Replace speakers by BOSE?

[sliderr]

Went to the scrapyard today for new door panels and i can get some nice ones of a 2001 boxster, they guy told me aswell that had some doorspeakers from bose ( complete units) for sale aswell 75 dollars each, question is this worth the upgrade ? are the boses much better than the standard (nokia's) or shall i go for another (aftermarket) set of speakers..

I think the ones i have now ( standards) really s.u.c.k ..

Regards,

[demick]

I've found the Bose door speakers to be very good. But remember, they are subwoofers. If you want full range speakers, then there are plenty of very good aftermarket speakers to choose from. If you are OK with the door speakers being subwoofers, then the Bose solution is good. But don't buy the Bose dash speakers - you can do MUCH better with aftermarket speakers for the dash.

[blue2000s]

Seems pretty expensive for a speaker from the junk yard. Check out Crutchfield.com for your options.

[sliderr]

Thank you, i will go for the aftermarket set then :) what is your experince with the NOKIA amplifier my car has it build in, i bought the Becker cascade pro 7941 which already has 4 x 35 watt output .. is the Nokia amplifier ok or should i re-route the wiring and start using the speaker out jack from the Becker?

[ALBERTQ17]

The Nokia amplifier has an internal crossover for the door and dash speakers.

As Demick said, the door speakers are subs which handle the bass frequencies and the dash speakers play the highs. If you replace the door subs with aftermarket full range speakers while still running the Nokia amp, you will hear low frequency distortion from the doors. Most aftermarket full range speakers are 4 ohm, and the door subs you have right now are 2 ohm. That means that your new speakers will be substantially underpowered compared to your dash speakers, which will give you the distortion when you turn up the volume.

The Becker cascade pro 7941 will give you 30 watts peak power and 18 watts rms according to their website. If you run all four speakers from the Becker and select an nice pair of speakers with a high sensitivity (db) I'm sure you will be pleased.

Check out my door enclosures and let me know if you are interested in a pair.

Enclosures link

Hope this helps

Edited July 29, 2010 by ALBERTQ17

[sliderr]

Albert if you where me would you keep the Nokia amp ? pm you aswell

[ALBERTQ17]

If I were you, I wouldn't keep the amp.

I say that because I didn't keep mine. I kept the stock head unit , replaced the amp and all the speakers.

If you use the internal amp in your new CD player and later decide you want more, you can always install an amplifier. But just the speaker change will be a vast improvement on what you have now. You want to upgrade the "converters" first. The CD player coverts the bumps on a CD to an electrical signal, and speakers convert that signal into sound.

Albert