Options for a non-working Bose Lifestyle 12

same options as a working bose unit - get rid of it and get some decent equipment. there are MANY brands that offer much,much more quality for much less.

I am not familiar with that system but you can always sell used speakers. I don't know what your local market is? ie college town etc... If not you can ebay the speakers.

Bose equipment holds its value extremely well, more so than virtually any other manufacturer's stuff. This leaves you two options. One you can buy a model 12 console on ebay. It's probably going to cose somewhat more than $100. Or you can sell the stuff you have and use the proceds for another system. Speakers, sub and remote are all worth money. Sell them individually on ebay.

Most A/V forums do not like Bose. AVS is no different. There are many good reasons to buy Bose, and resale value is certainly one of them. A 10 year old system made by Onkyo, Pioneer, Sony or others is virtually wothless, but the Bose is still worth close to 50% of its original purchase price.

If you're still happy with it, you may want to look for another console, but I think the better choice might be to upgrade, as long as you can afford it.

Jim