BMW and M Power Owners
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The standard F10 system isn't awful in my pre-facelift.
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No it's not.
The Base BMW system beyond woeful.
Looking to upgrade the X5 already, but not sure replacing the 4" coaxial fronts with components will be enough with the weedy amp within the HU.
No it isn't. I had the base system in my first F10 and it was absolutely fine. Much better than the older cars base system.
It’s generally regarded that the drivers in the car are ok, it’s the amp/processor that most people change to get a significant improvement. I am quoting re the f30 but I can’t see why they’d put even lower spec speakers in other models?
I posted on aftermarket alpine hu time/graphic equalizer adjustment technique before, for bm, with limited feedback
but, if below website is telling the truth you would need latest bimmertech option to get time adjust
https://www.bimmer-tech.net/blog/item/39-harman-kardon-vs-hi-fi-vs-standard-audio-for-bmw,
i've found it a useful function to get a good soundstage, the absence of an equalizer until you go >=HK surprising too.
You must have extremely low standards - the base system sucks
It's absolutely fine for listening to the radio whilst driving which is what most people will do with it. It's much better than the systems they used to fit in the older models. I have the Harmon Kardon system in my current 5 series which is obviously much better but the base system gets unnecessary hate.
I’ve got the HK system in my f30 and I’ve yet to find settings that I actually like. Some songs sound good but then others sound either muddled or way too flat and dull. I think I must tried around half a dozen settings ranging from flat to recommend settings I’ve found on the web.
One think I have read is to change the preprocessor type in the cars settings to B&O which although the car doesn’t have it is supposed to make the sound more dynamic. Just need to get e-sys working as it expired back in December and I’ve not bothered to explore ways to get it working again
One think I have read is to change the preprocessor type in the cars settings to B&O which although the car doesn’t have it is supposed to make the sound more dynamic. Just need to get e-sys working as it expired back in December and I’ve not bothered to explore ways to get it working again
This will be well worth watching.
@Tax Evader and I both know the owner of the cars and he has all of the good M's. Here is the first video of a series and the GTS is well known too
@Tax Evader and I both know the owner of the cars and he has all of the good M's. Here is the first video of a series and the GTS is well known too
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This will be well worth watching.
@Tax Evader and I both know the owner of the cars and he has all of the good M's. Here is the first video of a series and the GTS is well known too
For one reason or another, I'm particularly looking forward to the GTS video
Disagree tbh, I found the base setup in my old e39’s and e38’s perfectly acceptable (and that’s from someone who back in the day had nearly £2k worth of aftermarket sound system in his car) and again the base system in my partners f20 is absolutely fine - especially listening to DAB - if you want to cruise around a retail park with grime blasting from your open windows then yes, it’s awful for that purpose, but for normal listening as Fox says, there’s nothing to complain about imo.