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Interesting comment on Bose Speakers.....

 I’ve heard quite a few audiophile speakers that used expensive drivers in ways that...well, didn’t suit my taste. Quite a few speakers using Focal tweeters made me feel like that guy in the movie Seven Beauties who went to “better  @@%%@!. Say what you want about Bose but a Bose speaker never made me want to leave the room.
ishkabibil
sandthemall
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My wife and I get an AirBNB in Carmel every year...same place.

It has a humble Bose stereo with a collection of CDs to choose from. Very charming. Obviously no consideration for acoustics in the octagonal living room the stereo resides in.

But the system sounds good enough that occasionally I take notice.

I think the lack of crossovers and the band pass subwoofer (also no crossover) create a very phase coherent presentation.

They don’t create issues they need to overcome. It’s smart. And good enough for most average folks.

We live in a different world where the potential to get better sound is always a priority.

 

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asvjerry
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The 901 is an interesting beast; carefully set up in given space it could mimic a 'wall of sound' quality that was entertaining.

Reminds me now of a mutant dipole of sorts, but even more dependent of the space and placement within it.

Certainly could flood the room in a 'sonic bath', for sure. *L*

aberyclark
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I had a 1999 Corvette that had Bose power speakers. The head unit was a standard GM/Delco with CD. For that small of a space, the system sounded great and would crank up quite a bit. However, it sounded nothing compared to the Harmon kardon system that was in my Saab 9-5. 

dadork
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A contact of mine invests 20k in a system....

Martin Logan Electrostatic....

High end amp and so on .....

Contacts me asking for help....

Says he cant take it.....he cant play a Classic Rock song for beans... Stand up and the speakers are horrible.....people over to listen off axis just doesnt get it....

Then the Bose guy who plays all genres and loves them including his or her company.

Overpriced? Really? At the end of the day I believe not.

@ishkabibil

So you defend Bose by saying people don’t place them optimally and the room hasn’t been set up right. Then your buddy’s 20k system sounded like crap but you didn’t "help him extract" everything that could be gotten? Didn’t you claim to have this talent? Under optimal for either system the Bose will fall flat against buddy’s Martin Logan’s.

b_limo,

I'm still trying to understand what your mother was thinking when she allowed you to drive at 13 years old.

@roxy54 Funny! My first concern was that she was having him listen to Yanni!

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roxy54
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dadork,

I was actually dead serious. What kind of mother does that? But yeah, the Yanni thing too...

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