bose 501 speakers

hi everyone, any thoughts of this speaker from the 70's? I believe that during the 70's bose only had the 901's and the 501's.

g_nakamoto05-02-2018 3:51am

kdude66 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,198 posts 05-03-2018 at 02:49am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I would have to agree with Lance on this one,all those Ess speakers were much better to my ears also during the day.I know several people that still have them going in my area even after all these yrs. Kenny.
kosst_amojan Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,095 posts 05-03-2018 at 07:38am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have a pair of restored first gen AMT1's. Very respectable speaker in many ways. Vastly better than Bose and most others of the era.
chrisr Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 444 posts 05-03-2018 at 10:21am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete A good description of what bose is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ6RM3XMfKg&t=1502s
lilmsmaggie Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 273 posts 05-04-2018 at 04:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @yogiboy is correct. Bose made the 601's. I owned a pair from 1978 until 1998. First generation 601's were great speakers IMHO much better than the 501's.