Base vs. Bose speaker/sound

Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

I will explain why the bose system is worse than the base system. Yes the bose has more speakers and a sub and all. But it also has what is called "sound processing circuitry" What this dose is looks at the signal of music and looks at what parts will distort the speakers and what parts it can not reproduce. Than what it dose is cuts them out of the signal than amplifies them and sends them to the speakers. So bose knows there speakers can not take a lot of power nor can there amps put a lot of power out. That is why the put this in ALL there merchandise form car audio to HT systems. So those subs in the bose system are not going to put out much of any base. In fact I have hear reports that the base models produces more bass than the bose system. This is the main reason why the base model is better than the bose. Not even upgrading the speakers will help the problem as the amp and processor will still do what they are doing. There are many other reasons as well.

Originally Posted by Footloose301

Coming from a Base model to a 40th with BOSE, I can assure you that the BOSE sounds much better and has more bass. It sounds even better when you connect your iPhone to the AUX input.

However, I am an audiophile and I know that the BOSE is not breath taking by any means. I want to switch everything out but then I'll lose the subwoofer in the trunk and I don't want all that weight from a custom box.

Originally Posted by sonic370

yeah it's a shame. the base system sounds
like a radio shack special

Originally Posted by 370zDoc

To answer the original OPs question (like 2 years after the fact lol): the Bose upgrade is hardly any better than the crappy stock audio. You're way better off going aftermarket.

and while I'm on the subject of sound, I love this car to death but the audio system is absolutely unforgiveable; got in my bud's Si the other day and was blown away by the sound quality compared to the Z. I think it's a little embarassing that a Civic with "Honda premium sound" has a better sounding system than our beloved 370Z.

Originally Posted by Mecinoid

Yep, That is true... But, a stereo system is a easy swap. I pointed the bad stereo in the Base Model to my sales person who didn't even know it didn't have back speakers. I got a few hundered dollars off for that observation.

I mean really... the 350Z at least had speakers behind the seats to fill out the sound.