The 601's in my opinion weren't all that brilliant either. They're mainly sandwitched 301's.
They're pretty laid back to listen to, but they lack every bit of depth and detail.
601's are about 100-150 dollars here. AR4's are about 30-40 dollars.
AR3's are about 100-150 dollars, too. No brainer.
I prefer the AR2ax by the way. Three way speaker. They sound pretty transparent for old american speakers
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Eitherway, we're off now.
The only bose I don't think is awful is actuall the old 901 and the 802, which is a PA speaker. But you pay hundreds of dollars for old 901's and they still aren't better than an AR4. AR4's are value for money
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Eh... still off.
Headphones.
Well, obviously no bose for me. I'm a pretty big Beyerdynamic fan myself, but then you are talking about $150 and more. I'm not sure how easy Philips is found where you come from, but I think they have some pretty brilliant headphones for 40 to 50 dollars.