JDN

I'm with you.

JBOO

but your standard sound in the US is different than the standard sound the author of this thread is referring to.

US standard sound is referred to as HiFi (option 676) here. I would hope that this option is okay for most musical tastes?

chicosy

The first option for the UK spec cars which is the HiFi option should be fine for most people who don't have audiophile expectations.

I have that option placed into my car because Australian E60s come standard with only 6 speakers. I'm no audio expert but I wanted the subs that came with the 10 speaker option. Just couldn't find the budget to fit Logic7 in to my regret, especially as you can't retrofit it.

northernmonkey

thanks for the info guys.

that explains why all the US E60's owners are happy with "standard" system, yours are the equivalent of UK standard + Hifi option, godammit you US lot get everything still at least we get the clear euro reflector headlights over here

oh well looks like i'll be upgrading my speakers then

amigo525

I know the regular/standard sound comes with 2 woofers underneath the front seats.

Am I correct about that?

Thanks

Barrowboy

(Northernmonkey), can you post the details if you successfully upgrade the standard 6 UK-spec speakers "in place" - i.e. what speaker brand/types?

I've recently ordered a UK 525d with several options but didn't upgrade the audio, which may have been a mistake on my part, reading the Forum! It is a company car order and as such as I'm not allowed to revise my order, even though car won't be delivered till November.

(Also I'm new to Forum and can't see where to enter the specs of my car- to-be, sorry guys/gals, but it's a 525d with 3 of the new option packages that are now offered in the UK - Media Pack, Luxury Pack and Visibility Pack)

northernmonkey

BarrowBoy, will do.....haven't been to any car audio places yet but I guess I'll be looking at the Alpine custom fit series. I dont want anything that changes the look of the existing speaker locations, just something better that fits in place of the existing speakers and utilizes the existing grilles.

GP550iSport

I also find the standard system to be very good. Does this system have a sub-woofer or does it only come with the Premium sound package? [/quote]
Thanks for the information everyone.

chicosy

amigo525, yes you're correct. the standard US spec comes with 2 subs under the seats.

Barrowboy, welcome to the forum! I know you'll find lots of useful info here. I know I have. Also to put your car specs goto MY CONTROLS on the menu bar above and type your specs on your signature.

northernmonkey

Ok, I was speaking to a guy today that owns a car audio shop, also a BMW owner

We were talking about upgrading the system in my car. Due to the nature of the BMW audio system he said it was not as simple as just installing new speakers. his advice to upgrade was todo the following:

- replace the bmw amp (and combined crossover module) with a decent one !!
- install an EQ to filter the signal from the amp to the speakers
- install the new speaker system in the existing housings

the story was this would result in a vastly improved sound quality but would take 2 days to install due to the work involved etc etc...he also mentioned that cars such as new E60's and certain merc's have fibre optic networks inside so this is another reason they need to take care+time doing the install.

does anyone on here have any comment on the upgrade suggestion, anyone done the same of anything different? I was kind of hoping I could just change the speakers but the compelling arguement to change the amp for a decent on also seemed valid to me.

all in the cost would be approx ?1400 which is using good quality speakers/amp etc from these people Genesis

i guess retrofit of Logic7 is not an option?