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BOSE 901s
« on: June 01, 2003, 12:23:32 AM »
Anyone have an opinion on these??  I heard a pair (about 10 years ago) and they sounded awesome!!  That was ten years ago though...I can get my paws on a used pair in decent shape for $200.....any suggestions comments??
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Re:BOSE 901s
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2003, 08:15:38 PM »
Some people love them, some people don't.  I'm among those who don't.  $200 sure isn't much, tho, and if you like 'em go ahead and buy 'em!

Bose is the least respected name in the audiophile world..  I feel Bose stuff does have it's place (my mother in law's house, she loves Bose stuff, and it works great for her)...  But the reason so many people detest Bose is they don't perform well for music, and Bose spends so much in advertising that most people don't know better.  IMO the same money you can get something much better.

A pair of B&W DM303's, for example...
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Re:BOSE 901s
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2003, 09:43:13 PM »
hmmmm......I've always kinda liked bose but I'm hoping to upgrade to a pair of decent speakers soon.  Right now I have a pair of old JBL 2800ss and a small pair of infinitys>  I guess I need to keep looking.  Any recommendations in the $400 range??
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Re:BOSE 901s
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2003, 09:42:42 AM »
I had a pair about 15 years ago. Each box contains 9 small speakers.
Placement is very critical  because several of the speakers are reverse fireing and you must use a bose crossover box between the amp and the speakers.
I myself would stay away from all bose but I have come to like the sound of B&W and Maggies.
I'd also stay away from all Bang & Olufsen & Sunfire products.
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Re:BOSE 901s
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2003, 04:38:32 AM »
i have 5 of the mini cubes.....i know they arent 'audiophile' quality, but to my ears, they sound might phine...... 8)

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« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2003, 06:18:55 PM »
Back when I was in highschool Bose was the shit.  When the 901s came out I lusted over them for years.  $200 is a steal as long as it comes with the crossover box.  Bose has started to schwag out over the past few years.  Now they have stores at those damn outlet malls that are popping up all over the country. >:(
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« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2003, 08:52:22 PM »
Ah, Mike, there there.
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« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2003, 09:35:44 PM »
who wants to sell me b+w's cheap??? 8)

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« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2003, 12:18:32 PM »
you'd be suprised at how affordable a pair of B&W's can be.

look around www.audiogon.com
check reviews at www.audioreview.com
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Re:BOSE 901s
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2003, 02:29:43 PM »
Yeah, even new, the DM602 or DM602.5's go for 6-700/pair which is very reasonable for how good they sound :)
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« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2003, 03:20:30 PM »
I have the 602.5's and love them. You'd be suprised how much of a difference it makes in low end extension to get the full size speaker and not the bookshelf, plus you don't spend a few hundred on speaker stands.

I preferred the 602's and 602.5's over the comprable Paradigm speakers and the Paradigms are much more expensive.

I think I paid around $700/pr and then spent another $500 on a NAD 370 integrated amp. Throw in some interconnects and speaker cable and you can have a decent system for under $1500. Not exxactly cheap but not too pricey either.
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« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2003, 03:21:58 PM »
No highs, no lows.... gotta be BOSE!!! :)  Oh and since when did B&W become the only speaker out there?  All I hear on this forum is B&W this and B&W that (a few seem to like the Maggies though).  What happened to Monitor Audio, JM Labs, Dynaudio, VMPS, Klipsch (ouch did I just say that, my ears hurt), ProAc, etc??  I know I bought some internet hyped speakers (Onix Rocket), but it looks like they are gonna try and hit a serious market. Just bought a 20K sq. foot facility in China to house and build their own cabinets.  My next set of speakers are gonna be some JM Lab Utopias though!  These are way down the line as the wife and I have kinda planned our finances the next 5 years 1) Jamaica trip (maybe) & '99-01 Baja Hammer w/ 454 and thru hull, 2)kid and new vehicle for her- Chevy Equinox, 3)nothing but fun w/ the kid 4)possibly another kid, 5) a serious HT (projector and all.)
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« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2003, 03:24:17 PM »
Here is the boat.... I won't be on summer tour next year!! :)
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« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2003, 03:51:38 PM »
Scott, It's time you stopped fucking around with wanting just the Utopias and went to the Grande Utopias.  Or those Dynaudio Evidence or the Pipedreams speakers.  Those Pipedreams look phenemonal!  Now if I only had a room with a 25 foot celing in it so they didn't look so out of place.....
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Re:BOSE 901s
« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2003, 10:16:49 PM »
No shit! You could have your own wall of sound!  
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