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What kind of EQ does Bose use on the 901s?
Does anyone know what the equalizer does for the Bose 901s? How do they
sound with and without EQ? Are they usable without the EQ? Note: I'm not asking for a speaker review here... |
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Karl,
Does anyone know what the equalizer does for the Bose 901s? The EQ boosts the crap out of the highs and the lows. How do they sound with and without EQ? Without the EQ they sound midrangey - as you'd expect from a bunch of 3-1/2 inch drivers (or maybe they're 4 inches? - I forget). With the EQ they sound like, well, you said you don't want a review. --Ethan |
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"Ethan Winer" ethanw at ethanwiner dot com writes:
Karl, Does anyone know what the equalizer does for the Bose 901s? The EQ boosts the crap out of the highs and the lows. How do they sound with and without EQ? Without the EQ they sound midrangey - as you'd expect from a bunch of 3-1/2 inch drivers (or maybe they're 4 inches? - I forget). With the EQ they sound like, well, you said you don't want a review. --Ethan In my opinion, the Bose Model 901 is one of the most overrated speaker models ever marketed. -- Randy Yates Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Research Triangle Park, NC, USA , 919-472-1124 |
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Karl Uppiano wrote: Does anyone know what the equalizer does for the Bose 901s? It boosts the bass and treble. Here's a link for the controller for the 802 - which basically does the same thing. http://audiorail.home.comcast.net/802_controller.gif How do they sound with and without EQ? Like small 'radio speakers'. Are they usable without the EQ? No. Graham |
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Pooh Bear wrote:
Karl Uppiano wrote: Does anyone know what the equalizer does for the Bose 901s? It boosts the bass and treble. Here's a link for the controller for the 802 - which basically does the same thing. http://audiorail.home.comcast.net/802_controller.gif How do they sound with and without EQ? Like small 'radio speakers'. Correction. LIke small CHEAP radio speakers. geoff |
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In article , Pooh Bear wrote:
Karl Uppiano wrote: Does anyone know what the equalizer does for the Bose 901s? It boosts the bass and treble. Here's a link for the controller for the 802 - which basically does the same thing. The 802 lower boost is higher in frequency, where the 901 peaks at 30 HZ with an even higher boost level. If you additionally subtract a couple db at 300 Hz, they sound better. greg http://audiorail.home.comcast.net/802_controller.gif How do they sound with and without EQ? Like small 'radio speakers'. Are they usable without the EQ? No. Graham |
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gregs wrote:
In article , Pooh Bear wrote: Karl Uppiano wrote: Does anyone know what the equalizer does for the Bose 901s? It boosts the bass and treble. Here's a link for the controller for the 802 - which basically does the same thing. The 802 lower boost is higher in frequency, where the 901 peaks at 30 HZ with an even higher boost level. If you additionally subtract a couple db at 300 Hz, they sound better. I guess that'll be 'cos the 802s were intended for SR. Using that much boost @ 30Hz on an SR speaker would invite instant disaster ! BTW, I had no preconception when Bose entered the market. I was curious when my local venue hosted the band 'Alberto Y los Trios Paranoias' many decades back. Mid 70s maybe. I had already heard that they were using a Bose P.A. and was interested to see the result. The result accounts for the derision poured on Bose ever since by SR professionals. The 'rig' was being used only for vocals. There were several / many 802 cabs either side of the stage. Maybe 5 ( 1kW ? ) Bose amps each side too. The clip leds were almost permanently lit ! Just on vocals ! And it was way quieter than most rock gigs I ever went to ! Not just quieter, the balance was a joke too. The audience shuffled uncomfortably. Basically totally pathetic. Back then there was little to beat a good Martin rig. Arguably, those old designs would still hold their own in audio quality terms in selected applications against more modern designs that are designed simply to get in and out of the venue as fast as possible. Bad live sound is just as ( if not more ) prevalent now as 30 yrs ago. Sad really. Graham |
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gregs wrote: If you extend that curve down to 30 Hz, you find the boost is 17 or 18 dB at 30 Hz. The 802 is only getting 12 dB boost, around 15 times the 1 kHz. power, where the 901 is 60 times the power boost. So if your listening to music with 1 or 2 watts in the midrange, a 30 Hz note will suck 60 to 120 watts. I don't know the actual impedance of the speaker at these frequencies. Another entertaining titbit about 802s. If you visit Wembley Loudspeakers - the UK's premier speaker reconing outfit - you will always see a sad stack of 802 cabs with the cover off and the cones hanging out. This is because the foam surround perishes and ultimately simply ceases to exist ! There is really almost nothing good I can find to say about Bose, although the 'single drive unit' concept has an interesting allure ( but not 8 / 9 drive units in a cabinet with their interference issues ). The 'single driver' philosophy falls over since - amongst others - (a) a decent size cone required to radiate bass effectively will cause HF beaming. (b) analysis of basic loudspeaker theory shows that a driver can only work effectively over about 3 octaves and will roll off either side with an LF 1st order and HF 2nd order characteristic ( courtesy my electro-acoustics transducer course ). Kinda expains why most 'good' speakers use 3 drivers dedicated to their respective frequency ranges. Efficiency can be traded to a degree which is why 2 driver cabinets aren't all bad. Graham |
