For all you Bose 901 Haters!

i think back in the day, the 901's made a lot of noise! looks like not today! maybe this is why they are discontinued!!

Back in the 70's we hung FOUR 901's from the ceiling of our 12x10 foot dorm room driven by a Sansui 9090. Not only did the ceiling drip colors (although that might have been for another reason) but the plaster on the walls flaked off and we couldn't hear for days after.  Ahhhh, Good times....

thank You @waytoomuchstuff   I needed a very good smile put on my face today 

You were kind and on certainly on point 

Bose 901 owners probably had more fun with their systems than we had with ours.  And probably still do.  They were cooler than us back then.  And, probably cooler than us now.  Way back when, we celebrated when we got FINALLY got Joni Mitchell’s voice positioned neatly in the phantom space between our (audiophile) speakers where we wanted it.  The 901 owner celebrated when he FINALLY got Joann’s torso positioned on the Lazy Boy where he wanted it.  It ruins our evening when we’re listening to Vivaldi and the guy next door pulls his Tesla into the driveway and opens the (noisy) garage door.  The 901 owner listens to the Stones while working out on his Total Gym and/or wresting a dog toy away from his Great Daneadoodle.  We lose our freakin’ minds when we realize we missed the sleeve when reinserting the naked LP into the album cover.  The 901 guy notices that his record player is starting to sound like a cat just coughed up a fur ball on the end of his stylus tip, takes a deep breath, blows it off, flicks the stylus with his finger for good measure and flips his Moody Blues album over to Side B.  When we discover someone actually attended Woodstock, we’ll asked questions like: “How were the acoustics of the venue?”  Or: “Did the sound engineer overdrive the board?”   And probably: “Was the catered food healthy?”  Or: “Were the bathrooms clean?”  The 901 owner would ask them if he could take a sample of their hair, frame it and display it above their album collection. Our “sweet spot” (for one person), where things are perfectly articulated, extends 17 cm on either side of the “optimal” location.  The 901 owner’s “semi-sweet acre”, where things sound “almost perfect”, engulfs the entire listening space (and, maybe into the next room?) -- equally enjoyed by ALL participants.

The 901's certainly put on a great show for the parties. 

I briefly owned a pair of 901's SAE Godzillas and a SABA TT . Bought them from a R&R Musician who was moving on. Had them for a year refinished the speakers and sold them for a profit and moved on to some Mission Speakers driven by Luxman equipment . The 901's were perfect at the time.

SAE used model numbers, 2600, etc; the GAS brand used names, such as Ampzilla, Aurora, Charlie, to be specific; the same designer James Bongiorno, RIP ( in most cases ), with the amps.

back in the early 70's being 18 years or so, i bought 4 901 series 2 for my 4 chanell system. i did'nt know anything about stereos but at that time the 901's were the talk of the time. i bougfht the walnut panels because i like the look of wood. i still have those 901's today!!