In article , Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 10:22:02 +0100, "Stimpy"

wrote:

Given the choice I'd rather have a Symphony without Bose in my new
TT
but, annoyingly, they won't/can't fit a Symphony into a TT so I'm
having to stick with a 'Concert II'. I was hoping the Bose
upgrade
might compensate a little but I think I'm going to stick with the
standard system and spend the £400 on the 6-pack CD and cruise
control.

Cruise control in a TT??

Yup... Lots of m-way driving makes it an essential for me. The
Caterham Superlight is my fun car :-)

In article , Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 10:22:02 +0100, "Stimpy"

wrote:

Given the choice I'd rather have a Symphony without Bose in my new
TT
but, annoyingly, they won't/can't fit a Symphony into a TT so I'm
having to stick with a 'Concert II'. I was hoping the Bose
upgrade
might compensate a little but I think I'm going to stick with the
standard system and spend the £400 on the 6-pack CD and cruise
control.

Cruise control in a TT??

Yup... Lots of m-way driving makes it an essential for me. The
Caterham Superlight is my fun car :-)

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 10:22:02 +0100, "Stimpy"
wrote:

Given the choice I'd rather have a Symphony without Bose in my new TT
but, annoyingly, they won't/can't fit a Symphony into a TT so I'm
having to stick with a 'Concert II'. I was hoping the Bose upgrade
might compensate a little but I think I'm going to stick with the
standard system and spend the £400 on the 6-pack CD and cruise
control.

Cruise control in a TT??
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:33:37 +0100, "Stimpy"

wrote:

Given the general negative vibe about Bose products on this ng I
was
wondering if anyone has any experience of living with Bose car
audio
products?

I'm about to order an Audi which, for a few hundred quid, can be
upgraded to include a 'Bose Premium' amp/speakers. This also
includes
the Bose 'noise reduction' system which, according to the Bose web
site, compensates for ambient/road noise.

I've only had a 5 minute demo of this add-on and, to be honest, I
couldn't really detect much of a real difference between the Audi
'Concert II' stereo system with or without the Bose options.
Given
that it's a £400 option, I'm erring toward not specifying it and
sticking with the default stereo

Any opinions?

I had an A4 with Bose, and we now have a TT and an A6 with the
standard sound systems (Symphony in the A6). The Bose upgrade *does*
sound better to me (smoother frequency response due to the preset
equalisers, and more SPL without breakup), but only you can decide
if
it's £400 better. The standard system isn't too shabby.

Given the choice I'd rather have a Symphony without Bose in my new TT
but, annoyingly, they won't/can't fit a Symphony into a TT so I'm
having to stick with a 'Concert II'. I was hoping the Bose upgrade
might compensate a little but I think I'm going to stick with the
standard system and spend the £400 on the 6-pack CD and cruise
control.

Thanks for all the advice

__Stimpy__

On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:33:37 +0100, "Stimpy"
wrote:

Given the general negative vibe about Bose products on this ng I was
wondering if anyone has any experience of living with Bose car audio
products?

I'm about to order an Audi which, for a few hundred quid, can be
upgraded to include a 'Bose Premium' amp/speakers. This also includes
the Bose 'noise reduction' system which, according to the Bose web
site, compensates for ambient/road noise.

I've only had a 5 minute demo of this add-on and, to be honest, I
couldn't really detect much of a real difference between the Audi
'Concert II' stereo system with or without the Bose options. Given
that it's a £400 option, I'm erring toward not specifying it and
sticking with the default stereo

Any opinions?

I had an A4 with Bose, and we now have a TT and an A6 with the
standard sound systems (Symphony in the A6). The Bose upgrade *does*
sound better to me (smoother frequency response due to the preset
equalisers, and more SPL without breakup), but only you can decide if
it's £400 better. The standard system isn't too shabby.
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

"Stimpy" wrote in message
...
Given the general negative vibe about Bose products on this ng I was
wondering if anyone has any experience of living with Bose car audio
products?

Generally, Bose car audio is very good. Mobile audio has technological needs
in areas where Bose is historically (but not now uniquely) very strong.
Unlike virtually every other rebrander of car audio components (that's what
many well-known brands are - rebranders of product actually made by third
parties) Bose has a lot of control over the sound quality of the final
product.

I would think that Bose would be very competitive in the European market
because they actually take car audio very seriously, unlike most European
car manufacturers. Some European manufacturers have realized that they don't
have very good car audio technology and upgrade their sound systems for sale
in the US market. In the US car audio is taken very seriously and is
generally more highly advanced.

In the US a $50,000 car with a mediocre sound system is often considered to
be unsalable. In Europe, this same kind of product is widely available under
a number of well-known brand names.

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
...

"Stimpy" wrote in message
...
Given the general negative vibe about Bose products on this ng I was
wondering if anyone has any experience of living with Bose car audio
products?

Generally, Bose car audio is very good. Mobile audio has technological
needs
in areas where Bose is historically (but not now uniquely) very strong.
Unlike virtually every other rebrander of car audio components (that's
what
many well-known brands are - rebranders of product actually made by third
parties) Bose has a lot of control over the sound quality of the final
product.

I would think that Bose would be very competitive in the European market
because they actually take car audio very seriously, unlike most European
car manufacturers. Some European manufacturers have realized that they
don't
have very good car audio technology and upgrade their sound systems for
sale
in the US market. In the US car audio is taken very seriously and is
generally more highly advanced.

In the US a $50,000 car with a mediocre sound system is often considered
to
be unsalable. In Europe, this same kind of product is widely available
under
a number of well-known brand names.



Yes, but there again Europe - and especially the UK - generally has radio
stations that are worth listening to!


--
Woody

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
...

"Stimpy" wrote in message
...
Given the general negative vibe about Bose products on this ng I was
wondering if anyone has any experience of living with Bose car audio
products?

Generally, Bose car audio is very good. Mobile audio has technological
needs
in areas where Bose is historically (but not now uniquely) very strong.
Unlike virtually every other rebrander of car audio components (that's
what
many well-known brands are - rebranders of product actually made by third
parties) Bose has a lot of control over the sound quality of the final
product.

I would think that Bose would be very competitive in the European market
because they actually take car audio very seriously, unlike most European
car manufacturers. Some European manufacturers have realized that they
don't
have very good car audio technology and upgrade their sound systems for
sale
in the US market. In the US car audio is taken very seriously and is
generally more highly advanced.

In the US a $50,000 car with a mediocre sound system is often considered
to
be unsalable. In Europe, this same kind of product is widely available
under
a number of well-known brand names.



Yes, but there again Europe - and especially the UK - generally has radio
stations that are worth listening to!


--
Woody

"Stimpy" wrote in message
...
Given the general negative vibe about Bose products on this ng I was
wondering if anyone has any experience of living with Bose car audio
products?

Generally, Bose car audio is very good. Mobile audio has technological needs
in areas where Bose is historically (but not now uniquely) very strong.
Unlike virtually every other rebrander of car audio components (that's what
many well-known brands are - rebranders of product actually made by third
parties) Bose has a lot of control over the sound quality of the final
product.

I would think that Bose would be very competitive in the European market
because they actually take car audio very seriously, unlike most European
car manufacturers. Some European manufacturers have realized that they don't
have very good car audio technology and upgrade their sound systems for sale
in the US market. In the US car audio is taken very seriously and is
generally more highly advanced.

In the US a $50,000 car with a mediocre sound system is often considered to
be unsalable. In Europe, this same kind of product is widely available under
a number of well-known brand names.