Bose Earns GM’s Supplier of The Year Award - What Makes Bose Special?

[Gorehamj]

John Goreham
Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
4-26-2018

 

Framingham Massachusetts-based Bose has earned the 2018 General Motors Supplier of the Year Award. The award was presented during GM’s 26^th annual supplier recognition day in Orlando, Florida this week.

 

“This is an opportunity for General Motors to honor those suppliers who are truly the best of the best,” said Steve Kiefer, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “The automotive industry is transforming at an incredible rate. The relationships we have with our supply base means everything when it comes to delivering a strong vehicle lineup today and the cutting-edge vehicles and mobility services of tomorrow.”

During the event, GM took time to recognize 132 of its top suppliers from 17 countries. GM’s awards for best supplier go to companies that consistently exceeded GM’s expectations, created outstanding value, or bring new technological innovations to the company. Bose has now earned the top spot in five of the 26 years the award has been presented.

 

 “We have a team of highly dedicated people who support our global work with General Motors, and they make sure our systems consistently exceed expectations,” said Ken Johnson, global director for Bose Automotive’s GM business. “This award is a testament to that commitment and we are incredibly honored by the recognition.”

The privately help Bose company was founded by MIT Professor, Dr. Amar G. Bose, in 1964. However, it wasn’t until the early 1980s that Bose began to provide premium audio to automakers. Dr. Bose approached GM with a surprising proposal; That he and his company could make premium audio for cars that sounded better than the best home systems. Bose pioneered tuning audio systems to specific models, a practice that is now commonplace.

 

Coincidentally, Bose is headquartered and does much of its manufacturing and research close to GM-Truck’s members’ homes. We have a number of neighbors proud to work at the company, which has a reputation for hiring the best minds in the region. Bose is considered by many to be one of the best places to work in the Northeast.

[Shortyjpl]

My wife’s Traverse Bose system is very nice. Awesome clean full sound. Nice job Bose!


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[2018GMC]

I just replaced my factory 5” Bose subwoofer with a JL AUDIO Stealthbox 10” subwoofer. 

 

The factory Bose system sounded good but low end bass was severely lacking especially at mid (1/2) to high volume (3/4)

 

I left the 4 door and 2 dash speakers Bose and the stock 175 watt Bose amp. Adding the 10” JL sub and 300 watt at 2 ohms JL amp, system sounds perfect now. IMHO. 

 

I like how this stealthbox fit under center console so I didn’t have to sacrifice under rear seat space. 

[2018GMC]

[EChavez]

5 hours ago, 2009GMC said:

You have the center console w/bucket seats correct? You managed to get that box to fit in the console? If so, that's awesome, I've wanted to upgrade the sub for a while but I too am in the same boat and don't want to sacrifice underseat storage. I have a lot of tools that I carry with me. Did it interfere with the noise cancellation system that the 6.2's come with? Assuming your's is a 6.2. Do you have any more pics?

[2018GMC]

1 hour ago, EChavez said:

You have the center console w/bucket seats correct? You managed to get that box to fit in the console? If so, that's awesome, I've wanted to upgrade the sub for a while but I too am in the same boat and don't want to sacrifice underseat storage. I have a lot of tools that I carry with me. Did it interfere with the noise cancellation system that the 6.2's come with? Assuming your's is a 6.2. Do you have any more pics?

Yes I have bucket seats. The Stealthbox was specifically made for our trucks. It barely fits. Does not need bolted down like the bose sub. The 8 bolts holding center console hold the JL in place due to its tight fit.

 

I'm still searching for a way to run my power cable from battery into cab without drilling any new holes. I did test it and it has ALOT more bass. Lots of low end and no more bass fade when increasing volume.

 

See this tread for more info:

 

 

[EChavez]

5 hours ago, 2009GMC said:

Yes I have bucket seats. The Stealthbox was specifically made for our trucks. It barely fits. Does not need bolted down like the bose sub. The 8 bolts holding center console hold the JL in place due to its tight fit.

 

I'm still searching for a way to run my power cable from battery into cab without drilling any new holes. I did test it and it has ALOT more bass. Lots of low end and no more bass fade when increasing volume.

 

See this tread for more info:

 

 

Thank you sir. Looks great. 

 

As far as your wiring issue, this might help.

 

There’s also a grommet under the drivers side of the truck, goes through the floorboard. Doubt that is enough clearance for a thick power wire though. 

[2018GMC]

2 hours ago, EChavez said:

Thank you sir. Looks great. 

 

As far as your wiring issue, this might help.

 

There’s also a grommet under the drivers side of the truck, goes through the floorboard. Doubt that is enough clearance for a thick power wire though. 

Thanks for the tip. I saw that on YouTube (fondupots garage) but I actually ran mine through the passenger fender and popped out the grommet by door harness. I was trying to find a way to not penetrate firewall on my baby lol

 

Ill have to silicone the penetration. Although my 4 gauge ebay amp wire has more insulation than wire so it would probably never wear through. Lol

[2018GMC]

I do like how the factory Bose sounds crystal clear even at 100% volume. No distortion whatsoever. I assume they tuned the system to eliminate low frequencies that the amp or speakers can't reproduce when 75% to 100% volume.

 

[Daryl LBZ]

Love the Bose in my 2006.