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Hello and "THANKS IN ADVANCE"

Recently I purchased a pair of Bose 901's and 601's. I'm running the 901's with the Bose equalizer through speaker "A" connections. The 601's are through  "B" connections. I'm scared of the warning in the 901 owners manual that says the 901 equalizer may damage other speakers. Does anyone know where to set my unused  7 band graphic equalizer as to better duplicate the bose equalizer? it"s range is +- 12 db starting at 63Hz to 12.5kHz.

 

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cleeds
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Unlike the Bose 901, I'm pretty sure the Bose 601 doesn't require an EQ.

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Thanks Cleeds. Yes, the 601 don't require an equaluizer, but I'm scared the 901 equalizer will damage them. I've been keeping the volume down when I listen to both 901 and 601, and turning 'off" my "tape monitor" at high volumes as to not run the 901 equalizer process through all speakers. can i just eliminate the 901 equalizer, and replace it with my 7 band equalizer?

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The 901s need equalization, the 601s don't. The only way to run both properly would be with two stereo amps with the 901 equalizer only connected to the amp driving the 901s. It doesn't matter what equalizer you use, it can only be one or the other, not both. 

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This feels like going back to the 70s,  or do they still make the 901s.

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baylinor

... do they still make the 901s

No, Bose stopped making them a few years ago. The 901s had a long run, though, even if many audiophiles didn't approve.

I think @russ69 is correct has to how to connect both the 901s and 601s at the same time.

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