| Re: i am done with the bose set up what is a good setup to go with . ? |
Subject: Re: i am done with the bose set up what is a good setup to go with . ? by bogus on 2011/2/11 20:20:43 I did mine about 10 years ago... Initially, I went with a Pioneer full din, and it sucked... however, it wasn't NEARLY as nice as the one that Don has, so no comparison. I slowly went through a few versions and ended here: Alpine 7998 head unit, purchased new in 2003, for a whopping $750! JL Audio 500/5 amp. 100x2, 25x2 and 250x1. IIRC, there wasn't much change out of $700 for that thing. The original died about 5 years ago, the replacement has worked quite well. The front stage are Canton RS3's. 6" mid-bass, 4" mid range and 1" tweeters - yes, 3-ways! These retailed for $600 a pair in the late 1990's, but I bought them used for like $200! Whoo-hoo! I have the system setup for bi-amplification. The 100x2 feed the 6"/4" pair and the tweets are getting 25x2. The sub is a JL Audio 10w3v2, in a sealed box. I really need to revisit the installation... Just need to do some math and build something. I want to update the amp, tho... do it all over the summer, the AC system is more important. Finally, I did the install myself. To do this right, you need to strip out the interior. And I don't want to pay some chimp to do that. You will remove all Bose parts... amps, speakers, modules, whatever. Get rid of it all. If you run an amp, by all means, run the RCA cables down the center console. There are no wires there, and as such, there will be less EMF. Get a head unit with high voltage from the head unit RCA outs. Alpine does 4v, for example. The higher voltage means that the line is less prone to EMF and the amp won't need the gain up as high. Do not over equalize. These days, heads, amps, everything has an EQ... get a good amp without... crossovers, that's one thing, EQs? NO WAY! For headunits: Pioneer Alpine Kenwood For Amps: JL Audio ArcAudio Alpine Pioneer Kenwood For Speakers: CDT Focal Alpine Polk Pioneer Infinity None of the above in any specific order. |
