Bose 901 Review Well Done.

........didn't the BOSE corporation just buy McIntosh and Sonus Faber ????

Yes they did.

I am among the few that think the 901 is a very good speaker for the right room and electronics. My introduction to King Crimson was Lark's Tongues in Aspic through a very good setup cranked up very loud. I was completely unaware what lay in store for the first track.

With sufficient room and with proper walls and spacing, they are still excellent for medium to loud volumes. For moderate to low volume listening, I prefer other speakers.

Bose made some excellent, groundbreaking designs. Other manufacturers since caught on and have been re-defining what we consider good designs, but Bose deserves its spot in the pantheon of engineering excellence.

Here’s an awesome KC remaster that should send chills. 

I really like the review and agree mostly with it.

   I've posted my Bose story here before but here's a quick recap:

I bought a pair of Bose 901 II's and a Bose 500W amp from the Rhein-Main Audio/Photo Club in May 1973 for $1176.00...I still have them.

   Pink Floyd DSOTM tour came to the Hampton Roads Coliseum that spring. Most impressive concert to this day.  The Bose at home in a carpeted, mostly bare,12x20 living room at clipping levels (amp LEDs)  came very close to recreating the concert sound (minus rear channels) when the album was released shortly after.

   One of my roomies had some L100's that were clipping way before the amp and 901's.  Walls of sound!

   In Mar 1990 I had the amp repaired for the first time with the right channel out (diode and resistor, loose solder on a transistor).   That fall it failed again, this time taking out all speakers on the right channel too.

   Auditioned several dealer setups...Wilson Audio, B&W 801, 705, Apogee, Magnepan, Vandersteen...most way beyond budget!  The Mag had a similar larger than life sound stage as the 901's, more detail, less bass.

   I bought the Vandy 2ci and they remain the front mains today.   Bose 201 II's for surrounds and the remaining 901 as rear surround.  It's too far to run the equalizer cabling so I tune it with my Pioneer SC LX801 DSP...works well as an "extended speaker" also, to give the house open floor plan full sound.

  Reference stereo system today is a standalone Susvara setup.