therieldeal
New Member
Heck of a first post, right? I know Bose is not the most popular brand in the world amongst audiophiles... HOWEVER I recently picked some up and would like to try them out.
Reasoning:
My father was in college in the early 70's and got to experience these things brand new. Although we never owned a set, he ALWAYS raved about them. He and I share similar classic rock musical tastes. I also listen to a lot of "lo fi" analog-recorded and/or live recorded modern music as well... i think they would be a great fit for this type of music.
Secondly, assuming the refoam job goes well on these I'd like to eventually pickup another set to refoam & install in my dad's home for him. I don't know how many times he talked about these things, but he still has the same cheap pioneer bookshelf speakers that he had when i was a kid. He has a great 60s-80s record collection & I'd like him to really be able to really enjoy it in his retirement!
Finally, i love the quasi- mid-century styling of these speakers.
ANYWHO enough justifying my purchase
I'm pondering which room in my house would make the most sense to install these in. I will be hanging them for sure, to keep them safe from pets. The question is where? I have three rooms with potential, but all of them are of course compromised in some way.
Please refer to diagram below (not to scale!)... the names of the rooms are unimportant. I'm looking at rearranging the whole house and probably setting up my drums, guitar amps, etc. in whatever room the 901's end up in... whatever is in there now will get shuffled around.
Living room 23x12 short wall
Would probably be ideal, if not for the proximity of the window
Living room 23x12 long wall
Off center placement could be a problem. Again, possible proximity issue with the window.
Dining room 16.5x12 short wall
Worried about proximity to both windows, and the overall smaller size of this room.
Bedroom 18x12 short wall
Again window proximity, but really just one nearby window this time. Another downside is that this is on the 2nd floor (bedrooms & bath only) so playing the speakers up there for parties etc. would be less useful.
Any suggestions?!
Reasoning:
My father was in college in the early 70's and got to experience these things brand new. Although we never owned a set, he ALWAYS raved about them. He and I share similar classic rock musical tastes. I also listen to a lot of "lo fi" analog-recorded and/or live recorded modern music as well... i think they would be a great fit for this type of music.
Secondly, assuming the refoam job goes well on these I'd like to eventually pickup another set to refoam & install in my dad's home for him. I don't know how many times he talked about these things, but he still has the same cheap pioneer bookshelf speakers that he had when i was a kid. He has a great 60s-80s record collection & I'd like him to really be able to really enjoy it in his retirement!
Finally, i love the quasi- mid-century styling of these speakers.
ANYWHO enough justifying my purchase
I'm pondering which room in my house would make the most sense to install these in. I will be hanging them for sure, to keep them safe from pets. The question is where? I have three rooms with potential, but all of them are of course compromised in some way.
Please refer to diagram below (not to scale!)... the names of the rooms are unimportant. I'm looking at rearranging the whole house and probably setting up my drums, guitar amps, etc. in whatever room the 901's end up in... whatever is in there now will get shuffled around.
Living room 23x12 short wall
Would probably be ideal, if not for the proximity of the window
Living room 23x12 long wall
Off center placement could be a problem. Again, possible proximity issue with the window.
Dining room 16.5x12 short wall
Worried about proximity to both windows, and the overall smaller size of this room.
Bedroom 18x12 short wall
Again window proximity, but really just one nearby window this time. Another downside is that this is on the 2nd floor (bedrooms & bath only) so playing the speakers up there for parties etc. would be less useful.
Any suggestions?!