Bose sound system

[thisguyneil]

So I have a 1993 accord se and I was wondering if I should keep the bose sound system or just get some new stuffs. New amp, new speakers, new stereo; the works. I read around the board that I should pick up alpine type s' or infinity kappas. I'm on a budget so what do you guys think?

[accordztech]

well what do you want to do?

you can get a new deck and 4 speakers and that will suit you.

no matter what if you upgrade that deck u have to upgrade the 4 speakers due to the ohms that they run at. if u upgrade the deck and not speakers then you wont hear it as much.

bose sounds good but its old news, upgrade and you should be cool.

id just do a deck and 4 speakers and call it a day, unless u want some bass.

[Ralphie]

Yea i have a 93 se and when i bought it all 4 speaks and amp was blown so i switched out with a Pioneer 6700 and pioneer speakers in the door and rockwoods in the back...getting ready to change the interiors to either all Pioneer or all MTX and get my sub going again! Maybe a center channel in the dash

Fuk bose! Post some pics of your ride homie!!!

[Dan89]

alpinr type S and infinity kappa aren't in the same category

and type R and infinity reference serie are in the same price range.

type S are cheaper than the type R
and reference serie are cheaper than kappa

between type R and reference, I take type R, but you have to find a way to make them fit in the front.

so that's why I have them in the rear and reference in the front...

[thisguyneil]

well what do you want to do?

you can get a new deck and 4 speakers and that will suit you.

no matter what if you upgrade that deck u have to upgrade the 4 speakers due to the ohms that they run at. if u upgrade the deck and not speakers then you wont hear it as much.

bose sounds good but its old news, upgrade and you should be cool.

id just do a deck and 4 speakers and call it a day, unless u want some bass.

Yeah I figure that's what I'll do but what deck and speakers should I look into?

Fuk bose! Post some pics of your ride homie!!!

lol I'll start posting up pics when I'm done fixing it up.

between type R and reference, I take type R, but you have to find a way to make them fit in the front.

so that's why I have them in the rear and reference in the front...

hrmmm sounds good. I'll check that out.


Anyway once I get the new deck and speakers how hard is the wiring going to be?

[mrvinyl33]

Depends whether you want to stay OEM or not. I believe the amp is under the passenger seat if I recall that correctly. Those can go bad as well.

Places such as: http://carstereohelp.com/honda.htm
repair the HU and amps, if going OEM. Otherwise, remove the amp and all speakers and the HU.

[mondojackal]

i'd take all that old crap out, and start from scratch
if you want the best sound, dont use the head unit to power speakers. just get a 50x4 amp and call it a day. using the head unit to drive speakers can clip that amp, cause it to get really hot, and make some cruddy sound. a small amp shouldnt be too much, and it will be a great starting point if you ever decide to buy subs, cuz subs+unamplified mids and highs=teh lose.

[sonikaccord]

No highs, no lows. Must be Bose.

[92hondaraticp]

Depends whether you want to stay OEM or not. I believe the amp is under the passenger seat if I recall that correctly. Those can go bad as well.

the amp is in the trunk under the deck on drivers side.

[thisguyneil]

the amp is in the trunk under the deck on drivers side.

Yep, saw it there when I was cleaning my car. Anyway back on topic. Where should I got to purchase them speakers and such? Any good cheap sites?

[Stealthman80]

the bose system in my car didnt work, the amp is blown anyway I got infinitys all around and a pioneer 6600 deck and it also cost an extra 100$ to rewire the car because of the amp. btw the bose speakers are 4 ohm origonay I just had the back and the deck changed and the front sounded nasty and I got 6.5" put in the bose front ones are only like 2.5", there shit

[thisguyneil]

I'm about to get the Infinity Kappa 693.7i for the rear deck and the 42.7i for the front off of ebay. Then once payday comes around I'm going to either get a Clarion DXZ865MP or Pioneer DEH-P9800BT. I figure I might as well get an amp but how about the wiring? I know the SE's wiring is totally different from the other trims. Is there any place I can go to do this or will I be able to do it myself? Thanks guys.

[Thomas_LX]

Wiring will be a cinch (sp? sinch?) Do you have a Haynes manual? Use that. Of all things to do yourself, Mobile Electronics is in the one thing.

[accordztech]

I'm about to get the Infinity Kappa 693.7i for the rear deck and the 42.7i for the front off of ebay. Then once payday comes around I'm going to either get a Clarion DXZ865MP or Pioneer DEH-P9800BT. I figure I might as well get an amp but how about the wiring? I know the SE's wiring is totally different from the other trims. Is there any place I can go to do this or will I be able to do it myself? Thanks guys.

i forgot which one but the kappas i tried to fit in my rears, 6x9 didnt fit, too wide and deep.

the reference sounds pretty clean.

[thisguyneil]

i forgot which one but the kappas i tried to fit in my rears, 6x9 didnt fit, too wide and deep.

the reference sounds pretty clean.

Seriously? Crutchfield said it fits so I figured that it would. I'll look more into it in the morning. Figure i can just have the kappas in front and the reference in back if anything. Save me some money too.