Would Low End Speakers Sound better than 1998 Bose???

[NFLNetwork 10+ year member]

I have a 1998 e320 mercedes. I have the factory speakers in the car. Would say...$60 speakers today sound better than those???? The factories are bose..but they're 8 years old. I have an Alpine CDA 9852 HU

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[Raven 10+ year member]

What do they currently sound like?

 

[leonsv 10+ year member]

I have a 1998 e320 mercedes. I have the factory speakers in the car. Would say...$60 speakers today sound better than those???? The factories are bose..but they're 8 years old. I have an Alpine CDA 9852 HU

well..... even if you can find $60 speakers can sound better, it wouldn't be worth it in my opinion...save up at least $60 more and we can talk. Also speaker technology hasn't gone through too many changes over the years, so your oem merc speakers probably would sound the same as cheap aftermarkets.....

 

[NFLNetwork 10+ year member]

they're ok...but i dunno. there isnt a lot of bass. I know i will eventually have to add a sub to get SOME bass, even if it isnt a lot. But i always thought factory speakers are usually low end, and a decent set of new speakers (especially since the technology is 8 years newer) would sound better

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

bose probly uses paper cone stuff (which isnt ALWAYS a bad thing) and i bet somthing newer would probly sound alot better...the higher range the tweets take care of might be more noticable...unless u get a pair of horrible $60 speakers, chances are yes it'll sound better....save up $100-$120 to spend the HELL yes itll sound better, and with a really good install itll reallllly sound good...install being 90% of the overall sound and all //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Suomi 10+ year member]

I had some nine year old Bose speakers in a car. A couple of them sounded okay, while the others were trashed. The problem you can run into with Bose is that the speakers themselves are not the sturdiest things. They are cardboard cones with paper surrounds (not as crappy as most stock speakers, but not a whole lot better). When in good condition they can have decent tonal qualities, but they are pretty easy to destroy, especially once they get a little older.

Most Bose speakers are 2 ohm, so if you are going to replace them you'll need to find a 2 ohm replacement like Infinity Kappas (assuming yours are in fact 2 ohm). As far as whether or not replace them: you just have to decide if they still sound okay. You won't get anything too great for $60 though. Visit some car audio stores and listen to some speakers. If you like them better than the Bose, then you have your answer.

Wow, that was long winded.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

if it has no highs and it has no lows it must be bose!