Re: There’s a reason people say
After hearing the 701's in person, I must say that they were really, really overhyped. I don't know what their original pricing was like, but other speakers from the period (Mission, EPI) absolutely blow them out of the water, IMO. (A friend of mine collects hifi stuff from that period, and it's amazing how good some of it genuinely is!)
The later Bose systems with the tiny cubes dotted about and the sub in the corner.... No midrange. No clarity. Ugh. Works okay for a fairly hidden setup for the back half of a home theater surround setup, but past that I will give them no credit whatsoever.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
