996 MOST Stereo total replacement

[martinsamm]

So, my 996 has the MOST fibre network stereo. i've seen ways to splice in bluetooth etc but has anyone just gone for it and replaced the whole lot to put in a more 'normal' setup?

 

[IUI675]

Yes. My most amp failed so I replaced it with a normal amp and swapped out the head unit for a Sony car play.

 

[911UK]

you mean swapping the amp and head unit ?

 

[yo_clarkie]

Yes, have done this twice. Its not to complex to do, but to do seamlessly is quite a lot of time - but looks and works well. The very large plug on the BOSE amp has all the speaker wires on it, and there are a few locations you can choose to mount a 4 or 5 channel amp, and there are conveniently small ones. I have a mile of diagrams if you need them and where to source the bits. Keep in mind that the Bose speakers are 2 ohm. They are also rubbish, and Bose's mantra is to add a lot of signal processing to achieve decent sound quality, so you very quickly end up replacing the speakers. If you have a factory sub, you take out the 4,567 screws holding it together and convert it from two speakers in parallel to two speakers in series as I think its 1 ohm naturally. There low impedances will really be too low for any amp you can buy that i've ever heard of

 

[RobPC]

I'm in the process of something similar, though I've not got a MOST system. I've done all the speakers aside from the sub and an Alpine 5 channel amp is next, paired with the Android HU, though I don't know if that's staying. The Alpine amp can detect the impedance of the speakers and I aim to run the door and woofers in series. There's an article on CAI on how to do this. Wish me luck.

 

[ATM ATM]

If you have a factory sub, you take out the 4,567 screws holding it together and convert it from two speakers in parallel to two speakers in series as I think its 1 ohm naturally. There low impedances will really be too low for any amp you can buy that i've ever heard of

When I was a kid I had an unhealthy interest in car stereo stuff. Back then the better American Amps were stable down to 1 ohm I believe. I had a Pheonix Gold m50 which was the bigger version of the m25 - the one below. However I wouldn't necessarily recommend one like that today.

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[ATM ATM]

If you have a factory sub, you take out the 4,567 screws holding it together and convert it from two speakers in parallel to two speakers in series as I think its 1 ohm naturally. There low impedances will really be too low for any amp you can buy that i've ever heard of

When I was a kid I had an unhealthy interest in car stereo stuff. Back then the better American Amps were stable down to 1 ohm I believe. I had a Pheonix Gold m50 which was the bigger version of the m25 - the one below. However I wouldn't necessarily recommend one like that today.

Phoenix Gold M25 | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Phoenix Gold M25 at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.

www.ebay.co.uk