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Audio Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: SunnyDaze on December 16, 2010, 01:20:03 AM

Title: Friends don't let friends buy Bose!
Post by: SunnyDaze on December 16, 2010, 01:20:03 AM
My classmate and friend Adam and I were talking the other day.

Adam: "Hey man, you're into audio, right? I'm looking at headphones."
Me: "Oh, awesome. What were you checking out?"
Adam: "I was at Best Buy, I think I'm going to get those Bose Tri-Ports."
Me: "Well, have you checked out Grado, Sennheiser, Audio Technica, even Koss?"
Adam: "Who?"
Me: "When you come over to work on that Tech Lit project, I'll let you listen to some of the above."

So he comes over, we work on our project. A few Franziskaners later, I let him have it. He's a huge Floyd fan, imagine that. I put on Dark Side and let him hear the SR325is's. About 45 seconds into Time, he put it on pause, and sat his beer down.

He said: "Christ, I almost forgot I was holding that beer. What are these things?"
I replied: "Not Bose."

I let him hear my SR60's and my beloved vintage Koss HV-1's. He agreed that all three sounded light years ahead of the Bose "Tri-Port" headphones. When I told him the SR60's cost $40 less than the Bose, that was all she wrote.

*WHEW*
Title: Re: Friends don't let friends buy Bose!
Post by: Falcon on December 16, 2010, 04:02:49 AM
Nice save, almost lost him to the dark side.  8)
Title: Re: Friends don't let friends buy Bose!
Post by: desperado915 on December 16, 2010, 06:08:53 AM
At least he wasn't falling all over himself for a set of "Dr Dre Beats"... :P
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Post by: rgpit on December 16, 2010, 06:29:17 AM
I think you should have a new nickname .... "The Preacher"
Title: Re: Friends don't let friends buy Bose!
Post by: Kingman on December 16, 2010, 07:49:07 AM
Quote
"Christ, I almost forgot I was holding that beer
... :o :o :o
Title: Re: Friends don't let friends buy Bose!
Post by: thuffman03 on December 16, 2010, 09:46:40 AM
Very nice save!
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Post by: Bill Cain on December 16, 2010, 09:59:19 PM
No Highs.
No Lows;
It must be Bose......
 ;D
Bill Cain

Title: Re: Friends don't let friends buy Bose!
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on January 16, 2011, 01:08:55 AM
classic!