I have a situation where I need to connect an amplifier to an existing Bose RF Multiroom system. I dont have the model # handy. It has 2 RF remotes, a unit with an integrated tuner and CD player, and what looks to be a gold- colored car audio style amp mounted in the basement.
I want to get rid of the amp in the basement and replace it with something of better quality. Is the output of the Pre-amp unit a suitable voltage for a traditional amplifier's line in, or do I need an adapter of sorts. Thanks in advance.

It's a fixed system, you will have to replace the entire system.

The controller only works with that amp, and that particular speaker system will only work with that amp... so you need to replace the entire thing.

It would seem to be a "broken system" thanks for the quick response.

I believe the Blose should be used for target practice, 12 gauge shotgun to be precise.

PULL!

If it's broken, it may or may not be worth sending to the "Mountain" for a repair estimate... They cost a lot to bogin with, and because they have a nice little variable loudness EQ curve built in to the Built-In and Lifestyle models, they aren't so bad when they are working properly.

I wouldn't recommend buying another one, but since you already have this one, you may want to get it fixed.

The problem with Built-In is that they have changed design now several times, and the earlier generations are not compatible in any way with the newer stuff.

So not only do they prevent you from interconnecting to traditional products as you wish, they prevent you from upgrading ANY part of the system!!

Every part has to be Bose Built-In, and every part has to be from the same generation.

They don't even WIRE the same, Bose is pretty stupid like that.

I hope your installers pulled redundant wire for a traditional system when they wired for the Bose system...

All this, PLUS they throw their weight around with the stupid lawsuit on CEDIA.. Why is it again that I will never sell Bose??

In my experience, all that is needed to run a seperate Non Blose power amp is a variable lead (mini din at controller end and 2 x RCA's at the other end with trigger voltage connector) available through any blose dealer.

I have done it many times in the past and it has always worked successfully.

Simply fit male RCA's onto both ends of the existing bose audio cable (if you can't run something better), plug the controller end into the RCA sockets on the variable lead and plug the other end into the amp (ignore the trigger voltage connector on the variable lead).
The bose controller puts out line level signal, basicly the same as a normal pre-amp.

I,m not sure about the newer look current range though as i have not had to deal with it yet.

Does Bose still suck....Yes!

Simon.

In order to answer your question we need to know the exact model #'s of the media center, amplifier, and all the speakers. There are a number of combinations of all and any information given without it is just conjecture. I have had some success in asking the customer for a copy of the original invoice (although some do not include much detail) because the speaker information can be particularly hard to get since they may need to be pulled. The reason the exact speaker model is important is that some of the old in-ceiling models are 1.2 ohm and only work with their amplifiers. Why do you want to replace the amplifier anyway? What is the customer complaint? Is there something not working right? If it is just a sound quality issue than why save any of it? We all know Blose Bloses and it is critical to include in every Blose thread to avoid being associated with Blose but I though I would try to help anyway.