You people suck. 12 years later, I finally replace speakers.

[Ricky Bobby]

^They sure do Jay - problem is since we have all been discussing them in the past couple years, not sure if JL dried up supply, is discontinuing, etc, but prices have REALLY shot up since I last was pricing these out - I recall the component set could be had for about $150 and the woofers on Ebay separately for about $65-70 apiece, now I'm seeing $199 for the component set and $99 for each woofer separate -


I'll hold off until these come back in supply again and prices come down, or maybe I'll use the Dayton Reference woofers and find a different silk dome tweeter as well - not cost effective for me to spend $500+ on the upgrade when all said and done (the midranges for the rear doors are another $60)

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

^They sure do Jay - problem is since we have all been discussing them in the past couple years, not sure if JL dried up supply, is discontinuing, etc, but prices have REALLY shot up since I last was pricing these out - I recall the component set could be had for about $150 and the woofers on Ebay separately for about $65-70 apiece, now I'm seeing $199 for the component set and $99 for each woofer separate -


I'll hold off until these come back in supply again and prices come down, or maybe I'll use the Dayton Reference woofers and find a different silk dome tweeter as well - not cost effective for me to spend $500+ on the upgrade when all said and done (the midranges for the rear doors are another $60)

Yeah I paid $80 for a pair so I purchased two sets to outfit my X. I guess some will have to wait for a Black Friday deal. They are impressive speakers for the dip system

[kishibashi]

Hi guys,

Long time reader on here but thought I’d contribute with something I actually have expertise in. I am an audio engineer and design and build recording studios as well as the majority of the electronics that go into them.

I bought my 02 X5 4.4 about 3 years after missing my e39 540i but wanting an SUV for ski trips up to the resorts here in Southern California. Car came missing the headunit.

I added a Dynavin headunit, and gutted all the DSP amps and DSP sub in the back. I ran pre outs to a JL XD v2 700/5. I had 5 channels available. I also disconnected the tweeters in the A pillar and replaced the mids in the dash with the Vifa mid. I figured these would be good after seeing recommendations on here and Vifas specs looked good as well as experience using their units in many pro speakers. Stock BMW woofers. I tied Left front+rear mids together into JL Amp Channel 1. Tied right front +rear mids to Channel 2. Left woofers to 3, Right woofers to 4 and custom made JL 10w6v2 box and sub into Channel 5.

The amp is configured with 1+2 Highpass at 500Hz, 3+4 set to Band pass, 5 to LowPass one click below 80Hz. With this setup crossovers work well enough I don’t find a burning urge to setup any additional crossovers and this system hits hard, tight, clear and clean.

I custom built the sub box. It is a challenge to fit the big full size 10w6v2 back there. Box is stuffed to the gills with OC 703 fiberglass board. Picture attached to the link.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn1m5xfnbkC/

[Clockwork]

Originally Posted by kishibashi

I custom built the sub box. It is a challenge to fit the big full size 10w6v2 back there. Box is stuffed to the gills with OC 703 fiberglass board. Picture attached to the link.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn1m5xfnbkC/

beautiful work. I wish I could install a custom box too as I use my trunk daily and the boxes I put in there (I swap out subs all the time as I have a few differet ones in different size boxes) take up too much room at times that make me wish I had a custom hidden box... but then I'd not swap out subs so much... so Its a trade off I guess...

[Clockwork]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

I'll hold off until these come back in supply again and prices come down, or maybe I'll use the Dayton Reference woofers and find a different silk dome tweeter as well - not cost effective for me to spend $500+ on the upgrade when all said and done (the midranges for the rear doors are another $60)

RB, If I can suggest something, JUST replace the front speakers near front winsdcreen with the Vifa/other brands of that same size (using factory plastic basket) as that was BY FAR the biggest/cleanest update while still utilizing the factory radio/amp. THEN the front door tweeters... If I had my time back I'd NOT replace the 6" speakers as I feel the BMW ones offer a bit better OR even same sound response as the JL's and It took me a few hours to remove speaker, remove speaker physically from its plastic basket perfectly, clean basket, silicone install new JL speakers, let them cure and reinstall. Not worth it to me. The sound increase from the other two speakers (tweeters and mid range) are MUCH more impressive (and way cheaper).

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by Clockwork

RB, If I can suggest something, JUST replace the front speakers near front winsdcreen with the Vifa/other brands of that same size (using factory plastic basket) as that was BY FAR the biggest/cleanest update while still utilizing the factory radio/amp. THEN the front door tweeters... If I had my time back I'd NOT replace the 6" speakers as I feel the BMW ones offer a bit better OR even same sound response as the JL's and It took me a few hours to remove speaker, remove speaker physically from its plastic basket perfectly, clean basket, silicone install new JL speakers, let them cure and reinstall. Not worth it to me. The sound increase from the other two speakers (tweeters and mid range) are MUCH more impressive (and way cheaper).

One of my 6 inch drivers had failed which was a bavsound 6” driver so I replaced it with the JL units.