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In article , -nospam
says... Pooh Bear wrote: Karl Uppiano wrote: Does anyone know what the equalizer does for the Bose 901s? It boosts the bass and treble. Here's a link for the controller for the 802 - which basically does the same thing. http://audiorail.home.comcast.net/802_controller.gif How do they sound with and without EQ? Like small 'radio speakers'. Correction. LIke small CHEAP radio speakers. What did you expect? They are small, cheap speakers. ----------------- Alex |
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Alex Rodriguez wrote: In article , -nospam says... Pooh Bear wrote: Karl Uppiano wrote: Does anyone know what the equalizer does for the Bose 901s? It boosts the bass and treble. Here's a link for the controller for the 802 - which basically does the same thing. http://audiorail.home.comcast.net/802_controller.gif How do they sound with and without EQ? Like small 'radio speakers'. Correction. LIke small CHEAP radio speakers. What did you expect? They are small, cheap speakers. Bose story: Some years ago, a friend had a couple of 901's and a Crown DC-300 (that's the output wattage rating) to drive them. He complained to me that they sounded "pretty good" but he couldn't get them to play very loud. He wondered ifthere was something wrong with the amp. I told him that, among it's many other problems, the 901s had absolutely wretched efficiency. He disagreed. I inivited him to bring the amp over to my place. I had (still have) a couple of Klipschorns. The DC-300 driving the K-Horns generated an absolutely *stunning* sound pressure level in my fairly large living room -- you could yell and not be able to hear yourself. I had to use a tape deck for source, because the turntable was susceptable to acoustic feedback at the levels involved. There was intermodulation distortion, but if you stuck your fingers in your ears, it would go away, because it was being generated *in your ears*. He went away convinced that 901's were not very good speakers after all. Isaac |
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"Alex Rodriguez" wrote in message ... What did you expect? They are small, cheap speakers. Not true! They are small, crappy, *expensive* speakers. TonyP. |
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Isaac Wingfield wrote:
In article , Alex Rodriguez wrote: In article , -nospam says... Pooh Bear wrote: Karl Uppiano wrote: Does anyone know what the equalizer does for the Bose 901s? It boosts the bass and treble. Here's a link for the controller for the 802 - which basically does the same thing. http://audiorail.home.comcast.net/802_controller.gif How do they sound with and without EQ? Like small 'radio speakers'. Correction. LIke small CHEAP radio speakers. What did you expect? They are small, cheap speakers. Bose story: Some years ago, a friend had a couple of 901's and a Crown DC-300 (that's the output wattage rating) to drive them. He complained to me that they sounded "pretty good" but he couldn't get them to play very loud. He wondered ifthere was something wrong with the amp. I told him that, among it's many other problems, the 901s had absolutely wretched efficiency. He disagreed. I inivited him to bring the amp over to my place. I had (still have) a couple of Klipschorns. The DC-300 driving the K-Horns generated an absolutely *stunning* sound pressure level in my fairly large living room -- you could yell and not be able to hear yourself. I had to use a tape deck for source, because the turntable was susceptable to acoustic feedback at the levels involved. There was intermodulation distortion, but if you stuck your fingers in your ears, it would go away, because it was being generated *in your ears*. He went away convinced that 901's were not very good speakers after all. Isaac That's a wee bit of an unfair comparison because Klipschorns tend to be extremely efficient speakers. They'll make a 10 watt amplifier sound loud. CD |
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TonyP wrote:
"Alex Rodriguez" wrote in message ... What did you expect? They are small, cheap speakers. Not true! They are small, crappy, *expensive* speakers. Surely you mean they are small cheap speakers sold for an expensive price ? Graham |
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"Pooh Bear" wrote in message ... TonyP wrote: "Alex Rodriguez" wrote in message ... What did you expect? They are small, cheap speakers. Not true! They are small, crappy, *expensive* speakers. Surely you mean they are small cheap speakers sold for an expensive price ? Not at all. Look up *CHEAP* in the dictionary, you will find that "cheap" and "expensive price" are mutually exclusive terms. TonyP. |
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:59:16 -0400, Alex Rodriguez
