I've had my SP23 for a couple of years now and the Bose system really isn't that bad... maybe it grew on me. It's not as good as what was in my SVT Focus but more than adequate for what I listen to. I just wish it had some sort of eqaulizer or atleast the ability to adjust mids, which to my surprise the radio in my MP5 has. My parents just bought a Benz ML350 with the Harmon Kardon system and IMHO the sound qaulity from the Bose system is much better.
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Why all the hate for the BOSE in the MS3 GT?
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PirateKitty
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I personally think bose is to overrated. Not that I'm complaining.
Since I installed a sub and amp, the sound is soo much better
Since I installed a sub and amp, the sound is soo much better
fourthmeal
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Personally, I think the bose system is terrible. Systems like this are what give Bose a bad name to audiophiles. It isn't really quality, or all that different from other factory systems. My passengers have all said, "Ooo, you have Bose, they must be nice". Innovation through marketing...
In order to have any reasonable sound quality, both the bass and treble settings must be set so far below flat. It isn't even funny.
The tweeters are harsh and undefined and they are crossed over really high. The midbasses don't have any low pass filtering on them. They are allowed to roll off naturally which typically makes the midrange harsh.
The one plus to the Bose system, that I'll give them credit for, is the stage height. It is pretty good. But the lack of lowpass filtering on the midbass and the high "crossover" point of the tweeter is what creates this. Of course, it is at the expense of midrange clarity.
Not to mention, the low midbass is muddy at any appreciable volume. I find myself turning the volume down sometimes, just because the midrange is too harsh and hard on my ears.
I recently bought some Seas woofers and tweeters to install in my MS3 GT because I can't take it. Seas is a Norwegian speaker manufacturer about an hour or two southwest of Oslo.
-Mark
Excellent post, and I agree completely. Swap drivers, make some effort to sound deaden, work on amplification and EQ, and the car sounds great. How hard would it have been to put a quality system in the car in the first place? Of course, that would have taken all the fun out of it for me, the audio system builder type.
The two things that bother me about the Bose system is the lack of mp3 compatibility (like a lot of other people) and that the random feature doesn't cycle through ALL of the CD's. I wish I could just load 6 CD's in and press RDM and have it play songs from all the disks. I know that there would be loading pauses but I would be willing to put up with that. They could even incorporate some decent buffering to offset the disk loading time.
Do aftermarket CD's changers suffer from the same thing? Because of this, I find myself using my mp3 player through the aux jack most of the time but the sound quality just isn't as good. All this would have been solve had we had the option to upgrade to the mp3 compatible Bose system.
Do aftermarket CD's changers suffer from the same thing? Because of this, I find myself using my mp3 player through the aux jack most of the time but the sound quality just isn't as good. All this would have been solve had we had the option to upgrade to the mp3 compatible Bose system.
Not sure what the big deal is... I usually keep my stereo off while driving.
Seriously... the engine is my sound system. (rockon)
Amen to that! It sounds nice with the window's down. Too bad I can't really do that right now.
-Mark
SmoothVanilla
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I have an 08.5 gt sedan. never had a problem with reading burnt cds or anything, and I think the bose is pretty kickin' if you burn your music right. I could see how it COULD be better, but the package i got comes with climate control, leather and a few other things, and thats why u get the luxury package for the leather right.... stop bitching about the bose stereo and go spend $1000 on something the car came with...
SmoothVanilla
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Im reading some more posts and I decided to post again lol. I know some ppl are big on having an awesome sound system, and why not. It's great for attention and rocking out in your car, my main point is the bose is great for a stock system, "stock" is the keyword. noone ever had a problem changing tires, rims, gearshifts,taillights,brakes,fog lights .....but when it comes to the stereo u seem to be pissed right off. the unit is stock, and if it sounded BETTER than an aftermarket stereo than stereo equipment manufacturers and sellers would go under lol.If you payed for the bose, and your not happy with it, than it is your right to complain, but coming out and saying you HAD to change it out right away because the quality was soooo bad and you "couldnt stand it" is just ridiculous and over dramatic.......
this just MIGHT stir something up lol
for the record the tweeters do kinda suck tho
this just MIGHT stir something up lol
for the record the tweeters do kinda suck tho
builthatch
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I have an 08.5 gt sedan. never had a problem with reading burnt cds or anything, and I think the bose is pretty kickin' if you burn your music right. I could see how it COULD be better, but the package i got comes with climate control, leather and a few other things, and thats why u get the luxury package for the leather right.... stop bitching about the bose stereo and go spend $1000 on something the car came with...
you bumped a thread that is almost a year and a half old.
you bumped a thread that is almost a year and a half old.
(rlaugh)(mj)
The speakers in the Bose are physically bottom of the barrel. The Equalization is bad.
Fixed for the truth.
was there a marked improvement when you installed the SEAS?
LOLOLOLOL!
soul.survivor
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Bose sucks. Sounds flat, no depth at all. No dynamics, just muddy washed out dog piss from paper cones and plastic tweeters. They sell better speakers at wal-mart. The tweets are absolute garbage. Not only that, but they make it a nightmare to put anything aftermarket in the car. You replace just the speakers, better have 2ohm or you'll only get 1/2 the volume. Want to replace the amp? Good luck soldering those RCA connectors onto the low level output of the factory deck! Replace the head unit? Lose your MPG calculation and/or clock. Bose blows, they actually have the nerve to call a 5.25" drive in some seashell contraption a "subwoofer" give me a break, it's smaller than the front woofers. If you disagree you either don't really care about audio or you've never heard a good system.
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