I have a Bose 901 speaker question? im new to these speakers but want something loud, how do i hook these up?

Question

to a normal reciever, yamaha 6.1, or cant i. i m looking to buy a set of series two with the eq what else do i need, im totally lost, wondering if im getting in over my head

Answer 1

You'll need a tape monitor or processor loop connection on your receiver to plug the equalizer into. Fewer and fewer surround sound receivers have this feature anymore. Also the active equalization from the Bose equalizer would be applied to all the speakers, not just the 901's. So your center, surround and subwoofer speakers would get the modified signal too. Bose recommends using the 901's for stereo sound, and more conventional speakers in surround systems.  So if you are using the Yamaha 6.1 in 2-channel stereo and it has a tape monitor loop, you're ok. My brother has a set of 901's and doesn't run a surround system for these reasons. For more info, you can go to Bose's website and download the user manual for the 901's, in case you don't have one

Answer 2

If you want good volume and good sound, get rid of the Bose speakers and get Klipsch instead. You can pick up some old Klipsch Heresy's for under $250 on eBay that will blow away anything Bose has to offer.