Did Bose upgrade the 8's audio?
I think I remember reading somewhere that Bose was doing a very minor upgrade to the RX-8's audio in '06. Did they? If so, what did they do, exactly? Can anyone hear a difference?
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No matter what they did (if anything) it still sounds like a Bose audio system. And that is reason enough for me to swap it out. :)
Bose is very opinionated about how audio should sound and I don't happen to agree (at all) with said opinion. Hence I think all of their products sound like poo. |
I believe they put the "upgrade" that was initially only for the gt package on all models.
Ah, I hate it, when I first got the car I had all my friends saying oooh, ahhh, you have a Bose, thats sick! No big deal, the Hz range isn't the greatest and there is a clear distortion as the volume goes up. Ah, I guess my ears are just spoiled by my Tannoys and jbl studio monitors at home :) |
Well unless they added better tweeters and some real bass, then they have not fixed chit. No highs, no lows must be bose. :piss:
Seriously my friends MPV stock system sounds better than my bose. :Eyecrazy: |
I don't think Bose did any major upgrade since... 70's? Muff low, muff high, distorted bass if you try to crank volume up just a bit.
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Wow you guys are hating on the Bose system bad...
I have to agree I can't really hear all of the Hz range, and the distortion does get obvious when you raise the volume.... but.... but... ...ya I got nothing... The sound system does suck.... I don't understand... Audio is one of the simplest things to measure and create within a car... Why would they upgrade a system by cutting of specific hertz? |
I got into my buddy's 2004 Altima SE and his BOSE system sounded 10x better then the POS system they put in our cars!
Good thing I yanked out my bose last weekend... :rock: |
Tis why I didn't get the Bose system... I'm in the process of finishing up my audio install and I think the low-end line of Sony xPlodes sound better than the best car Bose system I've heard.
Also, have you heard those Rockford systems in the new Xterra... UGH, horrendous! |
Ya... I used to own a 04 SE S/C 4X4 Xterra... With the Rockford Cocksgate system! It is horrible... All the speakers are actually made by Clarion... The only think made by Rockford is the amp...
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The best way to upgrade from Bose is to replace their speakers. Since the Bose speakers in the 8 are 2 ohm rear and .6 ohm front I would suggest using the newest Infinity Kapa which are 2 ohm the lowest ohm I know of in aftermarket speakers. They should work pretty well with the bose amps. I think Bose should be ashamed of the sound system in the 8 mostly do to poor speakers, partly due to low amplification, like 12.5 amps each to the rear 6X9's at 2 ohm could be 1/2 of that 6 1/4 amps with 4 ohm speakers. The front 9" speakers are 100 watts each at .5 ohms if you put 4 ohm speakers in it will be about 12.5 watts each so I would use the 2 ohm Infinity Kapa's and get about 25 watts per channel unless you want to put some real amplifiers in to replace the Bose.
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OK what about the lowly 6 speaker base system??? Is there hope that Dream Theatre will Kick AZZ in my 8??? Nothing I have seen yet on replacement systems makes me happy. Just want a clean sound, don't need to blow out the windows.
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I had the base system and replaced it with all Boston Acoustics speakers. I'll admit, it sounded good with an aftermarket Alpine amp but when I took out the stock head unit and put in the Pioneer AVIC-Z1, it definitely opened up some new sound!
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