Bose 901 Direct/Reflecting Speaker System - Black Ash

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• Shipping Weight: 79 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B0006B5V6Q
• Item model number: 11517
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,019 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 22, 2006

Product Description

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bose flagship speaker system, December 4, 2007

By	Jason Parker - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

probably some of the best speakers availiable to purchase, in the past I've owned a pair of 501's and these 901's blow those away. Note that the active EQ included with this set is not compatible with all receivers.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bose 901 Speaker of yesterday, March 3, 2009

By	S. Youn "Mr Speaker" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have bose 901 for some time. I heard good things about bose 901 before I decide to have a pair for myself. 901 worked ok with stereo era with limited dynamic range and with 2 channel huge output (200w or more) power amps to drive them. Now my Denon 7.1 HDMI receiver does not have main amp inputs to connect bose equalizer to compensate mono tonic nature of bose 901. It is almost torture to use bose 901 without the bose EQ. Modern receivers do not have much more than 140W/ch, using Bose EQ pushes mordern receiver output to its limit to trigger protection circuit. Because bose EQ increase output of low and high end of sound spectrum to compensate for its inefficiency on low and high end sound frequency. My sons hip-hop music with wide dynamic range can trigger my receiver speaker protection circuit on moderate volume levels. It also amplify low frequency rumbling noise on my powered sub woofers.
It was good rocking speaker in good old days with good old stereo systems.I am with my new Ohm Walsh speaker which is huge improvement over Bose 901 IMO. My 901 is just collecting dust in the basement.

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bose 901, Pure Sound, May 5, 2008

By	Troy Sprinkles (Greensboro, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The clarity and quality of sound are as good if not better the speakers of twice the price. Bargain...