Bose 901

Congrats to the winner of the most ridiculous unaudiophile reply.

This is the dark side of our hobby


From...rchop or something like that.


10:30pmThe most hilarious experience ever in my shop when I tried them. We laughed so hard I still remember it.

Successful? Sure, at marketing and taking out really "cool" ads. These were the days of Hugh Hefner's TV show where pipes, smoking jackets, jazz on the stereo, and scantily-clad ladies discussing Heidegger and the politics of sex were successful, too.

It was a period in time where the company, which continues its ways, presented itself as based on total science--I think they had guys in white coats in some of their print ads--to cover the ridiculous products they tried to sell.

Never has there been a worse-sounding speaker MASQUERADING as a great scientific achievement. Well, I take that back. Some of today's charlatans charge infinitely more for their hoo-doo, and they get it just like bose did back then.  

Evidently, some of their stuff is once again popular for some reason. I would not waste any of my time seeking to hear anything they made back then or today.  

But hey, have at it if you wish. The world is a big place full of many people.

Cheers--and still laughing!

I have a pair of the final series with a pair of Foster external tweeters and Klipsch 12 inch subs. I’m driving them with monoblock VTA Amps and they sound pretty amazing. My previous set up was AR MGC’s with an SAE solid state amp. Yes I’m a child of the 70’s and early 80’s audio. I’m quite satisfied with my 901s.

Fostex stupid spell check 🙄

Peterdavis



........is an audiophile.

Back in 1982 I listened to 901 Series IV, I believe. Fun speakers! College dorm rooms. Mine were Boston Acoustics A70s. 

The 901s took up very little space, played to loud volumes, and did a nice job rendering detail without fatigue. Bass was tight, not boomy or overblown. AC/DC “Back In Black” was a favorite, from an Empire 2000Z cart. Billy Joel “Glass Houses” was fun. Michael Jackson “Off The Wall” and Thriller at loud volumes sounded pretty amazing!

i wouldn’t mind having a pair today! Great bang for the buck, if you’re careful! I would not reform; I would use butyl rubber surrounds.