"When Your Best Sound System Is in the Car"
02-16-2006, 05:18 AM
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about the only high-end manufacterer that i can think of who makes more than one component of a stereo system and who hasnt yet been associated with an automaker would be......Mcintosh.
come on bmw, dump HK.
oh, wait, theres also Meridian...that would be sweet!
come on bmw, dump HK.
oh, wait, theres also Meridian...that would be sweet!
02-16-2006, 05:24 AM
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My Ride: 04 545 jet black/beige, smg sport,premium,sunshades,logic7,cwp,nav,pdc,bluetooth,16.0,light tint all around,Pirelli PZeroNero
i think this L7 thing is highly overpriced for what it sounds like,i am not impressed with mine at all, it was at a premium of 1800$-my A6 1999 had much better 1200$ premium Bose system...just my opinion...
02-16-2006, 07:26 AM
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My Ride: 2005 e60 Titanium grey Auburn premium Sport 6-speed Logic-7 folding rear seats with ski bag Bi-xenon Cold weather package
Originally Posted by realtyman' post='240998' date='Feb 15 2006, 11:50 PM
Does anyone know if I can get my 8-track player hooked into the I-drive?
02-16-2006, 07:31 AM
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My Ride: '05 545i, silver gray, black leather with anthracite maple wood, sport package, premium sound, navigation, cold weather package, electric rear sunshade, folding rear seat, satellite radio prep, PIAA 4150K fogs, red rear reflectors, hardwired Valentine One
Originally Posted by VTbound' post='241199' date='Feb 16 2006, 08:26 AM
I remember seeing an LP player as a factory option in a late '50's or early '60's Buick in a car show!
02-16-2006, 09:11 AM
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My Ride: 2005 545i (SMG)
Titanium Gray
Black Interior, Anthracite Trim
M-tech kit
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Folding rear seats
I still have a turntable in my home theatre rack, although I can't remember the last time I used it--I have several boxes of albums in the garage somewhere...
I've got 2 turntables.... and over 5,000 records.
But.... I'm a DJ.... so that why.
02-16-2006, 09:18 AM
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My Ride: 2005 545i (SMG)
Titanium Gray
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M-tech kit
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Satellite Radio
Active Cruise
Comfort Seats
Navigation
Folding rear seats
I still say that if I was going to do a system in my E60.... I would go with Image Dynamics horns rather than component speakers.
02-16-2006, 09:28 AM
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My Ride: '04 545iS 6 spd, bought new via eBay, 11/05; Blk/Gry, Cold, L7, PDC, BMW Rear seatcover for pets.
First "Bumwa" was a new 1971 2002. High performance 5s since 1987. Beamer motorcycles too, currently on an 07 BMW K1200 GT; also a Moto Guzzi 1000 SP III.
Chrysler Corp offered an RCA 45 rpm turntable, that operated upside down, in 1959-61. I convinced my Dad ( a dealer) that we ought to have one in his demonstrator, so I ordered it through our parts department and installed it myself (hmm, age 14, I'd guess).
It was pretty goofy for all the effort involved, in that 45 rpms played all of, what, 4 minutes, then the arm retracted, it released that record into a tray below, and began playing the next. I'd guess you could put 6-8 records on that fat spindle. So, that'd get a half-hour's play (and change) time. Wasn't too affected by bumps, but all you had was that center-dash speaker.
Can't ever recall Dad saying that anybody else ever ordered one... :thumbsdown:
Given that, just how far have we advanced in 40+ years?
Cheers,
Ray Hull
PS, I'm suprised to see so many lack-luster comments about the L7. When I first tried it, compared to the standard system in my E39, and mentioned here that I felt IMO it was certainly NOT worth $1800 extra, everybody jumped up and down and said it was WONDERFUL. Well, I guess it falls into that realm known as "art." <_<
It was pretty goofy for all the effort involved, in that 45 rpms played all of, what, 4 minutes, then the arm retracted, it released that record into a tray below, and began playing the next. I'd guess you could put 6-8 records on that fat spindle. So, that'd get a half-hour's play (and change) time. Wasn't too affected by bumps, but all you had was that center-dash speaker.
Can't ever recall Dad saying that anybody else ever ordered one... :thumbsdown:
Given that, just how far have we advanced in 40+ years?
Cheers,
Ray Hull
PS, I'm suprised to see so many lack-luster comments about the L7. When I first tried it, compared to the standard system in my E39, and mentioned here that I felt IMO it was certainly NOT worth $1800 extra, everybody jumped up and down and said it was WONDERFUL. Well, I guess it falls into that realm known as "art." <_<
02-16-2006, 11:58 AM
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My Ride: '05 545i - scheduled for ED pickup in Munich on 7/22!
Originally Posted by pipper' post='241145' date='Feb 16 2006, 09:18 AM
about the only high-end manufacterer that i can think of who makes more than one component of a stereo system and who hasnt yet been associated with an automaker would be......Mcintosh.
come on bmw, dump HK.
oh, wait, theres also Meridian...that would be sweet!
come on bmw, dump HK.
oh, wait, theres also Meridian...that would be sweet!
02-16-2006, 11:59 AM
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My Ride: '05 545i - scheduled for ED pickup in Munich on 7/22!
Originally Posted by ipse dixit' post='240990' date='Feb 15 2006, 11:45 PM
I would just like High Definition Stereo on the M5 -- by any manufacturer.
