imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Well, not quite imitation, but in the early 1970s (at least in retrospect) there seem to have been a bevy of loudspeaker models/designs that were inspired by/influenced by (or maybe even ripped off from) Dr. A. Bose's famous (and still in production) 901 loudspeaker. Influenced either by the deliberate use of an array of drivers to widen "soundstage" and/or simply by the 901s iconic cabinet design (shape).
The genesis of this thread was a post at the Polk Audio forums a day or so ago about the Allison Model Four loudspeaker.
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussi...ison-s-for-sale-looked-like-bose-901-s#latest
I note, wryly, that most of the New England 'big name' loudspeaker brands of the era had, at least briefly, a loudspeaker that at least kinda sorta resembled the 901.
I started to screen dump stuff about Bose 901-esque commercial loudspeakers in the above-mentioned thread, but I thought it would be fun to start one someplace outside of a manufacturer forum (e.g., here) to document this interesting appendix to the history of loudspeaker design.
... or maybe not but, work with me here, OK?
source: http://www.mylespaul.com/threads/got-some-some-old-bose-901-speakers-and-i-love-em.100184/
source: https://retrovoltage.com/2013/10/21/mailbag-is-the-bose-901-equalizer-really-necessary/
source:
source: http://noaudiophile.com/Bose_901/
(a well-known web 'review' of the Series VI 901)
Well, not quite imitation, but in the early 1970s (at least in retrospect) there seem to have been a bevy of loudspeaker models/designs that were inspired by/influenced by (or maybe even ripped off from) Dr. A. Bose's famous (and still in production) 901 loudspeaker. Influenced either by the deliberate use of an array of drivers to widen "soundstage" and/or simply by the 901s iconic cabinet design (shape).
The genesis of this thread was a post at the Polk Audio forums a day or so ago about the Allison Model Four loudspeaker.
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussi...ison-s-for-sale-looked-like-bose-901-s#latest
I note, wryly, that most of the New England 'big name' loudspeaker brands of the era had, at least briefly, a loudspeaker that at least kinda sorta resembled the 901.
I started to screen dump stuff about Bose 901-esque commercial loudspeakers in the above-mentioned thread, but I thought it would be fun to start one someplace outside of a manufacturer forum (e.g., here) to document this interesting appendix to the history of loudspeaker design.
... or maybe not but, work with me here, OK?
source: http://www.mylespaul.com/threads/got-some-some-old-bose-901-speakers-and-i-love-em.100184/
source: https://retrovoltage.com/2013/10/21/mailbag-is-the-bose-901-equalizer-really-necessary/
source:
source: http://noaudiophile.com/Bose_901/
(a well-known web 'review' of the Series VI 901)
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