How to make Bose Companion 5 speakers work with MacBook Pro wireless

[TrizzyTrake]

Hi,

I'm trying to make the Bose Companion 5 speakers work wirelessly with my Macbook Pro.

The bose speakers on have a USB out. Here are the speakers:
http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/speakers/computer_speakers/companion_5/index.jsp

Is there anyway to do this?

Thanks

 

[Wafflausages]

You could hook up a bluetooth receiver to the aux in

 

[laurihoefs]

^This, or get an Airport Express. You might find the Bluetooth receiver a bit cheaper though.

 

[amt2002]

is sound quality compromised with these bluetooth adapters?

 

[Jesla]

^This, or get an Airport Express. You might find the Bluetooth receiver a bit cheaper though.

+1 for the Airport Express.

Referbs are less than $90us and……..it just works……..

 

[ToniqR]

I had exactly the same issue as you, but with the Bose companion 3 speakers.

Originally I bought a Bluetooth box which I just pluged in via aux to connect to my MacBook Pro. Really easy set up, but as soon as I started playing any music, the quality was just really disappointing. I'm no music expert, but even I could tell the difference compared to having a wired connection.

I returned it straight away and purchased an AirPort Express purely for its airplay features. It's awesome! I've had it over a year now and it still amazes me how well it works and how great the quality it.

Definitely worth it in my experience.

 

[Blue604]

I have Bose companion 5 as well and I would like to know if someone who has successfully connect thru airport express. Bose companion 5 can only input by USB and from what I read airport express doesn't recognize it thru usb

 

[zipur]

I have Bose companion 5 as well and I would like to know if someone who has successfully connect thru airport express. Bose companion 5 can only input by USB and from what I read airport express doesn't recognize it thru usb

Bump, great speakers I would love to do that to.

 

[laurihoefs]

I have Bose companion 5 as well and I would like to know if someone who has successfully connect thru airport express. Bose companion 5 can only input by USB and from what I read airport express doesn't recognize it thru usb

USB won't work. But doesn't the Companion 5 have an auxiliary input in the control pod?

 

[TrizzyTrake]

So have we decided if this will work?

I just buy one of these and plug in the USB?

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-AirPort...id=1372712857&sr=8-1&keywords=airport+express