Improving Sound Quality
05-27-2005, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Merzbow' date='May 28 2005, 12:57 AM
[quote name='acribb' date='May 27 2005, 10:01 PM']I decided to finally take some pictures and document to make this process to make this easier for everyone else.? It took some time and some careful research to figure this stuff out.? I put in the system myself - the work is not that difficult, once you know what's what.? The hardest part was splicing into the wires with a knife without cutting them in two.? Take a knife, carefully shave off some of the insulation, then twist your tap in wire to it, then tape it up.? You can also use tap-in connectors, but I didn't have any on hand at the time and I wanted to make sure I got a good, solid connection.? Later on, I can easily take out this whole system in a matter of minutes, and then tape up the wires I tapped into.? No holes drilled.? Nice and clean.
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[/quote]Yeah, there's a big fuse on the power wire going to the amp. It's at the beginning of the wire, right where it is connected at the battery. I used a standard 8 gauge Tsunami amp wiring kit.
05-28-2005, 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Bimmer06530i' date='May 28 2005, 03:49 AM
[quote name='subterFUSE' date='May 27 2005, 08:10 PM']OEM system is by Harmon Kardon, which is a rather poor quality stereo company known more for home theater receivers than for car audio.? (Very crappy home theater.... the kind you buy at Circuit City)
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I did not know that the standard system in the 5 Series was H/K. I do not necessarily disagree with you evaluation of the sound quality.
I thought the base sound system in the 5 Series was the same as the ?HiFi Sound Package? in Europe that most Europeans on this board like. The US dealer lit package for sales people said the standard stereo in the 5 Series was a 10 speaker system with two subwoofers. If the base US sound system has subwoofers I?ll eat my hat.
I however beg to differ on your characterization of Harmon/Kardon as a rather poor quality stereo company known more for home theater receivers than for car audio. (Very crappy home theater.... the kind you buy at Circuit City).
The H/K brand is from Harmon International who is Harman Kardon, JBL, Infinity, Revel, Audioaccess, Lexicon, Mark Levinson, Madrigal Imaging and Proceed names.
Harmon is the largest audio manufacture of car audio. Of the major car manufacturers other than GM and Nissan, and manufactures using Bose, H/K between either designing, making, or licensing their various company names owns the OEM car audio business.
I don?t want to take away from the likes of Yamaha, Denon, or Onkyo but as to H/K audio equipment, I can assure you in terms of solid state audio equipment, the characteristics an audiophile looks to in specs in terms of rise time, power, square wave response, and ultimately sound quality, H/K best them all.
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[/quote]Yeah, maybe sum dunno HK is one of the best even if bro of ML in the Lexuses, HK kicks a$$ man, I have my home system as the L7 is awesome in the e60, so my laptop has also soundstcik HK 2.1 and kicks more bass then my 500w THX system, almost
why is it if in the US you dunno sg then it is imediately cheap???!!!
Harman Kardon is BEST!!!
05-28-2005, 02:53 AM
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The weakest link to the sound quality of the E60 is the minute size of the door speaker. No matter how good your amps and speakers are, there will always be a lack of sweet mid-range. I had installed 6.5" and cut an opening on the door panel.
05-28-2005, 04:10 AM
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I don?t want to take away from the likes of Yamaha, Denon, or Onkyo but as to H/K audio equipment, I can assure you in terms of solid state audio equipment, the characteristics an audiophile looks to in specs in terms of rise time, power, square wave response, and ultimately sound quality, H/K best them all.
Harmon Kardon makes freaking RECEIVERS... that alone says volumes about the poor quality. And I'm not comparing it to Yamaha, or the others you mention. They make receivers too.
High-end audio uses separate components, not receivers. (Preamp separate from power amp) Harmon Kardon is a brand sold at Circuit City. It might be among the higher quality brands sold at Circuit City.... but it's SOLD AT CIRCUIT CITY. That says volumes too.
Go to a high-end audio shop, and check out some serious home theater gear sometime.
Examples: Krell preamps & power amps. Rotel is also nice.
B&W loudspeakers, Totem loudspeakers, or M&K loudspeakers
THOSE are high-end brands. Harmon Kardon is junk by comparison.
The difference is.... Harmon Kardon is a highly recognised brand name, so people know the label and THINK it's high quality. The same is true of Bose. It's a company that markets itself as high-end.... when the truth is it's nothing close.
That's why BMW uses these brands. The name recognition helps them upsell more people. The quality of the equipment has almost no bearing at all.
Have any of you seen pictures of the new Infinity cars with Bose audio that has speakers built into the tops of the seats? This is a perfect example. Bose & Infinity are doing that as a ploy to sell more Premium Audio packages.... it has nothing to do with improved sound quality. In fact, if you're an audiophile, the very concept of adding speakers directly on your seat by your ears is simply laughable. But audio quality isn't the goal. The goal is to trick people who don't know any better into thinking "Man, that car is cool because it's got speakers in the seats..... wow... I need that car man."
05-28-2005, 01:04 PM
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Thanks for the photos/directions. It looks like this is a job for the pros not an amateur like me.
05-29-2005, 03:26 AM
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My Ride: 2005 545i (SMG)
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Navigation
Folding rear seats
Nice... you are using a fuse/circuit breaker, right?
Never use fuses.... they are a pain in the ass if you blow one. Circuit breaker is just a flip of a switch.
05-29-2005, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by teriyaki88' date='May 28 2005, 04:04 PM
Thanks for the photos/directions. It looks like this is a job for the pros not an amateur like me.
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05-29-2005, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by subterFUSE' date='May 29 2005, 04:26 AM
Nice... you are using a fuse/circuit breaker, right?
Never use fuses.... they are a pain in the ass if you blow one. Circuit breaker is just a flip of a switch.
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