I've owned a pair of CR9s that I bought in 1998. I still don't feel any need to replace them. They have a slightly warmish but still clear quality, together with excellent bass extension for their size. The present CRXX series replaced mine but still use similar drivers, though the woofer is a little different.
I am becoming worried though about where some of their speakers are being manufactured nowadays (mine were built in Lynnfield, MA).
Boston has always crammed sophisticated technology into their speakers for a lower price than most other brands because they usually seem to leave off features that don't directly contribute to the sound itself, like real wood veneers or exotic input connectors.
Disclaimer for the following: I don't know this guy in any way, shape or form!
I have watched this pair of classic 10" 3-way Boston A150s just sit on this guy's site for about two years, so I thought I'd give him a hand by pointing them out for interested HTF members who live in Berkeley California (fourth item from the bottom of the page). If I lived there they would already be sitting in my living room. :frowning: IIRC these speakers used their wide front baffle to form a specific type of wavefront to reduce distortion & improve imaging. And they look cool too because of it (but their WAF is terrible
).
I am becoming worried though about where some of their speakers are being manufactured nowadays (mine were built in Lynnfield, MA).
Boston has always crammed sophisticated technology into their speakers for a lower price than most other brands because they usually seem to leave off features that don't directly contribute to the sound itself, like real wood veneers or exotic input connectors.
Disclaimer for the following: I don't know this guy in any way, shape or form!
I have watched this pair of classic 10" 3-way Boston A150s just sit on this guy's site for about two years, so I thought I'd give him a hand by pointing them out for interested HTF members who live in Berkeley California (fourth item from the bottom of the page). If I lived there they would already be sitting in my living room. :frowning: IIRC these speakers used their wide front baffle to form a specific type of wavefront to reduce distortion & improve imaging. And they look cool too because of it (but their WAF is terrible
).
