I love music. It is a part of my everyday life. I prefer the quality of sound to move me. I took up driving an 18-wheeler last Fall and needed a sound system I could shift from one tractor to another because I work for the company and don't own the truck. I was looking at one-enclosure type systems, ie, Bose Sounddock 10 and the likes. I had a smaller Bose for 6 yrs but had outgrown it. The "10" retails for around $600 and has good reviews, so I set my sights and budget on that speaker. The more I read about it though, the less I saw it was or me. One comment got my attention. It said if you're going to spend that kind of money, you might as well get a set of powered speakers and have true stereo sound. I then went in the powered speaker direction, looking at Audioengine, Paradigm, Emotiva and the likes. I then came by a product called Vanatoo Transparent Ones. Across the board (Amazon reviews), I've never seen a product that rated as high as the Vanatoos with so many people. The more reviews I read the more I wanted them. The guys at Vanatoo even give you 30 days to audition them. After having my mind set on these for 8 months, I purchased a pair for $500. Hey, that's a hundred under my original budget! Sweet.
These are such a drastic leap over the previous Bose Sounddock I had. I've been hearing things in recordings of my music that I didn't even know was there. They are jaw-dropping and head-shaking awesome! The bass from these little guys is mighty, especially considering they're only 10x8x6 inches in size. These are designed for near field listening but can fill up a small to medium sized room quite amply. Proper placement will give an optimum soundstage. There is an output for sub woofer if you feel these don't put out enough but just you wait and listen.You can feed your music in a number of ways. Analog and digitally via 3.5mm jack for the former and optically, coax, USB, Bluetooth, and Apple Airport Express for the later. There are bass and treble knobs on the back of the powered speaker that helps tune the speakers to their placement.
I've now had these for 3 weeks in my tractor. They sit up in the top storage area behind the driver and passenger seats. It's not the best setup for me to take advantage of the soundstage but I utterly enjoy them regardless. I'm thinking about making some alterations to the storage space so that the sound is projected more towards the front of the cab. SSSSShhh! Don't tell my boss.
If you're in need of compact and amazing sounding speakers, I highly recommend the Vanatoo Transpartent Ones. Here's some links for extra reading and convincing. http://www.vanatoo.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Vanatoo-Transparent-One-Powered-Speakers/product-reviews/B0080K2KUK/ref=dpx_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1
http://www.facebook.com/Vanatoo
These are such a drastic leap over the previous Bose Sounddock I had. I've been hearing things in recordings of my music that I didn't even know was there. They are jaw-dropping and head-shaking awesome! The bass from these little guys is mighty, especially considering they're only 10x8x6 inches in size. These are designed for near field listening but can fill up a small to medium sized room quite amply. Proper placement will give an optimum soundstage. There is an output for sub woofer if you feel these don't put out enough but just you wait and listen.You can feed your music in a number of ways. Analog and digitally via 3.5mm jack for the former and optically, coax, USB, Bluetooth, and Apple Airport Express for the later. There are bass and treble knobs on the back of the powered speaker that helps tune the speakers to their placement.
I've now had these for 3 weeks in my tractor. They sit up in the top storage area behind the driver and passenger seats. It's not the best setup for me to take advantage of the soundstage but I utterly enjoy them regardless. I'm thinking about making some alterations to the storage space so that the sound is projected more towards the front of the cab. SSSSShhh! Don't tell my boss.
If you're in need of compact and amazing sounding speakers, I highly recommend the Vanatoo Transpartent Ones. Here's some links for extra reading and convincing. http://www.vanatoo.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Vanatoo-Transparent-One-Powered-Speakers/product-reviews/B0080K2KUK/ref=dpx_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1
http://www.facebook.com/Vanatoo
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