Adding Sub to Stock Bose?
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Adding Sub to Stock Bose?
I've got an '01 C320 with Bose and no nav. I would like to add a powered subwoofer to my trunk. Just looking for a little more bass but nothing crazy. I remember trying to do the same in a friends Mazda Mellinnia w/Bose years ago and we had all kinda issues and never could get it working. What type of converters and such would I need to make this happen.
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There have been a number of posts addressing this issue, with all kinds of discussion regarding the "right" speaker and amp combination for the sub(s). Search here and on BenzWorld, especially including "bass" or "subs" in your search terms. jbondox has contributed a lot of solid advice on this question. Look for his name - some other knowledgeable contributors have chimed in with him as well.
Lots of folks seem to like the Infinity Basslink or Basslink II.
One thing is for sure: With your Bose system you'll need to use your amp's speaker level outputs for your current sub as the sound source, and convert it using any number of available conversion kits; and you'll need to decide on a power-on option for your sub's amp. See https://mbworld.org/forums/audio-electronics/213688-04-s-class-bose-audio-adding-aftermarket-subwoofer.html for one suggestion about that.
Lots of folks seem to like the Infinity Basslink or Basslink II.
One thing is for sure: With your Bose system you'll need to use your amp's speaker level outputs for your current sub as the sound source, and convert it using any number of available conversion kits; and you'll need to decide on a power-on option for your sub's amp. See https://mbworld.org/forums/audio-electronics/213688-04-s-class-bose-audio-adding-aftermarket-subwoofer.html for one suggestion about that.
Last edited by Skylaw; Oct 19, 2007 at 07:58 AM.
