Re: Bose system

[Matt Zajac <MTZajac@beloit.com>]

Well 
I have to say that after installation of my KENWOOD I did notice a slight change in volume control 
but this is very minor change at the very low end of the scale, sure it sounds louder than a factory but it does not overload BOSS amp much more than factory radio ( you can notice a slight difference in tone after you exceed 77% of the scale but it's not much different than what the factory radio does). Please note that KRC 805 has 4x40 Watts and it still behaves nicely.

Matt Zajac
Technical Analyst
Beliot Corporation
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>>> "geoffrey elliott" <geo@cybersnot.com> 06/28 12:49 PM >>>
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