Driving Bose Outdoor Speakers

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I have a JB7 with my entire music collection (CDs and Vinyl) made into MP3s.

And now the BBQ season is on us. I want to put a pair of high end Bose
outdoor speakers on the patio.. you know for when we've had too much
wine and stuff! And of course for the kids to err boogie.

My question is how best to drive the Bose speakers? I had thought the
Yamaha AX497 amp. Or the S700 although I dont want to pay the extra if
I dont need to. The JB7 and amp will be situated in my study where I
can situate the extra pair of speakers that either amp can drive. My
concern is to have enough punch for the outdoor speakers. The study is
just a small room and not that important as it wouldn't be used for
listening that often.

Any thoughts, or suggestions would be cool guys and girls?

 

[ear]

the S700 is not worth the extra money.in the s700 and the ax series,you have to use the loudness control taking it a bit down so the midrange doesn.t impose itself over the other frequencies.

 

[Anonymous]

ear:the S700 is not worth the extra money.in the s700 and the ax series,you have to use the loudness control taking it a bit down so the midrange doesn.t impose itself over the other frequencies.

Oh.. well thank you for that. Actually I am now reconsidering the Bose out door speakers. It seems that many on these Audio forums dont like Bose. Even as far as rubbishing them completely. Are they really that bad? Should I look somewhere else for my out door speakers?

 

[Alec]

You can never look too far. Just listen to them, and others, and see what you prefer.

 

[Andrew Everard]

There's a lot of prejudice about Bose products, much of it unupported by any first-hand experience.

 

[Anonymous]

I would like the Bose outdoor speakers around our hot tub, great for parties.