05-13-2020, 10:03 AM | #1 |
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B & W System any different between....
I have a 2019 M5 Comp with the B & W System. Im moving to an X5M and curious to know if the system is any better in the X5? I always felt a lack of bass for the $3400 up charge. Additionally how does it compare to the system if I didn't get the upgrade int he truck.
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05-15-2020, 10:16 AM | #7 |
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I have a request for people who have the B&W pack on their X5.
Could you play Depeche Mode - Waiting for the night @ 3/4 volume and tell me if your front center speaker vibrates during the begining of the song. |
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05-15-2020, 06:11 PM | #10 |
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I have the HK and the 5.1 flac in mine but if I turn it up all the way I get some resonance of some of the parts of the car in the front. Not sure exactly where. It’s not really bass frequencies causing it. Cool song though in surround!
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05-15-2020, 06:33 PM | #11 |
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on mine the front dash speaker resonates due to 200hz, u push on it and it stops. BMW says that's normal.. ruiigghhtt
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the B&W system just takes the driving experience to another level, much like having the dynamic handling package. Now, I'm too scared to drive like a maniac on city streets so the DHP is something I wouldn't consider getting but I can see the value in it for someone who would use it. I love listening to music and it always reduces my stress so the cost of this system was well worth it for me. But if you're not into music, or fidelity in your music, then just skip it, get the HK system and dont ever listen to the B&W system lol ignorance is bliss. |
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08-18-2020, 07:26 AM | #15 |
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Just to be clear, the HK system in the G05 is leagues better than the one in the F15. It is not even close.
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08-18-2020, 07:46 AM | #16 |
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I sure as hell hope so. The HK in my M4 is good but nothing to be proud of. The B&W system costs around 6000EUR here so I had to skip on it unfortunately.
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08-18-2020, 08:39 AM | #17 |
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I see everyone saying that the B&W system lacks bass.... is it just me or does the Lounge 3D mode have a ridiculous amount of bass? It is so heavy to the point that I need to turn it down
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Edit: just tried it. Wow you're right, there's a LOT more bass in that mode. But it moves the overall soundstage further back. And the bass was a bit too boomy for my tastes. It actually made me appreciate the concert setting more lol. Last edited by thereef510; 08-18-2020 at 09:45 AM.. |
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Can BMW's really play surround sound music?
Speaking of 5.1 FLAC, I have the original Lord of the Rings DVD Audio discs that I ripped in 5.1 FLAC and threw on my BMW Hard Drive. Is my 2019 X5's B&W sound system capable of playing these files as clean 5.1 audio or am I hearing an algorithmic conversion to surround sound (similar to what happens when I play stereo music)? I can put the sound settings in 'Studio' mode but I don't think I hear the track in surround sound at that point. Which makes me wonder: does BMW downmix 5.1 tracks to stereo or is iDrive 7 actually capable of playing multi-channel music?
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