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MY2017 Stereo Upgrade?
What are the odds of the stereo being upgraded, since they did upgrade everything else with the idrive 5.0 and such. Anyone know if this is the case?
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06-11-2016, 05:55 PM | #2 | |
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In all seriousness, I doubt the stereo is going to be upgraded. I have premium (DIRAC) in my M3 and very seldom listen to it. I just listen to that glorious V8 sounds and thats all the music i need.
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06-12-2016, 02:44 AM | #5 |
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Yep the stereo is the 'worst part' of the M2. Harman Kardon? Come on! The normal system in my 1M sounded three times better.
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Have a loaner 428 grand coupe as I draft this. My M2 is in the shop (new rotors). The Logic 7 HK on the 428 is sooo much better than the non L7 in the M2.
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06-12-2016, 08:36 AM | #8 |
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I just picked up a '16 M235i yesterday and can confirm, it sounds like crap compared to either of the '13 AH3 or '10 335i L7 systems. I guess BMW figured their "entry level" cars do not qualify for quality audio.
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06-12-2016, 09:19 AM | #9 |
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Even the Radio / Sat receiver seems bad. I listen exclusively to the radio in cars and it seems about the worst I've had. The Sat seems to drop anytime I pass a shrub.
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06-12-2016, 09:25 AM | #11 |
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Apple Music gets better reception (no drops, only used it when it was free) especially in rural areas where I thought it would drop than the HD radio in my X5. HD constantly drops back to regular radio and now I've been getting dead air when it drops. Wonder if stations are moving exclusively to HD.
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L7 plus EQ would be perfect, but then I didn't buy the car for the stereo.
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Is it currently really that bad, I hear conflicting opinions, more on the negative. The HK in my F30 is fantastic! They should have just used the same system without spending money on redesign for an inferior system.
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06-12-2016, 01:03 PM | #18 |
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This isn't boding well as I've opted for HK.I've had my suspicions that it doesn't sound as good as Bose and that isn't exactly brilliant.
Looks nice on the description board come resale time though Does anybody know whether it can be upgraded with an amp module and a code to L7 ? |
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06-12-2016, 05:07 PM | #21 |
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Is my radio jacked up or is Sat just non-functional? It's not getting a signal out in pretty open areas and takes minutes to regain signal after getting dropped. I actually thought my service was shut off and gave up a couple days ago as it didn't work at all.
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