Receiver for existing Bose set up (1 Viewer)

[jrosemey]

I just purchased a home that came wired for sound and they also left behind a set of Bose surround sound speakers and a couple amps. However, there is no receiver to control the set up. Here is what I have:

Ceiling-mounted Bose cube speakers
Bose Built-INvisible Acoustimass Module II
Bose BUILT-INvisible TA-2 Theater Amplifier (in basement)

There are also two separate Bose Llifestyle SA-2 Amplifiers (in basement), which, as best I can tell, go to: 1) a set of outdoor speakers on the patio (which are still there); and 2) a set of speaker wires coming out of the floor in a formal living room (no speakers).

It appears that whatever controller they had previously, they connected it via BoseLink A cables.

Given some of the comments I have seen elsewhere on this forum about the quality of Bose speakers, I can guess why these were left behind.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to a receiver that would work with this set up? I am expecting that, at a minimum, I will have to get rid of the BoseLink connections and pare it back to individual speaker wires.

While all suggestions are appreciated, I do not have the budget to completely replace the entire system, including all speakers. If that is the only viable option, I will simply be going without for a few years at least. However, if the reality is that it would be better to wait and start from scratch as opposed to spending a smaller amount of money on the current system, I would appreciate that viewpoint as well.

Thanks in advance for your input.

 

[schan1269]

The Bose amps are useless without an upstream Bose "brain". Good luck finding any functional ones on Fleabay.

(as a hint. There are TONS of SA/TA on Fleabay. No "brains"*)

*Edit...today there are three MC1 on Ebay. I'll eat crow...today(this is a smorgasboard of these things)

 

[schan1269]

Here are the only model numbers that work...

Bose MC1(The MC1 is the only one HD) and AV18/28/38/48(as far as I remember, all of these pre-date even component video. So these are SD only...480I. Not even 480P)


Here is a MC1...(this one doesn't include a remote control though)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bose-MC1-Media-Center-MC1-Display-for-Bose-V10-V20-V30-2-HDMI-Inputs-Excellent-/121140510268?pt=Home_Theater_in_a_Box&hash=item1c34897e3c

 

[schan1269]

Here is the 2nd MC1(I'm shocked there are two functional ones on Ebay)...and it has the remote.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bose-MC1-Media-Center-Display-Remote-/181167945278?pt=Home_Theater_in_a_Box&hash=item2a2e73763e

 

[schan1269]

This is a first...three of them...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Bose-Lifestyle-V30-Media-Center-MC1-Display-Remote-FM-HDMI-output-New-/171078748518?pt=Home_Theater_in_a_Box&hash=item27d5168966

There are a couple more "complete" systems $500+(most $700+ and climbing).

 

[jrosemey]

Hugely helpful schan. Really appreciate your help. I am going to try one of the MC1s with a remote--looks like it should work nicely.