.. I think we are on the same page my friend... honestly, I didn';t think I was gonna overhaul my system for a while because I wanted to have the option of putting my daughter's stroller in my coupe ... but then I saw that our damn little a$$ trunk wouldn't even fit the stroller with nothing in it, I convinced the wife to let me put a small system in the back. I was gonna go with 1 10" sub, but I wanted ported, so I was gonna need a correclt built box to do this... then I decided, hell, I may as well go with a 12" for the times when I really wanna pump it, so I decided on the Rockford Poer T1 sub.. but then I saw that the T1 and T2 needed the same size box, so I decided to get the T2.maxentropy wrote:
I must say I have been listening to my bose system with the bass maxed and the treble down 1 tick (if I remember properly). Understanding that music is firstly created at a certain dB level, and then burning software sometimes likes to auto-level volumes, and sometimes not etc-- basically different tracks are different volume levels. I listen to most music at max volume or three ticks down from max-- depending on track dB level (you get some clipping at max if the track was already at a high dB level)...
With an aftermarket system you won't get that clipping as the system can handle those higher dB levels and process them through with no issues. But anyway, my point is that I have my Bose system with the bass maxed, treble down a tick, and volume all the way up-- and I've been listening to tunage every single day in my car since I bought it over 6 months ago or so and I have had not a single bose speaker blow.
I also might add I got suckered into the warranty-- however the warranty covers blown speakers as well (which I'd lose if I went aftermarket).
So in conclusion Doc, you and I do both agree-- however we each have seperate wants and needs from an audio system and reasons for each of those.
I can't wait to see the pics (and vids) of your completed system, and I am most definitely very jealous!
I was driving with my girlfriend a few days ago and she mentioned if I install an aftermarket subwoofer, intake, and exhaust that I would need to rethink whether or not to replace the speakers all around (and nav system) due to the more sound my vehicle would be putting out. Of course she was being totally sarcastic...
We'll see down the road, but for now I want me an extra sub or two with remote bass knob so I can get some more kick!
After all of that, I wanted a nicely done amp rack, decided to have that custom, then wanted another ap to push the highs, but Bose speakers are only really good with Bose amps, so I decided to replace the Bose highs and amp and... blah, blah, blah.. and I ended up with an entire system overhaul. I'm just gonna do it right onece, and get it ove with.
Honestly, for those of you that have the tech package, I wouldn't replace anything at all. You obviously bought the tech package for the NAV, so getting rid of that wouldn't be agood idea, or cost productive for that matter. If you want to add a sub, you could always go with something small like the FAI-3 or SLC-4... this will give you additional RCA outputs for your subwoofers, but allow you to keep your factory 6 x 9's connected.
Some folks want to forego the 6 x 9's and replace them with the subwoofers, but as you know, a good system will have the mid bass and the deep bass from the subs. The BOSE 6 x 9's I will say are some damn good 6 x 9's! And I think they may even have neodynium magnets for the cones, which makes them even more powerful.
