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Is there a way to hook this(pic1) to this(pic 2)

post #1 of 11
2/16/13 at 12:53am
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I have a Pioneer vsx-522 5.1 surround receiver (i know,its entry level,im cheap)... my friend game me a BOSE acoustimass 9 speaker system,JUST the sub and 8 pin cord with the ends tore off... im wondering if there is any way to get just the sub to work with my hd receiver... the sub is powered and i have a power cord but no way to turn on or any of that... pics are related... any info would be great as i dont wanna spend 300 bucks on a stand alone sub and amp as i only dished 200 on the receiver....again,im cheap....surround.jpg xat.com OCX8CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), quality = 80CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), default quality<----only the 8pin plug is there with about 8 inches if cord,the other end got chewed off by dogs
Edited by BuzzKillBob - 2/16/13 at 1:00am
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post #2 of 11
2/16/13 at 4:19am
You would need a replacement cable. The 8 pin connector goes to the subwoofer, the RCA end goes to the Subwoofer out of your AVR, having no On/off switch mean the subwoofer is Auto on when there is a signal
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post #3 of 11
2/16/13 at 4:45am
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You would need a replacement cable. The 8 pin connector goes to the subwoofer, the RCA end goes to the Subwoofer out of your AVR, having no On/off switch mean the subwoofer is Auto on when there is a signal
Where would I hook them to? The only audio outs on that reciever is the speaker outs or the pre out for surr height or sub pre out...
And couldn't I just splice the cables with other ends? I have allot of spares with 3ft extra left on them.
Edited by BuzzKillBob - 2/16/13 at 5:07am
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post #4 of 11
2/16/13 at 9:51am
The Red and White end (a.k.a RCA composite male connector) of the 8-pin Bose connector need to be connected to something like this:

RCA Stereo Y-Splitter/Adapter

which in turn can be connected to the "Pre-Out Subwoofer" of your VSX 522.
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post #5 of 11
2/16/13 at 3:02pm
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Originally Posted by qguy View Post

You would need a replacement cable. The 8 pin connector goes to the subwoofer, the RCA end goes to the Subwoofer out of your AVR, having no On/off switch mean the subwoofer is Auto on when there is a signal
Awesome. Will try suggestions and post results in a couple of hours.
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post #6 of 11
2/16/13 at 6:21pm
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Bought connector,spliced the rca's coming from 8pin,plugged in and turned sub on on my osd on my receiver and I'm getting nothing. frown.gif tried different outs and still nothing.
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post #7 of 11
2/16/13 at 11:58pm
You have 3 possible errors

1. The cables is internally damaged. You would need to tester to see if you have continuity or a lenght of wire, battery and a small bulb will do.
2. The subwoofer is busted, I cant think of any way to test this but to bring it to one those Bose dealers and have them test the subwoofer, assuming they have a similar unit
3. Configuration on your AVR is incorrect
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post #8 of 11
2/17/13 at 12:02am
This just dawned on me, is it possible that the AM 9 has a central module that controls the subwoofers power on/off like some of the HTIBs
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post #9 of 11
2/17/13 at 7:59am
http://worldwide.bose.com/productsupport/assets/pdf/guides/lifestyle/ls50/en/owg_en_ls50.pdf
It would appear to me you have a nice doorstop. Appears the multiroom is what makes it work. I may be wrong.
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post #10 of 11
2/17/13 at 2:51pm
Why not ask the guy who gave it to you?

Seeing how he lopped off the DIN connector, he tried to adapt it to a more typical system.

Take it back to him and ask if he was successful. If he was, then ask him to show you which wire goes where. If he wasn't then thank him for wasting your time and leave it with him.
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post #11 of 11
2/17/13 at 5:16pm
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Yeah,that's what I was thinking too. The guy that gave it to me said he had one of those lifestyle things and he said he didn't know if it would work on anything else. I did notice the 8pin connector was different in that pdf manual tho. But from the looks of it,I've got a nice eBay clogger. I broke down and ordered a sub cause I was tired of messing with this thing. Lol. Thanks for all the support in trying though. I really do appreciate it guys.
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