Re: Bose system

[Mike Spinner <mspinner@csc.com>]

I don't know what the hell that guy is talking about.
My Bose system sound fine at all levels with a new head unit.

geoffrey elliott wrote:

> 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