I would highly recommend 901's for home theater, especially if you also involve a highly capable subwoofer that can keep up with the prodigious output that the 901's are capable of producing above the lowest bass tones.
In '82, while in college, I owned a pair of 901 IV's. (For reference, my favorite speakers of all time, that I have actually listened to, in order of preference: Infinity Quantum Line Source at Swallens; Wilson Watt-Puppy system at Progressive Audio; Polk SDA-SRS at Stereo Lab; B&W Nautilus 802's at Audible Elegance; Klipschhorns at Stereo Lab; McIntosh XRT22's at Hoffman's; and JSE Infinite Slope Model 2's at Progressive Audio. My favorite listened to and affordable speakers of all time: KEF 104-2's; JSE Infinite Slope Model 1's; Polk SDA-CRS's; Dahlquist DQM-9's; Klipsch Forte II's; B&W CM-1's.)
The 901's, when played at a "recreating the live event" volume, absolutely were amazing when playing big-band jazz. I had a Yamaha YP-450 and some direct to disc big band jazz albums and the 901's just made the horns and drums leap out at you.
Home theater is not "critical listening" and the 901's ability to bring impact to all but the highest highs and lowest lows make them a great choice in my book.
Last words: We all have unique fingerprints and unique irises and unique outer-ear structures. I'm convince we also have unique senses of taste and hearing. What I love may be quite mediocre to you. And that doesn't offend me or make me feel superior or inferior.
Speakers are like women: It's not what's right; It's what you like!!!
