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20th October 2016, 10:37 PM
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Speakers
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The D3 I have bought has a duff speaker. Up the car just has box standard audio, no bose or B&O but looking online Bose speakers are cheap and easy to get hold of. Will it matter if I was to say replace the 2 front door speakers with the Bose ones instead? Thanks in advance. Tom 
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20th October 2016, 10:54 PM
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I wouldn't.
 IIRC Bose speakers often have a different impedance, e.g. 4ohms vs 8ohms. No doubt someone who knows more can advise. 
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#3
21st October 2016, 05:35 PM
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I know that Bose usually use 3 ohm speakers in their other setups, but I've never researched the A8 system.
Bose are very good at making a system integrate well to sound good but each individual component could easily be bettered. I'd recommend buying a set of good aftermarket speakers. Factory speakers sometimes have their impedance written on them, so you can buy a set that match.
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#5
22nd October 2016, 08:39 AM
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Theoretically, I say yes.
But, are you sure that two speakers are dead? Could it be a driver problem? (Driver being speaker audio driver, not yourself )
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#6
22nd October 2016, 06:44 PM
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Quote:
Im yet to actually stick a multi meter on the cables etc, but i do need to do some testing.
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#7
23rd October 2016, 08:02 AM
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A quick way to test a speaker is to attach a household battery to the speaker terminals. The cone will move either out or in, depending on how it was connected. It's a quick way to check for dust, grinding or tears that aren't evident when it's just sitting there.
For balance, I'd replace both sides including the corresponding tweeters.
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#8
23rd October 2016, 01:18 PM
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I too have the basic setup my a8l.
I found just the drivers speaker to be broken but it's not the speaker so on mine, it must be some cabling somewhere. Far too big a job to find out where so I've just left it.
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