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Gave the car a longer drive today with the coded aux and the audio is great. I tried a lot of tracks that I've listened to frequently (pre-hearing loss) with some really rich instrumental tracks (Dave Matthew's, Steely Dan, some other Jazz), some hip hop and EDM tracks and with some EQ tweaks it really sounds great. I think some of the hollowness due to the original aux cable was probably a result of a long run of low quality cabling. I really don't think I could ask for a better result regardless of cost.
I will say that having to deal with 2 EQs is the biggest pain in the equation. I tried Malek's E90 presets but found them way too tinny/high frequency boosted for me. Knowing what I know about hearing loss, you really need to EQ to best suit your ears. The older you are the more high frequency sensitivity you lose so no one will ever have perfect EQ settings. FWIW I had my latest hearing test less than 6 months ago so I know what my frequency range looks like in my good ear (which is normal, I only have loss in one ear). Give yourself an extra 30 minutes during the install to try and EQ some tracks you listen to and after coding the aux from the quad lock I think you'll be very happy. This easily sounds better than my new X5 with the base audio.
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I dont know if the m guys have this issue but i noticed the air recirculating button on the steering wheel switches the airplay back to cic mode. It still toggles the air recirculating button which is good. Just a small annoyance to have to hold menu to switch it back.
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For example, newer hip hop/rap usually has super deep and rich bass (low frequency) and high tap (high frequency), vocals usually fall in the middle. When I crank up the low frequency in the EQ it can get a little overbearing at certain tones, and the mid tones just arent there. The rest of the car sounds amazing though. So this has me looking at underseat sub upgrades as it should fix this perfectly. Some things to consider here for anyone reading: 1. My car has individual audio/EPS 2. Im young, my ears work well. 3. Music is streaming from youtube music app/spotify. #3 is a big deal as the bit rate is different across all platforms. Apple music has the highest streaming bit rate over any other commonly used platform, followed by Spotify, and youtube coming in last. So this DOES effect audio quality and your EQ settings may differ depending on which platform you use. As cyberdemon stated, there really is no "universal" eq settings without using a hz meter. It just depends on what kind of music you like, how good your ears are, and how picky you are. Malek's settings are a good baseline to work off of, but not perfect. Last edited by icanturn; 01-04-2021 at 11:36 PM.. |
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I'm looking to add ACP to my '09 CIC e90 M3 (no factory Bluetooth). I'm trying to validate the components needed for this upgrade. Based on my research, it looks like the only thing I need if I go the "Andream" route is this product for $259.
I see they also sell a CIC screen - is this component required if I already have a CIC screen? Finally - with the Andream retrofit, does anyone have feedback on audio quality via Bluetooth audio (i.e. via Spotify)? Cheers!
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Would just get this since its a known quantity. You don't need a new screen and as per the last few pages of comments, the audio quality if you code audio via the head unit (Rather than the 3.5mm aux) is very good.
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"Code audio via the head unit" - what do you mean by this? I just read through the last 5 or 6 pages and saw one post using Bimmercode. Are there detailed instructions anywhere? Having a blonde moment I guess...
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Code those 3 values and instead of connecting the 3.5mm audio plug to your aux jack in your console, the head unit will automatically get audio from the quad lock connector with better sound quality. I am debating creating a new thread that consolodates all the Carsara questions into one DIY. I think it'll make the specifics easier to find for people.
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https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=27087297
Done. Slow day at the office ;-) Will work to consolidate knowledge and discussions from here into a central post with easier formatting for people to read through. For anyone who has done the install on an E93 or 6MT - would welcome any tips or tricks.
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Just finished Carsara install with A connected to B and iDrive harness disconnected from the iDrive controller (connected to CarPlay cable at head unit). Seemed to work initially, then started getting an intermittent CAN error and iDrive controller stops working. Anyone seen this?
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Still can't get the USB port to recognize my phone though...will have to recheck the AV cable connection at the back of the unit.
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The Carsara box shows up at the bottom of the CarPlay list under "Other Cars" but never gets added to "My Cars" permanently, and I can't edit the CarPlay settings, like which apps get displayed, etc. and when I disconnect from CarPlay, the box disappears from the list until the next time I connect. It's almost like it doesn't add it correctly.
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Do you have another device called GPLink? If you edit that device does it modify the settings properly? If modifying GPLink doesn't work, then maybe try forgetting the device and re-pairing? I had an issue when I tried switching to Airplay for streaming - the device didn't like switching back to Carplay after that. I think the issue stems from the device broadcasting two SSID's depending on what mode it wants to be in and the phone has trouble deciding which one is the primary.
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