Bose Cinemate II: Is this a replacement for current speakers or does it work in conjunction with them and it says hooks directly to TV can you run it through receiver
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You can run these through either your TV or receiver. They can work in conjunction with your current TV speakers, but not sure why you would want to do this. On the other hand, they can replace the TV speakers by simply turning the built in TV speakers off.
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i have plasma "optical out" and i have my receiver with 'RCA input only" with 5.1 Speaker out, do this adapter work to have 5.1 surround sound. My receiver is only RCA Input, and i want 5.1 out, NOT Stereo?.
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Dear Zachary, I just tested this on the projector I have for sale. I hooked plugged in the HDMI cable and I hooked up the audio to Bose speakers through the audio out port. The video was on screen and the sound came out of my speakers. It works great! I still have my speaker available and I hope you consider me as a seller when buying on Amazon! Thanks! - Jake Zerner
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Since I run Polk Rti-12's for speakers I really have no idea. All I can say is the 3490 powers my speakers very cleanly.......more so than the Pioneer VSX-816 that it replaced. I just read the manual on those speakers at Bose.com and the speakers will connect to this receiver just fine with conventional speaker wire and Bose recommends amps with 10-200 watts/channel so with the 3490 rated at 120wpc you are right in there.The 3490 is not a good choice if you need hdmi or component video switching. If you are looking for a stereo powerhouse with low distortion and some optical and digital audio in's along with normal analog in's (phono in too) I'm going to say that you will like this. Since I run Polk Rti-12's for speakers I really have no idea. All I can say is the 3490 powers my speakers very cleanly.......more so than the Pioneer VSX-816 that it replaced. I just read the manual on those speakers at Bose.com and the speakers will connect to this receiver just fine with conventional speaker wire and Bose recommends amps with 10-200 watts/channel so with the 3490 rated at 120wpc you are right in there.The 3490 is not a good choice if you need hdmi or component video switching. If you are looking for a stereo powerhouse with low distortion and some optical and... » Read More Since I run Polk Rti-12's for speakers I really have no idea. All I can say is the 3490 powers my speakers very cleanly.......more so than the Pioneer VSX-816 that it replaced. I just read the manual on those speakers at Bose.com and the speakers will connect to this receiver just fine with conventional speaker wire and Bose recommends amps with 10-200 watts/channel so with the 3490 rated at 120wpc you are right in there.The 3490 is not a good choice if you need hdmi or component video switching. If you are looking for a stereo powerhouse with low distortion and some optical and digital audio in's along with normal analog in's (phono in too) I'm going to say that you will like this. « Show Less
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I had the same problem. Sony STRDE985 home theater receiver. Wanted to hook up my wireless speakers to use as the rear surrounds, but I only have speaker terminals, not direct outputs. So, I found an adapter at www.connectworld.net that you use with the RCA adapter that came with the speakers. The adapter from connectworld has a female RCA plug on one end, and two speaker wires on the other end. You will need two of these units. They cost 4 bucks a piece, plus shipping. I just ordered them, so I haven't received them yet to know if that is the solution to my problem. Hard to imagine that it WOULDN'T be, though. I had the same problem. Sony STRDE985 home theater receiver. Wanted to hook up my wireless speakers to use as the rear surrounds, but I only have speaker terminals, not direct outputs. So, I found an adapter at www.connectworld.net that you use with the RCA adapter that came with the speakers. The adapter from connectworld has a female RCA plug on one end, and two speaker wires on the other end. You will need two of these units. They cost 4 bucks a piece, plus shipping. I just ordered them, so I haven't received them yet to know if that is the solution to my problem. Hard to imagine that it... » Read More I had the same problem. Sony STRDE985 home theater receiver. Wanted to hook up my wireless speakers to use as the rear surrounds, but I only have speaker terminals, not direct outputs. So, I found an adapter at www.connectworld.net that you use with the RCA adapter that came with the speakers. The adapter from connectworld has a female RCA plug on one end, and two speaker wires on the other end. You will need two of these units. They cost 4 bucks a piece, plus shipping. I just ordered them, so I haven't received them yet to know if that is the solution to my problem. Hard to imagine that it WOULDN'T be, though. « Show Less
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So for sure it works with other brands of receivers, in my case I use the speakers BOSE with ONKYO receiver and I can assure you that was excelent.Excelent purchase. Go ahead.
