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I haven't read every post so sorry if someone has stated this. Also, I haven't done any real research in the the Bose stereo that comes in the 370Z (mine
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I haven't read every post so sorry if someone has stated this. Also, I haven't done any real research in the the Bose stereo that comes in the 370Z (mine doesn't have one.)
Typically Bose systems use local amplifiers for each driver (or component set) and a ported speaker enclosure incorporating a 3-1/2" woofer. The ports are tuned to a specific frequency range that will operate fairly well for general listening. The issues you have come from the fact that the ports are tuned, thereby limiting some of the overall frequency range. A 3-1/2" paper cone woofer was never designed to reproduce sound anywhere near the 250Hz range. The phrase "no highs, no lows, gotta be Bose" doesn't exist for no reason. Most avid Bose users are older, and that's due to the fact that your hearing loses range once you get older and damage it from the loud world we live in. They don't notice the lack of range because of it. Even the subwoofers in most Bose systems have almost a mid-base feel to them, and struggle to hit even 80Hz. From an installers view, Bose is a pain in the ***. When upgrading you are limited to 2-ohm, 3-1/2" speakers that use a 3-point mounting chassis, and doing anything beyond band-aid repairs requires running new wires straight to the speaker. Couple this with the necessity to build mounting brackets for the new speakers using ABS or MDF and you've got a long day ahead of you. Unlike most cars, a visit from a car owner with a failing Bose system will usually result in a new Stereo, 2 pairs of Speakers, and a lot of labor. I'm personally thrilled about my car not including Bose, it'll make installing a Pioneer AVIC that much easier.
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YOUR ARE HALF RIGHT. There is no tuning done when they install they system in a car maybe for the house. What is true and I can not keep saying it. Is that the processor mutes or fades out what freq it can not reproduce as you turn the volume up. They do this because they know there speakers and amps can not take a lot of power or else they will distort. A real system will NOT do this. I am sorry but installers just do not see them as a pain but being pointless and very stupid to even buy. They are no were near worth the money.
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A guy from another site posted this.
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Pioneer elite for got what model and KEF 5.1 speakers and sub forgot what model and 58" samsung plasma forgot what model and it f-ing rocks. I love home audio and video too!
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It might take up the same amount of space, but so does when I convert an 128 file to loseless. It does not mean it is the same quality, now for the average person FLAC v. Apple loseless will be the same. Differences will be noticed at the highs & lows when you enter into high end equipment. I am not just referring to speakers but amps, receivers, DAC, even headphones if you are me.
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Media monkey wtfpwns itunes as far as managing and organizing large library's of music. Anyone who says different obviously doesn't know what media monkey is or doesn't have a large library of music.
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I have over 8,000 songs all from original cd's and over 770 cd's ripped. itunes is all I use.
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Hmm... I have about 4x that and itunes completely chokes. I was forced to use it temporarily until people figured out the new hashing for iphone, and had to load a small subset of my library. Maybe it works better when you aren't running it on a PC or something. I also found a lot of the organizational features I was used to in media monkey lacking in itunes.
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Yes, but the point I was trying to show with my example was that just because something equals X file size off the CD does not mean it is the same quality. Example, an Apple loseless file is 2.5MB and the file on the CD is 2.5MB, that does not mean it produced the same quality.
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You say you are iTunes for life, but have you ever used any other software to know if something is better?
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