Sutherland
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Had a pair of 901 IV's back in the day. Really liked them at the time as I played my music LOUD. Grew a bit disappointed being stuck w/ their amplifier .
I admire Bose. Very successful company, nicely positioned in the market. They aren't really a brand for most enthusiasts, but do a good job wresting a sound that regular Joes and Jills find very pleasant, from small enclosures. Nothing wrong with that. Those who think their prices too high vote elsewhere with their dollars. Maybe even used Bose, but often some other brand for even higher prices.
I pay a little more for my beloved Claussen pickles. Others may think that a waste. So what?
I admire Bose. Very successful company, nicely positioned in the market. They aren't really a brand for most enthusiasts, but do a good job wresting a sound that regular Joes and Jills find very pleasant, from small enclosures. Nothing wrong with that. Those who think their prices too high vote elsewhere with their dollars. Maybe even used Bose, but often some other brand for even higher prices.
I pay a little more for my beloved Claussen pickles. Others may think that a waste. So what?
Should I be offended? I'm a regular Joe and not a Bose fan.
OTOH, I have two different types of Clausen pickles (Dill Spears, Burger Slices) in my fridge right now.
As for Bose, eh, they make stuff that sounds ok and costs a lot. Not my cup of tea.
Should I be offended? I'm a regular Joe and not a Bose fan.
OTOH, I have two different types of Clausen pickles (Dill Spears, Burger Slices) in my fridge right now.
[QUOTE="OMGCat!, post: 11708408, member: 212134"]At least we can all agree that in the mass market Claussen is the way to go. Delicious pickles you can buy from every grocer in the country.
I've got a mostly empty jar in the fridge now that I need to replace.
As for Bose, eh, they make stuff that sounds ok and costs a lot. Not my cup of tea.
Run of the mill opinion seems to be that Bose haters are not welcome, but Bose lovers are just those willing to settle for less ... huh.
Got three sets here - the VS1 as center channels on both my dedicated music and video systems, a pair of Bose 161's filling in the back half of a hafler array on the rear channels of my quad system, and a pair of early production 201's as primary drivers in the living room. All are in the house for a reason, doing a rather admirable job for my purposes, and in fact, running rings around anything else I've tried for those purposes ... what the Bose engineers do with reflections and phasing is simply amazing sometimes.
So there ... pflubba pflubba pflubba ... ;-}
I remember when the 901’s came out that was back in my AR days. I remember we didn’t like the active equalizer. We had vapors about cheap speakers made to sound good. The biggest thing we hated was the “A” hole dealers that sold them. You listened in a room optomized for their direct/reflexed sound. Good luck getting that sound at home. But the salesman. The ones we ran into acted like if you questioned their self perceived massive intellect you were a speaker Luddite. These were the same salesman who sold, what was than called bass reflex speakers, while the AR crowd enjoyed the tight sound of our speakers. These bozo’s gloried in making manhole covers in the street rattle. In those days ported speaker for the most part were awful. There were exceptions, The gigantic Warfedales were one.