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Bose car audio?
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? |
Bose car audio?
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? The standard Audi setup sounds better than the Bose in my experience. d _____________________________ http://www.pearce.uk.com |
Bose car audio?
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? The standard Audi setup sounds better than the Bose in my experience. d _____________________________ http://www.pearce.uk.com |
Bose car audio?
"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? 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 a Volvo which had Bose speakers once - sounded very good. (Not sure I would spend 400 spons for the privelege though - car audio just ain't that important to me.) A few years back I had occasion to be buying an Audi summat or other (pretty low down the foodchain - 100?) and a Mazda 626 at the same time. While both cars were similarly priced to start with, a quick exercise with the Audi price list showed that it would have cost (at the time) an extra £1,800 to bring the Audio up to the 'standard spec' of the Mazda. (A fair chunk of this was the bloody radio.....!!) |
Bose car audio?
"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? 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 a Volvo which had Bose speakers once - sounded very good. (Not sure I would spend 400 spons for the privelege though - car audio just ain't that important to me.) A few years back I had occasion to be buying an Audi summat or other (pretty low down the foodchain - 100?) and a Mazda 626 at the same time. While both cars were similarly priced to start with, a quick exercise with the Audi price list showed that it would have cost (at the time) an extra £1,800 to bring the Audio up to the 'standard spec' of the Mazda. (A fair chunk of this was the bloody radio.....!!) |
Bose car audio?
I had a Volvo which had Bose speakers once - sounded very good. (Not sure
I would spend 400 spons for the privelege though - car audio just ain't that important to me.) Which Volvo was that? All the current ones are philips / harman / dynaudio depending on spec level - the dynaudio oneds are excllecnt |
Bose car audio?
I had a Volvo which had Bose speakers once - sounded very good. (Not sure
I would spend 400 spons for the privelege though - car audio just ain't that important to me.) Which Volvo was that? All the current ones are philips / harman / dynaudio depending on spec level - the dynaudio oneds are excllecnt |
Bose car audio?
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:33:37 +0100, "Stimpy"
wrote: 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 have such a Bose system in my MB and the auto-adjustment system is very annoying and it is not possible to disable it without surgery. Sound is only OK, so I'd stick with the standard system. Kal |
Bose car audio?
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:33:37 +0100, "Stimpy"
wrote: 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 have such a Bose system in my MB and the auto-adjustment system is very annoying and it is not possible to disable it without surgery. Sound is only OK, so I'd stick with the standard system. Kal |
Bose car audio?
"Tim S Kemp" wrote in message
. .. I had a Volvo which had Bose speakers once - sounded very good. (Not sure I would spend 400 spons for the privelege though - car audio just ain't that important to me.) Which Volvo was that? All the current ones are philips / harman / dynaudio depending on spec level - the dynaudio oneds are excllecnt Can't remember for sure - 340 GLE or summat? It was 1.7 lt and top spec, IIRC. (Damn nice little car....) ('Once' = a good number of years and a good number of cars ago....) |
Bose car audio?
"Tim S Kemp" wrote in message
. .. I had a Volvo which had Bose speakers once - sounded very good. (Not sure I would spend 400 spons for the privelege though - car audio just ain't that important to me.) Which Volvo was that? All the current ones are philips / harman / dynaudio depending on spec level - the dynaudio oneds are excllecnt Can't remember for sure - 340 GLE or summat? It was 1.7 lt and top spec, IIRC. (Damn nice little car....) ('Once' = a good number of years and a good number of cars ago....) |
Bose car audio?
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 |
Bose car audio?
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 |
Bose car audio?
"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__ |
Bose car audio?
"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__ |
Bose car audio?
Isn't it sad that you spend all that money on a nice car you then have to
spend more on accessories which should be included as standard. I think things like cruise control should be standard spec these days. All cars are pre-wired anyway so all they do is add a chip to the ECU and that's about it. Another great rip off is the autochanger. The car is pre-wired but they want to charge hundreds of pounds to plug in a changer which is worth around £100. The yanks have it right. You buy a Jeep for instance and everything is just standard. The standard Germany spec on Audi cars too is much better than the UK spec. It's "rip the Brit's off" again and again and ... Anyway, I'd stick to the standard system too cos at the speeds you'll be driving your noisy Audi at you'll never be able to appreciate another £400 spend!! |
Bose car audio?
