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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: tunes on 10 February 2009, 19:10:05

Title: speaker upgrade
Post by: tunes on 10 February 2009, 19:10:05

was looking into upgrading my speakers in my 99 cd

i was informed to get the bose speakers out of a elite as i would be hard to match the quality of them unless i wanted to spend alot of money

this true? they really that gd?

blooming hope so coz just bought a set off ebay lol

Title: Re: speaker upgrade
Post by: dpanic88 on 10 February 2009, 19:39:10

Hi, have you also got the amp as well? I believe you cannot just install the bose speakers without the correct head unit / amp as the output is different?

Someone will 100% confirm soon

Regards

Title: Re: speaker upgrade
Post by: Big Sye on 10 February 2009, 19:44:27

if you wanted to change the standard speakers for some after market ones.  do you have to use them silly plastic speaker housing things to change to aftermarket ones.?

Title: Re: speaker upgrade
Post by: Martin_1962 on 10 February 2009, 20:32:58

Yes - I have Infinity components in mine but a standard head unit struggles to drive them

Title: Re: speaker upgrade
Post by: MutantCav on 10 February 2009, 21:39:26

Yeah Bose speakers are 2 Ohm unlike the 4 Ohm normal Omega ones...also need Bose head unit and amp minimum plus probably the loom

Title: Re: speaker upgrade
Post by: tunes on 11 February 2009, 02:13:38

i have a aftermarket headunit as i dnt like the standard ones as the car is recieving some heavy audio upgrades

the speakers are supplied with all conversion leads

i just wondered if they sounded good?

Title: Re: speaker upgrade
Post by: Miggy24 on 11 February 2009, 09:34:23

i have just put some new speakers in my car.i went down to halford and brought the spacers for a corsa and they fitted no probs.I think aftermarket ones sound so much better then the vx standard ones :y

Title: Re: speaker upgrade
Post by: Big Sye on 11 February 2009, 09:38:27

i think standard Vx ones are only about 20 watts.   how cheap are the spacers for aftermarket speakers

Title: Re: speaker upgrade
Post by: Dave DND on 11 February 2009, 09:38:42

Quote

i have just put some new speakers in my car.i went down to halford and brought the spacers for a corsa and they fitted no probs.I think aftermarket ones sound so much better then the vx standard ones :y

Correct   :y

Title: Re: speaker upgrade
Post by: Miggy24 on 12 February 2009, 08:54:12

you can buy the sparcers on ebay for about a tenner :y

Title: Re: speaker upgrade
Post by: zirk on 12 February 2009, 14:56:38

Quote

was looking into upgrading my speakers in my 99 cd

i was informed to get the bose speakers out of a elite as i would be hard to match the quality of them unless i wanted to spend alot of money

this true? they really that gd?

blooming hope so coz just bought a set off ebay lol

Fitting Bose Speakers to any Head Unit is not a good idea, as correctly said earlier there 2 Ohms, (Bose's way of screwing a bit more power from there systems) most HU are disigned for 4 Ohm. Some Amps claim to drive 2 Ohm Speakers but your then into trying to set up all the EQ to try and suit the Bose Speakers.

Best bet is either go for a Bose system retrofit (if its cheap enough) or rip it out and start again.

Title: Re: speaker upgrade
Post by: Miggy24 on 14 February 2009, 08:27:19

i say rip it out and start again thats what i did and brought some nice speakers,sub and amp to go in the back sounds stop on  :y