Return-Path: Received: from MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa23312; 7 Jan 94 17:29:50 EST Date: Friday, 7 January 1994 17:29:18 EST From: Dave.McKeown@MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU To: bovik@cs.cmu.edu Subject: Cambridge Sound Works Message-ID: <1994.1.7.22.28.42.Dave.McKeown@MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU> Harry, Here is another happy customer. -Dave - - - - Begin forwarded message - - - - Return-Path: Received: from ANDREW.CMU.EDU by MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU id aa14063; 7 Jan 94 17:24:01 EST Received: from localhost (postman@localhost) by andrew.cmu.edu (8.6.4/8.6.4) id RAA16260 for dmm+@MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU; Fri, 7 Jan 1994 17:23:58 -0500 Received: via switchmail; Fri, 7 Jan 1994 17:23:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from unix6.andrew.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Fri, 7 Jan 1994 17:21:58 -0500 (EST) Received: from unix6.andrew.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Fri, 7 Jan 1994 17:21:55 -0500 (EST) Received: from BatMail.robin.v2.14.CUILIB.3.45.SNAP.NOT.LINKED.unix6.andrew.cmu.edu.pmax.ul4 via MS.5.6.unix6.andrew.cmu.edu.pmax_ul4; Fri, 7 Jan 1994 17:21:54 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 17:21:54 -0500 (EST) From: Todd Jonker To: dmm+@MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU (Dave McKeown) Subject: Re: Cambridge Sound Works In-Reply-To: References: Hi-- About 14 months ago I started shopping for new speakers. I bought a set of Bose Acoustimass speakers (single woofer, two satellites) from the Appliance Store on sale. However, after about a week attempting to tune the speakers by shuffling them around the room and fiddling with my equalizer, I still could not get sound I was happy with. So I called out to Cambridge Sound Works and ordered their Ensemble speakers (two woofers, two satellites). I then connected both sets of speakers to my stereo and ran A/B tests. Even before I tuned the speakers to my room, the difference was noticable: the Ensembles sounded much better than the (more expensive) Boses. A bit of experimentation, mostly in woofer positioning, improved the sound even more. I promptly returned the Bose stuff and have never regretted it. One thing to note is that the speakers have no published maximum power ability. I have played these things VERY loudly while DJing, and they still sound awesome. People are always surprised that those little boxes can produce so much sound of such clarity. Since that purchase, I have also bought The Surround for Dolby Pro-Logic. Also excellent speakers; the sonically match the Ensembles so everything balances nicely. Do date I have been very satisfied with both their products and their customer service. The phone folks are very knowledgable and helpful. The speakers were sent out on overnight delivery. But above all, the hardware is the best you can by for about twice the price. I have no hesitation in highly reco I have no experience buying non-CSW equipment (such as amplifiers, CD players, etc.) but I have noticed that their prices are no better than you can get at Silo, and not as good as from other mail-order shops. To my recollection, their number is 1-800-FOR-HIFI. I have a bunch of catalogues at home (just got another one this week!) which you can have, if you'd like to stop by my office (on Craig St) Monday. Just let me know via email. Enjoy! .T. . . . Todd V. Jonker . . . . Systems Designer . . . . . . todd@lcl.cmu.edu . . . CLARIT(tm?) Corp . . . - - - - End forwarded message - - - -