It might be worth going back to the original post (see below). The post wasn't a poll and didn't ask for a debate on whether or not the Bose system is any good. The question was whether or not the performance the poster was experiencing was normal for that system. Having heard the Bose and non-Bose systems, it sounds to me like the performance is pretty standard for his system; that is it is functioning normally and his disappointment in his system likely won't be cured without modifications to or replacement of that system.
Some of this is subjective (do you like what you hear in your system), some of it is objective (are the components relatively high quality and does the system faithfully reproduce recorded sound)? For many of us, we differ on the answer to the first question. The answer to the second question might well be no. Finally, there is the question of value - again a subjective question; is it worth having the system to get a factory install that is clean, neat, with a warrantee for the price you pay despite the short comings of the system (there will almost always be short comings). I think this is some of what Bigaudio was alluding to and the sorts of things he spoke of are what leads some of us to go non-stock, whatever the system our Zs came with.
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Originally Posted by iissmart
Hey all, I got a new '13 Nismo a week ago with 35 miles on it. I'll admit I didn't compare the Bose system to non-Bose and just checked the box to get the Bose system. I'm listening to the stereo now, and I have to say...it doesn't sound great. I know it's a sports car so the stereo quality is likely an afterthought, but even with the upgraded Bose speakers I expected it to sound decent. Right now I think my 2004 Sebring sedan with stock speakers sounds better, honestly! There is more bass and fuller highs, while the Nismo sounds tinny with no bass at all. Even cranked the bass to +5 and treble to +2. Is something wrong with my system, or with my brain for expecting it to sound better than it does?
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