Half Bose or Full Bose

[NobberUK]

Morning All,

Anyone any idea how to tell if I've got Full or Half Bose? I'm trying to install my Alpine Headunit but need to buy the correct connector to get the (sorry to all you purists) crappy Bose amp to power up etc.

Cheers

Nobber

 

[AndyMac]

No such thing as half Bose (despite what all the web sites say), if you have Bose you have full Bose

 

[Goner]

Am i right in saying if you replace the head unit with an after market one you'll remove the BOSE EQ which will mean you don't actually have BOSE any more?

 

[NobberUK]

No such thing as half Bose (despite what all the web sites say), if you have Bose you have full Bose

Thanks Andy. I wonder which of these I'll need then:

CT53-AU01 Audi Active System Interface

CT53-AU02 Audi Active System Interface

 

[NobberUK]

Am i right in saying if you replace the head unit with an after market one you'll remove the BOSE EQ which will mean you don't actually have BOSE any more?

The idea is, you still use the Bose Amp and Bose speakers, but it's powered from your aftermarket HU instead of the std Audi one.

 

[NobberUK]

Spoke to the guy at Car Audi Direct, you were 100% right Andy, so I've ordered a twin fakra and CT53-AU02 Audi Active System Interface so I'm good to go when they arrive!

 

[AndyMac]

The Bose EQ is just a very flat EQ i.e. little bass & treble control, but you still have Bose, just a more responsive control of the sound i.e. your bass & treble will actually have more of an effect. You can remove the Bose EQ on the standard Audi HU by snipping the Bose wire on the back (or using VCDS). A lot of people do this just to improve the woolly flat sound of the Bose system without changing the HU.

 

[Helifella]

The Bose EQ is just a very flat EQ i.e. little bass & treble control, but you still have Bose, just a more responsive control of the sound i.e. your bass & treble will actually have more of an effect. You can remove the Bose EQ on the standard Audi HU by snipping the Bose wire on the back (or using VCDS). A lot of people do this just to improve the woolly flat sound of the Bose system without changing the HU.

Having not heard my Bose setup just yet i'm a tad concerned now. Having heard other Bose kit, headphones, home stereo's & aviation headsets i've found them leaning towards heavier bass. It would be good to compare a factory setup and one that has had the 'snip' :-O