thoughts on the bose 501 speakers

These speakers are ancient history.

ozzy621,477 posts05-12-2021 7:14amg, you are a brave man for asking such a question in this forum..........


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lol
I thought Audiogon was trying to move up to a new level of true high fidelity.
At least we can say 
Audiogon is a free, fair, open forum.
Even Bose can get a  post. 

@ozzy621,477, i don't know too much about stereo units. in my lifetime, i've had a marantz 4300 quad reciever and my bose 901 seies 2 speakers that i bought back in the early 70's. today i still have the bose but with a mcintosh mx132 and mc602 amp!!

g_nakamoto, if you are considering upgrading or replacing your 901, certainly understandable given the MAC lineup you have, go do some serious critical listening, under controlled conditions, of speakers in your budget range and worthy of that MAC equipment.  Your ears will tell you everything you need to know.  However, by all means, unlike sheridanmartinj, please do your critical listening without weed in your ears.  Though the Bose 501 weren't ultimately to my liking way back then, they certainly did not "seriously suck".  That's only one opinion and you know what they say about opinions, don't you?  They're like anuses.  Everybody has one.