Mark Kollr
Today, I ordered a "SINGLE CHANNEL AMPLIFIER" online. It has 1500 watts. Would this Amp that I bought be good for hooking up Bose 901 speakers? And please tell me, â What is the difference between a "SINGLE CHANNEL AMPLIFIER", and a "MULTI CHANNEL AMPLIFIER"? And, can you please explain it to me as if I were a child? See, I'm not too good at knowing this kind of thing.
Thank you very much for your great answers.
Answer
"Stereo," in the simplest sense, means that the sound comes from two or more different locations. For example: If you are listening to a recording of a typical rock band - take the Grateful Dead for instance - Bob Weir's guitar will be on the left and Pigpen's keyboards will be on the right while Jerry Garcia's guitar and vocals will be centered.
This not only requires two speakers but two amplifiers to drive them. Most amplifiers are in reality two or more amplifiers built into the same chassis thus they are called "Stereo" or "Multi-channel" amplifiers.
Stereo (also called binaural) sound can not be achieved without using more than one speaker and the amplifiers to drive them.
Stereo sound was developed in the 1950's and was considered a huge breakthrough at the time. Single channel, or "monophonic" sound gave no spatial representation of the original performance and sounded "flat."
Over the years, a greater sense of depth was desired and various experiments were tried. The Bose 901 was one such attempt. The idea was to bounce sound all over the room to simulate the effect of a wider sound stage. This was only a rough simulation of the way sound acts in a room and was in no way a genuine representation of the original source. It is now considered outdated and far inferior to true, multi-channel surround sound. It has been discovered that bouncing sound off objects creates distortion and destroys the true soundstage. It has also been found that the most realistic soundstage comes not from a speaker which distributes its sound widely by reflecting it off objects but from speakers which act more as a single point in space - "point source speakers."
Thus to answer your question directly: No. It is not. Such will not give you accurate sound at all particularly considering spatial representation. The amplifier power of 1,500 watts (which is dubious) does not factor in the reproduction of accurate sound. You would be far better served with a lower power, high quality amplifier and a pair of modern speakers such as those made by Klipsch, B&W or Definitive Technology.
"Stereo," in the simplest sense, means that the sound comes from two or more different locations. For example: If you are listening to a recording of a typical rock band - take the Grateful Dead for instance - Bob Weir's guitar will be on the left and Pigpen's keyboards will be on the right while Jerry Garcia's guitar and vocals will be centered.
This not only requires two speakers but two amplifiers to drive them. Most amplifiers are in reality two or more amplifiers built into the same chassis thus they are called "Stereo" or "Multi-channel" amplifiers.
Stereo (also called binaural) sound can not be achieved without using more than one speaker and the amplifiers to drive them.
Stereo sound was developed in the 1950's and was considered a huge breakthrough at the time. Single channel, or "monophonic" sound gave no spatial representation of the original performance and sounded "flat."
Over the years, a greater sense of depth was desired and various experiments were tried. The Bose 901 was one such attempt. The idea was to bounce sound all over the room to simulate the effect of a wider sound stage. This was only a rough simulation of the way sound acts in a room and was in no way a genuine representation of the original source. It is now considered outdated and far inferior to true, multi-channel surround sound. It has been discovered that bouncing sound off objects creates distortion and destroys the true soundstage. It has also been found that the most realistic soundstage comes not from a speaker which distributes its sound widely by reflecting it off objects but from speakers which act more as a single point in space - "point source speakers."
Thus to answer your question directly: No. It is not. Such will not give you accurate sound at all particularly considering spatial representation. The amplifier power of 1,500 watts (which is dubious) does not factor in the reproduction of accurate sound. You would be far better served with a lower power, high quality amplifier and a pair of modern speakers such as those made by Klipsch, B&W or Definitive Technology.
I have a Bose 901 speaker question? im new to these speakers but want something loud, how do i hook these up?
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to a normal reciever, yamaha 6.1, or cant i. i m looking to buy a set of series two with the eq what else do i need, im totally lost, wondering if im getting in over my head
Answer
You'll need a tape monitor or processor loop connection on your receiver to plug the equalizer into. Fewer and fewer surround sound receivers have this feature anymore. Also the active equalization from the Bose equalizer would be applied to all the speakers, not just the 901's. So your center, surround and subwoofer speakers would get the modified signal too. Bose recommends using the 901's for stereo sound, and more conventional speakers in surround systems. So if you are using the Yamaha 6.1 in 2-channel stereo and it has a tape monitor loop, you're ok. My brother has a set of 901's and doesn't run a surround system for these reasons. For more info, you can go to Bose's website and download the user manual for the 901's, in case you don't have one
You'll need a tape monitor or processor loop connection on your receiver to plug the equalizer into. Fewer and fewer surround sound receivers have this feature anymore. Also the active equalization from the Bose equalizer would be applied to all the speakers, not just the 901's. So your center, surround and subwoofer speakers would get the modified signal too. Bose recommends using the 901's for stereo sound, and more conventional speakers in surround systems. So if you are using the Yamaha 6.1 in 2-channel stereo and it has a tape monitor loop, you're ok. My brother has a set of 901's and doesn't run a surround system for these reasons. For more info, you can go to Bose's website and download the user manual for the 901's, in case you don't have one
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