More Bose!

[Ti Kan]

J123fs at aol.com writes:
> Has any one out there have any success with taking the output from the Bose
> (Blaupunkt Delta in this case) head unit that runs to the speakers and
> running it into an aftermarket amp? As one rear amp has failed on both mine
> (90 V8) and my wife's car (99 A4), I plan on replacing the (Poor design and
> sounding) rear stock speakers and their attendant amps.
> I think I read somewhere output was nom. 3 Ohms; can anyone confirm....
> If not, I will check it myself with a meter...but it's cold tonight, so maybe
> someone knows offhand.

If you're going to replace both the amplifier and the speakers, then
the impedance of the Bose speaker and loading on the amplifier is a
non-issue.  The radio's line level output should be able to drive the
input of any aftermarket amplifier.

> I also plan to tap into the line level output from the fronts to run through
> a crossover and some SAS tweeters I have; (4 ohm) they should handle a
> slightly lower load no prob., they will sit in the dash speaker mounts for
> better imaging of the highs.....!

Huh?  Line level output to tweeters?  If so I hope the crossover you
mention has a power amplifier in it!  You really mean speaker-level output,
right?

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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