MP3 players: Self-Contained MP3 Player
Aux In on a Bose Wave system...
by make_or_break - 11/13/09 11:02 PM In reply to: Interesting... by 1shado1...is configured so that it can work an input from a portable MP3 player like an iPod, Walkman or Zune, directly out from the headphone jack on the portable to the 3.5mm stereo miniplug jack on the back of the Wave system (at least according to Bose's website). IN THEORY, connecting from a computer's miniplug headphone jack should be no different than feeding an aux in from the headphone jack output of any portable MP3 player. From their website Bose says their Wave gear is designed for exactly that.
If there's enough signal strength to properly drive a set of headphones from the computer's headphone jack, then there should be enough signal to feed the aux in of the Wave Radio/Music System, unless there's something wrong with the aux in jack. And I assume that the cable being used between the computer and the Wave System is the CORRECT type (3.5mm (1/8") stereo to 3.5mm (1/8") stereo), and not a monophonic one. In principal if those check out fine, then you should have music fed from your computer going to the Bose.
Beyond that, you'd have to take it up with a Bose expert; I'm not a fan of Bose products and their respective sonic performance so I don't have much experience with any of their Wave systems (aside from toying with them at the local Bose stores).
Not Going To Use
by moranacus - 11/14/09 12:43 AM In reply to: Aux In on a Bose Wave system... by make_or_breakI'm not going to play mp3's on the Bose from my computer if I have to crank up the volume so high.
I love playing CDs on the Bose Wave System but after all this time if you want to play an MP3 CD you still can't go directly to the sond you want. If you want to play song 75 on the CD you have to push the button 75 times on the remote to get to the song.
Thanks make_or_break
by 1shado1 - 11/14/09 3:03 AM In reply to: Aux In on a Bose Wave system... by make_or_breakI figured the input was configured like any other standard aux input, for things such as cd players, tape decks, mp3 players, etc. But I still wonder if the input impedance is the 'standard' 47k ohms, or some other value. But of course Bose always provides a dearth of specifications (to intentionally keep people in the dark).
I understand the OP's frustration when switching between, say, the aux input and the built-in cd player, only to have the music go from soft to loudly blasting due to the mismatch in levels. As inexpensively built and expensively priced as Bose stuff is, you'd think they could have done something to address such an issue.
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