New Car Has Wrong Stereo @_@
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New Car Has Wrong Stereo @_@
Hi guys, I just purchased a 04 Rx-8 (Touring Ed. which includes the Bose Audio packag). at the beginning of Sept and have been reading the board since.
Checking out the Audio forum made me realize my RX-8 does not have the Bose head unit because when i push Options i get ALC, treble, mid, and high which are suppose to be on the Standard Head unit. No AudioPLT option anywhere, I assume the speakers are Bose because they have the little bose logo on them, and the amp says Bose also... Im figureing it was just a head unit mixup... I called Mazda NA before i called the Dealer.. Just to verify im not insane and really had the Bose head unit. Well they told me to take it to the Dealer, which i am doing tommarow.
Reading the posts people seem to prefer the Basic Stereo to the Bose Stereo... Now im confusing which one to keep... I havnt heard both to compare and if the Bose head unit sucks i dont want to go from Good to Worse... The bose is 200 more watts then the Basic Stereo Right?
Any advice would be great >_< I only have til tommarow lunch time before i head up there
Checking out the Audio forum made me realize my RX-8 does not have the Bose head unit because when i push Options i get ALC, treble, mid, and high which are suppose to be on the Standard Head unit. No AudioPLT option anywhere, I assume the speakers are Bose because they have the little bose logo on them, and the amp says Bose also... Im figureing it was just a head unit mixup... I called Mazda NA before i called the Dealer.. Just to verify im not insane and really had the Bose head unit. Well they told me to take it to the Dealer, which i am doing tommarow.
Reading the posts people seem to prefer the Basic Stereo to the Bose Stereo... Now im confusing which one to keep... I havnt heard both to compare and if the Bose head unit sucks i dont want to go from Good to Worse... The bose is 200 more watts then the Basic Stereo Right?
Any advice would be great >_< I only have til tommarow lunch time before i head up there
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I have the BOSE audio, I like it, bass could be better though, as far as the deck I believe they all have the same head unit with all the same buttons, except certain options might not be included, for a while I thought I had the six disc, but I dont, you should have a button for MiniDisc even if you dont have the MiniDisc option, but nowhere on the head unit does it say Bose, just on the tweeters
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If all of them use the same Head unit, Why does my Car give me Standard Options, and not the Bose Stereo options?
On page 6-19 of the RX-8 manual they kind of make it out like Standard and BOSE are 2 Different stereo Decks.
On page 6-19 of the RX-8 manual they kind of make it out like Standard and BOSE are 2 Different stereo Decks.
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Ok so they are 2 different Decks...
Now the question is will the bose sound better then what I have :D
I guess ill find out tommarow if they have a bose deck in the shop and swap it same day.
Now the question is will the bose sound better then what I have :D
I guess ill find out tommarow if they have a bose deck in the shop and swap it same day.
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If all of them use the same Head unit, Why does my Car give me Standard Options, and not the Bose Stereo options?
On page 6-19 of the RX-8 manual they kind of make it out like Standard and BOSE are 2 Different stereo Decks.
On page 6-19 of the RX-8 manual they kind of make it out like Standard and BOSE are 2 Different stereo Decks.
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So what you see on the screen is different, but the face plates are identical, please correct me if im wrong, if im wrong, thats one more thing I need to bring up, I do however have the AudioPilot option
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Hmm... So by the car having the standard deck with the Internal Amp, and the amp in the trunk... uh do i have 2 now or what ? Is it just redundant? Im all for more bass.
I dont like losing the MID option on the stereo deck, It just seems wrong to not have it on the Bose Deck.
Right now it sounds fine to me, It does what i want it to do, By taking it up there and swapping decks (in theory) i am expecting better sound, clarity and bass ( in theory) and by not reaching that I would be pissed.
In reality I know thats unlikely to happen.
Any Suggestions?
I dont like losing the MID option on the stereo deck, It just seems wrong to not have it on the Bose Deck.
Right now it sounds fine to me, It does what i want it to do, By taking it up there and swapping decks (in theory) i am expecting better sound, clarity and bass ( in theory) and by not reaching that I would be pissed.
In reality I know thats unlikely to happen.
Any Suggestions?
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The internal amp is just a few IC's.
Im not sure the sound "quality" will increase and the sound output for sure will not.
I don't know the long term effect of inputting high level sound into Bose amp (ie. damaged amp or HU).
Again the HU's are the same - made by the same company, same everything but non-Bose has internal amp IC's to drive sound 12w per channel (4).
Im not sure the sound "quality" will increase and the sound output for sure will not.
I don't know the long term effect of inputting high level sound into Bose amp (ie. damaged amp or HU).
Again the HU's are the same - made by the same company, same everything but non-Bose has internal amp IC's to drive sound 12w per channel (4).
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Well hell.. made by the same company.
What is the REAL difference between Head unit Standard.. and head unit Bose?
ALC and AudioPLT are the same thing just different wording.
No power difference, prolly little to 0 sound difference.
Meh...
What is the REAL difference between Head unit Standard.. and head unit Bose?
ALC and AudioPLT are the same thing just different wording.
No power difference, prolly little to 0 sound difference.
Meh...
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Originally Posted by RedRenisis
Also the BOSE door subs make your door handle rattle
And I think the Bose system is missing mids but has decent plenty of highs and lows. Like you said, there are subs (ok ones) in the door.
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AudioPilot (in the Bose system) has a mic which samples cabin noise levels and adjusts the volume. ALC getins input from somewhere else and just guesses what the volume of the stereo at speed should be.
At least, that's what i got from reading the schematics. The bose headunit drawings all show a mic in them.
At least, that's what i got from reading the schematics. The bose headunit drawings all show a mic in them.
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