Isn't it sad that you spend all that money on a nice car you then have to
spend more on accessories which should be included as standard. I think things like cruise control should be standard spec these days. All cars are pre-wired anyway so all they do is add a chip to the ECU and that's about it. Another great rip off is the autochanger. The car is pre-wired but they want to charge hundreds of pounds to plug in a changer which is worth around £100. The yanks have it right. You buy a Jeep for instance and everything is just standard. The standard Germany spec on Audi cars too is much better than the UK spec. It's "rip the Brit's off" again and again and ... Anyway, I'd stick to the standard system too cos at the speeds you'll be driving your noisy Audi at you'll never be able to appreciate another £400 spend!! |
Bose car audio?
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 10:22:02 +0100, Stimpy wrote:
"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. For £400 (about $US600, right?), you can do a *hell* of a lot better with an alpine head unit and infinity speakers. |
Bose car audio?
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 10:22:02 +0100, Stimpy wrote:
"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. For £400 (about $US600, right?), you can do a *hell* of a lot better with an alpine head unit and infinity speakers. |
Bose car audio?
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 11:14:16 +0100, "PJO"
wrote: Isn't it sad that you spend all that money on a nice car you then have to spend more on accessories which should be included as standard. I think things like cruise control should be standard spec these days. It's a SPORTS CAR, fer krissakes!! All cars are pre-wired anyway so all they do is add a chip to the ECU and that's about it. Another great rip off is the autochanger. The car is pre-wired but they want to charge hundreds of pounds to plug in a changer which is worth around £100. Agreed, but unfortunately it's an absolute nightmare retrofitting a changer to a TT because you have to rip out a lot of the interior. Definitely a factory fit job! OTOH, I fitted an Alpine changer to my A4 for £150, and it took about half an hour - including metal-bashing to extend the bracket for the bigger changer. The yanks have it right. You buy a Jeep for instance and everything is just standard. Unfortunately, it's still a Jeep! :-) The standard Germany spec on Audi cars too is much better than the UK spec. It's "rip the Brit's off" again and again and ... Actually no, base spec German models are not up to UK spec, which used to catch out the personal importers. Given the present price comparisons, I'd stop whining about that one. Anyway, I'd stick to the standard system too cos at the speeds you'll be driving your noisy Audi at you'll never be able to appreciate another £400 spend!! It's not too bad on smooth roads up to 120 or so. Ahem, that's smooth German roads of course, officer............. -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
Bose car audio?
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 11:14:16 +0100, "PJO"
wrote: Isn't it sad that you spend all that money on a nice car you then have to spend more on accessories which should be included as standard. I think things like cruise control should be standard spec these days. It's a SPORTS CAR, fer krissakes!! All cars are pre-wired anyway so all they do is add a chip to the ECU and that's about it. Another great rip off is the autochanger. The car is pre-wired but they want to charge hundreds of pounds to plug in a changer which is worth around £100. Agreed, but unfortunately it's an absolute nightmare retrofitting a changer to a TT because you have to rip out a lot of the interior. Definitely a factory fit job! OTOH, I fitted an Alpine changer to my A4 for £150, and it took about half an hour - including metal-bashing to extend the bracket for the bigger changer. The yanks have it right. You buy a Jeep for instance and everything is just standard. Unfortunately, it's still a Jeep! :-) The standard Germany spec on Audi cars too is much better than the UK spec. It's "rip the Brit's off" again and again and ... Actually no, base spec German models are not up to UK spec, which used to catch out the personal importers. Given the present price comparisons, I'd stop whining about that one. Anyway, I'd stick to the standard system too cos at the speeds you'll be driving your noisy Audi at you'll never be able to appreciate another £400 spend!! It's not too bad on smooth roads up to 120 or so. Ahem, that's smooth German roads of course, officer............. -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
Bose car audio?
