So what do I have in my truck? It's stock, as far as I know.. What size speakers and amps do I have?

Being that it's Bose, I suppose I don't have many options other than removing the whole thing.. But wait, I have navigation.. That's a whole 'nother story - isn't it?

Thanks in advance...

the escalade uses one major amp to power all speaks...

if im correct it has 2 tweets one in each a pilar, 2 6 inch speaks in the front doors, 2 more speaks in the rear doors, and a 8 inch sub i believe in the hatch.

you CAN replace the speakers with aftermarket this is fine, however bose run at 1 ohm, most aftermarket at 4. due to the added ohm resistance they will probably sound better however they wont get AS loud as the bose... if you go this route i reccomend buying infinity kappa speaks, they run at 2 ohms.

you can add a sub several ways depending on how good you want it to be and how much your willing to spend.

best of which is the jl cleansweep
next an inline harness which plugs between your hu and your stock plug to give you a set of rcas
cheapest is buying an rca adapter which you branch off of your speakers givinging you a set of rca plugs.

Thank you very much! The stock system isn't very loud as it is, so - I guess I need to stay as close as I can to that 1 ohm.. Is 1 even possible in the aftermarket? The bass is OKAY but I really need to add atleast one 10" tube or 12 subwoofer.. Any way that's possible without having to cut into the existing wiring? Heck, is almost 2007 - hasn't anyone thought of a way around this stock BOSE issue yet?

Thanks again...

well thats just it, bose to prevent people buying cars with bose on it and messing with the acoustics of it did about anything they could to prevent people from adding to it or swapping it. heck why do you think you needed BOSE in order to have navi? to make things difficult lol. seriously though you tell me what you wanna do and ill walk you through it. ive herd claims of 1 ohm speaks but never seen them myself and i have looked, thats why i reccomend sticking with kappas they are great speaks and run 2 or 4 ohms pending on which version you buy (obviously for this application buy the 2 ohm version). If you want to add a tube best thing and easiest would be buying an rca line adapter, you connect it to your sub speakers terminals (no hacking needed that way) and it gives you a set of rcas. then you just need to run a remote wire that you connect to your radio fuse (that way it only will come on with the radio) and a power and ground wire. again infinity has a nice set up known as the basslink. its all inclusive the tube, amp, and sub, runs like 200 i think and would work great, you can keep your bose sub in as well and have 2 subs that way. option 2 JL audio makes whats called a stealth box which would replace your bose sub and bose sub box and go in behind the panel, youll never know its there, however you must get an amp and find a place to mount it. as i said let me know what your looking to to and i will be more than happy to help

Thank you very much! The stock system isn't very loud as it is, so - I guess I need to stay as close as I can to that 1 ohm.. Is 1 even possible in the aftermarket? The bass is OKAY but I really need to add atleast one 10" tube or 12 subwoofer.. Any way that's possible without having to cut into the existing wiring? Heck, is almost 2007 - hasn't anyone thought of a way around this stock BOSE issue yet?

Thanks again...

maybe PM ssmith100
he did my car, and knows alot about this stuff :)

http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/private.php?do=newpm&u=8308

oh and i dont? im not good enough urb...
you hurt my feelings
hahah lol jkin man

oh and i dont? im not good enough urb...
you hurt my feelings
hahah lol jkin man

;)
never said that...but shane can add his 2 cents, too...but he never checks outside of V :highfive:

Well.. This Basslink thing might actually be good enough...
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-K6X06UBZ6ZV/cgi-bin/Prodview.asp?readmore=true&i=108BASSLIN#Tab

I don't necessarily need to change any speakers if they're not going to get any louder. In other words, if anything but 1ohm speakers (which cannot be bought) will be lower than what I already have, than I don't want them. So, it appears that I can increase the amount of bass in my vehicle - since the 8" subwoofer that comes standard is pretty weak - with a 10" Infinity.. And I suppose if I really wanted to, I could probably add two Basslinks.. No? Although I probably won't need more than one...

