Some things I have really done to 901's

I seem to be one of the few here who actually has listened to and likes 901s. They are hi-fi's "go-to" whipping boy, so I guess people either love or hate them. In any case, they are easily had used and suitable for restoration or other Frankenstein-like experiments. While I haven't done the Elmer's trick, I did something similar. I was putting a coat of polyurethane on the cabinets of a pair and I had a "WTF" moment and did the same for the drivers. Sound change? Coundn't tell, but it did make them nice & shiny. My "inspiration" was from an old DIY book that suggested impregnating the paper cones of CHEAP drivers with melted parrafin, which might improve the sound quality.

I suspect the OP's enthusiasm reflects a clever troll, since Elmer's is not volatile. Otherwise, his thinking that the speakers had improved could have been forgiven by his inhaling fumes of organic hydrocarbons causing light-headedness and/or brain damage :)

Nearly all of my listening to 901's makes use of extensive EQ (DEQ2496 or miniDSP) in place of the Bose EQ.

I would also like to report that I finally found a set of "original" 901s (series I, II) that did not have its original drivers! This surprised me, having had three pairs previously that appeared to be 100% original with no defects ("Other than being Bose", mutter the wiseasses!). They look like crap, but no major defects after much listening. Another benefit of dealing in the low end is I can sell stuff back to other low-brows on Ebay when I tire of them :)

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Topic - New Break-through for BOSE 901 Owners !!...... - HiFiSoundGuy 13:30:45 07/06/12 (27)

RE: New Break-through for BOSE 901 Owners !!...... - Bill the K 21:13:18 07/07/12 (1)

These modified 901's sound their best turned around backwards.... - HiFiSoundGuy 19:27:11 07/13/12 (0)

umm...this is tongue-in-cheek, right? - triode 09:40:36 07/07/12 (0)

RE: New Break-through for BOSE 901 Owners !!...... - Presto 08:42:47 07/07/12 (9)

RE: New Break-through for BOSE 901 Owners !!...... - HiFiSoundGuy 10:08:17 07/09/12 (7)

RE: New Break-through for BOSE 901 Owners !!...... - John Elison 23:49:03 07/09/12 (6)

RE: New Break-through for BOSE 901 Owners !!...... - HiFiSoundGuy 12:05:19 07/10/12 (5)

RE: New Break-through for BOSE 901 Owners !!...... - ErikM 17:39:47 07/11/12 (4)

RE: New Break-through for BOSE 901 Owners !!...... - IEaudiodude 17:47:53 07/11/12 (3)

RE: New Break-through for BOSE 901 Owners !!...... - Travbrow 08:55:00 07/12/12 (2)

RE: New Break-through for BOSE 901 Owners !!...... - Travbrow 09:11:40 07/12/12 (1)

I'm hopping that Jeff from Tone Audio Magazine will... - HiFiSoundGuy 12:27:50 07/12/12 (0)

You raise an excellent point... - Mr. Dick Hertz 09:07:15 07/07/12 (0)

There is some basis for this. - Dave Pogue 04:24:42 07/07/12 (1)

RE: There is some basis for this. - hahax@verizon.net 20:43:36 07/07/12 (0)

Now those owners of $100,000 plus speakers can do too. Just dump glue on your cones. Brilliant. - Elizabeth 00:35:19 07/07/12 (0)

RE: New Break-through for BOSE 901 Owners !!...... - Iron Knee 00:03:38 07/07/12 (0)

Surprising Dr. Amar didn't see the value of doping his cones. nt. - Mr. Dick Hertz 17:13:22 07/06/12 (3)

NOW THESE 901's CAN HANG WITH THE BIG BOYS !! nt. - HiFiSoundGuy 21:17:00 07/06/12 (1)

Yeah, right - Gregg 17:56:09 07/08/12 (0)

not sure if value is in his lexicon...nt - musiclistener 17:45:36 07/06/12 (0)

RE: New Break-through for BOSE 901 Owners !!...... - John Elison 13:48:22 07/06/12 (5)

GOOD one John! - hifitommy 18:40:03 07/06/12 (0)

That's a good start, but I would recommend more extensive Epoxy deployment... - willkayakforfood 18:29:27 07/06/12 (3)

Totally eliminates all the distortion. - M3 lover 15:37:54 07/07/12 (0)

RE: That's a good start, but I would recommend more extensive Epoxy deployment... - IEaudiodude 10:15:47 07/07/12 (1)

Some things I have really done to 901's - soldermizer 22:41:45 07/08/12 (0)

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