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Old May 14, 2011 | 09:33 AM
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Got my 2010 coupe with Nav and Bose 2 weeks now. My '06 with the same Bose never sounded like a premium stereo. I hoped this one would be better, but it's the same thing. XM has no fidelity, no depth no matter how I change the base, treble, etc. The same with changing the equalizer. Is there any help out there?
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Old May 14, 2011 | 11:57 AM
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Yep. Rip it out and put some good speakers and an amp in. I honestly think that the non bose system sounds as good or better than the blose.
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It comes with the Nav
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Old May 14, 2011 | 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by hondaamer
Got my 2010 coupe with Nav and Bose 2 weeks now. My '06 with the same Bose never sounded like a premium stereo. I hoped this one would be better, but it's the same thing. XM has no fidelity, no depth no matter how I change the base, treble, etc. The same with changing the equalizer. Is there any help out there?
I share the same opinion with my '05 with NAV. It seems you're kind of stuck if you have NAV, or am I wrong?
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I was not happy with the bose speakers, So I added some alpines. I changed the door speakers and put in a subwoofer. I kept the stock head unit and it sounds so much better now.
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I was not happy with the bose speakers, So I added some alpines. I changed the door speakers and put in a subwoofer. I kept the stock head unit and it sounds so much better now.
Which speakers did you replace and with what Alpines? What amp? Was it worth the change?
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Which speakers did you replace and with what Alpines? What amp? Was it worth the change?

I'd like to knwo this too...

i notice that when i play music from the satellite radio the volume is not as loud as playing it in FM or from my iPod too...
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Added a Morel sub and a JL amp to drive it and the Bose sounds so much better with the stock amp not needing to drive the bass.
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my pioneer has nav. and it works alot better than gm's plus it sounds great. also has dvd and a i have a 20 gig thumb drive in glove box full of music. plus i can add bluetooth if i want along with many other options. taking out factory head unit with nav dosnt meen you have to give up nav. also add a 500 watt kicker amp and a 10'' image dynamics IDQ10 sub


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Which speakers did you replace and with what Alpines? What amp? Was it worth the change?
My car is a 05, and change them out the right away, so has been awhile. I dont remember which ones they are exactly. Midrange and tweeter in both doors and a sub box behind the seats with an amp for the door speakers and one for the 10 in sub, all alpine. I also disconnected the center speaker in the dash and the aft speakers are not used. I really enjoy listening to music now when I drive, so I do believe it was worth it.
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my pioneer has nav. and it works alot better than gm's plus it sounds great. also has dvd and a i have a 20 gig thumb drive in glove box full of music. plus i can add bluetooth if i want along with many other options. taking out factory head unit with nav dosnt meen you have to give up nav. also add a 500 watt kicker amp and a 10'' image dynamics IDQ10 sub
You loose the integration with the HUD, don't you?
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