Please contain the laughter

[Not2Bright]

Hi all,

As my username suggests, I ain't too knowledgable about this stuff.

Here goes:

I have my Bose Acoustimass 10 HT speakers connected to a Sony receiver. I just installed some Bose 251 outdoor speakers on the patio and connected them to the vacant B(rear) speaker jacks as they were the only ones available. So the power is not so good outside.

I want to boost the power for the outside speakers only and not affect the inside speakers. Can I hookup an amp just for the outside speakers?

Please try not to laugh too hard if you reply.

Thanks for any help or advice you can offer

Jon

 

[JKL1960]

You didn't say what receiver you have. If your receiver has line level L/R outputs then plugging in another amp would be trivial.

If you might have to buy another amp maybe you should look at a dual zone receiver. This is like having two receivers in one and they can be very flexible. IE; one zone can watch a DVD in surround while another listens to the radio.

 

[jcPanny]

Amp for outside

N2B,
You have come to a good place to learn about HT equipment. You wont find too many Bose fans here, but you have to start some where.

Concerning your Sony receiver, most have the speaker A / B terminals wired in series or parallel. Thus, when you run speaker A AND B the amp sees a low (or high) impedence which can effect its performance. For now, I would recommend using speaker A OR B so that you don't damage the receiver.

You should be able to connect an inexpensive outboard amp to the TAPE, ZONE2, or other line level output on the receiver using the red/white RCA connectors. Check online for inexpensive amps from AudioSource. Anything more than 50 Watts should be adequate for your outdoor speakers.

 

[Not2Bright]

Thanks for the help