is there such a thing? The speakers are naff at higher volumes. Reading around people suggest just upgrading the speakers to better quality ones. Any budget recommendations please? I'm not after mega volumes just a decent little upgrade is all
Cheap upgrade to Harmon Kardon
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ye I already have HK
just read this epic diy HK upgrade
http://forums.roadfly.com/forums/audio/forum.php?postid=1433274&page=2
That's far more daunting than I thought, I'll just have to bear with HK for now.
While I have your attention Fox, which service manual is best, the Haynes or Bentleys one?
just read this epic diy HK upgrade
http://forums.roadfly.com/forums/audio/forum.php?postid=1433274&page=2
That's far more daunting than I thought, I'll just have to bear with HK for now.
While I have your attention Fox, which service manual is best, the Haynes or Bentleys one?
I had HK in the two E46s I had and I thought it was fantastic!
They really are not that bad ime, but are well below par when compared with Audi BOSE systems, or the Mercedes implementation of HK kit. Its not bad enough that i'd be bothered with an upgrade.
At normal volume I think it does sound good but if a nice song comes on the radio and you want to blast it for a bit, the speakers sound very harsh and lack clarity and, well, hurt my ears. I've fiddled with the treble but it doesn't help much.
Also a little anoying is how the volume slightly adjusts itself, which is good if at speed but not when you are in slow stop start traffic, is this normal? I've disabled the HK spatial effects from the button in the console and still testing to see if it still happens.
Also when people are in the car and say oooh HK it must be good, crank it up a bit, it's kind of embarrasing when I know it doesn't sound as top quality as it could. It's like all the HK badges etc look good but don't produce the goods imho
Also a little anoying is how the volume slightly adjusts itself, which is good if at speed but not when you are in slow stop start traffic, is this normal? I've disabled the HK spatial effects from the button in the console and still testing to see if it still happens.
Also when people are in the car and say oooh HK it must be good, crank it up a bit, it's kind of embarrasing when I know it doesn't sound as top quality as it could. It's like all the HK badges etc look good but don't produce the goods imho
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[TW]Fox;16569893 said:
I've heard good things about the Hk from other bmw forums, its all relative i guess.
Much worse, although it's obviously filling a much larger cabin with sound.
HK in W212 E Class and W211 S Class is fantastic!
HK Logic 7 system in high end Mercs is very good. The Naim audio 13.2 system in the Bentley Flying Spur/GT/GTC etc is more than very good, its outstanding.
Personally I've never been too impressed by the Naim System, but then again I'm far from an audiophile.
What is there not to be impressed by? Its incredible for a factory fit car system!
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If it's Naim, I'd assume it to be fantastic, going by their home audio gear. In the same way I'd assume a HK or BOSE system to be overpriced, very mediocre and playing on the brand name.
Don't get me wrong, The clarity is awesome (You'll go deaf long before you get any distortion), but I have to say that I was disappointed with the lack of any real low down "punch" with some of the DSP profiles (Most memorably the "Naim audiophile" one) making music sound FAR too tinny for my tastes.
Even though I'm not someone who particularly likes "doof, doof, doof" bass, I do like to 'feel' my music and for some reason I was expecting the Naim system to shake some of my internal organs loose.