If it was a 28 or 35, you could do it, but you cannot control your Bose 2500 with any remote control other than the original Bose remote. By the way, is it a Bose 2500 or a Bose 25?
Here is a thread with a method for controlling a Bose 25(00), but it is rather expensive.
[Link: remotecentral.com]