I beg to differ -- the upgrade stereo in the new TL is pretty impressive -- I had a loaner w/ tech package for a week while my 2004 was in the shop, and i had my ipod hooked up to it and had the satellite and it blowwz the boze outta the water.

Not knockin 'yer opinion of the G's sound system, and as always, we need to remind each other that everyone's opinion of a sound system is pretty subjective.

 

I agree. I really hate the styling on the new TL. There was nothing wrong with old TL's styling. Acura also killed the TSK. Although The TSK, IMO, does not look as bad as it's bigger brother. And Subaru also killed my beloved Legacy. Which was the car I was considering before I went with the G.

 

I'm truly amazed at the VAST opinions on the stock Bose system in the G37. I am normally under the "Bose sucks ***" group, but I was DAMN impressed by the stock system in my G37! (As well as sorely NOT impressed with the quality of my stock bose system in my Mazdaspeed 6) Satellite radio is very iffy, but using an Ipod with a good, clean download, and it sounds GOOD! Esp for a stock system.

This is with me coming from JL Audio ZR650-CSI front door speakers, JL Audio XR650-CXI rear door speakers, JL Audio 300/4, and Dynamat on full interior of my previous Mazdaspeed 6. Not the best money can buy, but SOLID. The door speakers alone had an MSRP of $799 (Can be had now for about $500 new). The kicker is, this Bose system blows it out of the water!

What strikes me the most about this system is it's sound stage, imaging, and crisp midrange. Just for reference, my home setup is a Denon 3808CI for the reciever, Energy Reference Connoisseur RC70's for left and rights, Energy Reference Connoisseur RC-LCR for center, and Energy Reference Connoisseur RC-10's for left and right surround as well as rear surrounds, and rounding out the system is a HSU Research VTF-3 MK3 Subwoofer So, again, not earth shattering equimpment, but SOLID 7.1 setup.

I guess what I'm getting at is I'm no stranger to decent sounding stereo setups, and I'm flabbergasted that so many people are not happy with the stock Bose setup in the G37's when using an Ipod!!

 

Like I said I also like the Bose system. And I have had aftermarkets systems in past cars. My last system was in a 98 Prelude and consisted of an Alpine 7900 CD player, Boston Pro 6.5's in the doors, MB Quart 6x9 in the rear deck, 1 JL Audio Sub in a custom enclosure, all powered by 2 Alpine amps.

That system was louder with more bass but it can't match the G's Bose system for clarity and front staging. Vocals and mids, for my ears, on the G sound much better.