Acoustimass 25 serries II, help!!

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lengdneng

Audiophyte
Hi

I have these really old bose sub with 5 double cube speakers in my basement. The receiver has stopped working properly. I need advice on the type of receivers i need to get. Would it work if i get a pioneer VSX 521? I would like to use it for my TV and PS3. Please let me know if i need to give additional information. Your help would be much appreciated!

Bose Lifestyle 5 Complete System (here is the link to what my bose sound system is like)
 
BMXTRIX

BMXTRIX

Audioholic Warlord
All the speakers in the Bose system are powered from the bass module, not from the 'receiver', and Bose is extremely proprietary.

But, I believe that you can cut the ends off the speaker wires (RCA ends) strip them back, and plug them into any A/V receiver without issue. You can't use the bass module with your system, but you can pick up an inexpensive (and real) subwoofer to fill in the low end if that's the route you want to do.

After a quick Google search, I found this writeup which looks like it pretty much covers what you are looking to do:
Bose Cubes without Acoustimass connected to a non-Bose Amp - eCoustics.com

The response is far more critical, but I think that it is worth considering that at some point you will want to upgrade away from the Bose cubes to some serious speakers, and wire and plan accordingly. If you 'own' a place and want diminutive speakers, then in-wall speakers are really as unobtrusive as it gets and can be had for not a lot of cash.
 

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