Bose 901

Mr.DECIBEL is in 1st place.

What I remember most about Bose is their policy of never publishing any spec, ever. Nailed the 'mystery' demographic.

I wonder how much Bose would sell the 901s for today? Imagine the cost of the amp you need to drive them. Anyone tried to drive them with class D yet?

Putting the past into perspective, the 901's were not the most 'sophisticated' speakers I've owned, no.  Steve59 is dead to rights as to Where We Were When....*G*

In a 'not so large' space, set up with reasonable care (when you weren't 'twisted' beyond recognition *L*), and driven with Something that didn't turn to toast when 'cranked'....

They were just plain Fun.👍👌😜

A relatively reasonable place to Begin.....one's 'audio odyssey'...
...and here we are Now. ;)

Happy Listening, to whatever strokes your neurons. *S*

Reading all the posts so far, I’m struck by the level of vitriol some manage to work up, simply over a speaker that they personally happen to not care for. Perhaps the marketplace success of the 901 challenges their own notion that if what they like is right, everything (and everyone) else must be wrong. I think many audiophiles just prefer their "audiophile" sound sterile and hyper-detailed, rather than a sound that more closely resembles that of live music.  Also, it’s amazing how much misinformation still remains about a product that was in production for 48 years or so. In the end, it’s really all subjective, anyway. Personally, I value a speaker that puts a smile on my face more highly than one that pushes all the audiophile buttons.