JoeSound
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Years ago, a friend of mine was in the passenger seat of my '67 Chevy and commented to me that I should remove the cloth that was covering the rear speakers of my car radio.
"Why should I do that?" I said.
"Because your speakers sound muffled," was his reply. "It sounds like this," as he put his hand in front of his mouth and continued talking. Of course now his voice sounded muffled. I got the point.
I didn't like the idea of cutting the cloth that was covering the speakers under the rear window. I thought that would look stupid. I also wasn't unhappy with the sound that came from the stock Delco car stereo. I decided to just ignore his suggestion until he said,
"When we get to my place, jump in my car and hear what my stereo sounds like."
A bit later I did just that. I got into the passenger seat of his car as he turned on his stereo and played some music. His car stereo sounded awesome. It had a dynamic range that was far greater than mine, deep sounding bass, really clear mid-range, and crisp high end. By comparison, my car stereo sounded terrible.
I wasn't unhappy with my car stereo until this unasked-for demo was presented to me. Now, I hated the sound of my Delco radio, and it ticked me off because I didn't want to deal with everything that would be needed to improve the sound in my car, let alone the cost.
"My car stereo is for sale, do you want to buy it?" my friend said.
"Why do you want to sell your nice car stereo?"
"Because I found a better one that I want," was his answer.
I did buy his car stereo for a decent price since it was used, and he helped me install it in my car. Now I was happy again with the sound in my car but it started me on a quest for good-sounding audio equipment in all my music listening environments.
My wife tells me a story of when she was a little girl riding her bicycle, listening to music from a red plastic AM radio run on batteries, attached to her handlebars by elastic bands as she rode along on a summer day. The joy of listening to music from that cheap audio device is one of the fondest memories of her childhood. I can't even imagine listening to music on something like that.
I'm happy with the music listening setup I have today, which could at best be described as an entry-level audiophile setup, and no, I do not want to hear your fantastic sound system. Well, OK, maybe...
"Why should I do that?" I said.
"Because your speakers sound muffled," was his reply. "It sounds like this," as he put his hand in front of his mouth and continued talking. Of course now his voice sounded muffled. I got the point.
I didn't like the idea of cutting the cloth that was covering the speakers under the rear window. I thought that would look stupid. I also wasn't unhappy with the sound that came from the stock Delco car stereo. I decided to just ignore his suggestion until he said,
"When we get to my place, jump in my car and hear what my stereo sounds like."
A bit later I did just that. I got into the passenger seat of his car as he turned on his stereo and played some music. His car stereo sounded awesome. It had a dynamic range that was far greater than mine, deep sounding bass, really clear mid-range, and crisp high end. By comparison, my car stereo sounded terrible.
I wasn't unhappy with my car stereo until this unasked-for demo was presented to me. Now, I hated the sound of my Delco radio, and it ticked me off because I didn't want to deal with everything that would be needed to improve the sound in my car, let alone the cost.
"My car stereo is for sale, do you want to buy it?" my friend said.
"Why do you want to sell your nice car stereo?"
"Because I found a better one that I want," was his answer.
I did buy his car stereo for a decent price since it was used, and he helped me install it in my car. Now I was happy again with the sound in my car but it started me on a quest for good-sounding audio equipment in all my music listening environments.
My wife tells me a story of when she was a little girl riding her bicycle, listening to music from a red plastic AM radio run on batteries, attached to her handlebars by elastic bands as she rode along on a summer day. The joy of listening to music from that cheap audio device is one of the fondest memories of her childhood. I can't even imagine listening to music on something like that.
I'm happy with the music listening setup I have today, which could at best be described as an entry-level audiophile setup, and no, I do not want to hear your fantastic sound system. Well, OK, maybe...
