Bose 901

I’ve listened to 901s, Series IV, properly set up. They are just flat fun to listen to! Very fast, dynamic, detailed, with nice imaging and room fill. Visceral and not fatiguing at all. Enjoyable speakers, with a small footprint. I thoroughly enjoyed them. 65 Watts/ch and I was very satisfied. I actually miss them!

Of course, set-up is important for any speaker. Most speakers aren’t. If speaker X was set up properly it would also be entertaining to listen to. Hel-loo!

@ishkabibil  So glad you never came into my shop.  I guess we did not have a punched "AUDIOPHILE" card or whatever YOU think is RIGHT.

Probably be one of the customers I "fired" each year at xmas.

Pain in the rear, and no, it did not matter HOW MUCH MONEY you had or what you bought.  You were let go from the shop and given a contact at something like Sound Advice or some other pop retailer in our area.

Enjoy the music!

Cheers!

I owned a pair series IIs way back in the day, yes they were setup properly and I thought they sounded great. Sold them.  I now have a pair of series VI that are in my garage facing backwards. It may sound crazy but they sound really good in a 1000 sq ft space that is all concrete and cement block.  And no doesn't sound anything like the main rig. They don't image at all, but they fill that space with bone crushing volume if you desire. Which I do regularly......I don't get out much. \8-).

Ok I admit it.... I owned a pair...  I was 16 and working at Lechmere Sales in the Boston area.  I got a pair of 901 V for super cheap.... they were returned , no box or manuals so my boss let me take them for next to nothing.  Set them up with my Sansui AU 9900 and Sony CDP 101.   

They cranked,  but were so hungry for power I ended up getting a Carver m1.5t amp.  My neighbors threw a lot of parties, so I would just open the windows and crank those suckers....   I used them for a few years then got my first real speakers Paradigm Studio 100s.....  I eventually paired them with an PS Audio 6.1 pre and a pair of B&K M200 Sonata mono amps for my  first decent system.