[s-cars] URS4 Bose System replacement

[Angelo Alexopoulos]

Thanks guys.......wouldnt Audi have them at the dealership? I know they are
probably expensive. Thoughts?


AngeloA
94 S4
83 urq


>From: "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com>
>Reply-To: <lee at wheelman.com>
>To: "Angelo Alexopoulos" <airs41994 at hotmail.com>,<s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Subject: RE: [s-cars] URS4 Bose System replacement
>Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:42:23 -0400
>
>Angelo writes:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > One of the rear speakers has bit the dust, ripped, so now I hear a
>ripping
> > sound when there is bass coming thru, and I went down to Tweeters
> > to replace the speakers. I wanted to go with some Boston or MB Quartz
>but
>I was told
> > that because I have a Bose system it uses an 8ohm system and
> > would therefore have to replace everything in the car....headunit and
>all
>because
> > of the way the car is wired up. Now, please tell me that I heard them
>right and this
> > was not some kind of sales BS. I have heard some horror stories
> > about stock Bose systems catching fire. Has anybody replaced every part
>of
>the sound
> > system? Thanks for any feedback guys.
>
>Speaking as an ex-Tweeter guy...no it was not some kind of sales BS,
>mostly.
>Speakers have a *nominal* rating of 2 or 4 or 8 ohms, but they vary based
>on
>frequency (IIRC).
>
>The real problem is that the Bose system is designed to work as a system -
>you certainly *can* hook up other brand speakers, but the equalization
>between the amplifier and the speaker will be off and the sound quality
>will
>be poor.
>
>You have two choices - buy a Bose speaker (you can sometimes find them on
>ebay) or rip everything out and have a new system put in. The latter will
>probably cost you $500-$1K or more.
>
>There are other list members who have done part or all of this job.
>
>I've certainly thought about it, but unlike in our 200 Turbo, the overall
>sound quality isn't *that* bad. I'd have to spend a couple of $K to
>significantly improve it, and it's just not a problem I am going to take on
>right now :)
>
>Lee
>'95.5 S6 avant (with stock Bose sound system)
>'96 A6 quattro avant (with stock Bose sound system)
>
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