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Has anyone considered retrofitting the sound system? I couldn't pass up the deal on my loaded f95, but the only option it doesn't have is the B&W sound system. I upgraded to the bavsound stage2 on my f80 m3, but I've read it's not as straight forward on our cars. Plus I'be heard good things about B&W..
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That's good I was wondering when others would catch up to Amazon Music.
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Even more interesting are things above 16/44, i.e., CD quality ... does anyone know what the B&W DAC does with high-res streams? Example, for the iPhone: • Apple’s lightning-to-3.5mm adapter is MFi-certified and throughput is capped at 24bit/48kHz • Apple’s Lightning-to-USB adapter (aka CCK) will pass high-res, but then you need an Apple-compatible dongle that won't down sample the high-res ... So, the question is, does BMW's B&W DAC downsample high-res? And, note for Android users: While iPhones output "bitperfect" from their lightning ports (as above), Android up/down samples to 48kHz no matter what's being output, unless you use USB Audio player pro - which doesn't work offline - and then we run into the same question as above - what does the B&W DAC do with a high-res stream? BTW, the super cool alternative to the UAPP app is Tidal - as of last month, the Tidal android app streams bitperfect, including offline! |
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Fyi, I use the iPhone camera connect kit to a Focal DAC and get 24/192k. My DAC supports up to 32/384 but I can't find anything that high.
Apple's entire (99%?) library is available as lossless, and some tracks are available as Hi-resolution and those are 24/192. You just need to go into Settings-Music-Audio Quality and adjust the settings. I suspect our cars support 24/48, I'd be surprised if they supported anything higher…
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I've seen the B&W speakers listed on eBay and they are not enclosed like one would expect with true audiophile speakers. In the back they are just open like regular HK speakers. They have the same design. Like anything in life, if you can have it. Why not? Better is always better…. |
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When I go to the sound menu and click on ‘Immersive Sound’ I get function not available. I should be able to select different sound profiles from there shouldn’t I?
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After having owned both the h/k and the B&W systems in different X5s, I can say I'd never get a G05 without the B&W. The punch, bass, separation, soundstage and effortlessness of the system are unmatched. Another bonus of the B&W: Even after listening to the system for hours, it never becomes tiring to the ear.
Oh, and it looks killer
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^I agree 100%. I had the H/K in my 2019 X3 M40i and the B&W on my 2023. Day and night, in my opinion.
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when I got my M5, it was a lot car, so it had B&W already spec'd. I was pretty annoyed as I'd *never* voluntarily spend $3.5K on an audio upgrade when the HK system was great.
... i assume we all know what's happening now as I'm looking at X5MCs? yep, disqualifying cars that don't have B&W. My wife has the HK system in her X5, so I go back and forth between the cars, and the difference in audio is palpable. I'm not an audio snob, and don't know the first thing on why the difference is there, but I can hear it, and at least on a used car I won't take one without it. Not sure I'd spec it again due to cost, but would definitely have to think about it.
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Now it suddenly seems to be working an f I have access to sound profiles - and it sounds bloody amazing!!!
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I noticed a significant improvement with the B&W in a ‘24 X5 M60 with iDrive 8.5 coming from a ‘21 X5M comp iDrive 7.0 (could be the change in head units?). Apple Spatial music is killer.
Is there a music quaility difference from wireless Car Play vs USB connected Car Play with iPhone 15 pro/pro max? SirusXM is nothing special sounding with B&W.
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I need to test this in my 24 x6m. Will report back.
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