Viraj's Weblog

I've always been an audiophile of sorts, and always want my home theatre sound to be perfect. I currently have a Panasonic home theatre in a box system. Since I moved to Mountain View, CA, I haven't bothered to connect the rear speakers. The main reason is I cannot find a good way to hide speaker wires other than tearing up carpet. As I spent an hour trying to figure out where I could possibly hide the wires, I said screw it I don't really need rear speakers anyway. I'd like to have them, but it's just not worth the trouble.

My next big investment will be replacing this Panasonic with Bose's 3-2-1 home theatre system. This uses special 'technology' to simulate surround sound. I know it won't be as great as a full surround system, but I've heard Bose systems, and they are truly amazing in other ways. My temporary apartment happened to have a seemingly innocuous Bose Wave Radio system. When I listened to it, I literally could not believe how good it sounded. The bass was so good that it sounded like a subwoofer was somewhere in the room, but it was all coming from that small radio. The clarity and 'presence' of the music is just amazing.

I could also get the newer wireless surround speaker systems, which seem pretty cool. Still undecided.