Bose Receivers

[budm]

Is there anyone out there that has owned a Bose spatial receiver that can share their opinion of the unit?

Also, are there actually 2 models of the beast, one with a flip down front door, 1 without?
(1 low power, 1 higher powered?)

I have some bose 901s, no EQ box. They really do not sound that good. (the funny part is they do sound a whole lot better in the next room that way though)

I see that the EQ box goes for as much as the whole receiver with the EQ built in...

Just in case anyone is wondering I am not someone who believes Bose is the
"it-$h!+" of audio either, but I got the speakers for next to nothing.

 

[cabinover]

I've seen the higher powered one I think. If I remember correctly you can use the built in equalizer for 901s or go without for other speakers.

Other than that I've never listened to it but they are pretty in a Bose way.

 

[cabinover]

And...you really need the EQ, there is no way around it.

 

[thedelihaus]

I've seen 'em in person, and they appear to be well built and are nice looking. I imagine someone was contracted to build 'em for Bose- highly suspect Bose built 'em themselves.

I've heard that some people are able to duplicate thr equalizer with a run of the mill EQ. Some people swear you can do this. Others say nay, that it's impossible, and those who claim to be able to do it are delivering you a line of bunk.

I haven;t done it, only heard the claims. So I can neither deny or support.

 

[vintagestereo]

Given all the choices out there, I can't think of any rational reason someone would want a Bose Receiver other than curiosity. I admit to buying a Wintec R1120 for that reason. The Bose Receivers were a complete failure in the marketplace at the time. They were really of benefit for 901 owners. But, then again, who would want those....the most mediocre sounding over-priced speaker on the planet! A pure case of HYPE over intelligence.

 

[Brian]

The Bose receiver was a "failure" only because it was answer to at the time a non-existent problem. Back then, there were not enough 901s on the resale market sans the equalizer warranting the built-in equalizer as a replacement and though it did eliinate the loss of a set of tape-in and outs on equipment, there was a less expensive way, the use of a switchbox.

As for the quality of the receiver, it was well made and very decent though overpriced in relation to the competition due to the added circuitry. As to whether to buy it rather than a replacement equalizer I think it would depend on your system aspirations. If a unit flipper and the speakers are going to be flipped in systems, it would be easier just to have the equalizer as I do not remember them having a preamp amp output and think the equalizer is after the tape loop so it would be next to impossible to use it as an equalizer when using other units. This is from memory so you may want to do more research to see if it can be isolated and used as a stand alone equalizer.