Bose 901 series VI & Yamaha A-S2000

Guess what, about a year and half ago, I had some Bose 901 seris 6, Believe it or not!, I put a Krell Kav 300I intergrated amp on these, mated with Tara Labs-The one speaker cables and interconnects, spent hours finding the best speaker setup in the room that was being used, stood back, Wow!, these speakers sounded very good with some decent electronics and very,very good cables!, unfortunally, I had to sell the Bose and Krell to finance buying a Tara Labs Zero Gold balanced 1-meter interconnect with HFX grounding station, No regrets on the interconnect, but that sound of Bose 901's on a good setup will live in my memory as a huge upgrade for 901's!, I might just get another pair for the hell of it for a second system, and do that all over again, believe me, the 901's was quite a different animal, they seemed like they were not Bose anymore, a profound revalation with that setup, cheers.

Audiolabyrinth,

I think many people would be surprised how good things can sound when optimized/dialed in, even Bose.

I am not a fan of many Bose home audio products, but I suspect few have ever heard newer 901s mated with really good gear well and might be surprised with the results possible.

I have heard 901s and other Bose gear sound pretty good in some commercial installations I have heard, so I have to believe it is possible.

Tone Audio reviewed the 901 Series VI recently. The verdict? A lot going for 'em, especially at the $1400/pr retail.

Review here.

Mapman, The second half of the story is that I had two pair of Bose 901 series six, I put both pairs on the main system, The Krell 700cx before I got the amp modded. man, talking about the loudest system I have heard in my life,The 700cx has bi-amp post, I took advantage of that, the bass was kicking my guts thru my back!, like a fricken concert!, people rushed to my house, they said they heard it inside their house with their doors closed, Ha, He,he,Ha, Awsome!, I will not ever forget that either, cheers to you mapman.

I have a Bose 901 Lifestyle system (15 years old and still going strong) in a room with a Yamaha piano, a set of Gretsch drums and a plethora of percussion instruments, from bells to chimes, to guiros, and claves, and so forth. As a musician, and speaking to other musicians, the 901s are really great speakers. Their tonal balance is spot on. They reproduce the voicing of my piano with uncanny accuracy. Bells and chimes and cymbals the same. The overtones from cymbals are amazing. I have two different pairs of finger cymbals for example that have quite distinct tonality. Bose 901s reproduce their individual character amazingly well. I love these speakers and always have. They are not for everybody and they are not audiophile speakers, but they work well for a lot of people and have done so for many, many years. I am sure the Yamaha electronics would work very well with them.