Can you replace monsoon with Bose speakers?
On The Tree
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The better question is why not replace them with something that actually sounds good. You could technically slap in any speaker that would fit and have the same ohm rating. I would recommend going aftermarket for far better sound, power handling, and performance over the cheap paper speakers that these cars come with.
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Launching!
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Well I have one speaker busted and need to replace it. I like the sound of the bose speakers with no distortion. I don't really know what to go with I just like the way they sound better than the monsoon. Any suggestions?
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From: Jacksonville, FL (originally from Toronto Canada)
If you have been listening to the Bose system in a high-end SUV (i.e. Denali, etc.) then it's probably not the speakers you like. Those speakers are really quite ordinary - it's the amp and head unit that are unique. The amp is connected to the head unit via a type-2 serial data connection. The audio signal is sent to the amp at a constant low level - no matter what you adjust on the HU (volume, tone, balance, etc.), that signal never changes. The modifying data is sent on the data lead and processed in the amp. So, for example, when you turn up the volume, nothing changes about the audio signal but a command is sent separately to the amp's DSP through the data link to increase the amplification. This results in a very clean signal that makes even cheap speakers sound good.
