@moonwatcher and these bluetooth bricks are just the beginning, go big or go home!
little big win
I know it’s all about bass nodes and vibration control but on the side, it can also be about giving back and spreading the love (like @tomic601 does)
My neighbor has a mug-sized JBL bluetooth speaker. She listens to it everywhere and several times it occurred to me to throw it over the fence down the canyon outside the bluetooth range. It is so bad even "noise" would be offended to be associated with it. She does love music, especially jazz and live music like the Symphony and has been married to a musician for decades.
I can’t stand that speaker. So I have been looking for a pair of decent active speakers for months. I finally found one for a little over a $100, used but in decent condition. They arrived yesterday. I also bought a bluetooth speaker adapter and went over to surprise her. Of course half the connections didn’t work on the speaker so I spent an hour trying to fix it until finally I was able to squeeze some sound out. She immediately objected to where I placed them, on a cabinet, 4 feet high 5 feet apart. (She used to having those spots for books and flowers and what not) She insisted to put it on a lower shelf 2 feet high, 2 feet apart. I told her it was not an option, only after my funeral.
I told her to listen to it for a bit and accept them where they are and see if she likes the sound. It seemed fine to me, I could even sense a soundstage.
Two hours later she texted me that she meant to text me sooner but had been lost in pure joy of listening. She loves them and never heard anything like it, so captivating, in a home. (I told her that she would "notice" that she doesn’t know where the speakers are, they should disappear.)
I couldn’t be happier. I texted her back that just to be safe: "take the JBL to Goodwill tomorrow!"
The End
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@thecarpathian nah.... I owe her, she took care of our dog for 6 years every time we travelled (although she doesn't see it as a favor), it was the least I could do. |
thanks @ozzy62 !
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@immatthewj not yet but I told her to put wet towels on the wall in the meantime. |
@asvjerry she knows I am "eccentric" and has a hard time figuring out when I serious. Honestly in this hobby, I often wonder myself what suggestions are serious or not (I am fairly certain speaker placement is no joke though) |
@immatthewj No, not until your $xxxxx power cord arrives and you can test the difference :) |
@asvjerry Now it's getting exciting! I didn't know my bland little post would invoke associations for sexual favors 🤣 |
@moonwatcher OK. For Public announcements :) For music, it's just painful, and I am not even that sophisticated, like everyone here. |
@tomic601 I thought most audiophiles were 40 year old virgins 🤣 |
@asvjerry how practical! Imagine if you had to use a PassLab monoblock as a floating device! |
@mahler123 the first one is a great story! Sorry about the daughter and the bluetooth speaker, must hurt. My daughter is a design nerd and not an audiophile. She used to listen to music on her iphone, on speaker, volume turned up. I also set her up with a system, but discussed every step. I knew the key was the aesthetics. My neighbor gave me a pair of bose speaker stands. She loved them so I knew it was a good start. I put my old Celestion 5s on the stands horizontally. Added my beloved Marantz 1060 and bought her a Dual turntable. I also made a case for the Marantz last Christmas from recycled wood that turned out to be 1/10 of an inch too small!!! It never ends! |
thank you @terraplane8bob ! I am new to this practicing random act of kindness thing but better late than never :) |
@cdc where what ends up? |
@immatthewj right. Just because I can't hear the difference between a $200 and $2000 power cord it doesn't mean she won't... |