Hi SVP Harper,

I am very interested in your advice. I have a Bose lifestyle 25 (12 years old). I just upgraded to a High Definition TV and would love to get (a) a universal IR remote and (b) be able to use Dolby Digital.

I can understand your post regarding getting a new receiver and plugging in the speakers directly. The problem I have is that the subwoofer has an input cable with a connector that has 8 pins in a circular pattern, and the cable seems to have 3 individual wires (assuming this is left, right and ground).

Is there a mapping of the pins somewhere so I can cut the cable in the middle and then hook it into an RCA plug for a normal receiver?

Thanks,
Onebluenoclue