AboutCleggsan Expertise Audio Design Engineer; systems, loudspeakers, cd/dvd players, etc. I am knowledgeable in all high end audio equipment and installations. MAKE SURE YOU GIVE A MAKE AND MODEL NUMBER AND CAR IF IT IS AN AUTO QUESTION.
Experience Have been associated with audio design, standards, testing and component systems for over 40 years.
Organizations Life Fellow Member of Audio Engineering Society
Life Senior Member of Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers
Publications Review technical manuscripts for IEEE Spectrum
Write occasionally for high-end audio publications
Education/Credentials BSEE/MSCS/MBA
Past/Present Clients Past Employee/advisor to several well known audio products manufacturers
Question My radio has stopped working! I read an article from someone in 2006 that had the same problem with amp. Did he find a solution to his problem.
Answer Bose systems are non-conventional in design and are hard to repair. And, they do not intemix with other systems. In order to get your car up and running again you need to make a choice:
ONE: Go to an auto install/repair shop or clinic where they specialize in Bose and have it repaired (at a dear price).
TWO: Gut the Bose system out completely and start over with a new aftermarket system.
It is very likely you can get the Bose fixed for about the same price as a new system of medium quality.
But, I cannot give you a confirmation without knowing more details of the symptoms of your system. "Stopped working" is not sufficient for me to even guess what may have failed. It could be something a simple as a loose wire or as serious and a dead head unit.
If you need more, please give me more information about what happened when it quite and what you have done to determine the symptoms: Do any of the speakers work? Does the display on the head unit come on? Do you hear anything coming out of the speakers at all - noise, buzz, hum, etc.? Have you checked the car fuses that feed the radio?
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PS: You can go to crutchfield.com to find out what systems can fit into your Maxima. Just click down through their "outfit your car" sequence and it will guide you to various products that will work in it.
