Magically delicious sound

They don't sell them in the mini-malls on Air Force Bases...
OH YEAH!! I almost forgot, they sound like SH*T!!!

I like how the boundary between "educated hobbyist" and "techno geeks" can be so easily blown out of proportion by some zoomie stuck on an AFB in the middle of Oklahoma that doesn't know his a**hole from his elbows when it comes to speakers. I mentioned three, only three speakers, that will so utterly shame the 901s that its not even worth explaning what will only be misunderstood amongst the ranks of the ignorant. I can tell you that I like music, alot in fact. I don't where a pocket protector, or walk around with sound pressure meters (thats the device I would assume Aaron was attepmting to convey midst his lackluster blatherings..), but I know inadiquate, compressed, lumpy sound when I hear it. If thats what YOU like, than these 901s are your ticket to sonic nirvana. But my 604s will pound them into the ground any day of the week, and for the same price... Do I sound jealous or snobby Aaron?

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B&W DM604S2, Paradigm Monitor 11, Eminent tech (for those of you that like Planars). The list goes on... All speakers mentioned here are right around the same price as the 901s.

Still thinking...

Just about everything imaginable

I think the previous reviewer is wrong to criticize the other reviewer of this speaker (and then post his review 3 times to boot). I do not claim magical ears, and while I do own a more expensive system than anything Bose sells, it is hardly $20,000/pair speakers, or the like.

All I know is I really detest the Bose 901's sound. If that makes me an idiot to you, then fine, but I think you need to come to a realization that for many people, the 901s represent poor performance and poor value. We should not be judged by you for feeling that way, IMO.

If you enjoy your 901s, then I am happy for you. To me, they get no more than 1 star... sorry.

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other Bose products

Powerfully good sound

A bit awkward to place

These speakers simply rock. Give them a listen and you will understand. These audiophile snobs with their geek meters and phased induction transducer warp fusion thingys make me laugh because they forget what really matters. It's all about how it sounds to a normal human. These boobs can't hear most of the crap their geek boy meters and their supposed highly tuned ears are measuring. These are the same flaky dorks that are also known as early adopters. They pay out the butt for junk they don't use and then hate it when it goes down in price. One last point, when buying speakers, get off your computer and go listen to a bunch of different types. That's the ultimate review.

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Infinity, Miller and Kriesel

Powerfully good sound

A bit awkward to place

These speakers simply rock. Give them a listen and you will understand. These audiophile snobs with their geek meters and phased induction transducer warp fusion thingys make me laugh because they forget what really matters. It's all about how it sounds to a normal human. These boobs can't hear most of the crap their geek boy meters and their supposed highly tuned ears are measuring. These are the same flaky dorks that are also known as early adopters. They pay out the butt for junk they don't use and then hate it when it goes down in price. One last point, when buying speakers, get off your computer and go listen to a bunch of different types. That's the ultimate review.

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Infinity, Miller and Kriesel

Powerfully good sound

A bit awkward to place

These speakers simply rock. Give them a listen and you will understand. These audiophile snobs with their geek meters and phased induction transducer warp fusion thingys make me laugh because they forget what really matters. It's all about how it sounds to a normal human. These boobs can't hear most of the crap their geek boy meters and their supposed highly tuned ears are measuring. These are the same flaky dorks that are also known as early adopters. They pay out the butt for junk they don't use and then hate it when it goes down in price. One last point, when buying speakers, get off your computer and go listen to a bunch of different types. That's the ultimate review.

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Infinity, Miller and Kriesel

people who don't know good sound like them.

A lot of people don't know good sound.

My brother wanted to get a new set of speakers. The first mistake was that he wanted to go to the Bose store. So there we are, listening to some music on the 901's. I thought they sounded like cheap speakers found at best buy or one of those places, my brother thought they sounded great. Why is that? I thought only the mid range sounded ok, the rest of the music was "boosted" by that crappy eq they make you buy. The bass was not well defined as the drums sounded muddy instead of tight. It seems like you have to strain to hear the highs as they got lost in the midrange somewhere. After I explained to my brother why these speakers are a poor speaker I got labled an audiophile by the salesman, he said I must have 5,000 dollar speakers and that is why I think they sound bad. I Told the salesman that I have a set of 1600 dollar speakers that are better and only cost 200 dollars more then they were asking for the 901 speakers. For an average listener that does not know how real music sounds the 901s are a great speaker at an inflated price. My brother took my advice and looked at other speakers outside of the Bose line. I think Bose can charge a high price because they are a well known company and many people equate that with quality, as for me I could buy a set of 200 dollar speakers that lay the 901's to shame. I suggest that you look at 200 dollar speakers if you really like the 901s, because you would save money.

Mid-range wit 9 midwoofers it better

Why am I smiling? Because I'm not a stupid sap that bought a 1500 dollar speaker with 9 4.5-in midrange woofers(Bose what r u thinkin)no bass ok high's Sony speaks have ok high's though, overall a waste of money

This is worthless

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My reference has finally been found!!!! By far the greatest speaker in existance!!!

