Sorry to answer this so late guys, i've been quite busy lately...
Firstly, Bose don't sound like crap. they are an entry level premium brand of system that beats well off any japanese systems flat out. By saying "SYSTEMS" i mean complete integrated systems and not mixing and matching that you guys do poorly that makes the brand sound like crap. thats all on you. Or if bose really sound like crap, then its just personal preferences of the character of sound. some may not be as privileged as having the golden ear.
Of course if you mix and match you do get a better sound quality than an integrated system but these 2 variants of hifi or ICE can be what you will understand as ,"subjective".. due to the type of music each of you listen to, character and qualities of the source and music style. If you spent an insanely amount of money into research and production to come out with your own system, obviously you'd want to protect your creation and investments instead of letting other ppl mix n match it away right...
the reason why you shouldn't buy those speakers is because bose are pioneers in their integrated systems as you may have experienced with their home theatre systems and their powered 901's and 802 loud speakers. Aside from that, Car Audio for bose is very straight forward, they don't have aftermarket bose speakers for sale in shops for a reason and that reason is because of hifi junkies that don't know how to pair up these speakers as well as bose themselves.
By saying that, cars like RX-7, RX-8, Murano's, Porsche's, Fairladies just to name a few are equipped with their very own custom fine tuned bose system in every car as OEM. Mainly because bose has the expertise to measure precise cabin acoustics in each of the cars depending on dimensions, distances and materials used in the car. Million dollar equipments for accurate audio calibration makes every type of car unique in acoustics so that the bose system can satisfy most of the general listeners pleasurable and matched with the car makes and models.
Audi's comes with B&O systems, some cars i mentioned comes with Bose systems...what i can tell you is some ppl dont want to play ICE in their R8 or Murano's so they prefer to leave it as proprietary as possible for resale purposes but they have small demand in higher end hifi brands. Definitely not cost cutters.
Hifi brands as pioneers of the premium range have invested billions to research ways to put High-Fidelity in your car...yes, they aren't pioneers of Car Audio but hifi originated from home use speakers.
I speak of neutrality and of unbiased comments, should anyone feel offended, well sad to say you really deserved it. I don't side bose neither do I side brands. i just buy what i feel i like because end of the day, opinions are like assholes. everyone has one.
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Anyway, Bose don't participate in the annual hifi convention in Marriott because they have already captured most of the market worldwide and is rated one of the best selling home solutions in U.S...so they don't really need the competition =)
