Back in the late 80's while stationed in Germany, I went to a party in Shape, Belgium where the DJ was blasting a pair of 901's that sounded like crap because he was using an EQ other than the Bose EQ. I asked him why; he said he did not need it and completely dismissed my suggestion that he get one. Many people made that same mistake, and then complained about the 901 SQ; other's have one and still complain :-).
For "critical" listening, I'd position my 901's facing and parallel to the back walls about 36" from the both the back and side walls. The music filled the room and sounded great! When partying, I'd turn the speakers around and blast away. I got that idea from a friend who owned a club where he had a pair of Bose 802's sitting on the high stands. The 802 speakers are designed to face the listener. They were being pushed by a professional grade Peavy 500 wpc power amp and Peavy mixer, and this huge base speaker. On the dance floor, the sound was awesome. Loud enough to party to, but at a volume where you could have a conversation at the tables and bar area.
As i noted earlier in this thread, "... back in the 80's and 90's, I was in stereo heaven" with my 901's.
For "critical" listening, I'd position my 901's facing and parallel to the back walls about 36" from the both the back and side walls. The music filled the room and sounded great! When partying, I'd turn the speakers around and blast away. I got that idea from a friend who owned a club where he had a pair of Bose 802's sitting on the high stands. The 802 speakers are designed to face the listener. They were being pushed by a professional grade Peavy 500 wpc power amp and Peavy mixer, and this huge base speaker. On the dance floor, the sound was awesome. Loud enough to party to, but at a volume where you could have a conversation at the tables and bar area.
As i noted earlier in this thread, "... back in the 80's and 90's, I was in stereo heaven" with my 901's.