Opinions on Enhanced Premium Sound ?

m3convertdriver · 05-06-2010, 04:14 PM

thank you. i guess i need to check out some of the premium systems and see what im missing before i do anything...

IbanezGod · 05-06-2010, 04:44 PM

I only heard the regular stereo. It was good but nothing great. I said fk it. If I'm doing this I'm doing it right. So it's on my order

bobbyd1961 · 05-06-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by devo

What are your opinions about Enhanced Premium Sound at $1,900.00?

i passed. the sterio is pretty darn good and 1900 wasnt worth it to me..

elmaruma · 05-06-2010, 06:13 PM

It was definitely worth it for me. I'm very glad I bought my car with it and that was one of the options that had to be on my car. The main thing that I notice is that you can turn it up very loud and there is hardly any distortion. You will need to tune the equalizer from the factory settings however.

gthal · 05-06-2010, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by serge

I like the stupid screen and the goofy dash/nav on the M3. The M3s dash looks too plain and unattractive without it.

JMHO

+1...

On the premium sound issue, I would not have ordered it with the car. Now that I have a car with it (and have heard the non-premium system), I would definitely get it. It is a very good OEM sound system. I too like to listen to the sound of the engine a lot but when I do listen to music, I really appreciate the premium sound system.

saildoc · 05-07-2010, 10:22 AM

Sounds great with the engine off. The car is otherwise kinda a loud with wind, tire and engine noise so you don't extract the maximum benifit from the system. Nice to have it all controlled by the steering wheel and Idrive... you could probably do better with an aftermarket sytem for the money.

aussiem3 · 05-07-2010, 05:11 PM

I think it's a good enough system and OEM. Fitting an aftermarket system is always fiddly given my E46 M3 experience. Given how much the E92 has evolved over the E46, it's best leaving it to the true professionals (in this case OEM) to deliver a system best suited for the car. Yes, we spend a fair amount of time in the car, but especially in an /// car we are there to enjoy the driving pleasure and not the music.
I think we carried away at times. Being critical is not going to make BMW call you and give a better system. You get what we pay and I am happy with my Individual Sound System. It's not fancy but adequate when you're not enjoying the sound of the S65 which is priceless.

haze gray · 05-07-2010, 06:37 PM

Concur with aussiem3. I ordered, like it.

M3chris · 06-11-2010, 08:44 PM

I ordered prem audio for my 2011 M3 Conv. I hope it was worth the money. I loved my 335i Conv logic 7 especially with the top down...it took couple of months to break in the new speakers, but after it was amazingly clear and concert like...the logic 7 surround makes a huge difference in clarity and surround aspect of the sound compared to my previous convertible with high end after market sound system. I hope the M3 Premium upgrade sound has a surround sound processor similar or better that logic 7 and is not just a loud system. I will keep you all posted when I get my car around mid or end of July. I am a big-time audiophile interested in clear and surround quality not just loudness. They claim it has DIRAC Live signal with is a high-end sourround processor.

http://www.dirac.se/dirac_live.asp

nips · 10-16-2010, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by M3chris

I ordered prem audio for my 2011 M3 Conv. I hope it was worth the money. I loved my 335i Conv logic 7 especially with the top down...it took couple of months to break in the new speakers, but after it was amazingly clear and concert like...the logic 7 surround makes a huge difference in clarity and surround aspect of the sound compared to my previous convertible with high end after market sound system. I hope the M3 Premium upgrade sound has a surround sound processor similar or better that logic 7 and is not just a loud system. I will keep you all posted when I get my car around mid or end of July. I am a big-time audiophile interested in clear and surround quality not just loudness. They claim it has DIRAC Live signal with is a high-end sourround processor.

http://www.dirac.se/dirac_live.asp

Hey .... how does the Dirac system compare to the L7?

05-06-2010, 04:14 PM	#45
m3convertdriver Private 10 Rep 93 Posts Drives: M3 E93 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New York, NY iTrader: (0)	thank you. i guess i need to check out some of the premium systems and see what im missing before i do anything... __________________ ********** 2011 X5 5.0, Jet Black 2008 M3 E93, Jerez Black (retired)** 2005 330 CIC, Jet Black (retired) 1997 Saab 900S, Turtle Green (R.I.P.)
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IbanezGod 997TT, X5M 95 Rep 975 Posts Drives: 997TT, X5M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Philly iTrader: (0)	I only heard the regular stereo. It was good but nothing great. I said fk it. If I'm doing this I'm doing it right. So it's on my order
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05-06-2010, 06:13 PM	#48
elmaruma Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: E36 190k Miles + 2009 E92 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Fort Lauderdale iTrader: (0)	It was definitely worth it for me. I'm very glad I bought my car with it and that was one of the options that had to be on my car. The main thing that I notice is that you can turn it up very loud and there is hardly any distortion. You will need to tune the equalizer from the factory settings however.
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05-07-2010, 10:22 AM	#50
saildoc Private First Class 41 Rep 194 Posts Drives: 2012 Porsche Cayman R Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: oklahoma city iTrader: (1)	I have it-mixed feelings about it Sounds great with the engine off. The car is otherwise kinda a loud with wind, tire and engine noise so you don't extract the maximum benifit from the system. Nice to have it all controlled by the steering wheel and Idrive... you could probably do better with an aftermarket sytem for the money.
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05-07-2010, 05:11 PM	#51
aussiem3 Colonel 274 Rep 2,664 Posts Drives: Goggomobil Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kangaroo land iTrader: (1) Garage List 2017 BMW X6/// F86 [0.00]	I think it's a good enough system and OEM. Fitting an aftermarket system is always fiddly given my E46 M3 experience. Given how much the E92 has evolved over the E46, it's best leaving it to the true professionals (in this case OEM) to deliver a system best suited for the car. Yes, we spend a fair amount of time in the car, but especially in an /// car we are there to enjoy the driving pleasure and not the music. I think we carried away at times. Being critical is not going to make BMW call you and give a better system. You get what we pay and I am happy with my Individual Sound System. It's not fancy but adequate when you're not enjoying the sound of the S65 which is priceless. __________________ F86 X6///
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05-07-2010, 06:37 PM	#52
haze gray Second Lieutenant 5 Rep 264 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 Coupe / 2011 X5 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Virginia iTrader: (0)	Concur with aussiem3. I ordered, like it.
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06-11-2010, 08:44 PM	#53
M3chris Enlisted Member 0 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Conv Jerez Black Join Date: May 2010 Location: LA, CA iTrader: (0)	Premium Audio Upgrade I ordered prem audio for my 2011 M3 Conv. I hope it was worth the money. I loved my 335i Conv logic 7 especially with the top down...it took couple of months to break in the new speakers, but after it was amazingly clear and concert like...the logic 7 surround makes a huge difference in clarity and surround aspect of the sound compared to my previous convertible with high end after market sound system. I hope the M3 Premium upgrade sound has a surround sound processor similar or better that logic 7 and is not just a loud system. I will keep you all posted when I get my car around mid or end of July. I am a big-time audiophile interested in clear and surround quality not just loudness. They claim it has DIRAC Live signal with is a high-end sourround processor. http://www.dirac.se/dirac_live.asp
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