Bose pros. (Forum).(Letter to the Editor)

I was fascinated to read your review of the Bose 901s. It is because of reviews such as yours that I continue to subscribe. Though I don't love the 901s, they are currently my primary speakers. I purchased a set of 901 Series V for $250 off the Internet. I still own a pair of the original 901s, which my cousin purchased prior to their initial release; a pair of Citation 13 speakers, designed by Stuart Hegeman; and a pair of Rogers LS7s. My Snell A IIs were wonderful until they needed a new set of woofers. Snell could no longer supply appropriate drivers. They offered to refurbish mine form more than I initially paid for the speakers. I gave them away.

I have for many years been curious about the issue of "imaging" being used to evaluate speakers. I listen primarily to classical music and attend many concerts over the course of a year. I have never heard an orchestra in any concert hall, no matter how good the reputation, sounding like what I hear from speakers with "superb imaging." My cousin currently has an all-Linn system. It sounds wonderful. If you close your eyes you can position all the instruments across a sound stage perfectly. If I go to Carnegie Hal. Avery Fisher Hall, of the Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of music and close my eyes, I may be able to position the violins and violas properly, but certainly not with the precision I get from the recorded sound at my cousin's house.

I have been somewhat involved with high fidelity from the time my parents bought their first monaural set, comprising a Collaro changer, Eico HF 60 with associated preamp, and the first speaker designed by Stuart Hegeman, which he later marketed under the Eico name. This initial set was actually sold by Mr. Hegeman, who sued to work at (or possibly run) the Brooklyn branch of Audio Exchange.

Over the years I have built Dyna PAS 2, 3, and 4 preamps, Stereo 70 and 400 amplifiers, various Heathkit receivers (AR 15 and 1500), and even the original GAS Ampzilla (possibly advertised as sound that eats the ...