Need C5 vert audio help please
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Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '05
Need C5 vert audio help please
I replaced the head unit with an alpine unit. I have a stealthbox in the trunk. The Blose speakers sound like ****. Whats the best route at this point? Thanks
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Drifting
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From: The Island of Long NY
St. Jude Donor '05
Yes, the guy who did the install tied the door bose speakers into the sub. So you get too much from the doors and not enough from the sub.
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Does your radio have a dedicated RCA sub output? If yes, I'd connect that to the sub to see if you can fine tune the levels.
-OR-
Dump the bose all together. Get 6.5" components for the doors along with a 5-channel amp if you like powered rears, or 4-channel amp to use 1&2 for doors and 3&4 bridged to sub, or 2-channel amp if you're happy with current sub amp.
-OR-
Dump the bose all together. Get 6.5" components for the doors along with a 5-channel amp if you like powered rears, or 4-channel amp to use 1&2 for doors and 3&4 bridged to sub, or 2-channel amp if you're happy with current sub amp.
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St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
yeah, what he said 
You'll be amazed on how a good set of aftermarket componets will sound coming from the Bose set-up. Personally, I'm a firm believer in having a front stage speaker set with no rear speakers. When you go see a live concert they have no rear speakers, just fronts. I believe the only exception is if you plan on going 5.1 set-up, then you need rears. Best wishes
You'll be amazed on how a good set of aftermarket componets will sound coming from the Bose set-up. Personally, I'm a firm believer in having a front stage speaker set with no rear speakers. When you go see a live concert they have no rear speakers, just fronts. I believe the only exception is if you plan on going 5.1 set-up, then you need rears. Best wishes
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