Another Soul Being Saved

[jaxvon]

So I was hanging out with my friend at a 24-hour greasy spoon last night/this morning. His older brother is getting married soon and just purchased his first house. It's pretty nice. He's going to have a Man Cave in the garage attic (he already made a $5000 shopping list at Lowe's) as well as other improvements. I asked what else and my friend said they're going to put in a theater. My interest was piqued.

For reference, my friend works in the electronics department at Wal Mart, so he's familiar with TVs, DVD players, etc, but not too much with hi-fi. When I asked him what kind of speakers he was putting in, this was his response:

"Well, Bose has a sale every 6 months and..."

To which I replied that Bose sucks. He was skeptical. So, now I have to work on him to get some decent speakers that look pretty and sound great. I have no idea on budget yet, but when I do, I know I'll be posting here to get some input. I'm hoping I (with the help of Audioholics) can get the Man Cave in the basement to kick as much *** as possible.

 

[Takeereasy]

He will thank you endlessly for saving him from the money pit of Bose, at least he should. Oh well, that's one less poor soul to worry about.

 

[Tom Andry]

I've learned from bitter experience that a soul, such as the one described, is not actually saved until the purchase is made. Don't break your arm patting yourself on the back until you see a receipt. Many a time I thought I had someone set on the good and noble path only to find out that they purchased a BlOSE system on a lark...."But I just couldn't wait..."

 

[jaxvon]

Well, I didn't say he was saved yet, but more in the process of being saved. I know that I have a lot of work to do, but I think I should be able to turn him from the Dark Side.

 

[miklorsmith]

Humor him

Ask him to join you on an outing where he can bring material he knows and likes. Listen to different systems, B%$# included. Make sure you are physically present to avoid aforementioned phenomena.

One hazard - difficult to believe - some people just don't care how it sounds.

 

[Francious70]

I've pretty much stopped trying to reson with people about bad audio decisions, because everyone knows it all and won't take advise.

Paul