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 |
Bose car audio?
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 |
Bose car audio?
On 26 Sep 2003 14:20:38 GMT, TCS
wrote: For £400 (about $US600, right?), you can do a *hell* of a lot better with an alpine head unit and infinity speakers. Possibly (or not), but the Bose upgrade system is specifically tailored to each Audi model, including preset multiband EQ. -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
Bose car audio?
On 26 Sep 2003 14:20:38 GMT, TCS
wrote: For £400 (about $US600, right?), you can do a *hell* of a lot better with an alpine head unit and infinity speakers. Possibly (or not), but the Bose upgrade system is specifically tailored to each Audi model, including preset multiband EQ. -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
Bose car audio?
In article , PJO wrote:
Isn't it sad that you spend all that money on a nice car you then have to spend more on accessories which should be included as standard. I think things like cruise control should be standard spec these days. All cars are pre-wired anyway so all they do is add a chip to the ECU and that's about it. Another great rip off is the autochanger. The car is pre-wired but they want to charge hundreds of pounds to plug in a changer which is worth around £100. To be fair, the new V6 TT includes pretty much everything as standard - the only extras are things like cupholders, the Bose stereo and cruise. I do a lot of motorway driving so need the cruise but it *is* a shame it's about the only thing they don't offer as standard |
Bose car audio?
In article , PJO wrote:
Isn't it sad that you spend all that money on a nice car you then have to spend more on accessories which should be included as standard. I think things like cruise control should be standard spec these days. All cars are pre-wired anyway so all they do is add a chip to the ECU and that's about it. Another great rip off is the autochanger. The car is pre-wired but they want to charge hundreds of pounds to plug in a changer which is worth around £100. To be fair, the new V6 TT includes pretty much everything as standard - the only extras are things like cupholders, the Bose stereo and cruise. I do a lot of motorway driving so need the cruise but it *is* a shame it's about the only thing they don't offer as standard |
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Bose car audio?
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:08:53 GMT, Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
On 26 Sep 2003 14:20:38 GMT, TCS wrote: For £400 (about $US600, right?), you can do a *hell* of a lot better with an alpine head unit and infinity speakers. Possibly (or not), but the Bose upgrade system is specifically tailored to each Audi model, including preset multiband EQ. And $25 worth of speakers marked up 900%. No EQ can compensate for paper cone drivers and missing tweeters. |
Bose car audio?
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:08:53 GMT, Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
On 26 Sep 2003 14:20:38 GMT, TCS wrote: For £400 (about $US600, right?), you can do a *hell* of a lot better with an alpine head unit and infinity speakers. Possibly (or not), but the Bose upgrade system is specifically tailored to each Audi model, including preset multiband EQ. And $25 worth of speakers marked up 900%. No EQ can compensate for paper cone drivers and missing tweeters. |
Bose car audio?
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:08:38 GMT, Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
Agreed, but unfortunately it's an absolute nightmare retrofitting a changer to a TT because you have to rip out a lot of the interior. Definitely a factory fit job! OTOH, I fitted an Alpine changer to my A4 for £150, and it took about half an hour - including metal-bashing to extend the bracket for the bigger changer. Forget using a changer. Get a head unit with an aux input and use a hard drive mp3 player. My 20G player holds just under 400 albums. |
Bose car audio?
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:08:38 GMT, Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
Agreed, but unfortunately it's an absolute nightmare retrofitting a changer to a TT because you have to rip out a lot of the interior. Definitely a factory fit job! OTOH, I fitted an Alpine changer to my A4 for £150, and it took about half an hour - including metal-bashing to extend the bracket for the bigger changer. Forget using a changer. Get a head unit with an aux input and use a hard drive mp3 player. My 20G player holds just under 400 albums. |
Bose car audio?
