10-24-2017, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Clockwork
update after 7 months of use:
I still highly recommend the upgrade to the tweeters in A pillars and mid bass speakers in the dash by windows, BUT I'd say don't bother to upgrade the 6" bass speakers... to me I find I get less bass response than the OE speakers did and the sound upgrade from Mids and Tweets was so much that it will make you forget about even doing the 6" speakers.
just my thoughts tho.
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You are correct. Best improvements in BMW's come from the tweeters and mids, though technically speaking the door "bass" speaker is a mid as well. BMW has some of the very best sounding "bass" speakers in small open air installation locations. This goes all the way back to the E30 3 series. If you upgrade those premium package speakers you actually lose audio quality most of the time unless doing a complete upgrade to the entire sound system and doing a lot of work to seal up the speaker compartments in some manner.
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Originally Posted by bcredliner
I recall that when I upgraded the amp, all speakers and subwoofer many years ago it was a huge improvement. I'm sure that someone that is an audio 'expert' could do much better with current state of the art stuff. I just went with a kit from BSW. Everything was plug and play. No modifications were required even with DSP
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I am also very happy with the BSW's in my E53. Everything except the sub setup. It's fine (actually very good for an 8") and would be more than sufficient for anyone not used to aftermarket 12" sub setups. I'll be selling my BSW amp/sub setup in the future when doing my head unit upgrade.
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