Hello - I inherited some Bose 901 speakers. I have the EQ but am a bit confused on how to hook these things up and hoping to get some advice.

Ultimately I want to mostly play audio from my phone via Bluetooth/ streaming. A bit of context and info on other audio gear I have: I have a number of Sonos speakers around the house. I have a SONOS AMP I could use with these if it works. Or, if it is better, I could use this old Kenwood 103AR Receiver I have laying around too. I bought a cheap bluetooth module off Amazon.

Doing a bit of research on the sub-reddit it seems people don’t necessarily love these things. But, and advice on setting these up and which cable to connect where would be appreciated.

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  • 2shado2@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    FWIW, those look to be 901 Series II, and there’s a good chance that the foam driver surrounds will need replacing (if they haven’t been already).

    • n0exit@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Series II don’t have foam surrounds. They’re very similar to the series I.

      • 2shado2@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        My bad. Thanks for the info! Series III started the use of the foam, then?

        • n0exit@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          I believe so. I have a pair of series II, so that’s as far as my knowledge goes.