"TCS" wrote in message
news:slrnbn96ke.2hcl.The.Central.Scrutinizer@turin g.kaosol.net... On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:08:38 GMT, Stewart Pinkerton wrote: Agreed, but unfortunately it's an absolute nightmare retrofitting a changer to a TT because you have to rip out a lot of the interior. Definitely a factory fit job! OTOH, I fitted an Alpine changer to my A4 for £150, and it took about half an hour - including metal-bashing to extend the bracket for the bigger changer. Forget using a changer. Get a head unit with an aux input and use a hard drive mp3 player. My 20G player holds just under 400 albums. pops swazzle* in mouth ****That's the way to do it....!**** :-) *OK, smartarses, try that one in Dictionary.com and you'll get nowhere..... |
Bose car audio?
"TCS" wrote in message
news:slrnbn96ke.2hcl.The.Central.Scrutinizer@turin g.kaosol.net... On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:08:38 GMT, Stewart Pinkerton wrote: Agreed, but unfortunately it's an absolute nightmare retrofitting a changer to a TT because you have to rip out a lot of the interior. Definitely a factory fit job! OTOH, I fitted an Alpine changer to my A4 for £150, and it took about half an hour - including metal-bashing to extend the bracket for the bigger changer. Forget using a changer. Get a head unit with an aux input and use a hard drive mp3 player. My 20G player holds just under 400 albums. pops swazzle* in mouth ****That's the way to do it....!**** :-) *OK, smartarses, try that one in Dictionary.com and you'll get nowhere..... |
Bose car audio?
In article osol.net,
TCS wrote: Forget using a changer. Get a head unit with an aux input and use a hard drive mp3 player. My 20G player holds just under 400 albums. The very thought of transferring 400 albums leaves me cold. I find it easy enough just to load up the cassette with my selection of the moment. Also - where do you put the MP3 player, and how do you control it from the steering wheel? -- *The average person falls asleep in seven minutes * Dave Plowman London SW 12 RIP Acorn |
Bose car audio?
In article osol.net,
TCS wrote: Forget using a changer. Get a head unit with an aux input and use a hard drive mp3 player. My 20G player holds just under 400 albums. The very thought of transferring 400 albums leaves me cold. I find it easy enough just to load up the cassette with my selection of the moment. Also - where do you put the MP3 player, and how do you control it from the steering wheel? -- *The average person falls asleep in seven minutes * Dave Plowman London SW 12 RIP Acorn |
Bose car audio?
On 26 Sep 2003 19:59:10 GMT, TCS
wrote: On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:08:38 GMT, Stewart Pinkerton wrote: Agreed, but unfortunately it's an absolute nightmare retrofitting a changer to a TT because you have to rip out a lot of the interior. Definitely a factory fit job! OTOH, I fitted an Alpine changer to my A4 for £150, and it took about half an hour - including metal-bashing to extend the bracket for the bigger changer. Forget using a changer. Get a head unit with an aux input and use a hard drive mp3 player. My 20G player holds just under 400 albums. Well, I guess that in a car environment, sound quality isn't really that much of an issue.................. -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
Bose car audio?
On 26 Sep 2003 19:59:10 GMT, TCS
wrote: On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:08:38 GMT, Stewart Pinkerton wrote: Agreed, but unfortunately it's an absolute nightmare retrofitting a changer to a TT because you have to rip out a lot of the interior. Definitely a factory fit job! OTOH, I fitted an Alpine changer to my A4 for £150, and it took about half an hour - including metal-bashing to extend the bracket for the bigger changer. Forget using a changer. Get a head unit with an aux input and use a hard drive mp3 player. My 20G player holds just under 400 albums. Well, I guess that in a car environment, sound quality isn't really that much of an issue.................. -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
Bose car audio?
On 26 Sep 2003 19:57:33 GMT, TCS
wrote: On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:08:53 GMT, Stewart Pinkerton wrote: On 26 Sep 2003 14:20:38 GMT, TCS wrote: For £400 (about $US600, right?), you can do a *hell* of a lot better with an alpine head unit and infinity speakers. Possibly (or not), but the Bose upgrade system is specifically tailored to each Audi model, including preset multiband EQ. And $25 worth of speakers marked up 900%. No EQ can compensate for paper cone drivers and missing tweeters. And a functioning brain...................... Perhaps you're not aware that many of the best available speakers have paper cones, and that the Bose upgrade certainly does have tweeters? -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
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