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There are two aspects to this:
1) Is the difference in sound quality worth the money? That's purely subjective, and for a "keeper" car that will run for 10 years, the answer - for me - is: sure! 2) Can you get the same sound quality for less or better sound quality for the same using base Hifi + aftermarket solution and labor? Maybe, I just don't know where. I would easily have spent half the sum by wasting my time researching trustworthy installers and a suitable system. |
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03-16-2022, 03:58 AM | #26 |
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As a side note, after some experimenting around, the setup that works great for me is:
- Either Concert or Stage surround setting - All flat, except: 100Hz equalizer almost all the way up (like two ticks below max). This is for a new car with only a few listening hours. Maybe the 100Hz eq can be lowered a bit later on. What this does is raise the bass to a level that feels natural to me. There's certainly no rich sub bass, but to give a reference point that many will know let's just say when you play Thunderstruck, there is actual thunder, whereas in default settings, you can hear but not feel the thunder. |
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Don't want to start a side argument but what????? Sub-bass (lots of)in F82 HK? Maybe we all have different definition or I've blown my hearing in my younger days.
On a serious note, yes bass on B&W in X5M is on the lighter side. Surprisingly, don't have that issue in my M8. Different cabin, tuning etc probably explains this one. I just ended up installing a JL 12w6 in the X5M and issue is resolved.
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It's not so much the ones in the ceiling, it the two front doors that have the diamond tweeters, they really make all the difference.
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B&O = Bass Omitted.
B&W = Bass Wanted.
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Slightly unrelated, I noticed that BAV Sound has a stage 2 kit (full speakers and subwoofers) for our cars now. I had this on my f80 and liked the extra punch and clean sound at higher volume. I bet you could even pair this with the Match10(?) amp..
Has anyone gone this route yet? I wish I had the B&W system..
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Unless something has changed BAV/BSW do not have any improvements or upgrades for the B&O or B&W systems.
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My 2 cents is that the B&W on the new BMW SUV's is far more superior than the B&O. The surround effect on it's own is miles ahead of the B&O.
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Maybe try these guys out…for less than half of the price of the B&W option:
https://www.bavsound.com/pages/build-your-kit?step=1
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the best audio system I liked was in F02 series - Bang & Olufsen...it had more bass and different feeling inside and like more volume and better quality.
In my opinion B&W is better than past generation of Harman Kardon. |
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Just to confirm that the bass with LCI is quite strong after run-in period (first week or two it was terrible and bass too low). Come from two F15s with B&O. B&W is superior
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