Does Bose know that they are hated?

[N. Abstentia]

Well, I have searched for some speakers that could take upto 200 watts of power with such small dimensions. I couldn't find any except bose.

WHOA! I almost spit Mountain Dew Code Red all over my screen when I read that!!

Bose speakers will NEVER handle anything CLOSE to 200 watts. You've been fooled by the Bose marketing. Have you ever seen a 2" full range driver with a half-inch voice coil handle 200 watts of continuous power??? Answer = no.

[This Guy]

Yeah it's absolutely impossible for them to handle 200 watts. Maybe, just maybe it could handle a 200 watt peak signal for a milisecond. PLus I don't know anyone that would buy a nice amp that puts out 200 watts a channel and give it to a Bose speaker, it would be an absolute waste of money. And you can connect a speaker to an amp that can put out more power than the speaker, it doesn't mean you have to get rid of the speaker or it will get ruined. Hell for 2 years, I've had my 400 watt rms amp connected to my horn sub that only handles 60 watts and it's running as good as it ever has. You just have to know when to turn it down.

-Joey

[NewAudioBuff]

WHOA! I almost spit Mountain Dew Code Red all over my screen when I read that!!

Bose speakers will NEVER handle anything CLOSE to 200 watts. You've been fooled by the Bose marketing. Have you ever seen a 2" full range driver with a half-inch voice coil handle 200 watts of continuous power??? Answer = no.

......FROM WHAT BOSE'S SPECIFICATION SAYS IN THEIR MANUALS:

"Compatible with A/V Receivers and Amplifiers rated from 10 to 200 watts [not peak watts] per channel rated from 4 to 8 ohms"

Here is the link to the PDF file from bose site. You can find it in the "TEchnical Information" Section:
http://www.bose.com/controller;jsessionid=ATdkIZ5lUEcOdHHnDtklzUFRhnq2 26kuoUzBcxrD2yOZtGJsQj2N!1943904572?event=VIEW_PRO DUCT_PAGE_EVENT&product=am16_surround_index&pageName=/home_entertainment/theater/systems/surround/index.jsp

The PDF is on the r.h.s of the page " Owners Guide".

[Kursun]

WHOA! I almost spit Mountain Dew Code Red all over my screen when I read that!!

Bose speakers will NEVER handle anything CLOSE to 200 watts. You've been fooled by the Bose marketing. Have you ever seen a 2" full range driver with a half-inch voice coil handle 200 watts of continuous power??? Answer = no.

Simple Math:
Bose 901 has nine such drivers, so each handles 200/9= 22 Watts.

[This Guy]

I belive he was talking about the jewel cubes, cuz they have 2.5" drivers, the 901 has 4.5" drivers and therefore would be able to handle much more power.

-Joey