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Standard Hi-fi vs Harmon Kardon
Does anyone know the major differences? The CA I talked to said the standard system is made by Harmon Kardon, but without the name plates and the only major difference is that the upgraded system has premium Logic 7 surround-sound. I find this hard to believe. Just trying to understand the spec differences.
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No you dont need the B&W. Now you do need the HK over the wifi all day long, but BW, for the upgrade price its laughable.
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For what it's worth, my hifi system sounded subpar for the first few days and I've researched some replacement amps and speakers. However, I was surprised how much better it sounds now. I believe there is a break in period. The EQ is basic but turning the bass up a few notches and the treble up one notch while listening to tracks from Tidal HiFi (Flac) sounds much better to my ears than it did a few days ago. Another lossless service, Deezer, offers a built in EQ that could be beneficial but lossless doesn't work on mobile devices yet.
To clarify, I'm getting nice clean sounding music with punchy bass. There is some decent low end response. My test song is "late night tip" and although my G05 doesn't rattle like the last system I installed in a vehicle, the low end response is noticeable. |
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I am huge fan of HK and the nicer grills do look nice. I think the B&W will support DA and has the speakers on the roof too.
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USB + FLAC is the best way to hear B&W's system. using BT even with FLAC is not the same since BT has a limited bandwith. Time to get all of my music back onto a few 128GB flash drives
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Yes the systems are different, but it's generally the same team working with the auto oe. The cost difference of each system to bmw is nowhere close to the price of the option. |
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Hell, I spent $5000 on my Burmester upgrade for the E63 and I don't regret it one bit, even if most of my music is through BT. Some of it is cosmetic with the rotating tweeters, ceiling speakers, and ambient lighting but it also sounds way more immersive than the other options that were available.
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Is there a certain break in period or a product that helps with the break in of the car speakers? I know for my headphones there was an audio file from JMLabs that I played for several hours and it “seemed” to open things up a bit...
I’m just not sure if there is something like this for the X5 car audio systems... Do you do anything special to break-in your audio systems? |
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I wonder if the BavSound upgrades for the G05 would be worth it compared to the stock HK speakers. They have it listed on their site now, but the HK is okay for me so far (after using pink noise and an RTA to calibrate the equalizer). It isn't a great curve, but it's at least where I can hear the high end now.
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