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Bose 901 Direct/Reflecting Speaker System - Walnut | 
| Brand: Bose
Category: CE
List Price: $1,398.00
Buy New: $1,258.00
You Save: $140.00 (10%)
New (2) from $1,258.00
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 54855
Media: Electronics
nv: Speakers: 12 3/4"H x 21 1/16"W x 12 3/4"D (32.4 x 53.3 x 32.4 cm) 35 lbs. (16 kg)
Equalizer: 2 1/2"H x 13"W x 5"D (6.4 x 33 x 12.6 cm) 3 2/5 lbs. (1.5 kg)
MPN: 003224
Model: 901 Series VI
UPC: 017817200141
EAN: 0017817200141
ASIN: B0006B5V6G
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| Features:
| • | Our best speakers for movies and music. Only live sounds better | | • | Nine full-range drivers for each speaker | | • | Free-standing active equalizer for smoother, more natural balance and clarity |
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Product Description
The introduction of the revolutionary Bose 901 speakers in 1968 redefined the phrase high fidelity. For the first time, a speaker was capable of reproducing music with much of the impact, clarity and spaciousness of a live performance. Today's 901 speakers incorporate some 350 enhancements over the acclaimed original. 901 speakers work by reflecting most of the sound off walls and other flat surfaces, instead of aiming all the sound toward you, as conventional speakers do. With Direct/Reflecting speaker technology, anything you listen tofrom the latest DVD audio to your favorite vintage recordsacquires lifelike realism, because the speakers reproduce the natural concert hall balance of direct and reflected sound. The result is what we call Stereo Everywhere speaker performancestereo performance that is clear and lifelike everywhere in the room, instead of in just one "sweet spot." You'll experience balanced sound throughout the listening environment, no matter where you sit or stand. Just as you enjoy beautiful music reproduction from these speakers, you can also experience thrilling home theater effects from your home theater components. These speakers are an appropriate choice for use with your surround sound receiver, and can be used in conjunction with other Bose home theater speaker options.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Value and longevity and oh, yeah - perfect sound August 23, 2008
E. E. Campbell, III (Ewingville, The Hub of NJ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought a pair of these in the early '70's, while I was at college in Boston. They have been with me through thick and thin. They carried me through the deaths of John Lennon and Stevie Ray Vaughan. When Jerry died, they performed a funeral vigil for days. These days, they get more Mozart than Stones, and with the exception of one trip back to the factory in the early 80's for new driver seals, they have been the best sounding and most durable speakers I've owned or heard. They really get it when the kids are here for holidays. Powered by an old 200 watt per ch. Denon, they please the family and disturb the neighbors. These things are 36 years old. Do the math on dollars vs. decibel/minutes.
After 40 years..still a classic! July 1, 2008
jaybo (arizona)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Amar Bose created this maverick design in 1968, and to this day, it stands as one of the finest loudspeaker systems for the home. If you love music, and don't want to get on the audiophile merry-go-round, make the 901 your choice.
surround speaker June 7, 2008
Thomas R. Allen Jr.
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
i just came across a pair of very old 901s. no eqalizer.
lifted a corner of the grill cover with a butter knife to check the foam surrouds,,, perfect
looked up the owners manual on the bose website to see what the eqalizer thing was all about. too much taboo for me.
so,, what i did was to hook these 2 nice walnut cabinet speakers up to my surround left & right channels. pretty cool
with my vintage jbl l00s for mains. a velodyne sub, a b&w kevlar center
and a phase linear center channel speaker for my 6/7 rear surround,
all being pushed with a denon 3801, i put on cream at royal albert hall 2006 hddvd and cranked it up a little.
 Not for everyone May 29, 2008
Joey E. (Illinois)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I owned a pair of 901s in the early 80s, they are excellent speakers in term of dynamics and their ability to fill a room with sound. Back then I used Phase Linear equipment to drive them. Phase Linear was designed by Bob Carver and were considered entry level high end at the time. Paired up with the 901s they produce some of my best memories of music. As I grew older and purchased a home with an open floor plan their limitations started to become more apparent. These speakers use reflected sound waves to produce a wide sound stage and excellent imaging, in an open area this effect is loss and you experience what others have called no highs or lows. The equalizer can compensate for some of this but not entirely. My advice is to carefully consider where you will use these speakers and if they fit the environment they can sound spectacular. They are not everyones cup of tea but they just may be yours.
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