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Re: Bose ?
Most, if not all, came with an equalizer so an equalizer by itself does not tell you much. In the earliest versions the equalizer gave you a boost of ~18db at the low end (20-30hz?) and about 12db at the high end. These were very inefficient speakers that needed lots of power to go down low. The later versions used a vented design to give you better efficiency so I imagine the low boost was probably cut back quite a bit.
You actually can emulate the Bose equalizer reasonably well with a graphic equalizer or even receiver tone controls. In fact, I'm running my clone 901s in the basement right now with the tone controls turned up on my equally old Pioneer receiver (Pioneer SX1010). My equalizer clone died years ago but before I did I compared it to the tone control setting and it was very hard to tell the difference.
Cal is right about the surrounds. The originals had foam surrounds and they often rot (though mine are 30 years old, the last 20 in my basement, and the surrounds are fine).
BTW: Bose still sells 901s and they are still their "top of the line".
RCBandwidth said:
Most, if not all, came with an equalizer so an equalizer by itself does not tell you much. In the earliest versions the equalizer gave you a boost of ~18db at the low end (20-30hz?) and about 12db at the high end. These were very inefficient speakers that needed lots of power to go down low. The later versions used a vented design to give you better efficiency so I imagine the low boost was probably cut back quite a bit.
You actually can emulate the Bose equalizer reasonably well with a graphic equalizer or even receiver tone controls. In fact, I'm running my clone 901s in the basement right now with the tone controls turned up on my equally old Pioneer receiver (Pioneer SX1010). My equalizer clone died years ago but before I did I compared it to the tone control setting and it was very hard to tell the difference.
Cal is right about the surrounds. The originals had foam surrounds and they often rot (though mine are 30 years old, the last 20 in my basement, and the surrounds are fine).
BTW: Bose still sells 901s and they are still their "top of the line".
So there are lots of series, actually....
but I suspect you may have the Series I or II. These will have walnut laminated tops and bottoms and will have cloth grilles that wrap around all 5 sides. There should be only 2 thumb-nuts on the bottom for speaker wires. The should be no ports or plastic on the cabinets anywhere.
All other 901 models will have 3 ports on the V-shaped backside with 2 of them looking like the back end of a jet engine. Many of this series of III/IV/V will have 3 terminals for speaker wires.
Yes, the equalizers were built specifically for each series but you can indeed approimate one with parametric equalizers with about 18db of treble/bass boost capabilities.
A picture would help to get it closer.
Cheers,
David
but I suspect you may have the Series I or II. These will have walnut laminated tops and bottoms and will have cloth grilles that wrap around all 5 sides. There should be only 2 thumb-nuts on the bottom for speaker wires. The should be no ports or plastic on the cabinets anywhere.
All other 901 models will have 3 ports on the V-shaped backside with 2 of them looking like the back end of a jet engine. Many of this series of III/IV/V will have 3 terminals for speaker wires.
Yes, the equalizers were built specifically for each series but you can indeed approimate one with parametric equalizers with about 18db of treble/bass boost capabilities.
A picture would help to get it closer.
Cheers,
David
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