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Just kind of set up the second system this past weekend. Nothing is connected yet but will be shortly. It'll be interesting to hear how the 901 Series Vs are going to sound in this large, open space. And as before, I will not be using the stock Bose EQ, but the dbx DriveRack Venu360 instead.

I know, I know, it looks hokey, but “tossing” the GIK panels in like this really did improve the sound. The right channel is no longer dominant, midrange clarity is back without that “honky” boxed-in sound, and bass is cleaner, tighter and puncher with better definition. Soundstage has...

Thanks Randy! The closest room I had like this was the apartment I lived in back in 2017, at the beginning of this thread. I got pretty good results in that room as well, but in this house, the area is probably 4 times are large. And surprisingly, I'm getting really good results in here, and...

From a different angle, and the right sub pulled out from the corner. Listening to Roger Water's "Live From Prague"... Wow!

Thanks guys! That sure is an HTS-5000. It still works, sounds and looks good, so why not keep using it for now. I'll upgrade to something better eventually, but this works for now. I've had it since new! Darn thing is something like 25 years old now!

Thank you sir! It's pretty good but things tend to be a touch biased to the right since that's the only "corner" in the room. The left side is totally open. Maybe just putting a couple of my GIK panels in that corner may even things out some. I'm going to have to do some tuning with the subs...

Well, just moved into the new house this past Saturday and set up the system. With this huge open space, the subs can really open up and breathe. Even at very low volumes, the bass digs extremely deep at the listening position. And to top it off, I’m getting really good imaging and sound...

More pics of the bedroom system... Now sporting my father's vintage Kenwood GE-770B graphic EQ (just for show, not in the signal chain) and my trusty Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2 amp for some real power to the 901 V's, a solid 300+ watts per channel.

My power went out just after 7pm the night of the storm. I just got power and cell service back a few hours ago. For over 48 hours, I had neither. On the bright side, there was no damage to the house. Just a bunch of fallen limbs everywhere. Also, one of my brothers came over to ride out the...

The eye of this storm is going to be coming right over my house, and it's now predicted hitting the coast as a Cat 4. We're supposed to see wind gusts as high as 100+ mph here in Winter Haven. I have to be honest, I'm quite worried about this one.

I'm just running one STA-9 to them right now, 120w x 2 @ 8 ohms. I can get the other one connected, run them bridged for 290w @ 8 ohms. I can also use my old Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2 amp which is rated for 250w x 2 @ 8 ohms, but actually measures at 312w x 2 @ 8 ohms.

Hi Randy! This is just a small system in the master bedroom. My main rig is still kickin' in the living room with vinyl and tape. I have to say though, after replacing the Bose EQ with the dbx Venu360, I was up until 1:30am listening to music knowing darn well I had to be up at 5am to go to...

Just replaced the stock Bose Series VI EQ for the 901s with my dbx DriveRack Venu360. Dialed in a quick and dirty rough version of the stock Series V EQ curve, and wow! What a drastic improvement over the stock Bose EQ with this literal 10 minute tuning via PEQ. I have barely scratched the...

Quite possibly the case.

It's odd that people say the top end is rolled off. To me, these 901's have plenty of top end. Granted, not that extreme top end sparkle like a really good dome or planar tweeter, but they're definitely not lacking treble by any means. I might have said it before, I have the EQ set flat, and...