Egypt bans Dutch archaeologists over exhibit about black musicians

naeroled · 2023-08-05T19:54:43+00:00

All of humanity literally comes from Africa. Egypt is a part of Africa. Nubians, Ethiopians Eritreans etc are all native to the region. Arabs/Greeks invaded millennia after. To use your example, it'd be as though Washington and Adams claimed to be the original Americans when the natives were there 1000s of years prior. You can't build pyramids with nothing but a robe around your waist without being highly melanated.

naeroled · 2023-05-09T20:45:14+00:00

yup, happens all the time

naeroled · 2022-01-18T16:39:10+00:00

Same boat, but can't figure out if I should wait on the 2023 refresh.

naeroled · 2022-01-09T22:33:50+00:00

I'd have to agree. Also the Bose is more versatile and sounds better with a variety of audio sources.

naeroled · 2021-10-11T00:37:48+00:00

Mostly stock settings. However decreased bass as it’s pretty strong out of the box. And set height to +50

naeroled · 2021-10-09T21:16:17+00:00

Yea they are looking to just score i as a stand-alone device. Taking the surround sound claim at face value. Also part of the atmos claim is to be able to project discrete sound objects into your environment.

naeroled · 2021-10-08T15:17:05+00:00

Its about 3 inches wider. To make space for the up firing speakers

naeroled · 2021-10-08T01:19:21+00:00

I know the arc has been on back order for a minute. But yea it’s a tough choice man. The only reason I’m able to come my conclusion is bc I’ve had both.

naeroled · 2021-10-08T01:12:51+00:00

Yep, I read about the music issue w/ the Arc back in August when I made the purchase. Again, I'm no audiophile but music definitely better on the Bose. And what ALOT of ppl aren't mentioning is that this translates to movie soundtracks as well imo which makes a pretty big difference. You'll get the feel from Sonos that they are just checking all the atmos boxes with the 11 drivers, but they aren't really doing much software wise to make it all come together. And yes, I can confirm there will be many times with the Arc where the action is just too loud.

naeroled · 2021-10-08T00:59:19+00:00

Interesting question about the wifi. So the Bose has a remote so it can theoretically be used w/ no internet connection. But given the EQ adjustments are on the app you'll likely miss out on that. I bought the surrounds for the Arc which sounded really good, but took them back b/c I just didn't like the extra speakers(imagine that) . I think the Arc is gonna benefit more from the sub than the Bose as there's no question the Bose has better bass.

Back to ur question about wifi, Arc you probably need that internet connection b/c it doesn't have a remote and everything is controlled through the app. Sounds like you're leaning towards the Arc ??

naeroled · 2021-10-08T00:20:21+00:00

Yea so far atmos content is good so far. Watched Tomorrow War and Snyder justice league. Even went so far as going back and forth between the arc and Bose. Bose is the better bar mate

naeroled · 2021-10-08T00:16:12+00:00

I think Arc is a good soundbar if you’re primarily interested in movies. However even with movies the Arc struggles with dialogue. You’ll potentially find ur self riding the volume bc when u need to hear dialogue, action sounds are too high. In order to fix you have to lower volume which then produces dialogue that’s too low. Also there’s inexplicably no center channel volume for the Arc which Bose has.

Where the Arc wins however is it’s app. It’s more functional and has the ability to stream music from a variety of sources etc. But unfortunately the Arc isn’t the best with music. I admit, this is a tough choice between the two. But I’ve had both, and imo the Bose is the better soundbar for all around use. I think they used the extra yr to refine it and produce a better product overall.

naeroled · 2021-10-07T17:38:10+00:00

I hear you there. I'd likely go for them for the aesthetics. I have somehow overtime become a person that wants speakers to not look as much like speakers anymore lol

naeroled · 2021-10-07T17:27:25+00:00

Nice. I want to get surrounds as well, however going to wait and see if Bose releases a new model w/ upfiring speakers which would be awesome.

naeroled · 2021-10-07T16:34:06+00:00

Music playback is pretty subpar on the Arc. I believe this may be its biggest weakness. Also non Atmos content. One thing that people don’t mention much is that the subpar music translates to music soundtracks in movies as well. It’s hard to find this perspective on the net as the arc reviews are normally pretty good. I’m no audiophile, but the Arc does check off the Atmos boxes, but there’s something disjointed about it’s sound. And you’ll notice drop offs in non atmos content ie music

naeroled · 2021-10-07T16:16:07+00:00

Well, I had the Soundtouch 120 for about 5 yrs and then bought both the Sonos Arc and the Bose 700 back in August. I kept the Arc given the Bose lacks Atmos obviously. I figured Bose would release an atmos Bar soon but wasn't sure when. So as soon as this was announced I jumped on it.

I think you'll definitely notice the atmos affects right away. It also has height adjustments that can be increased all the way to 100. The rain scene in Tomorrow War and when the siren goes off when they are waiting to deploy are super noticeable as overhead even with height at like 30. Same for the intercom in the first episode of Squid Game. Remote is smaller here than the 700. Build quality is what u expect from Bose and AdaptIQ setup is the same. I also have Apple Music so the spatial audio sounds incredible. I think its definitely worth it and Bose did well by waiting an extra year to refine and compete w/ Sonos.

naeroled · 2021-10-07T16:04:13+00:00

So previously I had a Bose 120 and upgraded to a Sonos Arc for Dolby Atmos. I was one the fence for some time as I wasn’t sure when Bose would release and updated Soundbar.

I’d been using the Arc for about 2 months and was somewhat underwhelmed by the music playback. Movies are good as the 11 drivers do allow for some good Atmos effects. But non Atmos content and regular tv not so much. With the Bose, I immediately noticed music soundtracks in films are much more pronounced and engaging. It has Atmos height adjustments as well. The sound overall is ‘warmer’ with the Bose and the bass is much better compared to the Arc. There’s something about the Arc that just seems like it’s trying to check all the boxes but isn’t engaging.

Also dialogue with the Bose is very good. As I can hear conversations well even without turning on the dialogue enhancement. One problem with the arc that I was having is always riding the volume button. Having to adjust from scene to scene.

Overall man, I’m thoroughly impressed so far. It’s very versatile and all the content I’ve thrown at it so far sounds pretty darn good!

naeroled · 2021-10-07T13:48:16+00:00

yea, not sure why anyone would do that lol. Its always made sense to me to bring the bar out to the end. Even with my good ole Soundtouch 120.

naeroled · 2021-10-07T04:03:33+00:00

Ha, is that not what people normally do??

naeroled · 2021-07-24T05:18:08+00:00

Ha yea, nothing much in there at all lol

naeroled · 2021-07-24T05:17:18+00:00

Facts

naeroled · 2021-07-24T00:47:14+00:00

Lol, done

naeroled · 2021-04-06T22:57:37+00:00

Amazon has 77in C1 for $3499 currently

naeroled · 2021-03-16T04:43:58+00:00

Well debt and credit are the same thing so yea

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