Bose 901

Having owned them and done the "how TF do I make these sound good here?" thing over a span of \~20 years and a number of different rooms, I feel they're too close to the wall and too low (but not by much since you're seated when listening). That said, it looks like a good space for what they are capable of doing, but if you're utterly obsessive (and if you're trying to make 901's work in a room smaller than a stadium, you're *obsessive* :P ) there's even for the Bose a bit too much opportunity to reflect in that small sparse space. Certain wall treatment - not huge - might be worthwhile if you have a few years to experiment.

I'm not going to bore anyone with a review people have read a million times, but in short it took me forever to find the sweet spot for them (which is actually about 2 feet further into the room). But tucked back they still sound very good for my taste and if I'm listening alone I'll pull them out. I think I got a little lucky with them because if I bury them in the corner they sound like absolute trash so I could see how room constraints could make these review really poorly. For anyone interested, the first 3 are obvious but either way; Bose 901 IV, Yamaha Cr2020, Yamaha YP-450, Sony TC-188SD, Sony PS-FL1.

The sound is so clean too. I also started looking at streaming and realised I didn't need a wifi streamer.

My main listening experience is normally through a pair of studio monitors for mixing my own music or headphones for enjoying, but this is a nice change. What do you guys think about the 901’s? As i move into the world of speakers more I get more and more confused on what I’m looking for, these have a nice natural sound but aren’t the most detailed speakers I’ve heard.

Nah, you’ll struggle to find any speakers that play that low, you’ll be wanting a proper subwoofer. 901’s won’t be too great for gaming as you’ll get a exaggerated soundstage. They’re also pretty large speakers so wouldn’t work too well for “stealth” they also need plenty of space to work best.

The 901's sound great — my opinion of course. I see that many people support their stereo setups with a sub woofer but the 901s do not need a sub. The phrase “no highs no lows must be Bose” does not apply to a set properly setup and powered 901s.

Bose 901 is OK if you got the equalizer box. Without it they sound bad.