Will bose 901 work in a surround sound config as front and rear speakers
1174139
They were designed for the music Lover and not so much entertainment system. I suppose they could work in that capacity, but remember they have a separate control box that sets in between the amp and the speakers themselves.
1174140
Yes it will Dennis L. The sound from them is astonishing (I gave my first set to a family member which was a great excuse to by a new set). They are simply unbelievable, if you decide to buy them, you will not be disappointed.
1174141
To my knowledge, the 901s can only work as front speakers in a surround sound configuration but they require a separate power amplifier to isolate the special signal processing by the 901 equaliser, which is part of the speaker system. The equaliser must be connected with the main pre-amp out from the A/V receiver and then connects to the inputs on the power amplifier that will drive the 901s. Maybe, the 901s can also be run as surrounds but will require the ability to connect with the A/V in a similar fashion with the front speaker configuration but will be quite an investment. Good luck!
1174142
I use them as my rear speakers and have a good pre-amp and 460 watt amp feeding them. They will rumble really well and makes it very movie theatre like experience. My front speakers are much more refined and clearer on speech. You will need separate amps because the EQ is configured between the pre and amp.
1230915
Yes, but be sure to use the equalizer that came with the 901s. The 901s are unique speakers and the equalizer is what makes them sound great.
702668
Yes you can I use the direct/reflective for the rear speakers! and the new jewel cubes for the front! Sounds Great.
1913272
I am not an expert but have recently done extra research. My short answer is ... yes. The left and right "surround" speakers of a 5.1 or 7.1 system are meant to convey mostly ambient sounds (background noises, some music, surround "effects"...). The sounds on these two surround channels are *mostly* non-specifically localized (i.e., you are not supposed to know exactly where they come from... even left or right in many cases). Thus, ideal surround speakers are designed to disperse or diffuse the sound using various techniques -- some techniques are better than others. Some speakers use out-of-phase "dipole" or "bipole" modes trying to reflect the sound, etc.. The catch is... with music and many newer mixed movies, the sound engineer remixes are now using the left and right surrounds more specifically sometimes... so you want some "directional" quality to the speakers as well (i.e., a car moving from left to right, or a door opening with wind on the right side...). Thus, it is good to find speakers that have a good blend of dispersion and directional quality, which the Klipsch RS-41, 42 are known to be. The REAR speakers, however, if you are using 7.1, are meant to be directional (not dispersed) as they are used to "anchor" sounds that the engineer intends to be specifically BEHIND the viewer (not "around" the viewer). There is not MUCH activity on the REAR channels, however, so smaller "bookshelf" directional speakers are recommended, and dispersion surround speakers would be a waste of money.
150928
You can connect any stereo to it with surround sound. I hooked up my Sony stereo Head and it works great and sound truly Bose
1889084
If you have a good Quality surround receiver(Yamaha, Marantz, Onkyo ETC.), go ahead and use them with the receiver. It is designed to have a nice set of fronts. JIm
133559
There are 4 speaker cable pairs inputs but remember this speaker is designed for rear surround use. Technically you could hook up your front speakers to this fairly large unit then you would have to calibrate it. You could hook up anything at the speaker level where you wire the speaker outputs to the inputs of the sending terminal. Mine works beautifully for rear surround and rear extended surround, giving me a 7.1 speaker setup.
1525850
I hope you still have the operating manual for this thing because that's where it looks like the answer is, on pages 29-32 under "System Setup". Use "AMP" to assign the rear channels to ROOM 2 and SW M to select the subwoofer mode. There's a "gotcha" here too. There are 2 sets of speaker jacks for the rear channels. One for SURROUND and one for ROOM 2. They are not interchangeable. I learned this the hard way through trial and error. Good luck. This is an amazing piece of equipment once it's configured properly
220566
Ideally all front speakers, Left, Center, Right should be the same for optimal performance. Using the OWM3 as left/right main would work, and probably sound OK. I disagree with a previous comment on deficient bass response, as the very low frequencies would be handled by the sub/LFE channel with a powered sub. I would select "small speakers" on your 7.1 reciever for the front speakers when setting up your system- this will send all lower frequencies(>120hz) to the sub channel.
642503
Yes , but if u use ur 901 bose u have to buy a Bose preamp in order to get a good qualty sound n then connect it to pyle amp
1273442
I don't believe it will work as part of a surround sound setup. The input is optical and so I don't believe you can setup the amp to output via the optical port the centre speaker.
940733
Yeah, it depends on your setup -- you can connect up to a 5.1 surround sound system, it has outputs for two main LR speakers, rear L&R; speakers, center, and a subwoofer.
513414
Absolutely! That's what I upgraded from. I only had the Bose 2.1 version (no rear speakers). I was sceptical of the vizio sub because it was smaller than the Bose but it shakes the house. I had to turn it down. Lol. Plus it's a wireless sub and true 5.1 surround! I love it!
1440243
Although I use it for the rear speaker setup I'm sure it will work just fine for a front connection. My setup is a 7.1 arrangement.
1019563
Go into sound setting it will have an option for front only or all speakers
887749
To safely hook up a 6.1 speaker system you need to do this. Wire your single surround back speaker to the L + and - terminals. Next go to the menu and select "Speaker". Then select "SP pattern" and scroll up or down until you find the correct speaker setup, i.e. 6.1, 7.1, 5.1 with 2 front highs, etc. Hope this helps!
1158708
Yes, and as long as it is surround sound (rear) the audio quality should be acceptable.