Audi TT & Bose speaker upgrade
Migla
I`m importing a 225 into the UK, but bose isn`t currently fitted
Thanks in advance
Shaun
One Actor1
Thanks in advance
Shaun >>
The Bose system is great. The downside is that it's a specially configured
system, it works only as a whole, all the components must be togethor and
hooked up properly to work. And Bose does all the installations themselves, or
has the manufacturer do them at the factory. You can't have it installed at the
dealer. Save you're cash for an after market system.
Ray Beck
the money you would spend, even if it was originally installed at the
factory, you can get an aftermarket system that is much nicer. However I
don't understand why many people get the Bose stereo just to tear it all out
and put something else in. Let me clarify myself, I do understand why they
take the Bose system out, but the thing I can't figure out is why did they
pay for the option in the first place, just to throw it away?
Migla <Mi...@ens.co.uk> wrote in message news:7n7o6b$bmd$1...@supernews.com...
Alex Lam
>
> Does anyone know if it is possible to get an after market upgrade to bose ?
>
> I`m importing a 225 into the UK, but bose isn`t currently fitted
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Shaun
Bose IS NOT known for real hi-fi quality stuff. Save your money for
some less expensive, but higher sound quality aftermarket components.
Alex Lam.
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Migla
Any suggestions for an alternative ??
Cheers
Shaun
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One Actor1
some less expensive, but higher sound quality aftermarket components.
Alex Lam. >>
Someone always tend to say something to this effect. I know quite a bit about
stereo stuff. And I realize that most "audiophiles" do not consider Bose to be
a Hi-Fi company. Why that is...I have no real idea. The Cube systems sound
great, the 301's are one of the best bookshelf speaker you can buy, the 901's
have been given all kinds of awards, Bose coustom tailored in-home systems are
amazing...they all work. I own lots of stereo stuff, and for the moment, I have
4 Bose 908s (Large professsional studio/concert speaker.) in my stereo room.
They sound as good or better than any other speaker I've heard thus far.
Including NHT, Energy, Mirage, Klipsch, B & W, Boston, Cerwin Vega, JBL, Sony,
Mitsubishi, Carver, Altec Lansing, and many others. It's all a matter of taste.
Kris Beauchamp
stuff really benefits from the amount of time and money they spend on
tailoring the systems to individual cars. With BOSE, you really aren't
paying for high quality speakers or amps (because they aren't), you are
paying for correct speaker placement and enclosures. The $1200 this costs
as an option is far less than you would have to spend on aftermarket audio
to get similar soundstaging, quality of enclosures for each speaker, or the
quality fit and finish of the system within the vehicle.
--
Kris
`99.5 1.8T QMS Volcano Black Mica\Onyx Cloth
"To live is to suffer. To survive is to find meaning in the suffering."
Jay Quinn
sound of any kind, and I'll willing to bet the Bose top of he line
system I'm getting in my TTQ225 is going to sound kick ass to me!
Q
Kris Beauchamp
I learned to drive. I wouldn't have optioned the BOSE system if I had
custom ordered my A4 1.8T, but the dealer had a car in stock that was
everything I wanted AND had the BOSE system. Truth be told, I'm glad it
does and would willingly option it on a future car if need be. It sounds
good enough, looks great, is perfectly integrated into the car, and saves
all the hassle of buying components after the fact. No fiberglass smell, or
leaving the car for days while a custom setup is installed. The only thing
I might change is to add a higher quality sub. The BOSE system really can't
handle difficult transients (like kick-drum), just doesn't have big enough
drivers. I'll probably end up adding an aftermarket 8" or 10" sub and then
play with the levels until it's just right.
--
Kris
`99.5 1.8T QMS Volcano Black Mica\Onyx Cloth
"To live is to suffer. To survive is to find meaning in the suffering."
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Eddie Johnson
I will never understand why some spend so much of their hard-earned cash on
super-duper all singing all dancing extremely expensive systems for a car.
Unless of course you live in it.
anyone with a love of sounds, be it music modern or yesteryear, that is a
REAL love , surely can only enjoy in the environment of a room,not on a
highway.
In my experience, the people who spend so much on in-car sound systems annoy
others with their multi-decibel exhibitions.
E.J.
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Doug Ramage <doug-...@lineone.net> wrote in message
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>
> One Actor1 <onea...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> I agree that it is all a matter of taste. Also a car can be a very
difficult
> environment to be in acoustically. I have just the standard radio/cassette
> in my S3. If it had been a factory order I would have probably added the
> Bose and cd-changer (mainly because I only own about 4 cassettes, compared
> to several hundred cds).
