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[Raymond]

Just had a reply from the nice man at Bose. Apparently all the Omega Bose systems work on 7v RMS output. I take it this figure will be at peak volume output?

[Dave DND]

Just had a reply from the nice man at Bose. Apparently all the Omega Bose systems work on 7v RMS output. I take it this figure will be at peak volume output?

Not quite as simple as that -

The "range"  and incremenation of voltages is also incompatable for use with anything else.

BOSE works with BOSE equipment ONLY !

If you want to use anything NON BOSE then the whole lot has to be ripped out - we have all tried it here and it simply does not work. Please research and re-read the threads here over the years, as it will save you a lot of time and trouble, and will also prevent me from repeating myself for the umpteenth time.

[Raymond]

Thanks Dave, do you not think this adjuster will work then. Many of the owners of American cars with Bose have used it to install a new head unit with great results.

[Dave DND]

Thanks Dave, do you not think this adjuster will work then. Many of the owners of American cars with Bose have used it to install a new head unit with great results.

USA GM BOSE adaptor works only on USA GM cars -

Honda BOSE adaptor works only on Honda cars -

Audi BOSE adaptor works only on Audi Cars -

Starting to see the pattern yet ??

If not, heres the answer you don`t want

Vauxhall UK BOSE adaptor - never been produced !!

 

[Raymond]

Being a little sharp there Dave. It is a universal adapter that works for any car with Bose. You adjust it using the screws to suit your car. I have been reading reviews about it all afternoon. It has also been superceeded by a version with RCA connections one side and speaker wire the other to connect to RCA outputs on head units. I also contacted Crutchfields, one of Americas biggest electronic retailers dealing with cars and they recommended it to me. I never at any point said it was for Vauxhall, Honda or any other make.

[Dave DND]

Being a little sharp there Dave. It is a universal adapter that works for any car with Bose. You adjust it using the screws to suit your car. I have been reading reviews about it all afternoon. It has also been superceeded by a version with RCA connections one side and speaker wire the other to connect to RCA outputs on head units. I also contacted Crutchfields, one of Americas biggest electronic retailers dealing with cars and they recommended it to me. I never at any point said it was for Vauxhall, Honda or any other make.

No, it is an american product that indeed has adjustable sensitivity to suit most af the USA cars, and if you have an American car, it works very well - we use them a lot.

Still doesn`t work on the Omega though, never has and never will.

Sorry if I sound "sharp" but I`ve been having this same conversation every week on here for a couple of years now, and I`m getting bored with it.

[Raymond]

Can you explain to me then why it works in different makes of car? Are American car speaker signals different from UK signals? Why would it not work, it just goes in the speaker cables from the head unit?

[Dave DND]

Have a trawl through the forum, as this has been covered in extreme depth already by several members who have extensively researched this.

[Raymond]

I have but this product is sold in quite a few countries specifically for Bose systems in any make of car, I cant understand why it wouldn't work. You say you have used them, so could you just explain to me (a noob) why it never has and never will work,

[Dave DND]

Sorry, but I really do not have time to go over all of this again, especially when it has been discussed on here in so much detail.

Unlike others on this forum, I do not own an Omega, never have and never will, but my reasons for being here are due to the amount of problems caused with the OEM Vx systems, and people trying to integrate aftermarket equipment and blowing stuff up. Thats the only reason I am on here. I am purely in it to finance our radio research and repair centre, and to put fuel in the Aston.

My dilehmma here is that if people actually listened to me, and stopped trying to connect iPods and BOSE equipment, I would be out of a job on this forum, as would have nothing to repair !!

But you are unconvinced, so buy one, try it, blow up your stereo, and then see how much its costs to put it right, and then listen to everybody else saying "told you so"

Apologies if this is not what you want to hear, I`m having a bad afternoon, as everyone has just decided they want things repaired for tomorrows half term and are getting ratty when I say not enough hours in the day.

 

[Raymond]

Okay thanks, I was just after your perspective as you said you had tried this product and state catergorically that it will never work. Hope you get through all your work on time, cause your Aston must need some amount of petrol, nearly as much as my Omega at the moment, lol

[Dave DND]

Basically Problems occur from either being overdriven at the top end, and if the adjusters are adjusted correctly, then you lose all control over the bottom end and can end up with a volume control that is either all or nothing, there is no smooth transition of volume.

Unlike the other BOSE amplifiers used in other vehicles, the Vx ones seem to have a much more limited volume range - in laymans terms, if you imagine a volume control that goes from 0 to 10, then the BOSE one appears to be working from 2 to 7, and none of the adaptors on the market can cope with this, with the exception of using with a very few head units with linear rotary volume controls (not a rotary encoder) but these all seem to overdrive and burn out audio outputs too quickly anyway.

[Dave DND]

your Aston must need some amount of petrol, nearly as much as my Omega at the moment, lol

Probably more economical than most Omegas on here, judging by the consumption figures being banded about - (about 18mpg around town - and much less on an open road  )

[VXL V6]

[lie mode on] Dave loves Bose really.... [lie mode off]

[Dave DND]

[lie mode on] Dave loves Bose really.... [lie mode off]

Actually, I do - !!  I have no problems with BOSE

I even had a BOSE system in my old Porsche 996, and it sounded so good, that I actually left it alone and didn`t even try to upgrade it - unheard of, and I got a lot of stick for that.

What I do have a problem with though, is people who reckon that a BOSE system designed 20 Years ago, sounds better than modern stuff - it really doesn`t, and I still do not understand why people go to such effort in trying to fit such old technology, when so much good stuff is so readily available.

 :-?