Can Bose 301 be powered by a DAC?

[Ggoodenough]

I currently have bose 301 series V connected to my computer by a home theater receiver through the rear headphone slot on my z87 motherboard. Would a DAC have enough power to power these 75 watt (ea) speakers? with a 4-8 ohm impedance. has anyone else thought of a setup like this?

 

[americanaudiophile]

DACs do not have any power at all for speakers. There may be a headphone amp in some but this will not power any speakers. You could feed the DAC into your receiver or you could get an integrated amp with DAC built in like this one:
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_063AH01S/TEAC-A-H01-Silver.html?tp=34948&awkw=75620073865&awat=pla&awnw=g&awcr=47439276265&awdv=c

 

[Ggoodenough]

thats the answer i was looking for. thanks. that thing is pricey though, anything on the cheap end?

 

[USAFRet]

thats the answer i was looking for. thanks. that thing is pricey though, anything on the cheap end?

Almost any receiver or integrated amp will work, as long as it can power the speakers. The receiver sees the PC output as AUX.