i hooked my fosgates up to the factory amps and they were LOUD.. could this hurt the speakers or amps?

 

This is a Bad Thing. Bose does wacky proprietary stuff like use different impedence speakers and power levels. If you want to run a combination of Bose/non-Bose stuff, you really need to get the proper adapter to avoid blowing your stuff up.

 

with a magnet on the back.... the amps or what i think they are to the side of it...

 

Don't quote me on this but I was told that all Bose stuff in Maximas is wired in a 1 OHM load. Anybody else?

 

The Bose speakers (just the speaker, not the amp) are 1 ohm (I measured it). Nominal impedance for auto speakers are 4 ohms. There is no electrical reason why you can't replace the Bose drivers (raw speaker) with higher resistance speakers. It just may not sound quite right.

 

just cause the bose speaker was 1 ohm...why wouldnt the amp power a normal speaker.... i just dont want the speaker to fry in 6months...
the bose amp is an amp...and has no impedence...therefore i feel it should work correctly with other speakers... and if it does sound right...i think i have a bonus of watts to each speaker and therefore i dont have to buy another amp
i hope

 

Since the amp is designed to run at 1 ohm, running it at 4 ohms will yield about 1/4 of the normal wattage, so you're losing a lot. But then the sensitivity of the speakers plays a part, so you might make some of the loss back.

 

i will add a 4 channel later.. it sounds good but the highs break up at high volume i guess due to not enough power

 

would the amps still work if you use aftermarket radio and speakers or is it only compatible with bose

 

be good for them

 

I found some additional info on the BOSE stereos from a BOSE engineer, and I've put in the following post. It might be useful to further explain their products.

https://maxima.org/forums/showthread...threadid=12677