I’m looking to upgrade the stock stereo system in my 2016 SL, and I could use a suggestion for an appropriate AMP.
My plan is to mount a pair of Bose Double Cube Speakers inside the black humps under the roll bars & behind the seat headrests.
I know it’s an unconventional speaker choice, but I have 5 speaker cubes on hand from my old Bose home theater system, and the size of these speakers would fit nicely in the humps.(I’ve already installed a pair in my golf cart and they work great as the front speakers on a four-channel car stereo).I’m not concerned about great Bass sound output, I just want an overall better music volume (without distortion) when driving at speed.
My thought is to wire the stock stereo unit to input to the AMP, with 2 front outputs to the stock foot-well speaker units, and 2 rear outputs to the pair of Bose speaker cubes.
Couple of considerations/questions:
- I would like the AMP to be “outdoor capable” (damp environment, a Marine amp?) and a size that will fit under the driver’s seat
- AMP would definitely need to be adjustable for front/rear volume balance control
- Not sure what the impedance is on the SL stock speaker units, are they 4 ohm or 8 Ohm?
- I realize the stock speakers are not the best; my “phase two” plan would be to upgrade the front speakers later with something better that will still fit in the stock enclosures.
- The Bose speaker cubes measure at 8 Ohms; will this be an issue if the stock front speaker units are 4 Ohms? (Can the amp run front and rear speaker sets with different impedance levels?)
- As far as wiring and connectors, I have no problem grabbing the soldering iron and attaching the appropriate connectors, etc
Thanks in advance, I would appreciate benefiting from someone that has done something similar in their SS with good results.