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Bose® 901 Series IV Active Equalizer #244305 Repaired

Posted on May 30, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Even the later series Bose® Active Equalizers are getting older, and the Series IV is coming up more and more. I just had another one through the shop, this one sent to … Continue reading →

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Bose® 901 Active Equalizer Series I #37582 Overhaul

Posted on May 22, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: Another Bose® 901 Series I Active Equalizer came through the shop just recently for a full overhaul. These Series I equalizers were made from 1968-1972 and most are beginning to experience component … Continue reading →

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Bose 901® Series II Active Equalizer #114150 Overhaul

Posted on May 18, 2015 by jwk

Cross-posted from the Rain City Audio Repair Blog: This Bose® 901 Active Equalizer came through my shop recently for a full overhaul. After so many years, the electrolytic capacitors in these units leak and go open, and the resistors drift … Continue reading →

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Bose 901 Series II Active Equalizer Repair #126500

Posted on June 4, 2014 by jwk

This Bose 901 Series II Active Equalizer came into the shop for a complete overhaul after it suddenly stopped working entirely. While in the shop it also got upgrades to the output capacitors and added 4%-silver solder for the lowest joint resistance possible. After a full rebuild and live listening test it’s ready to go back home and serve faithfully for many years to come.

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Bose Active Equalizer Model 800 Repair – Bose 800 Active Equalizer

Posted on April 9, 2014 by jwk

A new one for the shop, I recently worked on a Bose Active Equalizer model 800. This is very similar to the Bose 901 Series II active equalizer; the 800 series were Bose’s PA speaker series from the same model … Continue reading →

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Bose 901 Series 1 Equalizer #29827 Repaired!

Posted on February 22, 2013 by jwk

I recently got to fix up another Bose 901 Series 1 equalizer which I received for repair. These are some of my favorite electronics to work on – they’re easy to work on and each one has its own history. … Continue reading →

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Bose 901 Series 1 Equalizer #35793 Plays Again! [Repair]

Posted on February 15, 2013 by jwk

I recently had a chance to repair another Bose 901 Series 1 equalizer. This makes quite a few of these that I’ve written up on here. One of my favorite things about seeing copies of the same model is getting … Continue reading →

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