None at all. They are so good, they make neerby speakers sound better.

I had spent many an hour in search of a system with what it would take to be my "reference". It finally came to fruition about a year ago (or so I had thought). I auditioned the Dunlavy SC-IV with boulder amplification and other associated Levinson electronics. No matter how hard I tried, I could find nothing to compare to these. Bass response was off the scale, the most seemlessly integrated speaker I had encountered. To spite the $26000 price tag of the speakers and the more than $70000 in associated electronics(boulder 2060 amp, levison No. 30 pre-amp, No 31.5 transport, No 380s DA, and straight-wire& Kimber select), this degree of sonic perfection was worth ANY price. So I decided to commit the very next day. I had a room in my house that measured 20x26x10 which would be transformed into my listening room. And then the day came, the equipment was installed and the break-in period commenced. I was in heaven; what more could anyone want? Over the past 8 months this system has served me well, and met up to ANY demand. They have the dynamics of a wall of servo subwoofers coupled with the transparent highs of an electrostat. But then one glorious day I was strolling through the mall and I decided to stop in the Bose outlet to shame the commoners wallowing in there own low-fi pity. The salesman was actually quite cordial(I WAS gonna punch him in the face just for fun, when your as rich as me you can get away with stuff like that), And He invited me to audition the new 901 series 7. The track was stevie ray vaughns "little wing", which is one of my reference songs, so I figured I was in for quite a laugh. Boy was I wrong!!!!!!!!!! The 901 sounded better than my SC-VIs!!! Whats that you say, I'm an idiot?! Well sir, I welcome you to think whatever you want, But I did a "DOUBLE BLIND TEST" just to confirm my suspicions. The 901s looked taught and sturdy where they where, so I decided to haul my 550 lb dunlavys down to the Bose outlet, along with all of my equipment. The test was set. He (that clever salesman) played the 1812 overture first through the 901s, I thought it was the Dunlavys!!!!!!! The base on the 901s FAR exceeds what the SC-VIs are capable of, the hell with those 2 15" woofers, If you want good base, you need 9-4.5" woofers. And treble? forget about it!!! The 901s went all the way up to 90kHz!!! And the time/phase alignment(a dunlavy marketing ploy) appears to be a bunch of crap as well, who needs time alignment when you can just aim the woofers at the wall??? All in all the 901s are just better speakers, so the next day I sold the SC-VIs and bought the 901s with the money that was in my shoe. Talk about a humbling experience. Somehow the poeple at bose have figured out a way to circumvent the laws of physics and make the best sound in the world through 9-4.5" woofers... And the reason I kept the electronics? Come on!!! a 600 watt class A amp is just the begining what the 901 need to perform to their greatest potential.

The moral of the story? Bose makes the best speakers in the entire world. Even though the materials and design philosophy would dictate that they'd be pathetic pieces of crap, they have uprooted natural laws and come out on top once again!!!

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Dunlavy SC-VI, Boulder 2060 amp, Mark Levinson transport. Wilson Audio X-1, B&W Nautilus.

nada

name it

do yourself a favor --stay clear of this kind of crap bose is trying tooooo sellll youuuu.

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westlake audio-sm1 116000 dollars thats right 116000.950lbs each

price, midrange as long as you do not pay more than one third of retail

high's,low's sounds better in adjacent rooms than in the room the speaker is located in!

I have had bose 901's for over 5 years, and I really think I can give a fair appraisal of what they do, or do not. First of all, they have to have the eq on, or they are worthless. Secondly, they take more space than a washer. You need to have them a foot away from the back wall at the point of the speaker. They also need 18in. minimum on each side to develop the sound. Once they are hooked up correctly, them you can review them. Also,they audition poorly at sound rooms, because they are not set up right. All of the direct speakers sound better under these conditions! That said, I think they have been left far behind by technology!!! I have heard speakers costing 300 dollars each that sound better. I purchased a pair of Paradigram reference 100;sv2 a year ago. I went on a 2 month shopping trip, traveling all over to hear different speakers. Several times, I took my 901 to compare side by side to many other brands at half the retail price. They all sounded better except for the Circuit City/Good Guys junk, if you audition next to other poor brands such as JBL, Infinity, Polk, (sorry folks, if I offend you, but owning it does not make it good) and other like brands they are not so bad. But nowadays, for the same money, you can buy Paradigram, see the reviews! Or Magneplanars if you are not a rock/roll fan. I used to be bothered by the reviews of the 901s, but homework proved the lower reviews to be correct! They are all midrange, so voices sound good, but the high range is poor, and the bass is very muddled sounding! I was pushing them with 400 watts per channel, so they were not underpowered. I feel they can sound pretty good, but why settle? Also, I tried out the sattelite/subwoofer combo's and the Bose was middle of the pack. The Polk's were even better! So while the twits who say they are terrible are without a clue, the reviews that reflect a 4 or 5 should be at least 10 years old to ring true!

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