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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Car Audio / April 2004Replace Factory bose speakers?
I have a 2001 nissan pathfinder and it had the premium bose system in it. I replaced the HU with an alpine 9815 and threw in 2 jl 12w7's but the only thing I did for the doors is put a PIE converter on so there would not be any problems with the head uit to factory speakers. Is it worth getting the factorys replaced. Im used to the highschool days where all i did was cap off the factorys and use them as tweeters. so if you have any input please let me know > I have a 2001 nissan pathfinder and it had the premium bose system in it. I > replaced the HU with an alpine 9815 and threw in 2 jl 12w7's but the only [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > off the factorys and use them as tweeters. so if you have any input please > let me know Depends what you're trying to achieve. The fact that you put a pair of 12w7's in there without upgrading the speakers sort of indicates that you're more interested in bass than accurately reproducing the music, no? If that's the case, or if you have no plans on driving aftermarket speakers with an amplifier, then your best bet is probably to keep the Bose speakers. Get rid of the Bose --- it's junk (or soon will be). ========================================================= >I have a 2001 nissan pathfinder and it had the premium bose system in it. I >replaced the HU with an alpine 9815 and threw in 2 jl 12w7's but the only [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >off the factorys and use them as tweeters. so if you have any input please >let me know > Get rid of the Bose --- it's junk (or soon will be). > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >>off the factorys and use them as tweeters. so if you have any input please >>let me know As far as if it is worth it; there has been somewhat of a puzzling dialogue about that. In my opinion it is better to upgrade from stock if you can get much better speakers at a fair price. Consider high-end used gear if you are on a tight budget. EFFENDI Anything coaxial will sound better than the Bose speakers. Of more concern is the impedance matchup. The Bose use wierd, low, impeadance where all aftermarket speakers (coaxial) are industry standard four ohm. There is nothing more unreliable in automobiles than the Bose "Premium" package. Ask any Cadillac owner. Of course, the best sound would come frome amplified speakers, not Bose powered. P. > I have a 2001 nissan pathfinder and it had the premium bose system in it. I > replaced the HU with an alpine 9815 and threw in 2 jl 12w7's but the only [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > off the factorys and use them as tweeters. so if you have any input please > let me know > Anything coaxial will sound better than the Bose speakers. Of more concern > is the impedance matchup. The Bose use wierd, low, impeadance where all > aftermarket speakers (coaxial) are industry standard four ohm. There is > nothing more unreliable in automobiles than the Bose "Premium" package. Ask > any Cadillac owner. Of course, the best sound would come frome amplified > speakers, not Bose powered. P. Peter you're correct they spec out about 0.25 ohms or so. in a vette they were 1/8 of a ohm. >>Anything coaxial will sound better than the Bose speakers. Of more concern >>is the impedance matchup. The Bose use wierd, low, impeadance where all [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Peter you're correct they spec out about 0.25 ohms or so. in a vette they > were 1/8 of a ohm. Many Bose speakers have unusually low impedance, but not 1/8 ohm. Not even 1/4 ohm. Either your information is wrong, your measurments are erroneous, or the speaker you evaluated was defective. Bose has never used anything lower than 1/2 ohm in a Corvette. Before 1996, nothing lower than 1 ohm. Their amplifiers typically put out 6-7 Vrms max. At 1/8 ohm, that's approximately 300 - 400 W, and no single amplifier channel in a Bose system has ever put out that kind of power. At 1/2 ohm, 7 Vrms is about 100 W, and they HAVE approached that level of power. |
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