Bose Speaker Purposes

[markow202]

OK NO bashing of Bose!!

I think their speakers are good but a bit overpriced for what they are. Imaging is their best quality. Clarity is a bit lacking but thats part of the "natural sound" that they boast on so much.

Can their speakers be used to play dance/trance/hip hop music because alot of times they are spoken for having the best sound on natural instruments and classic music.

[bjornb17]

OK NO bashing of Bose!!

I think their speakers are good but a bit overpriced for what they are. Imaging is their best quality. Clarity is a bit lacking but thats part of the "natural sound" that they boast on so much.

Can their speakers be used to play dance/trance/hip hop music because alot of times they are spoken for having the best sound on natural instruments and classic music.

even though you said no bashing, you're asking for trouble That's all I'm going to say

[Florian]

because alot of times they are spoken for having the best sound on natural instruments and classic music.

The person who said this has never heard a life instrument or is deaf.

[GMichael]

I'd say that hip hop is your best bet to play on Bose. They go together like peanur butter & jelly. Natural instruments and classic music don't go well with Bose at all.

[hifitommy]

REAR CHANNELS. find em cheep used and use their diffusion techniques for rear ambience channels or side channels.

paying new for bose is stupid, get em way after they have depreciated and put them out of the main channels where they would do the most damage.

[N. Abstentia]

OK NO bashing of Bose!!

I think their speakers are good but a bit overpriced for what they are. Imaging is their best quality. Clarity is a bit lacking but thats part of the "natural sound" that they boast on so much.

Can their speakers be used to play dance/trance/hip hop music because alot of times they are spoken for having the best sound on natural instruments and classic music.

Go hear some good speakers and you'll hear why there is so much Bose bashing everywhere. Bose imaging is very poor, and saying they sound good on natural instruments is just asanine.

[markw]

Can their speakers be used to play dance/trance/hip hop music because alot of times they are spoken for having the best sound on natural instruments and classic music.

this is just tooooooooo funny for words.

I never thought I'd ever see the words "hip hop", "classic music" and "natural insturnents" all used in the same sentence.

But, yep, you can use those speakers to play that music. You can also ride a bicycle from NY to LA should you so choose.

[markow202]

Alright thanks.

[hifitommy]

"Go hear some good speakers and you'll hear why there is so much Bose bashing everywhere. Bose imaging is very poor, and saying they sound good on natural instruments is just asinine."


901s are based on the theory that music is heard in a 9 parts reflected sound to 1 part direct sound. i will agree with that but THAT happens at the microphone. diluting the sound again at 9:1 is heresy.

the poor imaging can be capitalized upon for the rear channels of a MC system as i recommended above. diffuse sound is what is recommended for the rears by some MC proponents and rear channel speakers are sold with that in mind.

for a budget system however, the 301s are not a bad choice for fronts, a fairly good sounding bose, perhaps the only one.

[Woochifer]

901s are based on the theory that music is heard in a 9 parts reflected sound to 1 part direct sound. i will agree with that but THAT happens at the microphone. diluting the sound again at 9:1 is heresy.

My recollection is that the 901's design was based on studies of the acoustical properties of the Boston Symphony Hall, where the MIT engineers measured nearly 90% of the sound as reflected. Problem with replicating that approach with a speaker of course is that a good recording will have already captured the hall ambience.

the poor imaging can be capitalized upon for the rear channels of a MC system as i recommended above. diffuse sound is what is recommended for the rears by some MC proponents and rear channel speakers are sold with that in mind.

for a budget system however, the 301s are not a bad choice for fronts, a fairly good sounding bose, perhaps the only one.

You're right on that. I used my wife's old 301s as the surrounds while I was building up my 5.1 setup. The angling of the tweeters on that particular 301 model sent about half of the high frequency output back towards the wall, which diffused the sound, but compromised the imaging when used as mains. I likened the sound with two-channel sources as "mono everywhere" -- it created a very wide soundstage but with poor imaging articulation and accuracy.

The diffused sound of those 301s did work well with movie soundtracks that primary used the surrounds for ambient cues. But, they were less effective with the directional surround sounds that dominate a lot of newer 5.1 music and movie soundtracks, partly because the 301s did not timbre match with the mains but also because of that diffusion in the highs. Once I got a pair of direct firing bookshelf speakers that timbre matched with my main speakers, the improvement was dramatic. With 5.1 music especially, the timbre matching and more focused radiating pattern created stability in the side imaging and depth that I never heard with the nonmatching surrounds (or from any two-channel playback I'd ever heard as well). Proper positioning of the surrounds created more than enough diffusion for ambient sounds.

I think the main advantage of the 301 is that compared to other speakers in its price class, it does have higher bass output. Unlike the rest of the Bose lineup, the 301 and 201 and actually priced appropriately.

[musicoverall]

"Go hear some good speakers and you'll hear why there is so much Bose bashing everywhere. Bose imaging is very poor, and saying they sound good on natural instruments is just asinine."


901s are based on the theory that music is heard in a 9 parts reflected sound to 1 part direct sound. i will agree with that but THAT happens at the microphone. diluting the sound again at 9:1 is heresy.

the poor imaging can be capitalized upon for the rear channels of a MC system as i recommended above. diffuse sound is what is recommended for the rears by some MC proponents and rear channel speakers are sold with that in mind.

for a budget system however, the 301s are not a bad choice for fronts, a fairly good sounding bose, perhaps the only one.

A friend of mine is looking for some good surrounds (rears) and I have another friend with a pair of 901's collecting dust in his attic. I think they're properties would be perfect for rears. Good advice! Thanks!

[JohnMichael]

A friend of mine is looking for some good surrounds (rears) and I have another friend with a pair of 901's collecting dust in his attic. I think they're properties would be perfect for rears. Good advice! Thanks!

Be careful with adding the 901's. They need their equalizer to sound full range and that will interfere with and unbalance other non 901 speakers. 301's will work with any speaker because they do not require the equalizer.

[accastil]

mark, i suggest you listen to other speakers and tell yourself honestly if Bose is good. say for example B&W or Monitor Audio speakers....just compare and hear it for yourself.