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This was an interesting watch. He does seem to mostly know what he's doing but turning a sound system while playing a music track really isn't great. A pink noise file would give him better results, even with just his ears. Logic7 just needs to go away. I have heard good results from custom-tuned up-mixing of 2-channel music, but L7 doesn't even come close. I've spent ages trying to make it work OK over the years and it just doesn't. Also, no two humans can hear every frequency equally. When posting EQ examples, it would help if folk could post some context. Boosting treble may be being done by some people due to the state of their hearing. This video might be useful, though you need to watch this on good speakers or headphones. The sound bar I use on my computer doesn't play anything past 14 khz despite it's specs. Using good headphones, I can still hear up to 17khz despite being in my 50s but sounds from 9 to 11 khz are quieter than the rest of the range. I am absolutely setting EQs to make for that so my settings might totally wonky for other folk. |
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I mean, I'm no audiophile for sure, and I don't have any kind of amazing hearing. But despite playing with the EQ, same source to same source (be it my phone, SXM or Spotify) in my G80 vs. my wife's Cayenne with Bose, it's way easier to hear voices on podcasts, way easier to hear vocals on music, way clearer separation between instruments in a song, etc. between her car and mine.
Like I said, this is not my area of expertise but there is way more clarity to the sound. Over the pandemic I listened to a lot of Christian James Hand's The Session and listened to him dissect music track by track, so I am now much more aware of what each instrument is doing during a song, and I listen for certain things. On songs where I've heard "the stems" as he calls them and I know, for instance, what the bass guitar is doing, it's way easier to pick it out on her car than mine. I will try the EQ settings above but remain skeptical. |
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Pink noise is definitely the way to go but he's smart in using the same songs for his reviews since it's easier for viewers to compare between cars and have a consistent frame of reference. That's why I think he does it. Quote:
Will admit that if BMW offered some upgraded sound system, I would have bought it. But the HK is good enough for its purpose to me. It's never going to be quite as good as a wired connection, but most wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Lossless / Apple Music is generally better than Spotify, Sirius, etc due to the lossless.
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I’m old. So my old 07 Porsche still has a CD player. And I still order CDs on Amazon so my wife and I can have them on our phones.
It will blow your mind how good a CD sounds over streaming. |
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03-22-2024, 09:49 PM | #139 |
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I think the HK in the M3 is horrible. I ended up getting Bimmercode, then turned off the ASD and added B&W settings. I’ve also added an AlphaOne amp and replaced both under-seat subs, and now the system is “acceptable” to my ears. Mileage may vary. Sadly, the Burmester and B&O in VAG vehicles still sound significantly better than this setup.
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03-23-2024, 06:59 AM | #141 |
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Also old and I still buy CDs. They get used once, generally, to make FLAC files that find their way onto USB sticks for actual listening (and they get turned into ALAC for my phone). Looking forward to next month when the new Pet Shop Boys and James albums on CD find their way to my house.
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These are my top five things I don’t like about this car & honestly, these are all first world problems, and in comparison to other vehicles it’s really nothing to complain about, but here we are….
1…The auto lock/unlock feature is functional but by far the most annoying thing on this car. If you’re trying to detail your car in the garage, it’s constantly lock/unlock, lock/unlock, lock/unlock, lock/unlock, lock/unlock…over and over and over it’s killing me. 2…The infotainment center, not hooking up to CarPlay, screen will go black but still plays music, it will be unresponsive to CarPlay, can’t hook up to CarPlay ETC… Have to reset the iDrive multiple times in a row sometimes before it even works. Super annoying I even talked to BMW about it, they have no answer. This happens multiple times a week, even if I leave my car and it’s running, then come back, CarPlay is no longer hooked up, I’ll have to spend 10 minutes trying to hook it back up. 3…Another thing that is annoying? The wind noise from the door windows (‘24 M4 cpe comp xdrive). I don’t know if it’s the design of the frameless window? Maybe not having enough cushion between the window and the car? When you get to about 20 mph or faster it sounds like the windows are partially down. 4… passenger side heated seat: it gets luke warm at best… 5… I can’t control the climate when I start the car from my key fob or from the app. The car is ALWAYS set to maximum HEAT! I think it’s called preconditioning but for the life of me, I cannot find the settings! Every time I start the car, it’s always 1,000,000° when I get inside. I definitely do not like this feature… Other than that it’s a beast! |
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2. The was a bug I had in 07/2023 that seemed to go away once updated to 11/2023. 3. I don’t have this problem. Probably because I can’t hear it due to the HUGELY annoying dash rattles 4. You can up the heat in the seats with BimmerCode. Had to do this for the wife. 5. Definitely liked physical buttons better for climate control but ideally I’d have the screen of the ‘24 but physical buttons for climate control |
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03-23-2024, 04:06 PM | #146 | |
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For the poster above complaining about auto lock and unlock….disable the auto lock, but keep the Auto Unlock. Does this require bimmercode? I forget. If so, buy it and do it. This way is so much better. No lock / unlock dance. No car locking in the garage and you have to remember to bring your keys. Etc. Most of the times you approach the car when locked you will want it to unlock, but there are many scenarios you don’t want it to lock when you walk away. |
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I love this car so much.
My only gripe is an issue my 21 M340i had as well. Idrive seems to be inconsistent between startups. It seems to forget which screen I was on and will randomly pick screens. It almost feels like there are two memory banks that it pulls from when starting up. It will even remember two different spots on my playlist (USB drive im the car). I have yet to figure any rhyme or reason to this. And no, it's not because I grab the wrong key or that the second key is too close. |
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For those that detail their car and don't want the car lock/ unlock all the time:
Leave your key fob inside, away enough so it is out of range of the car. Unlock the car with Apple Watch and open the drivers door and close it. (What I do most the time) Or use your Phone or the digital card to unlock it. Again you have to open the drivers door once, then close it if you want or need too. You can still start it with all 3 if you need to. No more annoying lock and unlocks. |
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I would imagine you take it to car wash place you trust? Just saying because I took one of my beauties to a popular “high end” car wash and left the car in the valet mode or wtv and watched from a far. It’s on Ventura Blvd in Cali so as you picture they do a lot of high end cars. What really annoyed me after tipping knowing the manager etc, was the fact that the towels they used at the end were not new microfiber towels. As other members have said, I’m really thinking about doing it all myself. I understand some ppl don’t have time to do all that, but if something like the the mirrors folding and unfolding annoy you aswell, this is something to concider.
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I just put some lossless music on a USB drive. The HK system sounded much better. Now I’m going to dump all my music to a 256GB USB drive.
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