Bose?

[6bang]

Are these Bose? If so just what do they have for drivers?

 

[ZebraBlvd]

Look to be Bose 501 Series IV, and IIRC they have a 10" woofer and two 3" tweets.

 

[Good Hifi]

foam will be gone!

 

[dshoaf]

I always liked the 501 series - sold the first 2 series myself along with their little brothers the 301s. To get the best out of them, they need to be placed along a long wall with room for the tweeters to reflect their sound off a clear wall.

As GoodHF said, odds are that the woofers will need refoaming unless done recently. While they're out, you'll need to swap the crossover cap and solder all the wirewrapped connections. The grilles will be a pain to pull but its do-able with a long screwdriver or one of those long, thin devices the AAA uses to jimmey door locks open on cars.

They'll like power, too.

Cheers,

David

 

[tarior]

I was gonna say 501 series II.
They sound decent, like a 301 with better bass, and like everyone else said, refoam them, and while you have 'em apart replace the x-over cap and solder the wire wraps (optional, IMO).