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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 03:55 PM
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So the standard hi-fi has a 4 Ohm midrange and 4 Ohm tweeter on each corners. Can you swap out the midrange with a 2 Ohm so long as you use an aftermarket amp that supports both 2 and 4 ohms?


Incidentally, anybody here upgraded to the BSW speakers for their standard Hi-fi? Have you guys made any Ohm's measurement on them? What are their specs?

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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 05:11 PM
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i ordered the bsw upgrade i never installed it yet but I will soon as I get other mods complete I have no idea what the specs are I kinda just bought it from what Ive read how much people love it.

I was gonna combo the bsw's with the ms8 and use an aftermarket sub and amp in my trunk I gotta imagine that will sound awesome.
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by spediegunz
i ordered the bsw upgrade i never installed it yet but I will soon as I get other mods complete I have no idea what the specs are I kinda just bought it from what Ive read how much people love it.

I was gonna combo the bsw's with the ms8 and use an aftermarket sub and amp in my trunk I gotta imagine that will sound awesome.
Hi, first time poster to here.

I was just looking to get this system and want to know if its good or not.

Seems to be from what I have seen.


Any users of it on here?
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jamin_00
Hi, first time poster to here.

I was just looking to get this system and want to know if its good or not.

Seems to be from what I have seen.


Any users of it on here?
From what I've read, it's only worth it if you already have the Logic 7 system or already have upgraded the amplifiers on a basic stereo system.

Right now I'm in the process of installing a JBL MS-8.
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The speakers are all 4 ohms but because the mid and tweeters are connected in parallel it gives a 2 ohm load on the amp/hu.
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda
The speakers are all 4 ohms but because the mid and tweeters are connected in parallel it gives a 2 ohm load on the amp/hu.
I was curious about this...I bought a stock center channel speaker and measured it by itself (no tweeter) at 2.1 Ohm.
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by balbs
I was curious about this...I bought a stock center channel speaker and measured it by itself (no tweeter) at 2.1 Ohm.
Correct because all the outputs on the car are 2 ohms. So centre is run on its own, the doors are run in parallel, the subs are run on its own. The ones that run on their own will be 2 ohms, those in parallel are 4 ohms each.
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 08:07 AM
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Mids are 2ohms in the Logic7. The tweeter -although connected in parallel with the mid- has a cap inline so the total impedance is kept at 2ohms from the point of view of the OEM amp output.
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda
Correct because all the outputs on the car are 2 ohms. So centre is run on its own, the doors are run in parallel, the subs are run on its own. The ones that run on their own will be 2 ohms, those in parallel are 4 ohms each.
Actually, according to realoem.com, all midrange speakers on the L7 are the same as the center speaker (2 Ohm).

Top Hi-fi

http://realoem.com/bmw/partgrp.do?mo...19&hg=65&fg=20

Is it possible to mix L7 2 Ohm mids with standard 4 Ohm tweeters?
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