Eh you got money for the Lade, so just swap it all out, put the speaks on an amp and get 2 12s in a nice vinyl wrapped box that takes up almost no room n an amp for those.

yuh the only option to make things LOUDER is to get a 4 channel amp and rewire and replace

Could a four channel amp and rewiring be done with the current navigation unit?

yup
you get a set of rca line adapters and connect them to the speaker wires it gives you an rca signal then run your power wires run wires to the speaks, replace the speaks and its a go

Hmm.. Interesting.. Okay well I'll probably just use the Basslink first and see how things go. If that's not enough, I'll go through with the rewire.. Thanks for all the information!

np you kno how to pm me if you need further assistance goodluck always a pleasure to help out our creator

Hey. I have another question about this basslink.. I think I see where the subwoofer is housed in the ESV.. It's on the driver's side way in the back. I'm guessing I can hook up one Basslink to that speaker.. Where would I hook up a second Basslink?

yuh its behind the pannel on the left side.
you can just run both off the same speaker it shouldnt hurt anything

Hmm. that sounds very tempting.. Do you think two would be much louder than one? I've been reading reviews and they're making me consider just going for a box with 2 12s and a separate amp.. I mean, that would just run straight from the battery to the back of the truck. Correct? If that would be a LOT better than two Basslinks, I might just want to go that route. Especially since it won't be ridiculously expensive to just hook up a box.. Then again, if two Basslinks will be loud....... I'm chasing my own tail here. :p

if you want 2 run 2 12s then id reccomend running 2 boxed 12s. the basslink was designed more for a compact clean easy to install bass system all in one.

they do make a tri basslink which i would reccomend if you want to still go that basslink route clean and pretty flat you could probably run it right against the 3rd row seats facing the tailgate. would probably sound REALLY good
eBay: INFINITY BASSLINK T 3 10" POWERED SUBS TRI ENCLOSURE 06 (item 250032163212 end time Sep-27-06 04:26:41 PDT) (http://cgi.ebay.com/INFINITY-BASSLINK-T-3-10-POWERED-SUBS-TRI-ENCLOSURE-06_W0QQitemZ250032163212QQihZ015QQcategoryZ32822QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Hmm. I don't know.. 3 ten inch subs with one 200watt (max) amp?

balance of power man
200 watts could blow a rear deck out with the right sub and enclosure. key is enclouser and set up.
if you want a more plug and play and easy to remove for cargo reasons then basslinks the way to go, if you want more bass then you should go with the tri basslink, and if you want even more get 2 clean 12s with a 500-600 watt amp and youll do plenty fine

Well, just for the hell of it.. What would you recommend for two 12s on a budget? Whenever I go into a stereo store, they want to sell me subs that cost ridiculous amounts of money like I'm going to be on television measuring decibles for a trophy. All I want is loud, hard bass that I can feel - and I know that doesn't cost a lot of money. So give me a good recommendation on an amp, box and subs that sound good, but cost basically as low as you can go.

That's probably what I should have asked in the first place. :p

lol Sal thats very opinionated lol.
On that note a good budget system, get two inifnity kappa 12s and a nice kicker amp. for the cost to quality ratio it cant be beat. Crutchfield did have a sale though its probably long dead of buy one get one on the kappas. a nice 600 watt amp would be more than enough power to get those subs moving.

Thank you.. Well.. What I'm saying is.. In the mid 90s, I had a $1000.00 system that sounded as good as a friend's $3000.00 system. The only difference between his and mine were found in decibles or by dog's ears.. To me, that's a waste of $2000.00!

So how about this for $750?
Infinity Bass Package Reference R611a mono amplifier Two Kappa 122.7w 12'' subwoofers Q-Logic subwoofer box at Crutchfield.com (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-buaMLjBAlhA/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?I=700KAPPKG2)

All I'd need to do is wire it up directly to the battery and that's the end of it. Correct? This would probably sound fine with my stock Bose - as my highs and mids are loud enough...

those are refs those are a step lower than kappas. also you still need to wire a set of rcas to a the hu via an rca adapter off the speakers or sub.

The "Refs" are probably good enough for me.. That's about all I want to spend on everything.. The RCAs aren't crazy expensive..

Back in the early 90s, my younger brother had a 10" Bazooka Tube that sounded like a pair of 12s.. THAT's really all I need.. I just don't know if today's tubes are still as good. I never hear anybody talking about their ONE tube that sounds amazing...

tubes are good in their own right however today more people are competition based when it comes to subs, they wanna be louder than anyone else on the block.

that set up will sound dang good in your escalade. the only thing im unsure about is the whole prefab box. i hate them. i try to avoid them whenever possible. a custom made box can make a 10 dollar radio shack sub blow away a jl audio sub. when it comes to subs about 80% of it is box. while a custom box is what i always reccomend a prefab one will sound fine especailly for your application in a free air suv.

Ah. I ended up getting 1800 watts to 2 12" Pioneers. Those new flat ones.. It's not fully hooked up yet. I'll have it ready on Wednesday. We'll see how it sounds. Probably good enough for me.. I bartered the deal - "stuff" for a website.. :D

congrats Sal
def post some pictures too man!