1993 Camaro Bose Head Unit Upgrade?
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I'm not trying to say you're wrong on this. But I installed a Sony Xplod head unit in my Firebird with the factory 10 speaker Bose system, and I've never had a problem. Installed it back in 2005, and I still have the factory speakers and everything, has held up great. Am I just an exception somehow, or is it just that my specific head unit isn't powerful to cause any damage?
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I'm not trying to say you're wrong on this. But I installed a Sony Xplod head unit in my Firebird with the factory 10 speaker Bose system, and I've never had a problem. Installed it back in 2005, and I still have the factory speakers and everything, has held up great. Am I just an exception somehow, or is it just that my specific head unit isn't powerful to cause any damage?
The 10-speaker system in a Firebird is either a Monsoon (97-02) or the earlier unnamed "premium" system. Both of these systems use speaker level input to an external amp so they are compatible with almost any aftermarket head unit.
The Bose system was available only in Camaros from 93-96. It came in 3-speaker and 5-speaker configurations. They use a special head unit which outputs low level, high impedance (similar to headphone output) signal to Bose specific speakers that have individual amps attached. The HU output is why a signal adapter is recommended.
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Yes, that's true. The reason the volume control is so sensitive is because aftermarket head units provide higher voltage output than the Bose HU. A 10% volume increase on the 1 volt Bose HU results in an increase of 0.1 volt at the Bose amps. The same 10% volume increase on the speaker level output of an aftermarket head unit could result in 0.9 volts or more at the Bose amps. So every small increase in the volume control results in a much bigger increase at the amp input. In this example, the volume would increase almost twice as fast with the aftermarket HU.
The problem is that the increase can quickly exceed the input capacity of the Bose amps if you like to run at high volume a lot.
The problem is that the increase can quickly exceed the input capacity of the Bose amps if you like to run at high volume a lot.
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That's interesting...considering that the Firebird never came with a Bose system and the Bose system never had 10 speakers.
The 10-speaker system in a Firebird is either a Monsoon (97-02) or the earlier unnamed "premium" system. Both of these systems use speaker level input to an external amp so they are compatible with almost any aftermarket head unit.
The Bose system was available only in Camaros from 93-96. It came in 3-speaker and 5-speaker configurations. They use a special head unit which outputs low level, high impedance (similar to headphone output) signal to Bose specific speakers that have individual amps attached. The HU output is why a signal adapter is recommended.
The 10-speaker system in a Firebird is either a Monsoon (97-02) or the earlier unnamed "premium" system. Both of these systems use speaker level input to an external amp so they are compatible with almost any aftermarket head unit.
The Bose system was available only in Camaros from 93-96. It came in 3-speaker and 5-speaker configurations. They use a special head unit which outputs low level, high impedance (similar to headphone output) signal to Bose specific speakers that have individual amps attached. The HU output is why a signal adapter is recommended.