can the Bose amp handle 5V pre-out signals from a Kenwood headunit?
11-25-2004, 11:58 AM
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can the Bose amp handle 5V pre-out signals from a Kenwood headunit?
can the Bose amp in my '98 C280 handle 5V pre-out signals from a Kenwood headunit? (KVT-715DVD to be exact)
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11-25-2004, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by sunman
I believe that amp is fiberoptic so NO. It accepts fiberoptic input from Benz head units.
11-25-2004, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by figure1a
Only the connection to the changer is FO. So, YES. It's all copper going back to the Bose amp.
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11-26-2004, 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by sunman
I guess the newer bose systems have the FO then to the amp from head unit.
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11-26-2004, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by vadim
W202 = older
W203 = newer
W203 = newer
2002 W210 with copper Bose is NEWER than 2001 W203 with fibre optic Bose
2003 W208 with copper Bose is MUCH NEWER than 2000 W220 with fibre optic Bose
(did you even know there's a 2003 W208?)
Newer design? Newer meaning purchased more recently? You don't qualify your statements, which leaves them open to interpretation.
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11-26-2004, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by scorchie
Sunman wrote "systems" without regard to car, so let me enlighten your narrow thinking:
2002 W210 with copper Bose is NEWER than 2001 W203 with fibre optic Bose
2003 W208 with copper Bose is MUCH NEWER than 2000 W220 with fibre optic Bose
(did you even know there's a 2003 W208?)
Newer design? Newer meaning purchased more recently? You don't qualify your statements, which leaves them open to interpretation.
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2002 W210 with copper Bose is NEWER than 2001 W203 with fibre optic Bose
2003 W208 with copper Bose is MUCH NEWER than 2000 W220 with fibre optic Bose
(did you even know there's a 2003 W208?)
Newer design? Newer meaning purchased more recently? You don't qualify your statements, which leaves them open to interpretation.
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11-28-2004, 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by sunman
whoa guys, I'm jumping off this band wagon before it catches on flames.
11-28-2004, 11:52 PM
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I just did the opposite. I replaced my bose amp with Soundstream Amps and changed the speakers. My amps have 5 volt balanced inputs that I connected to directly to the factory head unit. The problem here is that you have a different type of output on the Kenwood than the Bose amp has input. Differential (Bose) versus unbalanced (Kenwood) Believe it or not, the factory systems architecture is very good, they just use HORRIBLE speakers and a marginal amp. You may be interested in what I did and posted: https://mbworld.org/forums/audio-electronics/88524-bose-system-can-upgrade-while-mantaining-factory-radio.html
