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Anyone use Bose Centerpoint?
My Civic came with a 12 speaker Bose system. One of the selectable audio settings is Bose Centerpoint. With it OFF...I can pinpoint the direction of the diff channels of music. (which is what I'm used to)
With if ON...all sounds seem to come from one spot...but the spot is everywhere. The clarity seems a tad better with it on... I'm trying to decide if I like it or not. The tech has been out for about five years, so I imagine there are others here that have had to decide the same. If so..what did you decide for the setting...on or off? https://www.askdavetaylor.com/bose-centerpoint-audio-technology/
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Gotta be good. Paul Harvey liked Bose.
Or as I heard in a store in Oklahoma... BoseEE The old men discussing also referenced Paul Harvey, circa 1991
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Bose blows
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I've had Bose systems in a few diff cars...in fact my 98 Prelude had it when new. And they all had sound that was easy to identify where it was coming from....and I'm used to that.
With the 'Centerpoint'...I can't locate the speaker sounds at all. Very different.
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04-04-2022, 09:24 AM
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I have a set of Bose aviation headphones. Full over the ear noise reduction headphones with the two connectors to hook into the airplane radio and intercom system. They are really astonishing when you turn the noise reduction on. On a couple of occasions I forgot to turn sound reduction on, and though wow it is noisy in our airplane. Then a Homer Simpson like Doh! and turn on noise reduction. Ahhh.
They are great and almost indispensable for longer flights. https://www.bose.com/en_us/products/headphones/aviation_headsets/a20-aviation-headset.html#v=a20_hdst_portable_bt_ii
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A pic of the on/off choice. Bad pic because of the flash inside the garage.
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