generalchaos

if this belongs in interior forums please move:

But im looking at local FD's for sale and I found one thats quite beautiful (besides a messeg up drivers seat, but will be replaced anyway) and in a picture of his trunk I see this (attachment)

some crazy kind of sub system? id have to guess this is a touring from the bose and leather, but man ive never seen anything like that in an fd, seems kind of pointless. its stock right?

Klar

Umm ya its stock. Its the BOSE system that the Touring models have. Not totaly pointless, but its a 10+year old design and takes up a lot of space.

obviousboy

bose stereo thing...all the cars with the bose stereo got it

Montego

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Waveguide. I always laugh at stereo sales men when they put down bose for their 'old' technology when in fact they have no ******* idea of what they are talking about. No matter how 'old' something is, it still does not change the dynamics of how sinusoids propagate.

Bose is wonderful for what it's design to do. It's not suppossed to be a boom box BTW, like some people here believe that it is.

Klar

I never said it sucked, just pointed out that ten years ago this tubeing was nessasary for the design and today you can get the same sound with less. And that it takes up a bit of the trunk. Bose has come out with some newer stuff that take up far less space cause they figured out how to do it better again. Then again sound is just like beauty, its all in the ear/eye of the beholder.

If you want that "mad thump" look else where at systems. Cause Montego is right, it aint here. But the multi-level sound quality is still good if the speakers are up to it.

Montego

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No I never implied that you said it sucked, my post was not directed at you BTW. I actually meant it to be general. I just quoted you because it reminded me of the salesmen at tweeter.

patfat

I have that ugly piece of crap. I need to remove it. It's on my "to do list"

Skeltah

I have it too.. Its a midrange only turd. I also still have the Bose CD that came with the car... its pretty funny if you havent heard it before.

fd3s_rx7

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My Bose system is all jacked up...
I needed a new CD player....

Klar

K. Just seemed like you where pokeing at me...

David Beale

While I agree with the comment that it takes up a lot of space, any replacement that will do as well (as a -new- Bose Wave tube) will take up just as much space, though there are many possibilites re shape.

I removed mine and just use four speakers in the stock locations - two in the doors and two in the rear 1/4 panels - properly sealed so they have some volume to work with.

It is also not a "boom box". I'm old, I think they are just silly .

KingofCrunk

If you remove the acustic wave system, bose take up space box, will it do anything to the system or turn off the the power to the rest of the speakers? I dont even think mine works.

spurvo

No, removing the Waveguide will not effect the rest of the system. Only line level signal is sent to the Waveguide, as well as remote turn on for it's integrated amp.

I've tested the unit with a signal generator. Gets down to 27 cycles before significant roll off. Decent output if the input amplitude id high enough... Drivers need to be stiffened to help output and reduce distortion. This can actually be accomplished by painting the surface of the stock drivers with Polyvinyl acrilimide, which is a model paint clearcoat. I haven't done this yet to mine, though...

Most of the low frequency distortion heard in the Bose system is NOT the waveguide, but rather the door speaker amps being hit too hard. Ultimately, not a bad solution, weighs pretty much the same or less for a system with less frequency bandwidth (still effective to 400 cycles or so), and provides point source for bass, rather than the muffled bump that most enclosure solutions provide.

The head unit, on the other hand, has.. umm... issues?

austinsFD

mine is sitting in a bin in my garage,now i have 2 10s and 1 12" HAHAHA 2000w

Flybye

With some tweaking, that Bose Snake is actually pretty decent.

I always surprise the FD guys. Everyone always tells me they can not believe I still have the fatory Bose speakers.

7-sins

I never had a problem with it... sounded good for a car system from 94. If anyone wants one I dont think I will be using mine anymore. I have to make room for the fuel cell.

neit_jnf

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Back from the dead!!! (See, I searched! hehe)

What's this tweaking you talk about? I want to keep the Bose system. I'm thinking about sending it to be refurbished...

JONSKI

I've lived without music in my since I got it three years ago. The road noise, engine and turbos are all the music I need.

mecman

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I agree, I like the wave guide BOSE system. I only wish it had more power. The sound is pretty decent. That is why I never considered the speaker pod for gauges, as much as I like the look.

Doug M

Yes, that's the stock Bose unit i believe came with the Touring models. Its an older design and takes up alot of space but its not completely pointless.

the_glass_man

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No highs, no lows, must be Bose!

happyFD

The Bose system that was in my car sounded like a muddy mess. Even two cheap aftermarket speakers and a small amp will sound better than that thing.

neit_jnf

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maybe because it's 12 years old??? that's why I'm thinking about refurbishing it, i want to know how it sounds when it works properly

Sgtblue

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Me too...on both counts. I remember talking with a guy in a VR4 who lived in my area. He had a fairly nice car apart from the partially gutted the interior, which he'd done in an attempt to lighten it. But there was that big-*** 100 lb. box in the back. LOL, nice guy, but

akiratdk

that stuff is bool shwit!!~~ get a real deal sub system!!!~~~ kekeke