Bose 901

Having owned them and done the "how TF do I make these sound good here?" thing over a span of \~20 years and a number of different rooms, I feel they're too close to the wall and too low (but not by much since you're seated when listening). That said, it looks like a good space for what they are capable of doing, but if you're utterly obsessive (and if you're trying to make 901's work in a room smaller than a stadium, you're *obsessive* :P ) there's even for the Bose a bit too much opportunity to reflect in that small sparse space. Certain wall treatment - not huge - might be worthwhile if you have a few years to experiment.

I've a pair of Series 2's hanging in my garage from the 70's.It is climate controlled.The more room and more solid the walls the better they perform.(Block or brick masonry).I've never had mine re-foamed or anything.For anyone to say that 901's don't perform, or underrate their performance, are comp...

Bose 901 has a respected lineage and congratulations on finding a great setup for your room and ears!

I don't know how old this speaker, but sound amazing, spacious and very clear like in concert, o had much newer JBL tower speaker but they are not the same. This Bose speaker must be run with their equalizer, otherwise sound would be not what they made for. My amplifier had sub ,I run this BOSE with...

I'm not going to bore anyone with a review people have read a million times, but in short it took me forever to find the sweet spot for them (which is actually about 2 feet further into the room). But tucked back they still sound very good for my taste and if I'm listening alone I'll pull them out. I think I got a little lucky with them because if I bury them in the corner they sound like absolute trash so I could see how room constraints could make these review really poorly. For anyone interested, the first 3 are obvious but either way; Bose 901 IV, Yamaha Cr2020, Yamaha YP-450, Sony TC-188SD, Sony PS-FL1.

The sound is so clean too. I also started looking at streaming and realised I didn't need a wifi streamer.

My main listening experience is normally through a pair of studio monitors for mixing my own music or headphones for enjoying, but this is a nice change. What do you guys think about the 901’s? As i move into the world of speakers more I get more and more confused on what I’m looking for, these have a nice natural sound but aren’t the most detailed speakers I’ve heard.

Nah, you’ll struggle to find any speakers that play that low, you’ll be wanting a proper subwoofer. 901’s won’t be too great for gaming as you’ll get a exaggerated soundstage. They’re also pretty large speakers so wouldn’t work too well for “stealth” they also need plenty of space to work best.

The 901's sound great — my opinion of course. I see that many people support their stereo setups with a sub woofer but the 901s do not need a sub. The phrase “no highs no lows must be Bose” does not apply to a set properly setup and powered 901s.

Bose 901 is OK if you got the equalizer box. Without it they sound bad.