i am buying a 600w alpine amp and powering my bose speakers with it, should ths make them sound a lot better? i also have 2 10's in my trunk.

 

i was thinking about getting a alpine system too. tell us how it turns out!

 

well its not an alpine system im buying... what im doing is...

buying an alpine AMP.. and using it to power by BOSE Speakers instead of my factory BOSE amp.

anyone have any feedback or opinions on this?

 

yes i dont thin that this is correct, bose need to work on ther own amps. there is no way to upgrade the bose speakers, by amping them, you haveto buy new speakers aswell.

 

You will blow the speakers doing that. Bose runs on a special amp current.

 

This topic has been discussed at length here and on other forums. Bottom line is that the Bose speakers are "matched" (and I use that term loosely) to the EQ curve of the amp and the head unit. The impedance of the speakers is very low, and the speakers themselves have a peculiar response pattern--designed to give the appearance of power and bass. It's all smoke and mirrors.

There are several options for you. I choose the "most-bang-for-the least-buck" approach, but it wasn't a cheap upgrade. I replaced all of the speakers with good ones (Bostons and Diamond), replaced the amp with a Diamond 4 channel. That was an improvement, but since the head unit does it's own variable EQ, I also added an Audiosource trunk mounted EQ (fits right on top of the amp). The sound still is not as good as if I'd started completely from scratch, but I didn't want to replace the stock Bose HU because of HVAC and NAV issues--and replacing the HU with it's assorted adapters and hardware would be increased the price another grand.

So I wouldn't just change the amp. You won't be happy.

 

yeah, dont do it. for one, i believe that the eq is integrated into the bose amp. secondly those speakers are crap. go get some mb quart and make yourself happy in the long run...

 

ok thanks...

 

alright well my car was originally supposed to go in today to get all of this stuff done... but after reading what everyone else said im not going to do it anymore, ill have to cancel my appointment and get my money back, thanks for everyones opinions.

 

UPDATE! I went ahead and installed the amp because i was promised that if i didnt liek it they would take out everything and refund me my money, and it sounds AMAZING... my bose speakers sound loud as **** and really crisp.

 

get a sound clip or video clip...that be super sick....if i could hear it even if its through my comp speakers

 

alright ill do it either later tonight or tomorrow, the sound of the speakers is so loud and crisp, im impressed.

 

Not quite true. The eq is coming from the amp on the Bose system. The HU sends out a flat signal.

 

Not to beat a dead speaker but I'll have to find the posting on another forum where it was shown that the FR changes with volume control position. I also have experienced this first-hand. It was said that the HU has a built-in "loudness" control. Recall that loudness (which is not the same as volume), changes the bass and treble emphasis at low volume levels. As the volume increases, less bass and treble is needed.

Either way, the stock delux HU sounds mediocre without some additional EQing, even using good speakers and a clean amp.

 

Try the Cleansweep fro JL Audio. I got one (base HU, JLXR comps in front, JLXRCXi's rear fill, 10W6V2 pushed by a JL 500/1. Oh, my fronts and rears are pushed by a JL 300/4. The Cleansweep made a big difference with this setup.