Will this work?
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Will this work?
my 87 vette has the Delco Bose cassette player. If I dump the Bose and go with a non Bose jensen CD cassette player, will the speakers work with an amp integrator? Thanks, James in Clovis
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Re: Will this work? (james holley)
You need an power converter. The run about $50-75. Then yes, you can run the crappy paper designed in the late 70s to play "The Hustle" and the Bee Gees Bose speakers with your Jensen.
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Re: Will this work? (james holley)
Who is The Hustle? I've never heard of them. By the late 70s I had been an adult for many years with a wife and kids. I quit listing to rock in the late 60s.
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Re: Will this work? (james holley)
I think you'd have much better sound if you got rid of all the Bose components. I'd heard that the amps in the speakers produce some kind of hum when they try to compete with the amp in the head unit. You can always sell the Bose on Ebay, that's what I did with mine. :D
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Re: Will this work? (james holley)
my 87 vette has the Delco Bose cassette player. If I dump the Bose and go with a non Bose jensen CD cassette player, will the speakers work with an amp integrator? Thanks, James in Clovis
To answer your question, yes, an "OEM Converter" will allow you to play the ½ Ohm Blose speakers with your aftermarket HU. You will need two of them for stereo separation and they cost from $50 to $90 USD each. It is not a recommended rout to take since these converters will make your Blose amps die a slow death and will probably even kill your new HU.
I would suggest you buy new aftermarket speakers as well when you get your HU and you will be much happier with the sound quality.
Simply set aside all of your Blose equipment in a closet to be reinstalled some day if you ever choose to sell your Vette.
Good Luck. ;)
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Re: Will this work? (james holley)
James,
This is how my audio upgrades turned out in my C5. http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrow...selected=50286
BTW The Hustle was a disco song by a guy named Van Mc Coy.
P.S. The pictures start out small, but are huge if you click on them. Just wanted to let you know in case you are using a dial up connection.
:seeya Chris
[Modified by barkingowl, 12:00 AM 6/22/2002]
This is how my audio upgrades turned out in my C5. http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrow...selected=50286
BTW The Hustle was a disco song by a guy named Van Mc Coy.
P.S. The pictures start out small, but are huge if you click on them. Just wanted to let you know in case you are using a dial up connection.
:seeya Chris
[Modified by barkingowl, 12:00 AM 6/22/2002]
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