a female quasi-mouse / bunny rabbit creature). Both sides often have trouble communicating with the other. I thought of this while at a party with friends recently, where in the course of casual conversation, the question came up about what I do for a living. I gave them the standard, brief summary I've crafted over the years for maximum intelligibility (basically, "I design and build really high-performance stereo systems") and they had more questions, and sure enough, the inevitable Bose comparison was raised. Like anyone else who builds speakers, I loathe this question above all others, but I never let on how I feel unless I'm really pressed, and I try to use it as an education opportunity. I tried to explain a bit further, and they asked who buys my products and what they use them for. Off the top of my head, I told them about one of my customers who is involved with a choral group, and primarily listens to that sort of music on the system I built for him. They seemed pretty amused by this ("He has a $150k system and he uses to listen to CHORAL MUSIC???"). I let it go, but I knew if I could have gotten them into my demo room and played them a sample, they wouldn't be laughing any more. This strikes at the root of the problem, I think, or at least one of them: most people for whom the Bose marketing smokescreen has been very effective have simply never experienced what high-end audio is capable of doing. It isn't something that can be explained; it can only be understood emperically. With the death of so many brick and mortar stores, our world has become more cloistered and inaccessible to most people.
LUV'D this! I can't believe they included the line we all use about Bose! CLASSIC, and how he summed up the Waveguide! BRILLIANT INDEED!!!! ThanX Greg - I'm gonna spread this one all over the place.
Hi Greg K. :) Good to see you back! Everything is fine with me - I saw your post on moving to Sweden. Be sure to give me your new ph#.
Great video Greg S.
Hope you are ok and having a nice summer break:)
Been busy at Audiogon selling and some intense work schedule but i am resting now!
Sold finally most of my Accuphase and planning some new additions by the end of this year!
Keep you posted my friend:)
Hope you are ok and having a nice summer break:)
Been busy at Audiogon selling and some intense work schedule but i am resting now!
Sold finally most of my Accuphase and planning some new additions by the end of this year!
Keep you posted my friend:)