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Also the receiver you will require is part of the package. Take it out of the box, hook to TV as instructed. Place speakers and your set:).
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You need an amp. I doubt that your TV has a powered output capable of driving the Bose.
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No; however, look for same style that has Optical "Out" and RCA "In". That way you can plug the RCA cables from your Bose Surround Sound system into the input side of the device and use the optical cable to move the sound to your TV.
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Mike, If your Bose speakers do not have a Toslink connector part no. 27015 will not work. Most new TV's and high quality speakers include a toshlink connection. I suggest calling Bose and confirm which cable you need. My best guess without knowing your Bose part no. would be you an audio cable like the C2G part no. 40411.
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you would need an amplifier/receiver between the directv receiver and these, these are passive speakers and need power.if you want to connect a directv receiver, you need the bose cinemate, those would connect directly to the directv receiver and work fine.
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A.K. Oh sorry we hooked the speakers up thru our direct tv box so yes the tv speakers worked but they are not good speakers so we put the tv on mute and only listened to the sound bar as it has a much better sound. that is the reason we ordered the sound bar. we did try to hook up the sound bar on the back of the tv audio output but then nothing worked. the tv has a very poor speaker system tv is a Hisence and it does not have very good features either. would never recommend that tv. Also the sound bar would not work if we put it thru the tv audio out and used the tv with a antenna. hope this is helpful. A.K. Oh sorry we hooked the speakers up thru our direct tv box so yes the tv speakers worked but they are not good speakers so we put the tv on mute and only listened to the sound bar as it has a much better sound. that is the reason we ordered the sound bar. we did try to hook up the sound bar on the back of the tv audio output but then nothing worked. the tv has a very poor speaker system tv is a Hisence and it does not have very good features either. would never recommend that tv. Also the sound bar would not work if we put it thru the tv audio out and used the tv with a antenna. hope... » Read More A.K. Oh sorry we hooked the speakers up thru our direct tv box so yes the tv speakers worked but they are not good speakers so we put the tv on mute and only listened to the sound bar as it has a much better sound. that is the reason we ordered the sound bar. we did try to hook up the sound bar on the back of the tv audio output but then nothing worked. the tv has a very poor speaker system tv is a Hisence and it does not have very good features either. would never recommend that tv. Also the sound bar would not work if we put it thru the tv audio out and used the tv with a antenna. hope this is helpful. « Show Less
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My 2 cents - If you just fried up the Bose 3-2-1, just get a new receiver and you should be able to use the speakers in 3-2-1 mode. ORGo to BJ's or Samsclub. My local BJ's has a Bose 3-2-1 or an Bose 3-2-1 like system with Bose speakers and Onkyo receiver (2.1channel only), for 400 dollars.
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Hooked mine to a receiver. Don't know what type of speaker hook ups the TV has. Sorry!
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Dear Zachary,I just tested this on the projector I have for sale. I hooked plugged in the HDMI cable and I hooked up the audio to Bose speakers through the audio out port. The video was on screen and the sound came out of my speakers. It works great! I still have my speaker available and I hope you consider me as a seller when buying on Amazon! Thanks!- Jake Zerner
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Yes, I own these speakers, and have doubled them as a home theater system, since they seem to serve a dual purpose. Sure, they are marketed as PC speakers, but with that adapter, you probably have the best television speakers you could ever own as an amplifier to what you watch as well, including sports and movies, where this set shines. I'd highly recommend these over Bose Cinemates, they give you about the same amount of sound for a lot less money, trust me.
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Honestly, buy a new receiver. You need this, and then you can continue using the speakers you have. Trying to do this any other way is not a good idea, and will end up costing you the same amount of money and continued frustrations on lack of HDMI inputs and outputs.