I have the stock Bose audio system. Do I have to worry about damaging the speakers if I have the volume cranked up all the time?

My last car had stock speakers but a new head unit and the speakers blew. I don't want the same to happen.

I'd rather be safe and ask, than sorry.

THanks for the help...

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Elliot
2001 CL-S

 

I doubt that you'll blow anything, except your good taste in sound quality. Although the stock Bose system is decent in quiet and moderate sound levels, it definitely is not a system designed for 'cranking it up'.

You'll just embarass yourself when someone else drives by you and hears all that mush coming out of your car.

 

For a 3 week period of time while my car was being modded, I had an Alpine IVA C800 monitor unit hooked up to my stock speakers. I used to blast it and they held together just fine. Have no worries.

 

your system should be okay...with the newer bose systems, they often have "shut-off" or "turn-down" sensors that limit the volume of certain freq's....GM used to do this on some of their late-0's models...but their stuff sounded terrible anyway...

 

Well, I'm not blaring the music with my windows open so everyone can hear it, around my neighborhood. I'm talking about going for a long drive on an expressway -- and besides, when my stereo is cranked up is irrelevent -- the question remains: will it harm my speakers?

EllioT

 

no it wont harm nuffin.

 

I would not do it -- your tranny will go off

 

No

 

donno why every 1 doesnt like the bose sytems that comes with the car.. i think there real good.. and when i crank it up.. it sounds good

 

I assume you are referring to my post. If you actually read what I said you'll see that I never said it was a horrible system or that I didn't like it.

The reason why 'every 1 doesnt' like the stock system is because the interpretation of sound quality is a very personal thing. Furthermore, some people also have different standards that they find acceptable. My wife, for instance, fails to understand why people pursue audio systems more high tech then a 1980 era bedside clock radio. Although I have no intention of ripping out the stock Acura/Bose system, I understand that it is not the best system that one can have in a car.

I don't think I was pushing the envelope by suggesting that our stock audio system was less then acceptable at 'cranking it.'

 

Lets stop this madness...the worst thing for speakers is under-powering them. This is exactlly what the stock bose system does. If you are distorting the drivers by to much volume, yes you will hurt your speakers. If you want it louder, put a cleaner and more powerful amp to run the drivers. But don't expect these drivers to handle a lot of power....they are cheap peices of junk and probably cost less then 10 bucks for all 6 drivers.

 

okay, so i guess the consensus is by turning the volume up on my stock stereo, I'm not likely to blow or damage the speakers. Additionally, the stock Bose audio system is inferior to others, which is well-known and understood.

So, my original question has been answered -- no need to worry about damaging my speakers.

Thanks for all the replies!
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Elliot
'01 CL-S Silver/Ebony
University of Delaware

 

hahahahaha....I guess if you had more people tell you to jump off a cliff, you would!

Keep turning up that volume and when you blow your drivers because of distortion, come back on here and tell the ones who said it would be ok, that they owe you some new drivers.