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Bose 901...really

The good book says that there is a time and place for everything. Even Bose 901s?

I am building a pool house addition to my house, 36 X 26 with a cathedral ceiling about 24 ft. The entire interior is hard surface wood, glass, and concrete, so it will be very reverberant. I want to install a set of multichannel speakers. For the fronts, I am all set, with NHT1259 woofers in a 3 cu ft wall cavity, along with three Dynaudio monitors, mounted on the wall. (I have all this on hand). The rear wall includes a very large set of windows. They say that if the world gives you lemons, make lemonade. Why not use that expanse of glass and wood as a reflector for Bose 901s? I have a hunch it would work quite well. And the darned things a cheap as speakers go these days.
eldartford
sthomas12321
408 posts
 
Theres a reason bose, Magnepan, Martin Logan, and other reflected speakers are so loved.
eldartford OP
4,262 posts
 
Here is an update...

1...One speaker quit. Open circuit. I contacted Bose. Warantee service was first class.

2...Hooked up the repaired speaker. (I don't know what the problem was). Of course I sat down to listen. Again I was astonished to hear how well the broad soundstage is preasented, and how well a central sound is imaged. Contrary to all audiophile lore.

I am sure that my excellent results are due to the unique room environment, with an assist from the Behringer DEQ2496 replacing the stock Bose equalizer.
wadav
84 posts
 
For whats it worth, Bose uses Quad electrostatics for their r&d listening purposes and crown amps. And yes,there are audiophiles that are engineers at Bose,just remember its not there aim to create highend products.
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