A:Answer BOSE has more than one type of speaker system. One type of system they have sold was made to be connected to a standard receiver, i.e. Pioneer. All the wiring from the amp goes to the sub woofer and then out of the sub woofer to the 5 speakers, i.e. a 5.1 set up.
They also sold an amp / speaker system. To the best of my knowledge those speakers would only work with the BOSE amp. they came with.
I'm sure that a call to BOSE would probably give you a more focused answer once you told them what BOSE system you have.