Bose Sound System

370Zsteve

LMAO isn't that the little fat dude on TV?

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optiontrader

The stereo in my 370Z (when I buy her) will go to ELEVEN.

TongMan

I have the base sound system and its really weak. It has no bass.The sound system in my 2006 tC and 2008 Civic Si sounds better. Plus I cant even play mp3s. Dissappointed in the sound system in a 30k car.

Vegitto-kun

the bose in my Z is perfect.

I cant crank it up fully or my ears will bleed

Kirkster

Frankly the Bose system in the 370 Roadster is good enough that I don't want to replace it. Since I got the nav option (which I did not want, but glad I got in hindsight) I am exceedingly pleased with the setup.

Yes it lacks base when you turn it up, yes it distorts a bit when you crank it to 11. These are things I am willing to live with as I am not looking to put McIntosh amps in a car again.

I tend to leave my audiophile tendencies in the house where they belong. Until I can get a sound stage like I get from my Totem Acoustic setup in the house I just don't want to drop the cash involved in creating a sup par sound stage in an environment not acoustically conductive to creating a great sound stage. Make no doubt, a car is not an environment that lends itself to making a good sound stage.

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Justin1686

steve, getting another Z? i've got the bose in my Z, and i cant complain about it. It's good, not great, but good. I'm always with the windows down and music on. The bass is not heavy, but thats partly because there is no need for it. the cabin is small enough to handle the size sub thats in the car. I will agree with chief_roka on the idea that for price of the touring you can do a custom system in the car. But, I do not regret one bit getting sport+touring, as i was considering doing a custom stereo as i had in 1 of my previous cars. you will not be unhappy with it.

(just realized date on this post, clearly before u got urs.

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PapoZalsa

I got one word: AFTERMARKET!

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npdabest

Our G37 system is bose (I believe) and I'll have to use it again but I think it is better than the one in the 370z.

Overall, I was a bit disappointed with the quality but it wasn't too bad. I like to bass it out sometimes so most of my opinion is based on that.

gillies

The Bose sounds fine to my 44 year old ears. No doubt more could be had aftermarket, but I'm at a stage in life where it just isn't worth the effort, and I don't need the volume anymore. That wasn't always the case, though.

My main gripe is that I can't load my MP3 files onto the system hard drive. From what I gather, one can only load songs onto the hard drive from a CD. C'mon! I can't remember the last time I bought a CD. This makes the whole hard drive thing worthless to me. The work around has been an 8 gig flash drive plugged into the armrest compartment, but that's just not as clean.

Audiophile is a funny word that, IMO, has about as many definitions as folks willing to express one. I remember spending a boatload of cash (at the time) on a fancy turntable and cartridge with which to spin my LPs. I would lovingly clean the LP with my hardwood handled Alsop cleaner and gently drop the cartridge in anticipation of perfect sound. Back then I was running Marantz and Miller Kreisel. Then my buddy got a CD player and we were all just as astounded with the lack of any sound between recordings as we were with the songs themselves. Wow. No pops or skips to ruin our listening pleasure - just pure, clean, digital sound. Today I read that the true audiophiles are back to LPs and tube amps to regain the "warmth" that analog has and digital took away. Choose what you like. I'm tired of trying to keep up.

I'm heading out to the Z now and gonna' crank the Bose to distortion levels with some Monster Magnet while whipping that little bihac of a car around some turns. Enjoy!

optiontrader

LOL. I'm an audio enthusiast too, and the Bose system, while not great, is "serviceable". I do like the OEM integration, and maybe down the road, I may look at upgrading the sound. But for now - I'll drive!

Crazy8

I have no problem with the Bose system. My mp3 player sounds great. I adjusted the fade a little more to the rear and it made a difference.

LunaZ

I'm satisfied with the system in my car. It could be better, but I'm not into the "club on wheels" thing.
For me, I like the clean, integrated stereo/nav/phone setup.

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gumpy

My bose system is worst than my gf's "upgraded" 6 speakers in the dualis and gets it's butt kicked by my dad's stock Q5 system...

In saying that I can't really hear music cause of the road noise which i've come to enjoy so bleh...

optiontrader

I do prefer the OEM look, but really think the Bose amp/speaker setup is subpar (Nissan/Infiniti needs a Levinson option; I remember looking at a 2010 VW GTI "Build Your Own" with Dynaudio speakers as an option).

I know the engine/car sound is the priority, but I would like to hear realistic vocals and undistorted music once in awhile. This Bose system just can't keep up.