2007 Bose "Studio On Wheels" Review
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2007 Bose "Studio On Wheels" Review
STEREOFILE REVIEW
2007 Bose "Studio On Wheels" Review
By: Wes Phillips
July 16, 2006
2007 Bose "Studio On Wheels" Review
By: Wes Phillips
July 16, 2006
Actually, I had no complaints. I'd been impressed by the CD of the Mike LeDonne Quintet, which had the dynamic slam of the original—down to the splashy brass cymbal accents that many hi-fis blunt in playback. I had also been impressed with Billy Drummond's shifting rhythms on "The Mooche" from the Jerome Harris Quintet's Rendezvous (Stereophile STPH013 CD). And Joni Mitchell's "Free Man in Paris" was so there I gave barely a thought to David Geffen (always a plus) . . . and . . . and . . . it was a good thing I was the last demo of the day, because I just kept pulling out discs and listening contentedly.
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Again, great find ! 
Can't wait to hear how it handles mp3's given the HD drive meant for such files. Assuming that the system is able to rip tracks directly from CD's onto the HD, I'm curious as to the compression ratio...128kb...256....etc.
Can't wait to hear how it handles mp3's given the HD drive meant for such files. Assuming that the system is able to rip tracks directly from CD's onto the HD, I'm curious as to the compression ratio...128kb...256....etc.
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I'm sure the new Bose system for 2007 G35 will be very impressive system, no doubt. However, not sure if I want to pay $3k to $4k extra for this system even if it comes with the sunroof. I don't considered myself as audiophile and I would be happy with the stock stereo as I did on my G35 coupe. I hardly ever used sunroof on G35 coupe either.
Somehow I don't consider car as the ideal place enjoy audiophile-quality music, especially on the "performance" sport sedan like G35. No matter how quiet the car interior is, there will always be outside noise to deal with, not too mention all the distractions from the driving in busy traffic. I bet you have to park your car in quiet surrounding to truly appreciate this high-end stereo system. If so, what's the point of having it on your car?
I'm planning to keep my option list to minimum on my G35 if I decide to buy it, no more than $35k before tax & title. To me, the stock stereo and the sweet exhaust note would be good enough...
Somehow I don't consider car as the ideal place enjoy audiophile-quality music, especially on the "performance" sport sedan like G35. No matter how quiet the car interior is, there will always be outside noise to deal with, not too mention all the distractions from the driving in busy traffic. I bet you have to park your car in quiet surrounding to truly appreciate this high-end stereo system. If so, what's the point of having it on your car?
I'm planning to keep my option list to minimum on my G35 if I decide to buy it, no more than $35k before tax & title. To me, the stock stereo and the sweet exhaust note would be good enough...
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This stereo has been pushed and marketed big-time ... it'll be interesting to see if it matches up to the incredible hype. I bet it does a pretty good job, but the G35 is such a loud car on the road, especially on the freeway, I'm not sure its brilliance will be fully appreciated. Part of the reason the Levinson sounds so good is because Lexus creates such an incredible quiet cabin, so you're not getting the NVH interference
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Originally Posted by TBone24
This stereo has been pushed and marketed big-time ... it'll be interesting to see if it matches up to the incredible hype. I bet it does a pretty good job, but the G35 is such a loud car on the road, especially on the freeway, I'm not sure its brilliance will be fully appreciated. Part of the reason the Levinson sounds so good is because Lexus creates such an incredible quiet cabin, so you're not getting the NVH interference
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Originally Posted by TBone24
This stereo has been pushed and marketed big-time ...
Next time forget the useless review and just let Thomas C. Crahan rant and rave about the system. Maybe he'll throw out a direct challenge to Mark Levinson or something.
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Originally Posted by gt_performah
Considering the big market push and this recent "Stuidio on Wheels" comparison to a professional studio I was dissapointed in this review. I think the writer could have written a little more than "Actually, I had no complaints" and "I'd been impressed". This writer says he has two $30,000 speakers. Two. Not Twenty or Fifteen. Just two so he should know about speakers. This was a ameteur review from someone Infiniti sought out because he is supposed to be a professional and they got less than a paragraph worth of praises.
Next time forget the useless review and just let Thomas C. Crahan rant and rave about the system. Maybe he'll throw out a direct challenge to Mark Levinson or something.
Next time forget the useless review and just let Thomas C. Crahan rant and rave about the system. Maybe he'll throw out a direct challenge to Mark Levinson or something.
...or audioholics, ect. I would say avsforum.com but they already had a feeding frenzy on the other thread
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Originally Posted by RLampke
...or audioholics, ect. I would say avsforum.com but they already had a feeding frenzy on the other thread
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I love the Bose & Monster Cable discussions on the two mentioned forums.
Great comparason - Bose and MonsterCable
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I spent some time in avsforum yesterday
Rlampke,
I searched for your threads there but couldn't find them.
If you find them, send me some PM. I hoping it's not just a troll, but a substantive discussion of things like how to control the mechanical properties of cellulose cones (and a lot of very high end speaker companies still use "paper" cones in some applications). It would be great to seen anyone anywhere talk about the source of transducer nonlinearities and what kind of design tradeoffs can be pursued to address them.
What I've seen at avsforum (and I foolished participated in), is the classic ideological Bose bashing. I'm still open to the possibility that there are actually people who know something about electroacoustics in that forum ... and want to discuss audio design rather than a blind hatred of Bose business strategy. But I've seen no evidence of such so far.
Seriously, could you point me to any these technical discussions or audio experts that reside in avsform.com?
John
I searched for your threads there but couldn't find them.
If you find them, send me some PM. I hoping it's not just a troll, but a substantive discussion of things like how to control the mechanical properties of cellulose cones (and a lot of very high end speaker companies still use "paper" cones in some applications). It would be great to seen anyone anywhere talk about the source of transducer nonlinearities and what kind of design tradeoffs can be pursued to address them.
What I've seen at avsforum (and I foolished participated in), is the classic ideological Bose bashing. I'm still open to the possibility that there are actually people who know something about electroacoustics in that forum ... and want to discuss audio design rather than a blind hatred of Bose business strategy. But I've seen no evidence of such so far.
Seriously, could you point me to any these technical discussions or audio experts that reside in avsform.com?
John
