There's a few people on here who've probably researched the options to death to be honest. Basically we are dealing with a system thats getting on in years now and some of the options that can be taken are, at best, just a compromise.
For what it is I think the Bose system is a good option for those who want to upgrade their system in an Omega on a limited budget, however there are of course many better options out there with many more features but to do so involves a healthier budget.
Personally I prefer my Linn Sondek turntable to any MP3 player but as home hi-fi, by the nature of being seperates, will always be upgradeable without compromise (well not many compromises in comparison!) the same cannot be said for a siemens/phillips/gm 1998 glued together solution
Very nice. One of the things that got me into audio in the first place was a temporary job for Rega, around the time they started making speakers & amps, as well as turntables & stylii. Unfortunately you can't fit that in a car either!
It's not only GM, my Range Rover had Bose too, & had the car been more reliable than than a politicians promises, I would have been going down this route a few years ago instead of getting rid before I needed a 2nd mortgage for repairs- or fuel for that matter, 14mpg @ £1.20 a litre is just obscene!!
To be fair to Bose they, Harmon Kardon & a few others made car manufacturers realise that the're own brands of audio were poor to say the least (my first car had a radio & 1 mono driver in the middle of the dash!), which is why so many people have made a good living out of retro fitting HU's or complete upgrades, and the competition market is worth a few quid worldwide to say the least. Well respected audio manufacturers such as JBL have a large car interest, even though it accounts for only about 4% of their global speaker/amp production.
At the time VX, Land Rover & other high-end car makers realised their was money to be made from offering better audio options on their cars, and Bose wasn't a bad place to go for this. This was over 15 years ago in the case of Range Rover, and no, virtually anything factory fitted is never gonna come close to what can be achieved by people like Dave @ DND who clearly has an extensive knowledge, but for those of us that want discrete equipment, that doesn't scream "please break my window & steal me", require double glazing to keep the SPL in, or a complete re-wire the Bose is more than adequate.
Martin is absolutely right, these things can all be acheived (as can anything given enough money), I'm merely using what I've learned from many years in audio to attempt to give those like myself who are happy with the sound produced by the system, but who want to change the HU (or replace in the case of a dead one), without having to take the large budget option
As i said earlier, surely it would be better to be able to offer a £200 solution for a HU & interface than, letting a potential customer walk away because they can't afford the £600+ completely new system?
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