Purveyors of Electronic, Musical
and Vintage goods
from then, now and in between.
VINTAGE / CLASSIC BOSE STEREO
SPEAKERS
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Jerry Gahagan of
OakTreeVintage
Taken in portion of Speaker Audition Room
Vintage Home Audio Speakers from the late 1960's into the 1980's
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BOSE 101 STEREO SPEAKERS SOLD
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(click on above thumbnails to enlarge photos) warranty PRE-OWNED BOSE 101 "MUSIC MONITOR" INDOOR / OUTDOOR STEREO SPEAKERS SOLD 1/14/08 |
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BOSE 301 SPEAKERS:
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warranty BOSE 301 301'S SPEAKERS Circa '76-81 SOLD |
BOSE 301 SERIES II SPEAKERS SOLD |
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(click on above thumbnails to enlarge photos) BOSE 501 Series II STEREO SPEAKERS SOLD |
NEW LISTING 6/13/09 (click on above thumbnails to enlarge photos) warranty CLASSIC BOSE STEREO SPEAKERS 501 Series II #...4656 - N/A DIRECT / REFLECTING STEREO SPEAKERS Made in USA Circa 1979-80 SOLD 7/21/09 |
NEW LISTING 7/9/09 (click on above thumbnails to enlarge photos) warranty CLASSIC BOSE STEREO SPEAKERS 501 Series II DIRECT / REFLECTING STEREO SPEAKERS Made in USA Circa 1979-80 #...3555 / 9093 SOLD 8/11/09 |
BOSE 501 SOLD |
NEW LISTING 7/4/07 (click on above thumbnails to enlarge photos) warranty CLASSIC BOSE 501 Series III #...9637 / 8460 SOLD 2/4/08 |
NEW LISTING 5/20/09 (click on above thumbnails to enlarge photos) warranty CLASSIC BOSE STEREO SPEAKERS 501 Series III #...5693 / 8045 DIRECT / REFLECTING STEREO SPEAKERS Made in USA Circa 1982 SOLD 5/26/09
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NEW LISTING
8/10/11
These
are in NEAR NEW cosmetic shape with the only issue being a missing logo from
one of the grills. The top edge banding vinyl veneer all perfect. The
cabinet corners and edges all sharp and crisp. Virtually no wear to the
tops. The original grill frames solid and cloth in beautiful condition and
required only minor cleaning.
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NEW LISTING 8/10/11 (click on above thumbnails to enlarge photos) warranty VINTAGE & CLASSIC STEREO SPEAKERS BOSE 601 ORIGINAL SERIES DIRECT / REFLECTING STEREO SPEAKERS #...2608 / 8059 Made in USA Circa 1977 SOLD 11/22/11
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NEW LISTING 11/18/11 (click on above thumbnails to enlarge photos) warranty VINTAGE & CLASSIC STEREO SPEAKERS BOSE 601 ORIGINAL SERIES DIRECT / REFLECTING STEREO SPEAKERS #...1590 / 6389 Made in USA Circa 1977 SOLD 9/14/12 In our opinion, the 601 series, was probably..... ......While interesting in design, none of them are anything I would....... .....While working for Bose dealers thru the Eighties, I and most folks I have ever known that sold audio, usually considered the .... HEY, WHY ALL THE 'X'd' OUT / OMITTED SPECS AND TEXT? ....The 601's, have great balance and .... ....(Side note; The 601 series II and III's are equally decent sounding, HOWEVER are a 'nightmare' to pack adequately for safe shipment. So much of a nightmare, that unless you have the ORIGINAL packaging I don't recommend it! The tweeters in the series II & III protrude out of the top of the cabinet and have to be protected in such a way that none of their packaging can be allowed to touch them in transit. If it does it is likely that the top grill frames will be destroyed. That either requires the grills and all the top components to be removed, packed and shipped separately and then re-installed upon arrival (probably not practical), or as we did on the last pair of series II's we had, custom and very expensive packaging designed so that nothing could touch the top of the speakers, even if dropped on their tops. This is NOT typically going to be something that very many packers are going to be capable of. Due to the amount of requests we get for replacement grills and tweeter mounts, I am confident that most that are shipped by 'individual' sellers or packed by folks inexperienced in packing Bose 601 Series II's and III's are damaged or destroyed. We have a few thousand dollars worth of packing materials and 15+ years of experience and it took us 6 'man hours' to pack the last pair of series II's! The Original series do NOT have these issues as the cabinets come all the way to the top.) This is a 'One Owner' pair and we purchased them with an entire 'high end' audio system from a military serviceman who brought them back from overseas. They have been well cared for. Our speaker tech has completely gone through and 'Certified' these. These