Fun with Bose 901's

[Michael8it 49]

I picked up this pair of Bose 901's for $60..... and they were painted black with cheap spray paint.  Just lovely. The seller thought they were the first two ever made because they said "ONE" and "TWO" on the label.  For you 'old timers' you know that just meant left and right.  When I pointed out to him the serial numbers were not sequential, I think I burst his bubble.  I also think his wife was getting in his business and wanted them GONE.  So I was happy to oblige him......

 

I stripped them down and refinished them with a matte finish, and was able to pick up a Series I EQ on eBay (that actually worked!).

 

I also picked up some parts from a pair of Polk's (I just wanted one driver but he sold me the tweeters and x-overs for the same price as one driver), and since they were just sitting around, I though I would try an experiment and hook the tweeters up.

 

I threw on a recording from Canadian Brass that have lots of nice loud brass timbre going on.  WOW what a difference a tweeter makes.  I really do not understand why Amar refused to use one, it made an incredible difference.

It still sounds boxy on the low end, but the high's really opened up with the tweeter added.  Maybe I'll make a box for them and sell them as an add-on if someone wants them!

 

 

This is certainly NOT a smooth tweeter when compared to the Peerless 5514 or 3514's in my Polks.  But it still made an incredible difference.

[kve777 6,888]

" No highs, no lows, must be Bose"