Bose 901 Review Well Done.

They came out just as my HiFi journey began, in 1968.  I was initiated in the AR/KLH/Dynaco sector of the audiosphere, and went to the Grand Central listening room to hear the 32Hz organ pipe (overtones) of Also Sprach Zarathustra played in a room far too small to support such a wavelength. Later, I heard a pair of Series IIs reproduce a live recording of the West Point marching band through a pair of MC-2300s, and THAT sure was cool.  But as I learned more about audio I came to dismiss them as High Fidelity…especially after the Series III were introduced.  Truthfully, I haven’t tried any of them in a long while.  I credit Bose with several positive contributions to the audio field…popularizing the concept of subwoofers, noise cancelling headphone technology, and the Lifestyle Jewel Cube w/AdaptIQ.  But his genius was always the marketing of a fundamentally fraudulent notion, using the prestige of his MIT position to make bank. Not a fan of that.

Apparently, they are re-releasing the 901's, they look so good!

https://www.gearpatrol.com/audio/bose-901-speaker-kith/&ved=2ahUKEwj5tIr09OGLAxUCAjQIHe00GOwQFnoECD4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2jufUUeTe6Ps79sBHVo9tV

Grew up in Boston, Bose speakers were everywhere. As a kid, the 901's were amazing. But at that time, all I cared about was loud, party speakers were my main speakers. In fact had speaker from floor to ceiling in my bedroom, that would only be played at concert volume. 

Still think they look cool, have been thinking about getting a used pair, as they show up on Craigslist all the time for $400-800

........didn't the BOSE corporation just buy McIntosh and Sonus Faber ????

Yes they did.