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Since 1982.

VINTAGE / CLASSIC BOSE STEREO SPEAKERS
PHOTO GALLERY
REFERENCE PHOTOS / ARCHIVE SOLD UNITS
 

Gallery of vintage / second-hand Bose Stereo Speaker photos that we have had in the past that have been sold. Keep checking as more Bose classic home audio speakers will be added periodically. Bose Speaker Models; Bose 201, 301, 401, 501, 601 original series, 601-II, 601-III, Bose 901 original series thru series V / 901-5 and Bose 901 EQ's, Bose 800's, Bose 802 and more. All photos and text, copyrighted and protected as stated at bottom of page. Click the link below for current inventory.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Jerry Gahagan of OakTreeVintage
Taken in portion of Speaker Audition Room
Vintage Home Audio Speakers from the late 1960's into the 1980's

CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR STEREO SPEAKERS
 CURRENTLY FOR SALE!

 

SPEAKER PARTS CLICK HERE
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BOSE
101
STEREO SPEAKERS

SOLD

 

     

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PRE-OWNED   
BOSE
101
"MUSIC MONITOR"
INDOOR / OUTDOOR 
STEREO SPEAKERS

SOLD 1/14/08


 
 

BOSE 301 SPEAKERS: 

 

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BOSE
             301 301'S
SPEAKERS
Circa '76-81
SOLD


 
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BOSE
301 SERIES II
SPEAKERS
SOLD
 


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BOSE
501 Series II
STEREO SPEAKERS

SOLD




NEW LISTING 6/13/09
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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
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CLASSIC
BOSE
STEREO SPEAKERS
501 Series II

DIRECT / REFLECTING
 STEREO SPEAKERS
 Made in USA
 Circa 1979-80
#...3555 / 9093

SOLD 8/11/09


 
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BOSE
501
SOLD
    

             NEW LISTING 7/4/07
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CLASSIC

BOSE
501 Series III

#...9637 / 8460
SOLD 2/4/08
    

NEW LISTING 5/20/09
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CLASSIC
BOSE
STEREO SPEAKERS
501 Series III

#...5693 / 8045
DIRECT / REFLECTING
 STEREO SPEAKERS
 Made in USA
 Circa 198
2

SOLD 5/26/09

 

 

   

           NEW LISTING 8/10/11
 
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 CLASSIC
 BOSE STEREO SPEAKERS
 BOSE 501 Series IV
DIRECT / REFLECTING
"Free Space Array"
  'Mirror Image / Matched Pair'
STEREO SPEAKERS
  Made in USA
 #...8937R & 8937L
  Circa 1984-93

SOLD 3/8/16
SHIPPED TO NEW HAMPSHIRE

   One of the most famous speaker models ever made. The Bose 501's. These are the 4th generation, the "Series IV's". Features Bose's famous "Direct / Reflecting" cabinet design. Has front firing 10" woofer and two angled / side firing, "Reflecting" tweeters.
Our speaker tech has completely gone through and 'Certified' these. These have been completely gone through, including having the foam surrounds replaced on the woofers (which is no easy task on this model due to tricky grill removal / reinstallation). The 501's are probably the most difficult of the Bose or any speaker to access the drivers as the grills are stapled on with brads). Another note on the Bose 501 and most Bose foam surrounds. It is a safe bet that there are NO Bose 501's out there that are over 15 years old (and most are) that do not need the foam replaced on the surrounds. Even if it looks good, if you can stick your finger through it, (and you will be able to) or it feels "sticky", it needs to be replaced. It won't last many songs (probably only part way thru the first one) at any decent volume if you don't.
 The difficulty in re-foaming 501's is that the grills are nailed on with about 30, well hidden brads and beyond the resource level of most people to deal with. Thus, when they test them briefly, they get some sound and sell them as "speakers work fine and as they should". WRONG!!! They all need new foam if it hasn't already been done in the past 15 years. Again, these, as with most of our speakers, have just had fresh, new foam installed on the drives if applicable. I just had to reiterate that due to all the mis-information out there, especially on the "on-line" auctions. We also checked the internal Tweeter protection lamps. All tweeters in perfect working order. All ready to play and enjoy

BOSE 501 IV FEATURES INCLUDE:
  
xxx

BOSE 501 IV ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS / SPECS:

 
xxx
 

 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. 
 And remember, we have just replaced the foam surrounds on all 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 20-5,000 Hz and feeding them with the output from our Hafler P-225 Pro Power Amp, looking for any vibrations or other anomalies. We then further auditioned with a myriad of our difficult to reproduce 'test' CD's. Entire cabinet has been frequency swept while being powered by our Hafler test amp. They sounded great! Given that the 'IV' series covers almost 10 YEARS it was obviously a successful, proven design! Cabinets measure 25" H x 16" W x 15" D  and weigh 42 lbs each. Comes with an emailed copy of the owners manual. Includes our standard 30 day limited warranty (excluding problems due to under / over powering)
  BOSE 501 Series IV STEREO SPEAKERS
Condition 8.5+ (not a 9 due to the one missing grill logo)

SOLD 3/8/16
SHIPPED TO NEW HAMPSHIRE


 
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        NEW LISTING
8/10/11
 
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 VINTAGE & CLASSIC STEREO SPEAKERS
BOSE
 601 ORIGINAL SERIES
 DIRECT / REFLECTING
 STEREO SPEAKERS
#...2608 / 8059

Made in USA

 Circa 1977
SOLD 11/22/11

 

 

    



          NEW LISTING 11/18/11
 
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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


 
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NEW LISTING 3/28/13
 
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VINTAGE & CLASSIC BOSE STEREO SPEAKERS
BOSE 601 ORIGINAL SERIES
 DIRECT / REFLECTING
 STEREO SPEAKERS

#...0765 & 2604
Made in USA
 Circa 1977

 BOSE 601 'ORIGINAL SERIES' STEREO SPEAKERS
Cond. 8.5
(C) M.R.

SOLD 2/10/15
SHIPPED TO PENNSYLVANIA


 
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BOSE
601 SERIES II
STEREO SPEAKERS

SOLD 6/3/07

 

 



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.


 
 

BOSE
ACOUSTIMASS
®
AM-5 SERIES II
SUBWOOFER

SOLD 4/23/07
 

 

      
  
NEW LISTING 4/7/09
 
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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: 

 

       

                      

NEW LISTING 1/22/08
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VINTAGE
BOSE
901 ORIGINAL SERIES
#...0811, ...3415, ...3400
SOLD 2/4/08

 
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BOSE
901 

SPEAKERS

SOLD
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BOSE
901 SERIES II
SPEAKER SYSTEM

SOLD
     

  


NEW LISTING 12/14/05

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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
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VINTAGE
 BOSE
 901 SERIES III

 STEREO SPEAKERS

 #...6503, ...8938, ...2018
 COMPLETE ORIGINAL SYSTEM
 Circa 19
77-78

 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

 
   

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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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