For all you Bose 901 Haters!

I will ask again, as I did in a previous thread, how is saying that you do not like the sound some equipment makes or its style ridiculing the owners? This is an absurd connection to make. I have heard people say they do not like class D or they do not like active speakers. That does not mean they are ridiculing either; it means they DO NOT LIKE THEM. It is not snobbish either. Where that idea comes from is beyond me. We do not all own Borresson 05s and Audionet Heisenbergs, though I wish I did. It just means for me McIntosh , (and Bose), would be at the very end of a long list.

@laoman  Because this is a very personal hobby. People purchase what sounds good to them. I have no problem if someone doesn’t like a product, but why is there a need to post that you dislike it and say nothing else of value? What’s the point of even posting that comment. If you don’t like the speakers, why not provide some constructive criticism as to why they don’t work for you and why? If you think someone is wasting their money and a different product would be better, then suggest it. 

Everyone knows you don’t like McIntosh products. You’ve made that abundantly clear. Instead of knocking what someone owns, suggest something that you think would be better. That’s what this whole place is supposed to be about. Sharing our experiences. 

So you want to know what is better than McIntosh? Try Audionet Heisenberg, German Physiks Emperor. You like hybrids? Aethetix, Ypsilon. You like tubes? Doshi, Air Tight. Chinese? AM, Opera Consonance.

Speakers? German Phyisks Bordeland, Borresson, Rockport, Aqueo Stilla.

Grew up with Bose 301’s, 601’s, and then 901’s. Still use my 301’s for front surround and my 901’s are in storage. The 901 should go down as the best party speaker of all time. Small foot print could be hung from the celling and with a Sansui 9090 receiver driving them you could achieve volumes that would shake items off a shelf. Stereo everywhere with no soundstage which worked for a party speaker. I did try them in my reference system and they were terrible, the 301’s sounded better. My plan is when I retire an move to warm climate they will be set up in garage.

Ever stand in front of a drummer, and listen to the immediacy, the impact and those dynamics, while at the same time, feeling it too. You can get this with the 901s. Hang them down from the ceiling; a flat, solid wall behind them; follow every set up parameter; run them with a great system ( they loved high wattage amplifiers, and displayed a craving for high current as well ). Very early in my audio career, I professionally installed 901s in many high end homes....I too owned a pair (  actually, three sets ( series ) of them. Running them with Crown, BGW and their own model 1800 amps, really made those 18 drivers move. The use of the matching eq ( to whatever series was used ), was critical in achieving the expected performance. I always placed the eq after the preamp and before the power amp, assuming the 901s were the only speakers connected to the amp. This also eliminates a 2nd set of cables needed if going through a tape loop. And yes, cables mattered back then too. Anyway, enough of my history ( more of my 901 stories are on another Bose 901 thread here ). With so much " single speaker " excitement and popularity going on right now, it reminds me of how, Dr. Amar Bose, was truly ahead of his time back then. No crossover. Drivers that sounded good, were " rugged ", and handles gobs of power. Used eq as part of the signal chain ( every recording we owned and listened to, incorporated the use of eq ). To anyone who has never heard a proper 901 set up, too bad. Playing the Sheffield Drum Record on my Linn LP 12 / Ittok ( using a number of cartridges in my collection ), without a question, reminded me every time, of my experience with drummers. And for what they cost back then, they were fun and enjoyable.......