G37 stock audio vs bose

[dseet]

hi - I'm trying to buy a 2010 g37 but the only ones i can find are the base journey model without the premium package and bose stereo. how does the sound quality of the stock setup compare to the bose studio on wheels? I can live without all the other features in the premium package but I really care about having good sound. thoughts anyone?

[audtatious]

Depends on sedan or coupe. IMO the coupe system does relatively well but the sedan system is not as good, but still acceptable unless you want to bass out. Obviously car audio people will bash either of them.

[dseet]

I'm looking at the sedan... i guess i'm not surprised at the lack of low end bass given there's no sub. if I were to upgrade the sound system, beyond adding an amp and a sub, would you recommend swapping out the speakers too? what is the bare minimum needed to make it sound good? thanks!

[audtatious]

most just install a trunk sub and maybe upgrade the tweeters.

[joe603]

I have the so-called "studio on wheels" and it has a serious lack of bass. You will need to upgrade to enjoy the sound. The mids/highs are decent. The non-Bose system actually has decent bass, but it will not get as loud as the Bose with an aftermarket sub.

[audtatious]

Joe, have you ever sat in a coupe and listened to the differences? Being older I'm quite content with it even thought there could be some enhancements made. Yes, the sedan sounds different.

[joe603]

Nope, haven't been in the coupe. I like the sound with my sub

[audtatious]

I'm sure....I listen to too much talk radio to care anymore

[joe603]

lol, old man!!!

[DocFather]

Not sure if you have already bought the infinity , the audio is not the main reason to get the car. 2 days after i purchased my 2008 i dropped it off to the audio shop and told them to make it louder and gut the blose system. Custom made sub box with 10 in woofer (alpine R series) pushed by a 1,000 watt amp, and then alpine R 6x9 with an 800 watt amp pushing those, and threw in a sound processor yea that was painful but clear, recently added a back up camera and another amp to push the remaining speakers on with addition "not so legal" switch to turn my head unit into a dvd display.
check with your local audio folks and with a little imagination and a couple of bucks you can get the sound you want.

Enjoy

DocFather

[joe603]

Sounds like a cool setup!

[Waydog]

I can imagine that the coupe does sound better, considering you have two speakers in the rear to lift the sound. A smaller cabin also helps - wish I had the choice of buying one, but too small for me.

For the people who have to deal with having a sedan, give this a try:

1.Buy a Monster iCable - connector cable. No need to reply with, "oh, it's digital; all ones and zeros (binary). It's not going to make a difference." Just do it. You'll find it at Target
2. Rip one of your favorite albums in iTunes using Loss-less format.
3. Go into the settings of your iPod and enable "Sound Check." Set the "Volume Limit" to a quarter down from maximum. MOST IMPORTANT setting: Set the EQ to "flat." Yes, FLAT.
4. From the head-unit, Bose System, Notch up the bass one or two levels from the middle; notch up the treble, one from the middle
5. Play that album from you iPod.
This should give you some of the mid-base that is not present in the system.

This will peak out the crappy digital amp, which is basically a switching device to keep the power consumption down; never allowing enough current to load the speakers properly.
Don't believe me? Open the hood and look at the battery. My riding lawn mower has a bigger one...

Please reply after the minor tweak, so I don't feel like I'm imagining / exaggerating this whole thing.

[audtatious]

If the battery is being hit via the car stereo then you have a problem. The factory alternator is appx 150 amps and should be providing all the power you need.

[harleybella]

My sedan and FXs had to have a sub but my coupe sounds pretty good for a factory set up.

[harleybella]

oh yeah they all had the bose

[Fezzik]

I like my bose in my vert but it is different than the coupe