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New member Username: Labjr
Post Number: 8
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2005 - 02:31 pm: |
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I have a Bose Lifestyle 5 Music System that won't come on.
I took it apart to check for the obvious. The power supply seems okay. There's power all over the unit.
I am beginning to suspect the main microprocessor is bad since there's power present at some of the pins. and I believe it's the component responsible for controlling the unit and turning it on and off.
Does anyone know anything about these units, or know if Bose sells parts and service information?
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Bronze Member Username: Stereo_genious
USA
Post Number: 31
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 02:04 pm: |
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I have a better idea for you, L. Toss the bose junk you have, and get yourself a real system! Bose stinks donkey balls! |
New member Username: Labjr
Post Number: 9
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 04:15 pm: |
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Actually, Bose, while pricey, is pretty high quality stuff. Well designed with good mechanical construction.
But thanks for your opinion. |
Bronze Member Username: Stereo_genious
USA
Post Number: 42
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 09:41 pm: |
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Bose is low quality! B.O.S.E stands for buy other sound equipment. Oh, oh oh, oh, oh. Bose is the worst. Buy other sound equipment! |
Gold Member Username: Illuminator
Post Number: 1309
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 09:50 pm: |
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Yes, Bose sounds great at low to moderate listening levels, but once turned up gets messy. I've played with one of the Lifestyle receivers and was immesely surprised at how cheap it was built, especially the way the lid closed like a GPX boombox CD player lid. The speakers are made of mostly foam, paper, and plastic if you ever get a chance to open one up...
Bose sells parts-yes. But they're expensive, very expensive. I wouldn't doubt that it is the microprocessor unit you are talking about. And I'm not sure how easy it would be to obtain the part other than a service center with connections to Bose. |
Silver Member Username: Basshead86
Ocala,
FL
USA
Post Number: 420
Registered: Aug-05
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| Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2005 - 10:00 pm: |
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BOSE.......better sound through marketing:
if they charge you a lot they think it might trick you into believing you are getting a quality product |
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| Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 10:01 pm: |
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I have the schematics for this unit and can e-mail
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| Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 10:25 pm: |
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I have schematics I can e-mail. |
New member Username: Rogerxnz
New Zealand
Post Number: 1
Registered: Dec-05
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| Posted on Sunday, December 25, 2005 - 05:27 am: |
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Did you ever sort out the problem? I have the same problem but I'm not sure if my power supply is OK. I cannnot get a reading with a voltmeter. Do you know which of the external and the internal contacts on the power supply jack is negative?
I assume the power supply is a normal AC to DC transformer. Someone has suggested to me that it is "special" or different in some way. |
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New member Username: Fherman
McKinney,
TX
Post Number: 1
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Friday, August 04, 2006 - 05:50 am: |
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I have a working Bose Lifestyle 5 but no power cord or other connectors to hook it all up. HELP! Does anyone know where I can get them???
Thanks,
Faye |
Gold Member Username: Edster922
Abubala,
Ababala
The Occupation
Post Number: 4391
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Saturday, August 05, 2006 - 09:31 pm: |
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call Bose, they'll probably charge you oh, about $150 for it all...judging from how obscenely they mark up all of their products in order to bamboozle people in believing they're paying for top quality. |
New member Username: Derguteton
Post Number: 1
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 03:40 am: |
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H4ello Faye,
I have a Bose Lifestyle 5. It needs 15 Volts ~AC at the Connector on the left edge (backside9:
You can use any little AC-Powersupply.
from Berlin, Michael |
New member Username: Oldgoat
Post Number: 2
Registered: Oct-06
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| Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 01:46 pm: |
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I have a Lifestyle 5 Acoustimass Series-II system. The problem that I'm having is that although the Music Center powers up (LCD swithces on and CD player spins up), no sound is being put out, not even through the headphones. I removed the top of the Center, but do not see any fuses or fried parts. I also checked all the connections and ensured they were good. Does anyone have any sugestions (besides chucking the system, of course)? |
New member Username: Anchoncho
Lake Forest,
California
USA
Post Number: 2
Registered: May-08
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 11:55 pm: |
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I have a bose lifestyle 5 that 3 of the speakers dont work. It was suggested to set it to the default settings with the remote control but the remote does not work. Do any of you have an extra remote that you can sell it or donate it? let me know. I want to make my system work as normal and I dont want to bring it over to a repair shop before trying the remote settings. Thank you! The remote that I have is the one that has the SURROUND, STEREO+CENTER & STEREO bottoms. |
