For all you Bose 901 Haters!

Stereo means "solid", and in stereophonics, the ability for two point sources to use phase and intensity to generate a consistent audio sense of solid sound sources in depth as well as width (an image). Most stereo sources (LP, CD, Stream) are able to create this effect. There is no other reason to have speakers laid out left and right of the listening position.
Bose 901s are not designed to recreate this image. They do not reproduce a set of solid sound sources in depth and width as the recording engineer intended. They are fun and initially impressive, but they do not reproduce an image with high fidelity.

The hifi speakers were designed to be near the wall with the "flat" side containing one (?) driver pointing into the room and the other little drivers pointing at the wall...right? Mondo el reflecto. The pro P.A. version just has the 8 drivers pointing at the audience in a black tougher box...I've used those to great effect (with their EQ of course) as with a powerful amp they kick butt.

Back in the early 80`s my friends and I party at a club in Ellicott, City MD. Just out side of Baltimore, they had 12to15 Bose 901`s series1`s hanging from a 40 ft. ceiling. I was so impressed I went out and bought a pair of 901 series2  and hung them from my 8ft leaving room ceiling powered by Mac C28 preamp Mac 2105 power amp. The Bose and the Mac really sucked the Bose had to be played very  loud they were very bright very weak bottom.  The Mac being Dark and Veil tone the brightness down some what. However I got rid of the garbage and discovered the love of my life to this day Audio Research Pass Labs and Maggies 

Everyone has a Bose  story. I mentioned Bose 901 to my wife in 1988 when we were married and she bought me a pair for my BD. I wish I would've mentioned anything else. I've had them in my shop hanging from the ceiling,  never placed inside house.  there a decent shop speaker for background music at low levels, what other speaker could you hang from a ceiling. Oh and btw the speakers are almost mint condition still with the foam surrounds like new. A fellow on AK reworked the eq after I screwed it up.  The speakers are very fatiguing, if they weren't a present they'd been gone. 

rankaudio@ magnepan has a great image and stage but the most people dont know how to use them.

Also you never needs a sub with magnepan, magnepan has the most natural bass.

First quit with tube amps and put a big amp on it.