Re: <All> Mo'Bose Prollums (kinda long)

[dieckeaw@plu.edu]

On Thu, 4 Apr 1996, Al Powell wrote:

> A note about options:
> FINALLY - in case I am NOT able to come up with a suitable adapter, 
> Josh Karnes on the Z-car list suggested one option would be to simply 
> disconnect the amps at each Bose speaker and wire direct to the 
> speakers from the new radio.  I pulled one of the rear deck speakers 
> and I can report that this would be EASY!  The speaker enclosure is 
> two parts - there's an outer housing which includes a PC board with 
> the amp; held in place by that enclosure is a standard 6x9 speaker.  
> The amp outputs are simply standard press-on spade connectors at the 
> speaker, so they would be easy to pull off - and new wires could 
> easily be connected with spade connectors.  I didn't take apart the 
> door speaker enclosure since it has 16 screws holding it together, 
> but I'll bet money that it would also be very easy to disconnect that 
> amp.

Be careful with this.  Bose has a tendency to EQ their speakers to their 
trademark sound.  If you bypass the amp, you might also bypass the eq, 
which might make the system sound really wierd when used with a non Bose 
amp designed to actually sound good.  Who knows, it might also sound 
better without the eq.   Also, the bose speakers might have a really wierd 
impedence, like 2 or 3 ohms, that could damage the amp.  

Hope this helps,

-Adam