Bose 901's on eBay that sold for $176.00
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Is it just me or did someone replace the foam surrounds with actual foam? Maybe Mr Hardy can chime in and tell us that this was the norm back in the day? Peace. D
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That looks like pieces of weather stripping.
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WOW, thanks for the chuckle this morning..
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That is your brain on drugs
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Oh man the buyer paid too much.
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What a disaster. If there is any upside it looks like the job was done so badly it should be possible to remove the foam and do the job correctly.
If the eq were included I could see a 901 lover feeling alright buying these at the price. -
Heck of a re-foam job LOL. Unfortunately, there's enough extra glue dripping down the cones, that they may not be salvageable.Home Theater/2 Channel:
Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
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Some people need to have their fingers broken with their own tools. In this case, I propose that Society find the perpetrator and stuff his nose and sinuses full of foam and glue.
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"Sound good", with a modern stereo. I guess they would sound bad with vintage stereo.....LOL. Got to love the surround job.The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
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With no stands or eq someone had to want these bad. Shopping around one can buy a nice set of Monitor 7's for less than those dogs went for. I paid less for my SDA 2a's.
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Not all of uslittlewoodboats wrote: »
The BOSE fans are a dedicated lot. They say the same thing about us Polk fanatics so I guess that one goes both ways.Home Theater/2 Channel:
Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer
dhsspeakerservice.com/ -
westmassguy wrote: »
Not all of uslittlewoodboats wrote: »
The BOSE fans are a dedicated lot. They say the same thing about us Polk fanatics so I guess that one goes both ways.
You are correct Dave, there are never any absolutes. I had a pair of 601's way back when that I thought were nice. My one trip to 901 land left me wanting though the set up at the time would have never allowed them to be at their best. -
Pffffft! Foam isn't the correct way to repair.....only the best bathroom caulk will work!
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The original 1978 601s were quite good, and even better with Sonicaps and Mills resistors. 901s are very polarizing, some love them, some hate them. Same goes for all SDAs, I've heard them referred to as gimmicky, and an abomination.
901s require a lot of room, a very solid reflective surface, and plenty of clean power.
The Equalizer is the secret sauce. With quality, audio grade components installed, it's amazing how much detail and overall sound quality was lost due to the technology of the day.Home Theater/2 Channel:
Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer
dhsspeakerservice.com/ -
BTW, this is what a real 901 Series III re-edge looks like;
Home Theater/2 Channel:
Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer
dhsspeakerservice.com/ -
Did you use cloth or foam surrounds? Thanks. DMIT Magnum MH-750, Monster HTS 5100MKII, Sony 77" Class - A80CJ Series - 4K UHD OLED,PS4, Def Tech 15” sub,LSIM 706c, Sunfire Signature Grand 425 x 4,Parasound hca 120, LSiM 702 x 4, Oppo 103D, SDA SRS 1.2, Pioneer Elite SC63 , Pioneer Elite BDP-05 “Why did you get married if you wanted big speakers?”
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Did you use cloth or foam surrounds? Thanks. D
I only use treated cloth. I don't even offer foam to my customers. Waste of money.Home Theater/2 Channel:
Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer
dhsspeakerservice.com/ -
Wow... That is a hack job.
Found some 601 series 2 mint one time....$100...had $50 in my account. Had to pass on them, cool looking speakers though.Just a dude doing dude-ly things
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Dennis Gardner wrote: »Pffffft! Foam isn't the correct way to repair.....only the best bathroom caulk will work!
Oh.....sweet mother of gawd, I think I've lost the will to live !
Thanks for the laugh this a.m.Sal Palooza -
westmassguy wrote: »901s require a lot of room, a very solid reflective surface, and plenty of clean power.
The Equalizer is the secret sauce. With quality, audio grade components installed, it's amazing how much detail and overall sound quality was lost due to the technology of the day.
Exactly. I was quite fond of my 901 VI's, even in hindsight; but they were powered with 600watts/rms of Soundcraftsmen goodness (2 PM840's bridged), and the EQ run line-level (not wired between pre and amp).
Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2 -
westmassguy wrote: »901s require a lot of room, a very solid reflective surface, and plenty of clean power.
The Equalizer is the secret sauce. With quality, audio grade components installed, it's amazing how much detail and overall sound quality was lost due to the technology of the day.
Exactly. I was quite fond of my 901 VI's, even in hindsight; but they were powered with 600watts/rms of Soundcraftsmen goodness (2 PM840's bridged), and the EQ run line-level (not wired between pre and amp).
The best place to insert the EQ in the chain, is via the Tape Monitor or Processor Loop. The pre-out/main-in method is the fallback, but has a higher noise level.Home Theater/2 Channel:
Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer
dhsspeakerservice.com/ -
westmassguy wrote: »westmassguy wrote: »901s require a lot of room, a very solid reflective surface, and plenty of clean power.
The Equalizer is the secret sauce. With quality, audio grade components installed, it's amazing how much detail and overall sound quality was lost due to the technology of the day.
Exactly. I was quite fond of my 901 VI's, even in hindsight; but they were powered with 600watts/rms of Soundcraftsmen goodness (2 PM840's bridged), and the EQ run line-level (not wired between pre and amp).
The best place to insert the EQ in the chain, is via the Tape Monitor or Processor Loop. The pre-out/main-in method is the fallback, but has a higher noise level.
Yep, exactly.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