wrote: In article , says... "Pooh Bear" wrote in message ... TonyP wrote: "Alex Rodriguez" wrote in message ... What did you expect? They are small, cheap speakers. Not true! They are small, crappy, *expensive* speakers. Surely you mean they are small cheap speakers sold for an expensive price ? Not at all. Look up *CHEAP* in the dictionary, you will find that "cheap" and "expensive price" are mutually exclusive terms. An average widget sells for $10. I buy a widget for $2 and I sell it to you for $100. Is that a cheap widget or an expensive widget? -------------- Alex Both Cheap in quality Expensive in price Abbedd |
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TonyP wrote:
"Pooh Bear" wrote in message ... TonyP wrote: "Alex Rodriguez" wrote in message ... What did you expect? They are small, cheap speakers. Not true! They are small, crappy, *expensive* speakers. Surely you mean they are small cheap speakers sold for an expensive price ? Not at all. Look up *CHEAP* in the dictionary, you will find that "cheap" and "expensive price" are mutually exclusive terms. Where does Br Boses' profit come from methinks ! Graham |
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Don wrote:
I once was a stereo salesman, and sold Bose speakers. The mark-up was twice that of some other brands. I didn't like the Bose speakers, but if a customer wanted to hear them, I'd demo them. If they wanted to buy them, I'd sell them. But only after demoing AR, JBL, Infiniti etc. Some people just have poor taste, and/or are brainwashed by the Bose reputation. Don't you mean the Bose *religion* ? Graham religion overcomes all - so they say - you have to believe to errr... believe |
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"Alex Rodriguez" wrote in message ... In article , says... Not at all. Look up *CHEAP* in the dictionary, you will find that "cheap" and "expensive price" are mutually exclusive terms. An average widget sells for $10. I buy a widget for $2 and I sell it to you for $100. Is that a cheap widget or an expensive widget? See, even you agree it's one OR the other. You're just not sure which. TonyP. |
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"ansermetniac" wrote in message ... Both Cheap in quality Expensive in price NO. *LOW* in quality, expensive in price. Better do 3rd grade English again :-) TonyP. |
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"Don" wrote in message news:vy8Xc.310344$a24.205018@attbi_s03... and/or are brainwashed by the Bose reputation. Is that the one that goes : "No highs, No lows, must be a Bose"? TonyP. |
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"Pooh Bear" wrote in message ... Where does Br Boses' profit come from methinks ! Selling crap at an *expensive price* rather than a cheap price? TonyP. |
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On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:43:45 +1000, "TonyP"
wrote: An average widget sells for $10. I buy a widget for $2 and I sell it to you for $100. Is that a cheap widget or an expensive widget? See, even you agree it's one OR the other. You're just not sure which. It's both. A cheap widget to you, an expensive widget to the punter. It may also be a good widget, a bad widget or an adequate widget. None of these are described by the words "cheap" or "expensive". Certainly not in a context where value and price are both under discussion. |
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"Alex Rodriguez" wrote in message ... In article , says... "Pooh Bear" wrote in message ... TonyP wrote: "Alex Rodriguez" wrote in message ... What did you expect? They are small, cheap speakers. Not true! They are small, crappy, *expensive* speakers. Surely you mean they are small cheap speakers sold for an expensive price ? Not at all. Look up *CHEAP* in the dictionary, you will find that "cheap" and "expensive price" are mutually exclusive terms. It should be noted that the word "cheap" means low in price over in the UK. In the US, the word carries an additional suggestion of low in quality as well. Norm Strong |
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normanstrong wrote:
It should be noted that the word "cheap" means low in price over in the UK. In the US, the word carries an additional suggestion of low in quality as well. That is true to a degree also in the UK. Often the word is used to mean *either* inexpensive or poor quality. Not necessarily both at the same time. A context thing I guess. Graham |
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Pooh Bear wrote:
normanstrong wrote: It should be noted that the word "cheap" means low in price over in the UK. In the US, the word carries an additional suggestion of low in quality as well. That is true to a degree also in the UK. Often the word is used to mean *either* inexpensive or poor quality. Not necessarily both at the same time. A context thing I guess. Cheqap can imply great quality at a low price (it's in the inflection). But Bose are not cheap (price) but cheap (quality). geoff |
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"Pooh Bear" wrote in message ... normanstrong wrote: It should be noted that the word "cheap" means low in price over in the UK. In the US, the word carries an additional suggestion of low in quality as well. That is true to a degree also in the UK. Often the word is used to mean *either* inexpensive or poor quality. Not necessarily both at the same time. A context thing I guess. Yes, the humpty dumpty defence. Nobody has quoted which dictionary they are referring to so far. TonyP. |
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