have been completely gone through, including having the foam surrounds replaced on all 4 woofers. All tweeters in perfect working order. We also removed the lower aluminum trim that was attached with staples and reattached w/ adhesive foam to eliminate vibration. The tweeters mounts were also tightened to eliminate any acoustic anomalies. The speakers were cleaned inside and out. New driver gasketing installed to improve factory seals. Beautiful, real walnut wood veneer cabinets give a fresh rub down with..... HEY, WHY ALL THE 'X'd' OUT / OMITTED SPECS AND TEXT? BOSE 601 'ORIGINAL SERIES' Specifications / Specs: Cabinet / Speaker design: ..... Driver Complement: ..... Nominal Impedance: ..... HEY, WHY ALL THE 'X'd' OUT / OMITTED SPECS AND TEXT? Recommended Minimum Power amplifier rating: ..... Again if you're after a pair of "Vintage" Bose, the 601 are, in our opinion, the best sounding of the classic Bose designs. This pair especially excels on most classical and jazz styles. Again, the 'Real' wood Walnut grain veneer, cabinets in near NEW shape as are the grills. The cabinet corners and edges all sharp and crisp. The original grill frames solid and cloth in beautiful condition and required only minor cleaning. And remember, we have just replaced the foam surrounds on all 4 woofers, for trouble free service. Following the above work, we completely tested them with both recorded material, PN 20-20k and swept them with our AF generator from 20-20,000 Hz (actually all 4 woofers were independently swept after re-foaming and prior to re-installation as well the entire speaker once re-assembled) and feeding them with the output from our Hafler P-225 Pro Power Amp, looking for any vibrations or other anomalies.... HEY, WHY ALL THE 'X'd' OUT / OMITTED SPECS AND TEXT? Includes our standard 30 day limited warranty (excluding problems due to under / over powering) BOSE 601 'ORIGINAL SERIES' STEREO SPEAKERS Cond. 8.5+++++ SOLD 9/14/12 (Above text property of www.oaktreevintage.com / Oak Tree Enterprises, LLC. See 'Copyright Information' page for details)
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BOSE 601 SERIES II STEREO SPEAKERS SOLD 6/3/07
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So why are you not seeing more Series II and Series III of the Bose 601 model? The 601 series II and III's are equally decent sounding to the originals, HOWEVER are a 'nightmare' to pack adequately for safe shipment. So much of a nightmare, that unless you have the ORIGINAL packaging I don't recommend it! The tweeters in the series II & III protrude out of the top of the cabinet and have to be protected in such a way that none of their packaging can be allowed to touch them in transit. If it does it is likely that the top grill frames will be destroyed. That either requires the grills and all the top components to be removed, packed and shipped separately and then re-installed upon arrival (probably not practical), or as we did on the last pair of series II's we had, custom and very expensive and complicated packaging designed so that nothing could touch the top of the speakers, even if dropped on their tops. This is NOT typically going to be something that very many packers are going to be capable of. Due to the amount of requests we get for replacement grills and tweeter mounts, I am confident that most that are shipped by 'individual' sellers or packed by folks inexperienced in packing Bose 601 Series II's and III's are damaged or destroyed. We have a few thousand dollars worth of packing materials and 15+ years of experience and it took us 6 'man hours' to pack the last pair of series II's! The Original series do NOT have these issues as the cabinets come all the way to the top, and allow for more practical packaging methods to protect the tweeters. |
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NEW LISTING 4/7/09 (click on above thumbnails to enlarge photos) warranty PRE-OWNED BOSE PASSIVE SUBWOOFER W/ SATELLITE CROSSOVER BUILT-IN "ACOUSTIMASS®" AM-5 SERIES II SOLD 10/2/09 |
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BOSE ACOUSTIMASS® MODEL SE-5 SPEAKER SYSTEM SOLD 8/28/06
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BOSE ACOUSTIMASS MODEL 2683 POWERED SUBWOOFER SOLD 8/5/05 |
BOSE 901 SPEAKERS:
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NEW LISTING 1/22/08 (click on above thumbnails to enlarge photos) warranty VINTAGE BOSE 901 ORIGINAL SERIES #...0811, ...3415, ...3400 SOLD 2/4/08 |
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BOSE 901 SPEAKERS SOLD |
BOSE 901 SERIES II SPEAKER SYSTEM SOLD |
