Can you learn stupid?

[Marantz7t15]

I was thinking of selling my gigantic dalquist dq 10s in favor of a smaller pair of bose 901s. The dahlquist speakers sound absolutely wonderful, but are powere hungry and just too large for my bedroom. Are the bose 901s worth a crap?

 

[onwardjames]

You're not serious, are you??

 

[FredC]

What size mallet will you be using on your head after you complete that change? A 20oz always worked for me. I'd keep the DQ10'a and get a smaller bed and bigger amp.

DQ10: Too weird to live.. too rare to die. Dude.. NEVER sell those. (except to me)

 

[MudPuppy176]

MP3's sound awesome on 901's.

 

[budgetaudio6]

MP3's sound awesome on 901's.

there you go. i cant stand compressed music. no dynamics.

 

[macky]

What size mallet will you be using on your head after you complete that change? A 20oz always worked for me. I'd keep the DQ10'a and get a smaller bed and bigger amp.

DQ10: Too weird to live.. too rare to die. Dude.. NEVER sell those. (except to me)

You don't have to downsize your bed necessarily - just get a loft bed and put your stereo underneath it! - You might have to live with a twin mattress if you want to get that bigger amp though

 

[FredC]

..or a Hammock.. A Hammock would be wicked.. You could do a Gilligan's Island theme in your room.. Don't forget the life-size poster of Maryann. (Mine's on the ceiling LOL)

When I was younger and living at my parents house, I off'ed the bed completely in favor of a convertible sofa. Its a bedroom! Its a living room! Why.. its TWO rooms in ONE! ...With a wicked-awesome stereo!

 

[tomt]

Are the bose 901s worth a crap?

just leave out, are, the, 'a', and the question mark.

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bose 901s worth crap

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and get the eq too.

open it up and show us its gizzards ...

 

[dirkmc3]

there you go. i cant stand compressed music. no dynamics.

All my music on the PC is lossless for me....no compression please...The 901's are so colored they help out Mp3

On the comment about mallet size???

I'm thinking the really big ones that they use at the fair to ring the bell!





Don't do it man!

 

[outlawmws]

There are lots of speakers out there smaller than DQ's that sound better than B***, or is this an attempt at trolling, since most at AK aren’t going to like B***?

 

[archie2]

I traded in 2 pair of minty OLA's for a pair of 901's and never looked back. S'wonderful, s'awful nice, too marvelous,.........for words!

 

[roadie1]

:saywhat:............R1:yes:

 

[djnagle]

If downsizing is your goal, you might want to check out the hemp speakers from Omega. Louis is a great guy to work with and his speakers are amazing.

http://www.omegaloudspeakers.com/

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

The 901's are power hungry too...and a poor substitute for the DQ10's IMO.

 

[birddog]

OK, I know hammers.... If you are gonna beat yerself over the head with one, I would suggest an Eastwing 24oz framing hammer, with the straight claw, and the checked head, not the smooth face. When things get bloody, the smooth face is harder to control the strike on a slippery surface than the checked face. Comfortable rubber handle, forged steel one piece handle/head, and as long as you don't use the claw, clean up should be a breeze.

And a tip... When you pick out a hammer, give it a strike, and listen to see if it rings... If it does, put it back and try another. A ringing hammer will drive you ****-house in no time.

 

[FredC]

OK, I know hammers.... If you are gonna beat yerself over the head with one, I would suggest an Eastwing 24oz framing hammer, with the straight claw, and the checked head, not the smooth face. When things get bloody, the smooth face is harder to control the strike on a slippery surface than the checked face. Comfortable rubber handle, forged steel one piece handle/head, and as long as you don't use the claw, clean up should be a breeze.

And a tip... When you pick out a hammer, give it a strike, and listen to see if it rings... If it does, put it back and try another. A ringing hammer will drive you ****-house in no time.

...and make sure it has a lifetime warranty because you'll be needing it for the rest of your life if you sell the Dahlquists.

 

[NicoR]

I don't exactly understand the point here, because 901s aren't terribly small speakers. Smaller than the DQs, but not by a mile. Not to mention they also take a sizable amount of power, and need a proprietary EQ. If your goal is to save space and get more efficient speakers, I don;t think this is the way to go.

Pick up some nice bookshelf speakers, there are plenty of good new ones as well as some good vintage ones.

OR

Would mounting the DQs on the wall be out of the question? I'm thinking putting them on a bracket thats at least a foot long or so, swing em out to listen, push em against the wall to store em.

 

[gunnyjoe]

Skip the 901s..... presonally I have rarely heard a worse sounding speaker. The room makes a HUGE difference with those also... direct/reflect and all that marketing stuff. YMMV, if you like the way the 901s sound then by all means get them. Speakers are one of the few things that are really 100% opinion

Gunny

 

[grumpy]

Easier to learn stupid then it is to unlearn..

 

[thefragger]

@ OP; I'll trade you straight up for a pair of Minimus 7's. How 'bout that?

..or a Hammock.. A Hammock would be wicked.. You could do a Gilligan's Island theme in your room.. Don't forget the life-size poster of Maryann. (Mine's on the ceiling LOL)

When I was younger and living at my parents house, I off'ed the bed completely in favor of a convertible sofa. Its a bedroom! Its a living room! Why.. its TWO rooms in ONE! ...With a wicked-awesome stereo!

aaaahahahahahaaaa

I might have to try that! Was it at least a sofabed?