funny you would mention a lambo i have a Ferrari F430 and it has a HORRIBLE BOSE audio system and i know it ! ( I am 4th owner , i did not order it ! )
how they ever conned Ferrari into making it a very expensive option i had NO idea! the ONLY way to fix it is take out all the drivers and replace them w/ something decent -Like Focal ? or what ever 6" woofers in doors ,tweeters up by mirrors, and mids behind the seats ! ( I will use BMR drivers those, whilst modest $ are awesome and even used in some high end speakers! )
i had a friend Bruce Wilson ( RIP colon cancer GET a colonoscopy ! ) during after college and he owned a audio store Wilson audio in Tucson , AZ all of us knew OUR systems were crap as we would hang out @ his home and shop but he would always give us good deals on used, great prices on new if we wanted it . we did not have to say anything ! A guy usually knows the limits ! IF your friends ask you about their system say " what part of your system do you MOST want to upgrade? " agree w/ them, talk about it and try to find them good deal on a used or new one ! One friend said he wished he had better speakers and GR research had kit for his speakers so i suggested it he bought it and now yes he spent few hundred $ but the speakers are MUCH better and we are all smiling ! we all spent most of our $ on M/C’s! not audio ! back in day ! audio is my 2,3 rd hobby ! not first !
Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say?
So you're going over to someones home and they give you a tour and they have a hi-fi system in a room. And while visiting of course they turn it on for you not knowing that you have a very nice system in your home and you notice immediately it's just not very good. But then you're used to the very in you're listening experiences. So what do you do when they ask you what you think?
Do you say sounds really good?
Do you make suggestions?
Do you feel a desperate need to tell them about your system?
Personally, I try not to mention any details about my system. If I'm driving around in a Lamborghini I would prefer to be invisible so I don't get stared at when I get out of my car. If they had a really nice system with interesting components I would probably mention a few of the things I have and then we could bond with our common interests. Ideally, it would be cool to be in the presence of someone who knew a lot more than I did and a real learning opportunity.
Audio systems tend to be private affairs I guess. I don't necessarily want to hang out with someone and listen to tunes. Those wonderful College days where it made a lot of sense are long gone.
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