Bose Package, Worth it?

Pelican170

Bose home equipment is absolutely awful. Thats how I began learning about them.

__________________
Fast Intentions CF Exhaust - Fast Intentions HFC's - HPS Tubes w/ AFE Dry Flow Filter's

kenchan

yah, bose makes good portable PA gear for musicians... like their towers.

im not sure about their headphones either.

Roddy1

It actually sounds very good IMO. I dont need a competition stereo yet its wayyyy better than most factory stereo's. Great clarity, the sub can hit pretty decent with the right songs too.

__________________
2011 370Z, 6-Speed Manual, Sport Package. - K&N Drop ins | Top Speed Axleback | H&R Spacers SOLD
2009 G8 GT, 6.0L LSX V8, Rotofab Intake, ARH Long tubes, SOLO exhaust, VMS Tune - SOLD

bigaudiofanat

I have a theory for the bose lovers that i was talking to my friend about. We are pretty sure it's the placebo effect that it's all in your head from the marketing. If I could do a serious double blind study with a base system in place of the bose system we are convinced that people would thing it would still sound (amazing) simply because it has the bose logo on the door. I have a german friend who was all about his bose system until I sat him in my altima with a focal setup. With him saying wow I never heard that in that song and the clarity is amazing. Ya I think bose has people brainwashed.

__________________
Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know
Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com
Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below
https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

MacCool

I think you don't realize that there are a LOT of people, probably the majority, who simply don't care.

I went through an audiophile period when I was a kid. Built some nice speakers with Altec 891A's, EV horn midrange. Some nice dome tweeters. Fancy crossovers. Big old 400 watt Phase Linear amp. Turned up my nose at anything less than Sheffield vinyl or maybe Deutsch Grammophone. Now, especially in the car, it's rare that I even go to the trouble to engage music from my iPhone over Bluetooth. I pay Sirius $160 a year for their shitty compression algorithythms, but that's ok because I rarely listen to anything more intricate than Fox News.

I know great audio. I don't think Bose is great audio. I just don't care.

zakimak

or that's it's good enough for most people.

The funny thing about people who loves them or hates them, they are the same. They have preconceive thoughts that does not matter in totality. The argument that it's shitty equipment because of paper cones, size, designed, etc is the same as arguing VVEL is better than pushrod better than VTEC, etc. It doesn't matter, there are limitations and advantages. If it works, it works. Bose works well most of the time, in most environment and situation with most type of music. Where it excel and that applies to most if not all OEM system is packaging and integration and dependent on the level, better acoustic tailoring for different trim levels. Remember the hated "equalization, processing, filtering?", there are reasons for it like reduce distortion, tailoring to different fabrics, keeping that 3 years warranty active all while achieving decent sound for most people.

People bitch and complains about how it's over price and whatnot and fail to realize that to replace it requires installation and associated cost not always factored in the equation by equipment alone. The axxess module, adapters, speaker wires, remote, power, labour all adds up.

Funny how many "audiophiles" decry them yet multi-Billion auto industry continue to buy into their ********. It is what is is and Bose do serve a purpose. It might not serve yours but I wouldn't knock them so readily. Absolute statements are never true and just because you don't like them doesn't mean it doesn't fit another person's needs.....I know what's good for you so let me show you why your tastes are wrong.

__________________
What doesn't kill you might make you a cripple so chose wisely.

Free Stuff for Premium Members - Yeah Really

Fuzzzy

This. And the percentage will likely rise. One need to look no farther than how many people watch movies on their tablets or smartphones and are completely happy with the experience.

MacCool

Heh heh. Or who spend a lot of time, money, and headaches getting their Nav screen to display their DVDs instead of just bringing along a retina-display iPad and some Velcro.

I said earlier, for some people car audio is a hobby unto itself. I get that. The nice crisp, clean audio (until you start the car and drive away, anyway) is just a side benefit.

SouthArk370Z

I haven't noticed any Bose "lovers" in here. I think all of us who have "defended" Bose have acknowledged that it is not the system for everyone and that it is far from hi-fi. The point that we are making is that nothing you put in a car is going to sound "right" and you quickly reach the point of diminishing returns so why spend a lot of money trying to reach an unattainable goal?
Yes, there are people that are impressed by the name on the box but I haven't seen them in this thread. I don't care what it says on the label if it sounds good to me.

IMNSHO, it is the placebo effect that causes you to think that one can get hi-fi in a small car. It ain't gonna happen. Nothing in a car is going to be hi-fi. Throw all the fancy equipment at the problem that you want to but you've still got a crappy listening environment.

"If I could do a serious double blind study with a base system in place of the bose system..." You can't, so it doesn't matter.

But if you think you can hear the difference, then go for it. It's your ears that matter, not mine.

__________________
Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub
Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

kenchan

true..and not arguing with that.

but let's not forget not everyone's into sound or stereo's to begin with. it might sound good to them even if it's not an audiophile system. hell, normal folks are so messed up, they even think corolla's look good.

kenchan

yep, kinda like you guys thinking those sushi sold at supermarkets taste good. lol.

Fountainhead

For me having everything conveniently installed and sounding decent makes it for me.
I was installing stereos and speakers since before most of yall's balls dropped, and for me it's just too much trouble to rip it all out and cram something else in.

H2O_Doc

Are you talking about your balls or stereo here?

littlejuanito

That's exactly how I feel. I've ripped apart almost every car I've ever owned and frankly, I already grew tired of it.
What's worse, most of the time the aftermarket systems I would install or have install, would end up sounding just a tad better that the OEM's.
I have the BOSE w/Navi right now... Its ok

kenchan

u suck at stereo mods, huh?