Questions & Answers for Bose® Companion® 2 Series II
48 Questions from the Community
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Can i connect these speakers to an Apple TV…
- Asked by Alexa G from Fullerton
- 26-Feb-2013
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How do you hook up the bose companion 2 series ll to a mac ?
- Asked by Mark S
- 09-Oct-2009
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The one I bought included a cable which plugs into the headphone socket on an iMac and into the back of the speakers. (If you want to listen to headphones there's a headphone socket on the front of one of the speakers.) So it's all in the box already.
- Answered by Gordon R
- 31-Oct-2009
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can I hook up a 2 speaker or 3 speaker system on an early 2009 iMac?hook up for iMac
- Asked by Michael B from Slidell
- 11-Feb-2013
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Yes, use the headphone output to connect to the Bose speakers.
- Answered by Jedy M
- 17-Feb-2010
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length of audio cables, speakers to Mac
- Asked by Pam R from Robina
- 20-Oct-2011
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The cable that came with mine is just under 1 metre. I was pretty unimpressed with the quality of the lead that they came with so would recommend replacing it. At least it comes with something so you can start playing music out of the box.
- Answered by Sam C from Melbourne
- 18-Dec-2012
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Would these speakers be good to plug into a MacBook Air and move around different rooms to listen to music on?
- Asked by Megan R from Calgary
- 29-Nov-2012
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I'm not entirely sure what you mean by that, but if you mean going into different rooms and trying to take the speakers with you that wouldn't work as they need to be plugged into a powerpoint, and don't take batteries. If you mean leaving them in one room whilst you go into another, sure that'll work. They sound great, even at their highest volume, so long as you are listening to decent quality audio.
- Answered by Sam C from Melbourne
- 18-Dec-2012
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Will it work with airport express
I want to play music wireless from my iPad to speakers connected to airport through airplay
- Asked by David B
- 12-Dec-2010
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I have the Bose Companion 2 Series II speakers connected to my Airport Express. The set up works great!! Just connects to/through your current wireless network. For less than $200- speakers + Airport express- you can have iTunes (or Pandora or any online radio/music app/website via Airfoil or the like) stream music wirelessly to any speakers connected to Airport.
I play music from my Mac, iPad, iPhone, and even older iPods (connected to the headphone jack..) all the time. It works great & these speakers put out pretty decent sound for the price & size. I highly recommend this setup, we LOVE it!- Answered by Leeann H from Tacoma
- 30-Jan-2012
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Can these be plugged into a airport extreme to be used with Airplay?
- Asked by Robert C from New York
- 28-Nov-2010
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Yes, just like any speakers.
I have this set up at home and works great, for connecting Mac and iPhone. It also has another input at the back if you wanted to leave a cable there for a device that doesn't support AirPlay. On Mac I've only found iTunes to support AirPlay (many apps on iPhone) but there are a few Applications you can download to send all of your Macs audio to AirPlay Speakers, I use Porthole.- Answered by Sam C from Melbourne
- 18-Dec-2012
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I have 2 sets of these speakers, 1 hooked up to my MacBook Air and one set hooked up to a bluetooth receiver out on my veranda.
Is there anyway I can get both sets working at the same time, at the moment I have to either choose 1 or the other. Or will I have to hook both sets up to a bluetooth receiver ?
- Asked by Rachel M from Cairns
- 27-Nov-2012
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How do these sound at loud volumes?
Curious about the clarity and levels of bass...
- Asked by Ryan F from Danville
- 28-Mar-2011
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Loud enough to fill a 3 bedroom house and there is no distortion in sound at high volume.
- Answered by Stacey W from Pearl City
- 09-Feb-2012
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do these speakers work with 13" MacBook Air??
RE: BOSE Companion 2 Series II Multimedia Speaker System.....do these speakers work with the 13" MacBook Air ???
- Asked by Ken B from Sturgis
- 10-Jun-2012
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Is the power adapter Universal (does they work with both 110 and 220 volt)?
I travel a lot overseas where the voltage (220 V) is different for the US one (110 V) and I would like to carry these Boxes with me.
- Asked by Francesco I from Santa Fe
- 21-Feb-2010
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yep. - I'm currently using this speaker in Asia(korea) 220v without transformer, just an outlet changer.
- Answered by David P from Bayside
- 15-Mar-2010
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How do these speakers rank with the Creative T20 Speakers?
- Asked by Mary S from Panorama City
- 25-Sep-2011
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The Creative T20 speaker are more accurate sounding, less expensive, and better built.
- Answered by John T from New York
- 28-Oct-2012
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can I use these with my iPad3?
- Asked by Michelle C from Canyon Country
- 28-Aug-2012
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can i use these with the bose wave radio/cd player
- Asked by Chuck J
- 21-Nov-2010
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Not sure why you would do that, but yes, you can. The Bose Wave Radio (I have one) has excellent, room-filling sound of its own, so I don't see the point in attaching external speakers to it. But perhaps you want to use a long cable to a second room?
The Bose radio has "variable out" RCA jacks on the back, which means the external-speaker output is volume-controlled by the radio. These Companion 2 speakers have RCA inputs (as well as their own volume control), so a regular dual-RCA cable will connect them.
Important note if you want to do this: you can NOT listen to both the radio's speakers and these external speakers at the same time. Once you attach cables to the its output, the Bose Wave Radio's own speakers turn off. This is much the same as plugging headphones into an iPod or the Companion 2 speakers – this overrides the built-in speakers. So again, I don't see why you would want to do this – kind of defeats the purpose of having a Wave Radio.- Answered by Andrew R from Chapel Hill
- 18-Aug-2011
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Can I use these speakers for my I pad 2 ?
- Asked by Dawn F from Coventry
- 01-Feb-2012
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Yes, it works with th iPad 2
- Answered by Lei S from Toronto
- 09-Mar-2012
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Are these suitable to boost macbook pro audio in a classroom?
I'm looking for good speakers that don't cost a fortune to boost audio for use with training groups in a classroom setting (between 10-25 people), e.g. to show a video and to play music.
I intend to use them with my macbook pro and maybe iPad2 also. Has anyone used them for this purpose and if so how are they? Thanks- Asked by Russell M
- 02-Mar-2012
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That depends upon the size of the room but I recommend something a little bit larger for a classroom.
- Answered by John T from New York
- 28-Oct-2012
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Can I also connect these speakers to a TV?
My TV only appears to have one pair of red and white output sockets but the speakers have two pairs for input?
- Asked by Neil M
- 28-Dec-2009
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Yes you can. The speaker system has 2 inputs, so use one RCA cable (red and white jacks, available separately to the speakers) from the back of your TV, to one of the 2 sets of inputs on the back.
- Answered by Edmund L from Chester
- 04-Jan-2010
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Are these speakers very portable for taking to theater / dance rehearsals?
I want to use these with my MacBook to play music from my iTunes in rehearsals.
- Asked by Tiffany T from Chicago
- 13-Feb-2010
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Yes as long as you have an outlet to plug it into. Does not take batteries.
- Answered by Stacey W from Pearl City
- 09-Feb-2012
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bass
I listen to a lot of music with bass in it. Do these speakers produce a good bass sound?
- Asked by Sam H
- 18-Nov-2010
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I think they are pretty good for Bass, and have bought 2 sets for my kids. I use the Bose Music Monitor speakers myself which I think have better all-round reproduction (including Bass) but they are more than twice the price.
- Answered by Julian A from Perth
- 14-Aug-2011
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