Talk:Bose stereo speakers

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Model numbers that are in bold are speakers currently being sold.

List of stereo speakers (powered by a receiver) from Bose:

• 1966 - The Bose 2201 (only year sold)
• 1968 - 901 Series I (until 1973)
• 1971 - Model 501 (until 1977)
• 1973 - 901 Series II (until 1976)
• 1975 - Model 301 (until 1983)
• 1976 - 901 Series III (until 1978)
• 1977
  • 501 Series II (until 1980)
  • 601 Series I (until 1982)
• 1978 - 901 Series IV (until 1983)
• 1980 - 501 Series III (until 1984)
• 1982
  • 201 Series I (only year sold)
  • 601 Series II (until 1986)
• 1983
  • 301 Series II (until 1991)
  • 901 Series V (until 1987)
• 1984
  • 101 Music Monitor system (until 1997)
  • Model 121 (until 1994)
  • Model 141 (until 2003)
  • Model 171 (until 1994)
  • 201 Series II (until 1991)
  • 501 Series IV (until 1994)
• 1985 - 8.2 (until 1988)
• 1986
  • 4.2 (until 1992)
  • 6.2 (until 1994)
  • 10.2 (until 1998)
  • 601 Series III (until 1994)
• 1987
  • 2.2 (until 1992)
  • 901 Series VI
  • Acoustimass 5 Series I (until 1990)
• 1988
  • 10.2 Series II (until 1994)
  • 401 (until 1994)
  • Acoustimass SE 5 (until 1991)
• 1989
  • Acoustimass 3 Series I (until 1990)
  • RoomMate II powered speaker system (until 1999)
  • 101 Italiano (Freestyle) speaker system (only year sold)
• 1990
  • Acoustimass 3 Series II (until 1994)
  • Acoustimass 5 Series II (until 1998)
  • Acoustimass powered speaker system (until 1993)
• 1991
  • 201 Series III (until 1996)
  • 301 Series III (until 1996)
  • Powered Acoustimass 3 (until 1994)
  • Acoustimass SE 5 Series II (until 1994)
• 1992
  • 2.2 Series II (until 1996)
  • 4.2 Series II (until 1996)
  • VS-100 (until 1995)
• 1993
  • Acoustimass 4 home theater speaker system (until 1998)
  • Powered Acoustimass 5 Series II (until 1995)
• 1994
  • Model 100 speakers (until 2001)
  • 151 environmental speakers (until 2005)
  • 501 Series V (until 2001)
  • 701 Series I (until 2001)
  • 2001 (until 1998)
  • 4001 (until 1998)
  • Acoustimass 3 Series III (until 2000)
  • Powered Acoustimass 3 Series II (until 1999)
• 1995
  • V-100 (until 1998)
  • V-300 (until 1997)
  • AM-500 Acoustimass (until 1998)
• 1996
  • 201 Series IV (until 2002)
  • 301 Series IV (until 2002)
• 1997
  • 101 Series II Music Monitor (until 2001)
  • 131 marine speaker system
  • VCS-10 center speaker
• 1998
  • 10.2 Series II (until 2001)
  • Model 100 J Speakers (until 2001)
  • 301 AVM limited edition speakers [301 Sonata] (only year sold)
  • Acoustimass 5 Series III
• 2000
  • Model 111 outdoor loudspeaker (until 2001)
  • 251 environmental speakers
  • Acoustimass 3 Series IV
• 2001
  • 161
  • 601 Series IV (until 2004)
  • 701 Series II (until 2003)
  • FreeSpace 360P environmental speakers (until 2003)
• 2002
  • 201 Series V
  • 301 Series V
• 2003
  • Virtually Invisible 191 speakers
  • FreeSpace 51 environmental speakers
• 2004 - 151 SE environmental speakers
• 2009 - 791 Virtually Invisible speakers

601 Link

I was wondering why is the link to a website specializing on the history of Bose 601 speakers removed? It was added on 11 May 2009 and it is not WP:Spam. So why the removal? -- Phoenix (talk) 00:07, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

The date that it was added has nothing to do with its value here. The link, http://www.bose601speakers.net, fails in a number of ways to register as a reliable, useful link. Its author is unstated, making it self published; the information presented does not contain anything this article would contain if expanded; the link has no copyrighted material that could not be brought here, the link's anonymous author offers his opinions; the information is undated, preventing the reader from determining its usefulness relative to time. Binksternet (talk) 00:39, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Are you saying that it would be ok just to copy the data here? If so I wouldn't mind that. -- Phoenix (talk) 06:38, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

When considering the URL as a reference, we look at WP:RS for reliable sources instead of WP:EL for external links. The reliable source guideline says "Reliable sources may therefore be published materials with a reliable publication process; they may be authors who are regarded as authoritative in relation to the subject in question; or they may be both." The website with its unknown author and indeterminate publishing origins is neither. Binksternet (talk) 07:08, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Proposed move

I propose this page redirects to the Bose Corporation page.