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♫ rick’s audio - vintage vibes ♫ dé specialist in gereviseerde vintage hifi apparatuur! Ontdek onze showroom in budel (nb) en beleef ♫ muziek ♫ zoals het bedoeld is. ✅ Inruil van vintage audio is moge
At €225, this sits well above the local used benchmark: the median is €147, and the 75th percentile is €192, so this is an ambitious ask rather than a fair-market buy. It is roughly €78 over median and €33 above the top quartile, so I’d only move if the condition or setup is notably better than average.
That said, the 301 is a respected vintage Bose bookshelf speaker: easy to place, lively at modest volumes, and still a fun all-rounder for casual stereo or secondary-room use. The real upside is in finding a clean, original pair with intact drivers and grilles, because that saves you the usual age-related hassle; at this price, I’d want especially good cosmetics and proof both speakers are healthy.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
Bose Corporation traces its roots to 1964, when MIT professor Amar Gopal Bose founded the company in Natick, Massachusetts, after growing disillusioned with the poor performance of a high-end stereo system he purchased as a graduate student. Driven by a passion for replicating the immersive qualities of live music through rigorous acoustic research, Bose launched the venture with initial contracts for the U.S. military and NASA, emphasizing innovative speaker designs that prioritized indirect, reverberant sound over direct radiation. This American heritage, rooted in psychoacoustics and engineering excellence, has defined the brand's pursuit of "Better Sound Through Research."
Bose excels in consumer and professional audio categories, renowned for its home audio systems, premium speakers like the iconic 901 Series, and pioneering noise-canceling headphones first prototyped in the 1980s for pilots. The lineup extends to vehicle sound systems, portable Bluetooth speakers, and professional installations, but steers clear of niche hi-fi components such as amplifiers, turntables, DACs, or cables, focusing instead on integrated, user-friendly solutions that blend advanced signal processing with spatial audio reproduction.
Positioned as a premium mid-tier powerhouse in the global market, Bose commands widespread appeal among discerning buyers seeking accessible high-performance audio without audiophile esoterica. Its reputation for innovation and reliability has built a loyal following, though purists occasionally critique its measured sound signature, cementing Bose as a dominant force in mainstream hi-fi rather than high-end boutique or vintage realms.
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