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Ron Stygar Carl Buckland Dale Beuning Forums Help
From digest.v4.n809 Fri Jul 5 11:53:54 1996 Hello Digesters,
Whether or not you care, the new stereo in the 328's and M3's are dog
sh** (I'm speaking of both the standard setup and the Harmon/Kardon).
I'm not sure what BMW did, but my '92 325is sounded much better, in
the areas of, detail, accuracy, and image. The '92 had much less bass,
but I was OK with that, because the '96 M3 has it and it sounds like
MUD. This may not shock anyone, but the stock stereo in the 318ti
active package sounds better than the 328/M3...go figure.
So, know I'm faced with the chore and expense of yanking out the stock
system and totally replacing it (not something I wanted to do). The
reason I believe this is the solution is that, I've heard many
variations of upgrading the factory system (including a new head unit
used with factory amps and speakers, just new speakers <best
improvement>, factory head with new amps and speakers <this version
picked up some noise from the factory radio>).
Why can't BMW do a good, not great, stereo system in they're cars (ala
Lexus, or S-class Mercedes)? The S-class Mercedes cost twice as much
as an M3, and has 10 times the stereo.
And on a similiar note: I have read in BMW literature, that the
standard 328/M3 stereo has 10 speakers and 200-watts, and the
Harmon/Kardon has 8 Speakers and 320-watts...So, please QUIT calling
the H/K system a 10 Speaker System.
Dean Schreier
Schreier Applications Consulting
Dallas, Texas
'96 M3 (with a really crappy stereo)
'76 Corvette (stereo is broken and still sounds better the M)
BMWCCA 104306
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