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Bose cabling customization
A friend has an older Bose Lifestyle 5.1 system. The CD changer/tuner
unit had problems, she sent it in to Bose and it was unusable when returned. She would like to get another brand 5.1 tuner and continue to use the Bose speakers, 5 minis and an Accoustimas sub-woofer unit, which are actually OK. The problem is that the cable from the original Bose tuner to the Accoustimas unit has a proprietary multipin DIN type connector on the tuner end. I have been unable to find an adapter for this particular plug. A call to Bose informed me that there was nothing made and I was basically out of luck. There are a number of Bose adapters on the market, but nothing for this particular cable that I can find. I could probably cut the cable and solder something up, if I had the pin assignments for the Bose cable. This leads to two questions: Is there actually an adapter, sold by the secret underground audio cable company, for this situation? Has anyone ever done this customization successfully who cold give me some pointers? Many thanks, RHB -- ******************************* * * * Rhio H. Barnhart * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Head of the Music Department Library Systems Manager for Music* * * * * * * * University of California, Davis, CA * * * ******************************* |
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"Rhio Barnhart" wrote ...
A friend has an older Bose Lifestyle 5.1 system. The CD changer/tuner unit had problems, she sent it in to Bose and it was unusable when returned. She would like to get another brand 5.1 tuner and continue to use the Bose speakers, 5 minis and an Accoustimas sub-woofer unit, which are actually OK. That is a controversial issue. Bose does not enjoy a positive reputation in this neighborhood (rec.audio.tech) The problem is that the cable from the original Bose tuner to the Accoustimas unit has a proprietary multipin DIN type connector on the tuner end. I have been unable to find an adapter for this particular plug. A call to Bose informed me that there was nothing made and I was basically out of luck. There are a number of Bose adapters on the market, but nothing for this particular cable that I can find. I could probably cut the cable and solder something up, if I had the pin assignments for the Bose cable. Does the wall power cord go to the subwoofer box, or to the table-top control unit? Where do the satellite speakers attach? Chances are that Bose put the power supply and/or the power amps in the "subwoofer box" with some sort of highly-proprietary interconnection scheme. It is not likely that any documentation has been published as they like the $$$ from people sending the stuff back to the mother-ship for "service. This leads to two questions: Is there actually an adapter, sold by the secret underground audio cable company, for this situation? I would bet against it. Hacking those mass-produced, plastic consumer things is not considered to be worth the effort to most people qualified to do it. Has anyone ever done this customization successfully who cold give me some pointers? You might get lucky. Some people customize toasters. OTOH, recommend considering replacing the Bose stuff with something reputable. |
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Bose cabling customization
In article , "Richard Crowley" wrote:
"Rhio Barnhart" wrote ... A friend has an older Bose Lifestyle 5.1 system. The CD changer/tuner unit had problems, she sent it in to Bose and it was unusable when returned. She would like to get another brand 5.1 tuner and continue to use the Bose speakers, 5 minis and an Accoustimas sub-woofer unit, which are actually OK. That is a controversial issue. Bose does not enjoy a positive reputation in this neighborhood (rec.audio.tech) The problem is that the cable from the original Bose tuner to the Accoustimas unit has a proprietary multipin DIN type connector on the tuner end. I have been unable to find an adapter for this particular plug. A call to Bose informed me that there was nothing made and I was basically out of luck. There are a number of Bose adapters on the market, but nothing for this particular cable that I can find. I could probably cut the cable and solder something up, if I had the pin assignments for the Bose cable. Does the wall power cord go to the subwoofer box, or to the table-top control unit? Where do the satellite speakers attach? Chances are that Bose put the power supply and/or the power amps in the "subwoofer box" with some sort of highly-proprietary interconnection scheme. It is not likely that any documentation has been published as they like the $$$ from people sending the stuff back to the mother-ship for "service. This leads to two questions: Is there actually an adapter, sold by the secret underground audio cable company, for this situation? I would bet against it. Hacking those mass-produced, plastic consumer things is not considered to be worth the effort to most people qualified to do it. Has anyone ever done this customization successfully who cold give me some pointers? You might get lucky. Some people customize toasters. OTOH, recommend considering replacing the Bose stuff with something reputable. If they need to stay with the small speakers, then answer back the questions Richard asked. greg |
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