Stereo Clarification

Aftermarket amp is awaiting install. Just need to find a day to run the power wire, the rest of it is run. The aftermarket speakers get plenty loud; the highs are also much better and there is more bass. What I meant was that the clarity and detail is somewhat lost when driving which is normal in all car audio Even on my old car which had 4 amps running 2100 watts RMS, road/exhaust noise did make the sound deteriorate somewhat. The difference between the Bose is very apparent at idle and less so when the car is moving, that was my point. The Bose is very adequate. It's not like some cars where the factory system is really awful.
 
Yeah, no problem man. I know I might eventually need an aftermarket amp but will see how new dash speakers do first. One more question, when you installed the dash speakers, what did you do with the middle speaker? I guess they come in pairs so Getting three would be a pain. Just leave it or disconnect it?
 
blackfx said:
Yeah, no problem man. I know I might eventually need an aftermarket amp but will see how new dash speakers do first. One more question, when you installed the dash speakers, what did you do with the middle speaker? I guess they come in pairs so Getting three would be a pain. Just leave it or disconnect it?
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I would disconnect the Bose center channel speaker if you are not going to install a matching aftermarket speaker in the center location, the new speakers will need more volume and the Bose speaker will start to distort before the aftermarket speakers and mess up the sound quality.
 
So I got the two Boston se35's. The drivers side went in fine but the passenger side doesn't fit because of an ac duct. How did you guys get around this?
Any help is really appreciated. Im very eager to get them both in!
 
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The passenger side should fit, but it is very tight. I had to push down the duct a little bit in order to get the speaker to fit. I used Kicker speakers which I believe were actually a tiny bit thicker than the Boston's people use.
 
Just move the duct to a side and drop the speaker in, then screw it(you will need to push the speaker sides hard while doing it)
 
Thanks, I actually ended up cutting the duct and patching it with duct tape to make room. It was a solid inch from going in so I couldn't just push it out of the way. Now that I have them in though, they sound great, there is a lot of static though. I use a cassette to 1/8in jack to play my music. Was wondering if I ran my mp3 through something like an isimple would it take car of the static?
 
blackfx said:
Thanks, I actually ended up cutting the duct and patching it with duct tape to make room. It was a solid inch from going in so I couldn't just push it out of the way. Now that I have them in though, they sound great, there is a lot of static though. I use a cassette to 1/8in jack to play my music. Was wondering if I ran my mp3 through something like an isimple would it take car of the static?
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Those cassette adapters are build very shoddy and transmitt more noise and static than actual music. I would install an ipod/mp3 adapter if you want cleaner sound.
 
According to the Bose system diagram the green wire is positive for the rear tweeters and the Black-White wire is negative for the front left speakers,unless you mean Greenish-Black wire which is the postive lead for the right front speakers.
 
blackfx said:
Hey guys. Just have a few more questions regarding the stereo. Will this isimple work?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=12T-0011-00001&ParentOnly=1

Also, what gain/ high pass filter settings do you use on your aftermarket subs?

Thanks
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Looks like it should work. Does it list what year FX it is designed for? I would use the lowest gain setting possible on the amp to minimize distortion and use the 60Hz or 80Hz low pass setting on the sub amp crossover. The high pass is for high frequency speakers like mid/tweets.
 
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