A bad day gone worse

madmax
madmax Posts: 12,434
edited June 2005 in 2 Channel Audio
Had a hard day yesterday, went home, decided to listen to the big polks. I turned on the system, let it warm up a bit then went over to start the turntable. I looked down and saw I had the Bose EQ hooked up. Aw F#$K! (I hope the neighbors didn't hear me). I just realized I had the 901's hooked up.

Moral of the story: 901's don't cut it when you were expecting SDAs.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    edited June 2005
    HAAHAHA... lol... :D
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2005
    Well shouldn't the 901's blow away the SDA's. Just ask pretty much any novice, they'll tell you so. :D:D
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,546
    edited June 2005
    I see a eBay listing in your future.
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  • Roy Munson
    Roy Munson Posts: 886
    edited June 2005
    You know it's funny about those Bose 901s, back in the 70's I was looking to buy some new speakers and had been hearing alot about the 901s..so down to the audio salon I went for a listen. After auditoning the Bose I just couldn't believe my ears when a stacked pair of Advent Loudspeakers blew away the 901s! Well, needless to say I didn't buy the Bose and I came home with the Advents!
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by Roy Munson
    You know it's funny about those Bose 901s, back in the 70's I was looking to buy some new speakers and had been hearing alot about the 901s..so down to the audio salon I went for a listen. After auditoning the Bose I just couldn't believe my ears when a stacked pair of Advent Loudspeakers blew away the 901s! Well, needless to say I didn't buy the Bose and I came home with the Advents!

    I'll put my 33 1/2 year old Smaller Advents up against a set of 901s and bet they'll still bow 'em away. In SQ that is, not in loudness.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2005
    They can get pretty exciting when you put enough watts behind them. SQ wise I can't kick them too hard but they do have their own characteristic sound.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by madmax
    They can get pretty exciting when you put enough watts behind them. SQ wise I can't kick them too hard but they do have their own characteristic sound.
    madmax

    Not trying to be a smartass, but how many watts does it take to make 901's sound good? I've heard several sets on anywhere from average to really nice gear, and I just don't get it. It's like the old saying goes "no high, no lows, must be Bose". The 501's and 601's were by far the best sounding Bose speakers I've ever heard. Just never got into the 901 sound, I guess.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2005
    They start kicking some serious **** around 350 watts. No lows? That I would have to disagree with. The highs are ok but not like the smooth polk tweeters by any means. I think a lot of this is the cheap electronics in the equalizer box. I'll have to try my 30 band AudioControl EQ's with them one day to see if that cleans up the highs.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by madmax
    Moral of the story: 901's don't cut it when you were expecting SDAs.

    madmax

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