Bose 901

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.

Rich...

Glad I didnt either.

@barts47, i too had the series 2 i bought new way back. i heard that the series 1 and 2 sounded the best!!

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