Bose 901 Series V Questions

Please no Bose bashers.

#1. Has anyone ever listened to these speakers backwards ?

( with the 8 woofers facing you )...interested in your opinion regarding sound ...good or bad ?

#2. Can the color of the drivers be black as well as blue ?

I am running my Bose Equalizer between Amp and Preamp...Is that a good way ?

Thank you

rocky131312-12-2023 5:32pm

larsman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,144 posts 12-12-2023 at 05:43pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Actually, somebody in my college dorm had a pair of 901's that he'd placed facing backwards, firing the front against a wall. This was around 1972, so I can't remember much about them besides that!
o_holter Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 980 posts 12-12-2023 at 06:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I tried but went back to conventional setup. they could be used as concert speakers though, backfiring towards the musicians. I never liked the sound of the Bose equalizer, and ended up running the 901s (v2) without it, accepting a very bell-shaped frequency curve.
czarivey Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,946 posts 12-12-2023 at 07:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I tried wearing my T-shirt backwards, but it was very uncomfortable. I believe that if I try that with speakers the effect will be nearly-same.