RIP Amar Bose

I too can recall the first time I heard a pair of Bose 901s. A record store in Nashua, New Hampshire had a pair suspended from the ceiling. They were playing the just released Layla by Derek and the Dominoes. No idea who the band was and only the album cover was displayed. A great album t be sure, but it never sounded so good as that first time. Ah the memories.
RIP Dr. Bose.

Timrhu, The band was Derek and the Dominos. (Eric Clapton)

The first time I heard some Bose 901s, they were powered by some MacIntosh gear and it was so damn loud I had to walk out of the demo room, and I was young and invincible then. It was loud and clear and favored the high end with no real lower mids and bass and I couldn't get over that fact.

Even my brother had a pair that he blasted in the house, first on stands and then suspended from the ceiling. He couldn't stop fiddling with them, taking them apart and reassembly them and finally traded the broken speakers for something else. :-)

Bose was responsible for getting a lot of folk interested in audio and my hat's off to him for that. I don't begrudge him a bit for how things went later on.

All the best,
Nonoise

Timrhu,

I am from Nashua and went to high school at Nashua High - class 80. Loved going to Tech Hifi back in the day!

Yes, Bose 901 at a party listening to Smoke on the Water and it sounded great! I had to have a set of those 901's when I was a teen....

RIP Dr Bose.