1st Attempt at upgrading the audio system

[detroitsongbird]

rubley, hang in there. For most people the volt's sound system will sound a lot better than their previous car. For most people Lady Gaga is better than Mozart (at least in my daughter's world, LOL). Still, there will be some who actually do know the difference (musicians, owners of truly high end home sound systems, etc) who might be interested in upgrading the volt sound system, like me.

Yes, the volt is the first car I've owned where listening to classical music is actually fun instead of frustrating, and yes it sounds 1,000% better than my previous cars. And yes, being a musician, I also share the "the kick drum doesn't really sound right" feeling. So, if you or someone else gets it figured out where the sound could be upgraded without loosing any of the OEM features (turn signal sounds, backup beeps, etc) at some reasonable price I'd go for it.

[scottf200]

Too many haters, see you later

Jeez....all i wanted to say was that 'I' that would be 'ME' Love the Bose sound system. Oh, and my hearing is better than all of yours, I have a phd in ears so surely I KNOW BEST!
....BTW I have a black beauty too...but i originally wanted Cyber Gray...no go for 2012.

Are you the guy who started all this? BAN HIM !!!!!! ;-)

Actually you are misquoting sparks. He was referring to Britt1 and not you.

I generally love your enthusiasm and many post. Agree or disagree about the stereo I'm glad there are folks like you that are digging deeper into customization. So thanks for that.

[Deanzsyclone]

I have a 2011, with Bose, nav, the hole nine yards. It's adequate for sound quality, but can't touch my Mercedes e500 by a long shot.

[szerby]

Hi Rubley, thanks for all your work on this. I'm wondering if I could use a single box to do some of what you are doing here. Would this work in the Volt?

http://www.jbl.com/estore/jbl/us/pro...-8/MS-8_JBL_US

[Red Volt]

Could you put caps in with the door speakers to cut out the bass? I realize it's only 6db rolloff, but it can make a difference. When I did a lot of Car Audio in the 1980's we did this pretty regular. Back then there wasn't as many people using "real" EQ's and electronic crossovers. The Kenwood, Sony, and Alpine slider equalizers (half din) were popular, mounted with a stereo in GM dash kit (radio on top and EQ below or vise versa, usually depended on the car and depth available). The EQ's had a sub out that allowed you to add the sub. But the crossover wasn't good enought to protect 4x6 GM replacement plates in the dash (one 4" and a tweeter), so we added caps to get the bass out and protect the speakers.

It's a decent option in my opinion to remove some bass, if you order some quality caps.

Please don't stop posting. I enjoy peoples posts. I consider the Bose system fine for me now, but I enjoy seeing what can be done.