>
> In my "younger" days, I would spend up to £3,000 kitting out my car for
> sound. Now I find that a waste of money (pipe and slippers time), and I
have
> spent less than £1000 in the past 5 years with no noticeable deterioration
> in my driving enjoyment.
>
> Doug Ramage
>
>
Alex Lam
>
> << Bose IS NOT known for real hi-fi quality stuff. Save your money for
> some less expensive, but higher sound quality aftermarket components.
>
> Alex Lam. >>
>
> Someone always tend to say something to this effect. I know quite a bit about
> stereo stuff. And I realize that most "audiophiles" do not consider Bose to be
> a Hi-Fi company. Why that is...I have no real idea. The Cube systems sound
> great, the 301's are one of the best bookshelf speaker you can buy, the 901's
> have been given all kinds of awards, Bose coustom tailored in-home systems are
> amazing...they all work. I own lots of stereo stuff, and for the moment, I have
> 4 Bose 908s (Large professsional studio/concert speaker.) in my stereo room.
> They sound as good or better than any other speaker I've heard thus far.
> Including NHT, Energy, Mirage, Klipsch, B & W, Boston, Cerwin Vega, JBL, Sony,
> Mitsubishi, Carver, Altec Lansing, and many others. It's all a matter of taste.
The reason why most true hi-fi fans look down on Bose is Bose
basically uses only a mid range speaker. It relies on electronic
equalization to try to play back the the whole frequency spetrums.
But the law of physics says otherwise, low frequencies requires long
throw speaker core, larger cone area and heavy magnet to be effective,
high frequencies requires short throw and smaller cone surface.
Without breaking the bank, for car audio, I've found the Boston
Acoustic to be very good value. Much more accurate than the Bose, but
less expensive than many other high end brands.
Alex Lam
>
> Thanks for that
>
> Any suggestions for an alternative ??
>
reproduction than Bose, but less expensive than some other high end
brands.
Remember, spend 50% of your car audio budget on the speakers. The
speakers have more authority in how your system will sounds than most
other components in the chain.
Good speakers with okay electronics will gives you a pretty good
sounding system.
But really good speakers with decent electronics will gives you a
really good sounding system.
And don't fuzz too much about some minor spec different, afterall,
it's a car system, engine noise, road noise etc will always be a
problem. So, no need to go overboard. Not to mention protential
thieft. :)
Alex Lam.
> Cheers
>
> Shaun
>
> Alex Lam <XXla...@alexlamX.com> wrote in message
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> > Migla wrote:
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if it is possible to get an after market upgrade to
> bose ?
> > >
> > > I`m importing a 225 into the UK, but bose isn`t currently fitted
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > >
> > > Shaun
> >
> > Bose IS NOT known for real hi-fi quality stuff. Save your money for
> > some less expensive, but higher sound quality aftermarket components.
> >
> > Alex Lam.
> >
Eddie Johnson
went to the ng.
If you receive an attachment marked "happy99.exe", do not open it.
If it is too late, then you can find the antidote at
http://www.cis.net/~mwinkel/
regrds
Eddie J.
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Eddie Johnson <johnsona...@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:...
> At last. Somebody has come down to earth about in-car sound.
> I will never understand why some spend so much of their hard-earned cash
on
> super-duper all singing all dancing extremely expensive systems for a car.
> Unless of course you live in it.
> anyone with a love of sounds, be it music modern or yesteryear, that is a
> REAL love , surely can only enjoy in the environment of a room,not on a
> highway.
> In my experience, the people who spend so much on in-car sound systems
annoy
> others with their multi-decibel exhibitions.
> E.J.
>
> --
> http://www.btinternet.com/~johnsonassociates
> Doug Ramage <doug-...@lineone.net> wrote in message
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> >
> > One Actor1 <onea...@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:19990723190313...@ng-ch1.aol.com...
> > > << Bose IS NOT known for real hi-fi quality stuff. Save your money
for
> > > some less expensive, but higher sound quality aftermarket components.
> > >
> > > Alex Lam. >>
> > >
> > >
Richard Painter
I have the TT with Bose up grade but only because I wanted
a) to have the better sytsem than the base unit and I felt this might be a
desirable item later for resale purposes BUT
b) I didn't want to pay their exorbitant prices for a CD or mini-disc head
unit.So, if it
were possible to sell you a Bose unit from mine and get the mini-disc head unit
and CD changer sorted out for mine - would you be interested? All depends as
you say on whether it can be retrofitted!