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Interesting comment on Bose Speakers.....
1 reply too many..I thought last did not post.  
Interesting comment on Bose Speakers.....
Shtinky it was your room then.  In the spirit of a true audiophile I experiment. In one of my rooms treated with duffuser/absorbers from GIK and some home madetuned diffusers I have run a set of Bose 301 seriesV into a Carver M500t with a tube b... 
Interesting comment on Bose Speakers.....
So it was your room not the speakers.   Another reason so many audiophiles blame speakers when the room is the elephant. I can extract miraculous results with speakers that have been written off. I reccomend philes understand the room better. ... 
Interesting comment on Bose Speakers.....
Shtinky..... Did you think for a moment the BPs just didnt marry well with your electronics...? Too many times we blame the speakers.  
Totally overwhelmed (speakers under $5k)
Start with a warm amp be it SS or Tube.   Try a Carver M500T as your base.  
Interesting comment on Bose Speakers.....
Steve hit the nail on the head. I added the other comments.    
Interesting comment on Bose Speakers.....
from @steve59    I had a pair of 901vI hanging from the ceiling and a realistic receiver driving them and I was set, happy as I could be. My neighbor turned me on to real hifi and I was miserable for 30 years. I believe Amar Bose has made more ... 
Interesting comment on Bose Speakers.....
@ghdprentice    What is your system?  
Limited soundstage between speakers
Components and diffusor  and Diffuser/absorber room treatment. One of my rooms..... Omni speakers.... Diffusors...... Diffuser/absorbers for 1st reflection points (Previously used for direct radiators but still are magical) Vaulted ceilings.... 
I miss my Loudness Button and Tone Controls....
This is where high end does not deliver sometines.  
Buying used vs new speakers from a technology perspective
Everyone is talking parts...... You are missing a larger part. Take for example PSB and how they had access to incredible spaces to design a speaker and craft its sound. Parts are sometimes questionable some high end use paper still for drivers... 
Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much?
If you do you are not an audiophile. Now if your room really doesnt allow you are excused. Otherwise.......  
Are there speakers that disappear regardless of the recording?
Peace  brother! Keep on listening and enjoy. The world is running backwards right now and everyone is a little stressed.    
Are there speakers that disappear regardless of the recording?
Calling all high enders...... Try a Beatles song panned hard left or right... Sit in the middle and post your report..... For that fact any Beatles song.  
Are there speakers that disappear regardless of the recording?
Ever played a Beatles song where George Martin pans hard right or left? C'mon...now you know why I said no. It mostly recording dependant.