Just bought new Bose speakers to replace old L and R speakers in 5.1 system, but no sound?

silvrman

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The new L and R speakers are BRAND NEW. Purchased from Amazon. The old speakers were Sony. When I plug in the Bose to the negative and positive terminals on the cable (all prewired) there is no sound. The rest of the 5.1 system works fine. In fact, when I plug in the old Sony speakers they are also producing sound. When I plug the Bose in there is no sound...? Any fix? Reason?
 
What is the model of these speakers? What is the impendance of old and new speakers?
If you're sure they are plain speakers (that is, there is no internal amplifier):
- cut two pieces of wire, couple of inches long
- connect one end of the wires to the speakers
- briefly touch other end of the wires to AA battery. You should hear a clicking sound.