Re: Bose system

["geoffrey elliott" <geo@cybersnot.com>]

oops, not quite right.  not from positive-to-negative, i
meant hook up the positives and not the negatives.

;)

- geO

----- Original Message -----
From: geoffrey elliott <geo@cybersnot.com>
To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>; <gti-vr6@cobra.ccsi.com>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: Bose system


> Longish....
>
> I've been dealing with the same sort of thing...
>
> The shops near me said it couldn't be done, so I went
> and bought the panasonic changer for the deck and
> have been living with it since then.
>
> About a week ago, I finally decided all these listers
> couldn't be wrong so I went to a decent car-audio
> shop and talked to a tech about it.  This is what he
> said the options were:
>
> 1.  I can wire the positive terminals from the new deck
> to the negative on the Bose amp.  He said this would
> work, but would eventually overload the Bose amp (so
> the sound would distort at high/med volumes).  He
> said it would be louder than factory but precise volume
> control would be lost leaving me with "quiet and LOUD"
> and not much in between.
>
> 2. I can get some device that takes the amped output
> from the deck and reduces it to a line-level signal and
> send that to the Bose amp.  That wouldn't overload the
> amp and would give me good dynamic volume control.
> Sound quality would suck though because everything
> would sound like a cassette tape.
>
> 3. I can replace the whole system.
>
> At this point I told him option #3 was out of the question.
> I had a CD changer so option #2 was going to lower
> sound quality.  He was loath to go with option #1 and
> would rather lose the sale to some other shop then send
> me down the wrong road.  If I *really* want to do that,
> he'd do it for me and do his best to get the best quality
> he could.
>
> I tend to trust the guy.  I'd love to hear what people who
> have done #1 with the Bose system honestly think.  How
> is volume control?  Does it distort at high/med volumes?
> etc. etc. etc.
>
> - geO
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Jimpapass@aol.com>
> To: <gti-vr6@cobra.ccsi.com>; <jettaglx@igtc.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 1999 2:24 PM
> Subject: Bose system
>
>
> > Ok guys heres the problem.. 98 Jetta GLX with the BOSE system. Just
bought
> a
> > Pioneer 8000R indash CD player. Ive taken it to 4 shops in my area and
> each
> > of them basiclly insited that there would be a conflict. What is the
real
> > deal guys? Do I need some special adapter, and if I do where can I find
> one?
> > Anyone in Southern Califonia have a  shop they would recommend? What
> should I
> > do??? Thanks for the help
> > Jimmy