let's face it music is preferred in the background mode by most people. if you had demoes your main system instead of the beo system, i'm confident that your guests would comment favorably about the sound.
for most people, music is not an end in itself, rather it is a means to stimulate some other activity. thus, the quality of the sound is not the issue. it's the fact that there is a "sound" that facilitates pleasure when people are doing something else. music is a catalyst.
only a small proportion of the population are willing to sit for any period of time and listen to music.
i see this occurring in an audio club of which i am a member. attention span is about 10 minutes and then people lose interest.
for most people, music is not an end in itself, rather it is a means to stimulate some other activity. thus, the quality of the sound is not the issue. it's the fact that there is a "sound" that facilitates pleasure when people are doing something else. music is a catalyst.
only a small proportion of the population are willing to sit for any period of time and listen to music.
i see this occurring in an audio club of which i am a member. attention span is about 10 minutes and then people lose interest.