[V8] Bose Junk Recall

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

Quoting "Roger M. Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at downeast.net>:

Keep in mind that there is no design fault - this is a part supplier problem
and can happen to any manufacturer.
This particular problem was determined to be limited (perhaps too narrowly?) to
specific date code units.
> What I was told was that the recall applied to ALL V8's but those outside of
> the years announced would be handled on a car by car basis. In the case of
> my 1993 model, I was told to make an appointment and take the car to an Audi
> dealer, have them remove the speakers and Audi would then examine the parts
> and make a determination.  The cost of R&R would be mine, unless Audi
> decided that the speakers should be replaced under the recall campaign.
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You could not make a worse choice IMO about your stereo design. I have yet to be
in a car with a sub woofer that sounds good to everyone in the car. The Bose
system is a reasonable and sane design that allows everyone to hear good sound
without blasting the rear seat with un-comfortable or even dangerous levels of
sound pressure. Sure there is "better" sound available but it quickly gets to be
impractical for a variety of reasons.
Not to mention that you have to give up huge amounts of trunk space for speaker
enclosures and amps and such. Add to that the in-ability to listen to the stereo
 with the motor turned off for any length of time without draining the battery.

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> Over the last two years or so, the left rear speaker has started to crackle
> some, especially in very cold weather.  On the list of things to do, is to
> take this car to Portland, rip out the old, crappy, overrated, overmarketed
> Bose junk, and replace them with a subwoofer assembly that will interface
> properly with the front speakers.
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As a former stereo installer, I can tell you that the factory head unit in
almost any car is far better than most aftermarket junk. They are repairable and
replaceable for many years after the car is built. Aftermarket units are
typically junk if they have a problem after the short warranty runs out.

Speakers can often be improved for sound quality but they rarely last as long as
OEM - because OEM designs better take into account real world problems like
dust, moisture, sun, etc.
You can add lots of power too - but the usual result is a system that might
sound OK to the driver but is punishing and these days downright dangerous to
the rest of the passengers (driver included).
I say dump the money into a top notch home stereo where your inventment will
mean something.
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> If I EVER buy another car with a BOSE system already installed, I will
> either have the seller yank the junk out, or discount the price of the car
> enough to have a really good, professional system installed.
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> Roger
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