Reuse Bose wire connector (prewired on the wall) to connect to Polk speakers

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• ken brydson Posts: 8,029

  November 2015

  I have no clue but I'm sure someone will have some insight. Welcome CP though!!

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• Nightfall Posts: 9,481

  November 2015

  What gauge is the wire? The speaker end has 4 wires? What about the other?

  afterburnt wrote: »

  They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

  
  Village Idiot of Club Polk

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• panavan Posts: 6

  November 2015

  Not sure what guage is the wire - The speaker end has a female socket which has 4 pins on it - I can upload a photo for the same.

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• panavan Posts: 6

  November 2015

  
  

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• panavan Posts: 6

  November 2015

  Sorry I missed to mention the other side is a RCA which is fixed to the wall - I'm assuming the receiver will then be connected to the RCA fixed on the wall

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• Nightfall Posts: 9,481

  November 2015

  You could probably cut off the ends and use the wire inside. From the looks of it you won't be doing yourself any favors but it will work.

  afterburnt wrote: »

  They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

  
  Village Idiot of Club Polk

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• Nightfall Posts: 9,481

  November 2015

  http://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/re-use-proprietary-bose-speaker-wire-with-standard-compone-577867/

  afterburnt wrote: »

  They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

  
  Village Idiot of Club Polk

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• panavan Posts: 6

  November 2015

  I'm not sure whether I can upload the photos here but I can upload the one for the RCA on the wall as well and it looks like this
  
  

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• Nightfall Posts: 9,481

  November 2015

  panavan wrote: »

  Sorry I missed to mention the other side is a RCA which is fixed to the wall - I'm assuming the receiver will then be connected to the RCA fixed on the wall

  
  No. The RCA ends would have to be cut too. How close is the receiver to the RCA jacks?
  Unless there is a lot of slack hiding in the walls it probably won't pull all the way to where you need it. Might be easier to just buy some in wall wiring and do a new run.

  afterburnt wrote: »

  They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

  
  Village Idiot of Club Polk

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 91

  November 2015

  I think you have no option but to go Bose

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• panavan Posts: 6

  November 2015

  Which I hate - But the Receiver is sitting inside a entertainment center next to this wall RCA. Can I buy a banana connector plate and connect that to the wires

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 91

  November 2015 edited November 2015

  if it is in greenfield you could always use the Bose cable as pull
  cable for some good stuff of your choice.
  
  Do you have a second floor and a basement?

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• tonyb Posts: 32,570

  November 2015

  I wouldn't use that at all, just let it sit for now and run some decent wire to the speakers from the receiver. Are the speakers in the same room, close to the receiver ?

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