Bose 301s series IV

[OVerLoRDI]

I just got a set of 4 bose 301s from my dad, they are the 4th series. Basically my question is do all bose suck or just the small ones?

Edit: Correction apparently I only have 3 One of the right speakers is blown out or something. Sounds like trash.

 

[Tiamat]

If you got them for free, they are fine. If you had to pay more than 150$ for them, they suck.

 

[michaels]

Wanna get rid of them? I could use something in the bedroom.

 

[Kaspian]

I guess if you received them as a gift they are ok. (I would put them on ebay thougt

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: OVerLoRDI
I just got a set of 4 bose 301s from my dad, they are the 4th series. Basically my question is do all bose suck or just the small ones?

Edit: Correction apparently I only have 3 One of the right speakers is blown out or something. Sounds like trash.

Bose don't suck especially when you got them for free. It is just that they don't compete well against equally priced speakers.

 

[spidey07]

They're ok.

As far as the broken one you could just replace the drivers to fix it. They should be pretty cheap. Just call up bose for replacement. Heck they might even repair them for free.

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Bose don't suck especially when you got them for free. It is just that they don't compete well against equally priced speakers.

QFT
Bose - the best cardboard speakers money can buy!

 

[Rogodin2]

They suck.

Rogo

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Originally posted by: spidey07
They're ok.

As far as the broken one you could just replace the drivers to fix it. They should be pretty cheap. Just call up bose for replacement. Heck they might even repair them for free.

I might consider that, Sell 2 of them on ebay and keep the other 2.

 

[Mucho]

Bose don't suck there is just a lot of bitter people on this board.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I suppose I'm supposed to come in here.

The little POS speakers are the worst, these are not as bad but the thing is that they would be a bad deal for what you would pay retail. Free = go for it.

 

[shoegazer]

Bose have a high resale value. If I had these speakers I would sell them and buy something better like this kit. http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=300-642

 

[potato28]

If you get them for free they're ok, but if you pay a lot for them you wasted your money.

 

[Hyperlite]

Originally posted by: OVerLoRDI
I just got a set of 4 bose 301s from my dad, they are the 4th series. Basically my question is do all bose suck or just the small ones?

Edit: Correction apparently I only have 3 One of the right speakers is blown out or something. Sounds like trash.

No, no, thats perfectly normal.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Half of the people in this thread that say they're bad probably would say just the opposite if they had a different badge on them

Like I've said in the past, too many people rag on them for just that... they probably don't have anything near what they sound like and can't hear the differences themselves...

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Half of the people in this thread that say they're bad probably would say just the opposite if they had a different badge on them

Like I've said in the past, too many people rag on them for just that... they probably don't have anything near what they sound like and can't hear the differences themselves...

Thing is they aren't bad speakers. They sound pretty decent and have good power handling. Sure you can get a better speaker for the price, but it's stupid to rag on them for just being bose.

 

[Rubycon]

They would make decent paging speakers.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
They would make decent paging speakers.

Maybe it's a different line I'm thinking of then. Mayb 601s if there is such a thing. They really aren't that bad. I wouldn't buy them, but free is nice.

 

[CraigRT]

Bose as a company bothers me more than certain speakers of theirs.

But its true, there is no way those are as good as equal priced speakers made in europe or the UK.

 

[isekii]

I like the bose 301 series.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Half of the people in this thread that say they're bad probably would say just the opposite if they had a different badge on them

Like I've said in the past, too many people rag on them for just that... they probably don't have anything near what they sound like and can't hear the differences themselves...

Thing is they aren't bad speakers. They sound pretty decent and have good power handling. Sure you can get a better speaker for the price, but it's stupid to rag on them for just being bose.

Agreed, entirely.

 

[PcktRcktsAA]

no high, no lows, gotta be bose.