Pelliott321 wrote:
I think bad mouthing Bose is unfair. The original 901’s when set up right actually sound3 pretty good. Bose made the marketing decision to go after the masses and leave the audio assholes behind. They were very successful in making money.
Amar Bose taught at MIT and had his students develop speakers using the cheapest parts out there as part of the degree program. To make a long story short -- one of his students sued Bose for using his idea for a Bose product.
That said -- before any of this -- I got sucked into Bose 901s. I had a pair of KLH Model 5s for a couple of years. I traded the 5s in on a pair of 901s. After only two weeks living with the 901s details in music that I took for granted were missing along with the added hard glassy-edge that layered all types of music. I was disgusted and pissed off with a very bad case of buyer's remorse. The dealer already sold off the 5s so back went the 901s for an order of a new pair of KLH-5s.