A friend of mine in the bizz' told me Bose is discontinuing the 901 after 48 years of continuous production. A 48 year run for a speaker is very impressive IMHO, maybe a record? My uncle had a pair hanging from his ceiling back in the early 70's. I think he paid more for them than he did for his beat up Opal. Back then, I thought they were the "shit." Now, you couldn't give me a pair. I can't deny that when it comes to marketing an inferior product, Bose is one of the best. Now the real question, does anybody care?