NEW LISTING 12/14/05 (click on above thumbnails to enlarge photos) USED BOSE ORIGINAL SERIES BOSE 901 SERIES I HOLD for Shop Use Circa 1975-77 Classic and sought after Bose 901, Series I (originals) Stereo speakers. These are the speakers that made Bose famous. Designed around Boses' "Direct Reflecting" audio principle. Utilizes 9, 4" - 1 Ohm drivers. When placed correctly there is one front firing driver (the direct aspect) and 8 rear firing drivers (the reflecting aspect). One great thing about the Series I is that all the drivers utilize non-deteriorating cloth suspension instead of the deteriorating foam used in the later series versions. These were designed to create the most "Life Like" concert experience. These are also very durable from a power handling standpoint. While they are designed to be used with their included Bose 901e, Active EQ system, you may utilize any EQ with more that satisfactory results. All drivers work and sound fine! Tested for all frequencies with a sweep generator. There are some minor to fairly serious cosmetic issues with this pair. The real Walnut wood veneer have some dark rings from something being set on top of them and a damaged corner. One of the connection terminals is bent mildly but this doesn't affect the operation at all (see lower photos). We thought about keeping them ourselves to use as we didn't mind the damage, but there are likely a few of you out there that would appreciate them just as much and also not think the cosmetic issues are a big deal, or already know how to improve the looks of them with some "elbow grease". The original Linen / Burlap woven grills in near new shape. If you are looking for a vintage Bose speaker system then here you go. You won't be disappointed. Each cabinet measures 13"h x 20.5"w x 13"d and weigh 36 lbs each unpacked. Includes our standard 30 day limited warranty ( excluding problems due to under / over powering). Speakers as photo'd only. BOSE 901-I Cond. 7.5 HOLD until further notice. |
NEW LISTING 6/25/08 (click on above thumbnails to enlarge photos) VINTAGE BOSE 901 SERIES III STEREO SPEAKERS #...6503, ...8938, ...2018 COMPLETE ORIGINAL SYSTEM Circa 1977-78 ON HOLD FOR FURTHER RESORATION for sale Classic and sought after Bose 901 Stereo speakers, Series III's. First truly complete pair of series III's we've had in 13 years. These are the speakers that made Bose famous. Designed around the Bose "Direct Reflecting" audio principle. Utilizes 9, 4" / 1 Ohm drivers. When placed correctly there is one front firing driver (the direct aspect) and 8 rear firing drivers (the reflecting aspect). One great thing about this pair is that we just installed fresh new surrounds on all 18 drivers, and we opted for the more expensive, non-deteriorating cloth suspension instead of the deteriorating foam used in the Series III and above originally. These were designed to create the most "Life Like" concert experience from an audio system. 901's are also very durable from a power handling standpoint. They are designed to be used with their included Bose 901e, Active EQ system. This unit will connect into any pre-amp / receiver via a simple tape monitor or Pre-Post loop. All drivers work and sound fine! Tested for all frequencies with a sweep generator. The real Walnut wood veneer cabinets are in great shape with only minor wear. Cabinets just had a fresh coat of lemon oil. The original Linen / Burlap woven grills in near new shape. If you are looking for a vintage Bose speaker system then here you go. You won't be disappointed. As shown in the photos they also come with the original and optional, Bose / Canadian made Deco stands. Also includes a copy of the original owners manual and original "cut sheet". Each cabinet measures 13"h x 20.5"w x 13"d and weigh 36 lbs each unpacked. The stands are 18" tall. Includes our standard 30 day limited warranty ( excluding problems due to under / over powering). BOSE 901 III Cond. 8.5 ON HOLD FOR FURTHER RESORATION
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BOSE ACOUSTIMASS-6 WHITE STEREO SPEAKERS SOLD 12/15/06 |
BOSE VS100 VS-100 VIDEO MONITOR, SPEAKER SOLD 2/07 |
(click on above thumbnails to enlarge photos) warranty PRE-OWNED BOSE STEREO SPEAKERS VS100 VS-100 "VIDEO / AUDIO MONITOR" INDOOR / OUTDOOR STEREO / CENTER CHANNEL SPEAKER Made in USA SOLD 3/20/09 |
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Again, the above is a 'gallery' of Bose Stereo speakers we have had in the past for reference. All had had complete restorations, of course including new foam surrounds / foam suspension kits installed. To see any Bose home audio speakers we may currently have for sale, click here... |
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