BOSE (R) 901 Series VI - Black
By: Bose Average Rating: 2.5 Total Reviews: 2
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 On: 2006-07-20
I was suduced by the sales pich and purchased a pair of 901s, they do sound good, but no low end bass or high end. treble, also need a lot of power I use a playmaster 140 watt true RMS amp runs hot 3 Amp (240 volt). Not saying that thay dont sound realy good, just very over priced for such old technology and cheap materials.
by: Anonymous On: 2006-01-25
I have the Oak finish 901 series VI with equalizer, and use monster cable to the speakers.
Bose hasnt changed the design significantly since the 1970s, but they need to. The multiple 4.5" driver system lacks both low and highs. While the sound is "punchy" and what bass there is is tight, it drops off considerably at the bottom end, necessitating a subwoofer. The other end has the same problem, since 4.5" cones just cant reproduce sounds normally done by tweeters. Midrange is overbearing. The equalizer oddly enough has buttons to cut off bass even more, presumably to reduce turntable rumble, but since the 901 cant produce low sounds its hardly an issue anyway. The EQ has a button and 2 slides, thats it. Very little here to adjust for the most part. Finally, the 901 is remarkably inefficient, necessitating the use of a powerful amp to get listenable levels. My Pioneer amp was already turning on its cooling fan at what I would only consider medium volume. The only way to shape the sound to get acceptable listening quality would be to have a multiband graphic equalizer and set it to what folks would call disco-mode with the slides in an upside down V shape, reducing midrange and emphasizing low bass and treble. The cones work really hard when you do this and the amp certainly doesnt like it either. The 901 tends to pop on low bass notes due to excessive cone travel, and your amp will most likely be clipping too, making the audio problem even worse. These speakers are completely unshielded, making them unsuitable for use near a traditional television. Dont ever leave magnetic tapes near these things, the field given off is huge.
To summarize, I have a set of $99 15" chinese-made speakers that sound better than the 901s. Im keeping the chinese speakers, but the 901s are up for sale.
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