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On 1/22/05 14:10, in article ,
"wkearney99" wrote:

Well, if you're talking about background music or news radio in the bathroom
or kitchen then it's really a waste of money to bother putting a pair of
Polk, Niles or name-your-audiophile-brand speakers in there. The quality
they might offer is just wasted for spaces like that.

I would say this statement is absolute rubbish. Quality is always noticed
and appreciated by all, even those not "audiophiles". I have owned several
service-type businesses over the years, and always replaced existing
background music systems with high quality Bose systems when I took them
over. And the results were always noticed and commented on by the
customers, who in many cases spent time waiting for their services to be
performed.

Scratchy and tinny sound is NEVER appreciated, and psychologically is just
annoying and tension creating.

The continued growth in ultra-high-quality clock radios is proof of point;
even in what isn't necessary, the Bose and other expensive solutions
continue to rule the market despite the high cost relative to other brands.