Bose 901 Review Well Done.

Holy Shxxxt ! The comments page exploded as expected.

Just go to my channel and find out what I think of Bose (not Boze White People).

All Highs, Sweet Mids, & Deep Bass....It Must Be Bose !

Every speaker I have ever heard brought something unique to the show. Sometimes better, sometimes worse. Sometimes wow! But they all let you hear the music from a different perspective. That being said, my experience with the 901’s was in the barracks in Germany when one of my buddies had to have them (because of the hype) and my experience was not good because he had no clue how to set them up properly and if he did there was no way to do it in a dorm room! I always wondered what they would’ve sounded like if they were properly set up. I did find the EQ colored the sound but that was expected but you can color the sound with a paint choice. I’m sure that would be the case with something that mostly bounces the sound off of the walls. I’ll bet if you set them up properly they would sound cool in their own right. They most likely would be a novelty item for me but fun to play around with nonetheless! Most importantly, ETM!  Cheers 

In high school I could not afford them so we built what we called 1801s.  We doubled the size.  My friends brother was a MIT graduate so he figured out the size of the speaker, internal volume, etc. and they worked really well.  We used an 18 band EQ with them.  They were pretty amazing for the price we built them for.

I wonder where they are today?

Happy Listening.

A very entertaining, well-written article. Just another reminder why I chose a career path as a hifi peddler and speaker nerd, rather than a wordsmith.

I am working on an article (to be released shortly?) in defense of 901s from the unique perspective of one who has turned the speakers (and EQ) inside out and performed some significant performance mods. I also want to get "real" and disclose that there is just so much you can do with "mid-fi" 4 1/2" drivers slinging 89% of the signal off (untreated) back/sidewalls. The Bose 901 design is the polar opposite of my patented design. That being said, "getting things out of the way that make them sound worse" did reveal some nuance, delicacy, and focus that compelled me to strap myself onto the listening chair for an extended period of time and genuinely enjoy the experience.

The new Bose/Mac relationship got my wheels turning. How about a set of $45k Mac901s with 9 x 50 watts of onboard active amplification, DSP, and audiophile-grade full range (up to 20 kHz) drivers? Optional pedestals? Of course. This time with amplified compact subs/passives with useable output below 20 Hz. I’d trade of couple of cars I don’t drive very much these days for a set.

OP,

Havent heard these and have no desire to, based on my current contentment with my system and prior experience with older iterations. That being said, I am always skeptical when someone joins this site and their first post is a shill....