Audiophiles-some advice, please?

[digonswine]

I recently acquired a set of Bose 901 series II speakers but did not get the special EQ that comes with it. Now I know that Bose are generally dissed by most, but I just want to hook these up in my shop.

I have hooked them up to a number of "regular" receivers, but get poor sound and volume--I know these things can thump--

Is there a way to get these to work half-way well without having to buy the vintage and expensive EQ on Ebay?

(I'm not sure why I need it-I usually listen to NPR and WPR anyway!)

Thank you in advance.

[digonswine]

2. These may go straight to Ebay-

for some reason, people want these things.

Thanks for the response!-I am afraid that what you have stated matches what I have read.

[Old and In the Way]

4. Had a buddy that reverse engineered the 901 in the 70's and built himself

6 speakers. he built his own EQ, too...and had a massive MacIntosh amp to drive them. Pretty damn impressive audio for those times, I can tell you. Today, I don't know if you couldn't use use software to control the frequency bands?

[Gold Metal Flake]

5. Full disclosure: I like tube-driven Altec VOTs.

Sell them, make a profit, save the money for a future deal on something better. Ain't no sin in twisting gear for more gear.

[jmowreader]

6. You MUST have the equalizer to get 901s to work

I would put the 901s on eBay and get something else...Klipsch Heresy or JBL 4311, maybe?