Bose 901s are one of the most unnatural-sounding speakers ever produced.
During the 1980s their replacement drivers sold for $9.00 each wholesale!
Their are 18 of those small speakers in a pair of 901s, the lousy little EQ...
Considering the absurdly high price of the 901s...
I guess owners of those speakers mus have mostly been paying for the speaker cabinets and cool-looking stands.
The one impessive feature of the Bose 901 speaker line?
Those speakers can handle a shit-load of power!
However...
My friend manage to blow up a pair of them.
He borrowed my old Phase Linear Series Two 700 power amp and my old Hafler pre amp, to use with his beloved Bose 901s.
The party was a real rocker.
Party visitors were constantly turning the stereo up and down, all night.
I had two fans on my amp, they ran pretty hot when pushed for extended period of time.
That amp could really draw a tonne of current, when pushed...
Nominally rated at 360 watts per chan. rms at 8 ohms...
The 901s handled a lot of power that evening, after the party...
I was helping my buddy clean up, along with a few of his other friends and his girlfriend.
He bragged that his speakers could handle "unlimitted power."
I had warned him earlier, before the party to be very careful never to crank up my amp.
Now with a lot of booze in him he was bragging that his old 901s were the greatest speakers ever created.
I got tired of listening to his ranting, his 901s sounded alright... Nothing special even with my amp and pre amp, which were both very high end pieces at the time.
I told him that my amp could blow his speakers...
To make a long story short...
He accepted the challenge and wound up with all of his speakers blown.
A couple of his drivers even caught on fire.
So much for the Bose 901s mythical "unlimited power handling."
That's exactly how I know about the wholesale cost of the 901's replacement drivers!
LOL!
If you are using Bose speakers...Real music doesn't sound that way.
