Do these speakers hook to an amp and then receiver? Or straight to the receiver?
782277
a receiver has 3 main parts: 1-amp, 2-preamp, and 3-tuner. so you already have an amp built in to a receiver.
1398735
I cannot answer that question. mine are wired directly to a four channel amp. all I can say is without an amp they will not put out as much. they will probably sound like your stock setup. get a separate amp for them. mine has the boss audio 4-channel 400 watt amp. cost me $40
1971414
Unfortunately no. You need a receiver to run these as well as seperate speaker wire to connect all the speakers to the receiver
2181436
I believe that it used to "bi-amp" these speakers. Not a required process but you have the option to use two amplifiers on these speakers. The literature enclosed with the speakers should give a more definitive answer.
1135721
you can hook these speakers up to a non-bose receiver or amp which i've done before. You'll have to do some tinkering with the speaker wires to make it work. These bose speakers require the new connectors whcih you can purchase anywhere on amazon. The other end of the speaker wire would have to be plugged into your receiver or amp with banana connectors or other terminal ending. It's definitely easier if you connect them to a bose subwoofer but it's not a requirement. Hope this helps.
1183234
These are not powered (amplified) speakers. You will need to use them with a standard-style (powered output) receiver. If your CD player goes through a receiver first, then yes. You can not go straight from a CD player to the speakers.
884072
Hi Ben, believe it or not, you don't even need a receiver for these speakers because they have on-board amp and EQ. This means you don't need the "middle man". You can go directly from your music source to the speaker, or you can go from your music source, to a mixer, and from the mixer to the speakers. These are active speakers, which means they do not need a powered channel, all they need is the audio signal and the speakers do the rest. These speakers make an absolutely badass home-theater setup. I have a pair of XLR-to-RCA speaker cords and I just plug the RCA end into the red/white(L/R) output channels on my Blu-ray, plug the XLR into my mixer, then run a cord to each speaker and press play. If your receiver has a set of RCA outputs, I don't see why you couldn't use these in place of normal satellite speakers. Awesome sound quality, AMAZING volume and bass. Hell, sometimes I even plug my mp3 player directly into the speaker using a 1/8"-to-1/4" converter plug and crank it up. All I need is music, and a power outlet and I'm set. Honestly, I have replaced every speaker I've ever had with just one set of these JBL's. I use them for everything(Home theater, music listening, studio monitors, amplifying musical instruments, mobile dj-ing, etc..). Just buy them man, you'll be happy :)
1473048
I have mine attached to a lower wattage receiver and they work very well. I shifted from a high quality floor standing speaker to these, hanging them on the wall, and am highly satisfied. There one of the very few bookshelf systems designed for wall mounting if one wants.S
1080642
Just connect your front and center speaker wires direct from the amp. It has the connectors on the back. Very straight forward.
1977045
Your speaker wires still go to the receiver...The pre-amp is only for your turntable...
931093
This item is a pre-amplifier and it hooks up to the in-put of your amplifier. Your speakers hook up to the out-put of your amplifier. Hope this information is enough to help you set up properly.
217546
This is a phono preamp speakers dont hook to it only input phono and output to your receiver.
1995808
I wouldn't. I would home run them all back to the amp/receiver. But there is a good discussion on parallel vs. serial wiring here including amp considerations for different types of wiring. http://www.avsforum.com/t/1109592/pro-and-cons-of-wiring-speakers-in-series
1453555
The are connected to a wire. There is a external amp that you plug in and the speakers connect to that.
1840713
They have binding posts. Use bare wires or banana plugs.But understand that you do need an amp.
72884
Straight stereo receivers have speaker A/B buttons that allow you to do that. Surround sound receivers don't usually. If you want to use this unit that way you'll have to run the front left and right speaker wires into an external speaker selector box and then from there run two more sets of wires to wherever you want to place the speakers.
1433444
Hi your speakers are made to do anything you want . Hook speaker left an right one wire to left an right to 2#speaker an left an right to 3#speaker .you hook left wire to your amplifier left channel an right to right channel if it is a 4#channel this is called bridge to give you all amplifier power in 2#ohm s running one 8#Gage wire to amp Daniel :-):-):-)