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November 28, 2016
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Bose 3·2·1® GS home entertainment system with Connect AMP/Connect

  • November 28, 2016
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I have an old Bose 3·2·1® GS home entertainment system and would like to use the speakers with my Play 5. Does anyone know if I can use the speakers that came with this system with a Connect AMP/Connect? My current set-up includes Play 5, using a Boost.
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    ratty
    November 28, 2016
    You couldn't use those speakers as is. They have proprietary connections via the Acoustimass module.

    I don't know whether butchering the Acoustimass interconnect cable would allow you to expose wires suitable for connection to Sonos. It's the all-too-familiar story of proprietary Bose kit....
    cbfh911Author
    November 28, 2016
    You couldn't use those speakers as is. They have proprietary connections via the Acoustimass module.

    I don't know whether butchering the Acoustimass interconnect cable would allow you to expose wires suitable for connection to Sonos. It's the all-too-familiar story of proprietary Bose kit....


    I hear what you are saying about the propriety Bose kit...but from what I see on my system, there are three possible output connections on the media center ( I think this is what you are calling the "Accousticsmass"), which is how the Bose speakers are connected:

    1. Analog ( through the analog right and left jacks)

    2. Digital coax (through the digital coax jack); or

    3. Digital optical (through the Optical jack)

    So my question is, would this work with the Connect AMP or Connect?
    ratty
    November 28, 2016
    I suspect I was looking at the incorrect user guide (GS series II vs GS) but it makes little difference if, as you asked, you simply wanted to re-use the existing speakers.

    If you want to re-use the media center as well then, yes, you could hook a CONNECT to one of its inputs. This would then play in sync with the PLAY:5, so long as the Bose electronics didn't insert any delay into the signal.