Bose 901

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Bose
• Model: Bose 901
• Type: "Direct Reflecting" Loudspeaker including Equalizer
• Years of manufacture: 1968 - 1975
• Made in: USA
• Color: Wood, optionally in "Ebony", "Walnut" and "Standard
• Original price approx.: 1'985 DM per pair incl. Equalizer

Technical Data

Special Features

• Foot optionally available

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Bose 501
• Bose 901
• Bose 901 II
• Bose 901 III
• Bose 901 IV
• Bose 901 V
• Bose 901 VI

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Bose 901

Description

• The original BOSE 901 turned the hi-fi world on its head when it was introduced in 1968: a sensation! The professional world was unanimously enthusiastic. The reverberations of this outburst still affect us today: there is no comparable direct + indirect radiating loudspeaker.
• The first drivers had simple square magnets. But they were soon replaced by larger, round ones, which lasted until the end of the Series II's construction. The diaphragms were grey-green.
• The speakers include an equalizer with a power switch.
• Series I can be identified by the lack of a BOSE logo on the front of the speaker. <
• The type belongs today (August 2016) in the USA still to the Bose program.
• The 901 was further developed first to the 901 Series II, meanwhile (2015) to the state "901 Series VI", see also link hifimuseum.de.

Links

• Explanation of the principle in Wikipedia article about A. Bose
• The 901 variants/history at hifimuseum.de;
• Bose 901 August 2016 at bose.com.