sprins
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I've been working some time to get this set properly assembled and I think I have finally done so. And I though this might be an appropriate place to show it off.
After having, by accident, come across the Bose 800 series loudspeakers (without eq. or other info) I've been educating myself a bit on where these speakers come from. Fairly soon I leaned these speakers from the 70s are properly built into decent wood cabinets with drivers that (if only mildly decently preserved) last forever (unless a lot of other Bose speakers).
However (of course), these speakers need their own Bose 800 equalizer (you know Bose) to make the best of them. After some time I found the right equalizer together with another near mint set of speakers to compliment the speakers I already had.
In the meantime I had educated myself about this set and set the challenge to find the appropriate Bose 1800 series 1 amp to power them. Bose 1800 series 1 amps are often available, yet a lot of them are worn out or just a mess. It's the sport to find a decent one. Luckily I came across one that was scarcly used and probably kept as a spare unit in its own flight case so I could complete my set.
Unfortunately I haven't found the proper speaker stands (Bose SS-1) but the Bose ones I'm using now work out fine.
The amp was reviewed and all internals (including the capacitors) checked out just fine within specs.
The sound is amazing. One 1800 amp powering 4 Bose 800 speakers works out nicely, just the way the Bose prospectus from then promised I suspect.
I have a couple of other sets to enjoy music to. But this set is the only one that's assembled all out of parts from the same brochure. I power it with internet radio music, but I guess the music source falls outside the equation.
I have a spare Bose 302 bass unit and Bose 1800 laying around, and I intend to add it to this set (with the proper controller) to take this set to another level (albeit in doing so giving up the original setup). I might need a crossover to properly assign frequencies to the different Bose controller (to avoid frequency interference), but thats something I'll figure out during the experiment.
After having, by accident, come across the Bose 800 series loudspeakers (without eq. or other info) I've been educating myself a bit on where these speakers come from. Fairly soon I leaned these speakers from the 70s are properly built into decent wood cabinets with drivers that (if only mildly decently preserved) last forever (unless a lot of other Bose speakers).
However (of course), these speakers need their own Bose 800 equalizer (you know Bose) to make the best of them. After some time I found the right equalizer together with another near mint set of speakers to compliment the speakers I already had.
In the meantime I had educated myself about this set and set the challenge to find the appropriate Bose 1800 series 1 amp to power them. Bose 1800 series 1 amps are often available, yet a lot of them are worn out or just a mess. It's the sport to find a decent one. Luckily I came across one that was scarcly used and probably kept as a spare unit in its own flight case so I could complete my set.
Unfortunately I haven't found the proper speaker stands (Bose SS-1) but the Bose ones I'm using now work out fine.
The amp was reviewed and all internals (including the capacitors) checked out just fine within specs.
The sound is amazing. One 1800 amp powering 4 Bose 800 speakers works out nicely, just the way the Bose prospectus from then promised I suspect.
I have a couple of other sets to enjoy music to. But this set is the only one that's assembled all out of parts from the same brochure. I power it with internet radio music, but I guess the music source falls outside the equation.
I have a spare Bose 302 bass unit and Bose 1800 laying around, and I intend to add it to this set (with the proper controller) to take this set to another level (albeit in doing so giving up the original setup). I might need a crossover to properly assign frequencies to the different Bose controller (to avoid frequency interference), but thats something I'll figure out during the experiment.
