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"Tim McTeague" wrote in message
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"Norman M. Schwartz" wrote in message

If I wanted to be indoors and close the windows AND turn up the AC, I
wouldn't have asked about a good boombox for outdoors. In addition to
young
children playing about a swimming pool, older children stay in their
driveways playing their car sound systems, and don't just pass by. The
boombox I inquired about wouldn't be in my neighbor's nose, but only on
my
deck table along side my chair within my earshot. I learned all about the
use of outdoor type headphones with my first Sony Walkman WMF-100,
perhaps
before you were born, and if I wanted to be inside and listen to music,
I'd
fire up my Maggies (and close my windows). Try to enjoy the outside- you
are
going to be inside for eternity.

What? You make a lot of assumptions about me. I am closer to 50 than 40
and have no idea of your age so why do you assume I was born after
Walkmans?
My point is that music played outdoors, while enjoyed by you, is seldom
appreciated by others, and conversely. My guess is that as you are asking
what sort of sound system to use in the great outdoors you have given
scant
attention to the concerns of others. I happen to love being outside and
regularly bike, kayak and hike. I have never thought of playing music
while
doing these things. I happen to be a music lover and prefer it in the
foreground, not the background. Again, to repeat myself, your backyard
boombox will most likely be easily heard by your neighbors. The fact that
they may not voice a complaint does not mean they like it. A little
civility and concern for others goes a long way towards making our short
time on this rock more pleasant. Why have you dismissed Walkman style
players? A nice new MP3 player with Grado or Etymotic headphones will
allow
you to enjoy your music without being a nuisance.


I would be a nuisance to myself. I don't want any weight wrapped about my
head or anything stuck in my ears and have the responsibility to hear my
telephone or doorbell ring. When I take my Bose Wave Radio/CD to the deck,
place it on the table within arms reach of my chair as I always do, it is
not even audible in my own backyard (nor can it become more than barely
audible at its highest output level). The Bose is plugged into a system in
my dining area and I'm weary about constant unplugging of a $500 item for
this purpose, its antenna also being within its power cord. Since you appear
to be about 45 years old, what were you about 5 years old when the Sony
Walkman with its associated headphones appeared? Most importantly the music
is mastered to be heard on loudspeakers, and headphones which can be
pleasant enough are inappropriate to appreciate the music properly. This is
not my opinion but that of a record producer who was at Polygram/Universal,
or whatever they call themselves these days. I'll be 70 this year and not
healthy enough to "regularly bike, kayak and hike", but am healthy enough to
listen to loudspeakers in the outdoors which I will continue to do, as it in
fact disturbs no one, but perhaps the deer and squirrels.