* Awesome drfeelgood, thanks for the feedback. I think all factory wiring will either a) remain in place, or b) be utilized. In either case, a future owner can "return it to stock".
* My career has been in IT for 32 years now, and sometimes, you just do things (leave the Bose amp connected) even though you don't fully understand why you need to do this (like tecboy says, maybe the head unit expects to see the Bose amp on the MOST bus -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOST_Bus ).
* Part of me wants to stay at the Car Audio Express (CAE) shop and watch the install, and ask Bashir 1,000 questions about how and why he is doing each step, but I know that would be so annoying, and he's got my complete trust with all of his experience that he knows how to do this.
* However, I just want CAE to get that Bose system replaced ASAP with some quality components - every minute of listening to the Bose is like an icepick in the brain.
* I did get an update today though - the Morel speakers are delayed by UPS - so the 2-day install will likely be a 4-day install now. While I'm not happy to hear this, I can work from home, and I have ZipCar here in San Jose, so it's no big deal. I'm just looking forward to GOOD SOUND at the end of this.
* BTW, I also gave Bashir/CAE a Podcast and Song list for auditioning the system and some comments about each song and how I might like them to sound, along with an iPod Mini with the songs on it, a set of Grado SR80 headphones (pretty neutral), an 1/8" cable to connect the iPod Mini to the Camaro. See attached PDF. Hopefully, they will understand roughly how I want it to sound.
* For me, the voice is most important to get right. I think everyone can tell if the sound of a human voice is "accurate" or not - and I think many producers/bands want the voice to sound like a voice as recorded in the studio. Then when it comes to cymbals/treble or bass guitar/kick drum/bass, everyone's opinion may differ. Maybe classical music is great demo music, because everyone knows what an acoustic violin should sound like. But I regret say, although I love all types of music - classical, jazz, rock, rap, punk, hawaiian, Indian, etc. - you'll see my demo lists is well worn rock stuff only, how boring and limited! =X-D