ok I took out my bose head unit and disconnected all the amps. I left the bose speakers in the front and put pioneers in the back and a jvc el kamelion for a head unit. anyways i remember people saying that i should have rewired the entire thing. is this true? why? and also every once in a while the sound will cut out and kind of crackle a little bit. i thought maybe its happening because i used the stock wiring. -b

 

hey c'mon

 

so you're running the bose speakers up front and pioneers in back, both off your JVC head unit?

ouch..
which speakers does the crackling noise come from?

the bose speakers are 1ohm speakers, NOT designed to be run off anything other than the bose systems.. there are very few car audio amps that can take an impedance that low.. (most car speakers are ~4 ohms impedance).. so you're basically running the ***** off the JVC head unit witht he bose speakers..

put some aftermarket speakers up front, and I'll bet your problem goes away- that's <B><U><I>IF</font></font></font> you haven't ruined the amp already by running the bose off of it.

 

what about the watts. how many watts can i pump through it before it dies.

 

it doesn't matter how many watts it will take.. the head unit it not designed for that type of load and can possibly overheat and damage it.

 

and connected them to an aftermarket amp.

 

well looks like Im gonna be doing some speaker disconnecting tomorrow. and some new speaker buying on friday. had no idea those could f up my hu. thanks for the info.

 

Just rewire it all with new speakers, thats your best bet. Its really easy and you will get better performance and sound. My Bose speakers were cracking and popping too when I put my new head unit in. I just ran all new wire and new speakers and it is all good now!

 

unless your aftermarket amp is 1 ohm stable, you're still in the exact same boat as if you were running the bose off your head unit.. most amps have enough cooling calacity to handle the load, but it could still possible damage the circuitry, which will NOT be covered under warranty if the amp dies on you..

as for power handling, the best way to find out is to yank the speaker out of the enclosure and look on the back.. it's usually stamped on the back..
but then again, it is impossible for you to tell how much power you're feeding your speakers anyway.. well, it's impossible without some $$$ equipment that is NOT sold to your average Joe-Blow-that-wants-to-test-his-stereo.

 

hey but matt you never told me if i should rewire. should i for any reason?

 

and i do have a meter that would tell me how much watts is going into the speaker

 

Hey I'm just wondering, I have a 89 GXE, and I bought a pioneer 7000 last year, and installed it, and I was pretty happy with the way my factory speakers sounded (they weren't bose, so I ono about the impendance), but anyways, I wanted to replace my rears with 6 1/2"s so I did, but they sound a lot worse than my factory ones did. Now should I put some sort of box under the speakers so that will seal them? Will that give any better SQ to them? Or what should I do? Because I'm about to buy a 92 SE and that has the bose in it, but I wasn't planning on changing those speakers, but I also don't wanna fry my new deck. What should I do?

 

Perlmax... I think what Matt's trying to say is that it doesn't matter how much you can feed to the bose- you're going to have a hard time finding a head unit or amp that will support speakers with 1 ohm resistance, and you'll probably have to spend a lot more than its worth. The wattage is directly related to resistance so you'll need to find something that is 1 ohm stable. Infinity makes some, I think.