Re: IIgs: Bose Roomate vs AppleDesign speakers

[nathan@cco.caltech.edu (Nathan Mates)]

In article <22NOV199317412639@pavo.concordia.ca>,
Mitchell Spector <sb_spec@pavo.concordia.ca> wrote:
>	I've recently been considering the purchase of some decent quality
>amplified speakers for my IIgs (these tinny "Koss SA/30" speakers don't do 
>justice to the GS, nor do they match being black colored ;), but would like 
>some opinions first.

>	I do remember, not long ago, inCider/A+ had a short mention of newly
>designed Bose Roomate speakers. If I recall correctly, these were magnetically
>shielded, had a volume control dial (front in center) and were molded and
>color-designed to match the Macintosh or IIgs. If these are still available,
>can someone tell me how much they cost new and where I can order a pair?
>
>	The other option now: Just today Apple Canada mailed me another one 
>of those why-you-should-buy-a-Macintosh (yeah, right!) phamplets. Flipping
>through it I noticed Apple now carries some not bad looking speakers --
>The "AppleDesign(tm) Powered Speakers". They're platinum colored with the
>Apple rainbow logo, stand tall vertically, have a volume control and balance 
>dial, front headphone jack, power-switch, magnetically sheilded, dual-input 
>mixer, etc. I'm not sure how these compare with Bose Roomates for sound,
>but they seem quite nice. One thing though, none of the local dealers
>around will sell them separtely -- only bundled with a Mac. So, can I
>order these from Apple USA, and how much do they cost for a pair?

   Bose speakers sound awesome, but they cost a LOT, too. I haven't seen/
heard the Apple speakers at all, bubut they'd probably be overpriced, too.
This summer, when I was shopping around for a new stereo, I specifically
required that I had a line-in connection so that I could play computer
games at ~110 dB (it was great playing Task Force today, Nov 22, for you
trivia buffs :), and not have to pay for 4 speakers, etc. The disadvantage
is I can't always play music & IIGS sounds at once (the mike in only works
in tape, not CD mode), but that's not too big a deal.


Nathan



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