Audio Systems: 6.1 surround, bose acoustimass, rear speaker


Question
hi,
i have a 6.1 surround av/receiver, kenwood soverign vr5900 and the bose acoustimass 16II.  how do i hook up the center rear speaker?  i do not see a hook up for the rear center speaker. the manual tells me the receiver is capable of 6.1 surround but not very clear on hook up.
thanks
matt

Answer
If you look at the rear of the reciever there are 5 dual banana posts. Two marked front, 2 rear and one center. The subwoofer output should be line level for a powered subwoofer which the Acoustimas does not have. As far as I know (being a Bose dealer) the Bose is a proprietary system. That means that they are designed only to be used with one of the Lifestyle receivers. Those little cubes cannot take low frequencies. Your Kenwood has 5 full range outputs. If you hook up the cubes to the Kenwood they would sound pretty bad. Read page 9 of the 44 page owners manual for the Acoustimass.