The long shadow cast by the Bose 901 "Direct/Reflecting" technology, or...

Some folks take offense when the similarities of other designs are compared to the Bose 901.

I have always thought some of the Bozak speakers reminded me of the the direct reflecting designs that predate the 901.
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Another loudspeaker that was pretty clearly intended to "leverage" (there I go, verbing again) their environment (the room) to do their job was the original DCM timewindow. Not really of the 901 school, though -- although their use of a piece of Sonotube as an integral part of the enclosure design was pretty darned clever.

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I own a pair of (probably) the world's ugliest original series timewindows. Sound great, though.
Surprisingly sensitive/easy to drive, too.

timewindowprime by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

Perhaps the world's finest sounding loudspeakers in which cardboard is a major structural element. Perhaps. :)
 
Another loudspeaker that was pretty clearly intended to "leverage" (there I go, verbing again) their environment (the room) to do their job was the original DCM timewindow. Not really of the 901 school, though -- although their use of a piece of Sonotube as an integral part of the enclosure design was pretty darned clever.

sonotubes-sizes-sonotube-sizes-rona.jpg


I own a pair of (probably) the world's ugliest original series timewindows. Sound great, though.
Surprisingly sensitive/easy to drive, too.

timewindowprime by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

Had a pair of orininal Time Windows in the late 1970s. Loved 'em. :)

They are a very good speaker from when measuring Impulse Response was all the rage. ;)
 
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I think the goal of the Bozak tweeter array was more about dispersion than reflection... but I am far from a Bozak expert.

There have been some pretty weird tweeter arrays over the years -- but that's probably a good topic for another thread entirely. :)

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Images (mostly) from http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/.../3251-information-on-microstat-tweeter-array/

I agree, Mark. The Bozak and MA tweeter arrangements were for dispersion rather than reflection.

The Snell A-II (and on) have a rear firing tweeter to supplement the front firing tweeter. There are many others that use the same type of configuration.
 
Old thread, I know... I had a pair of Epicure 601. Bought them in 1974 half price for $300. They were powerful speakers. Much heavier build and much better drivers than the Bose. Additionally, they had tweeters too so they were full range without the need of an equalizer like Bose needed, though I had an equalizer from Radio Shack in my chain too. I used them nicely paired with a Sony 7065 receiver and a surprisingly musical pair of little Fisher XP55b (8" two way) as speaker stands for the 601s and usually ran the 2 pair together. The Fisher XP55b provided direction and anchorage and the Epicures filled in the sound stage with that reflected atmospheric presence. I thought they sounded terrific with a wide ranging musical library. Ten years later when I no longer had room for the Epicures I sold them for twice what I had paid. I gave the Fishers away. I've never seen a pair of either since. The Epicure 601 and 602 was in theory very similar in terms of a direct reflection radiating speaker, but at 60 lbs. per unit, considerably superior in build to the Bose 901 and in my opinion vastly superior sonically. Sadly, the 601 and 602 were nowhere near as successful.
 
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