Tech That Flopped!

"Two Bose 901 direct/relecting speakers create a sound pattern that is larger than the room itself, almost as if you were listening to 8 separate speakers." I bought the coolaid, owned these speakers and loved these speakers in the 80s. Regardless of how speakers are measured, not all people will like the same sound, and so many speakers and brands will have fans. That’s cool with me, I think it’s fun and enjoyable. BTW Omar Bose developed an almost perfect suspension system for automobiles that was never implemented. Go figure....
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3KPYIaks1UY

First Volt GM vehicle was made in 1996.

Donvito, they don’t because "acoustic suspension" is completely synonymous with "sealed." That’s the established convention.

I’m not saying new technology is not possible, but that I have never seen a single sealed speaker which did not rely on the same physics and models as an acoustic suspension design,so.... they’re the same. :) When you run a speaker simulation tool (WinISD, Bass Box Pro, etc.) there is no "sealed" option that is not also "acoustic suspension."



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@2psyop

I have actually been thinking a lot about that approach to reproducing musical instruments, and I'm not sure it was all hogwash, exactly. The quality of the drivers, timbre, etc. would keep me from seeking out a Bose 901.... but rear drivers is really interesting.

Snell used them, and Wilson's latest super-beast has one too.  I think they are quite interesting, but still an effect as opposed to more musical extraction.

To large degree, open baffle speakers do this too. Again, niche products, but fun and interesting solutions to problems.

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DBX records......Only one or two had real music content and the complex approach  soon slipped into oblivion.