From dale_at_unofficialbmw.com Sat Sep 4 13:56:15 1999
Sat, 4 Sep 1999 13:56:14 -0700
From: Dale Beuning <dale_at_unofficialbmw.com>
Sat, 4 Sep 1999 13:56:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stereo upgrade?
To: brncool_at_yahoo.com (Doug Witt)
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 13:56:14 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: dale_at_unofficialbmw.com

Hi Doug,
My advice for upgrading the stock stereo is based on my experience with upgrading my '95 M3.

1. power, get a good 6 chanel amp, at least 40watts/chanel

   (I bought the a/d/s/ P640, used a line level converter to get rid of a whine I had running the normal head line outs into the amp inputs.)

2. front speakers, upgrade to a higher quality tweeter and mid-woofer

   in the kick panel. advise against using the door mounts as it puts the tweeters to close to your ear. (I bought a/d/s/ 1" tweets, 5-1/4"mid-woof separates, with the tweets in the upper door position. to much treble even with the xover in the lowest position. Note: add polypro (cushion stuffing) filling behind the mid-woof in the kickpanel to prevent resonance in the fender.)

3. subwoofer, either use the JL stealth solution, or buy a box for the trunk

   (I bought a Toby Pistol 8" enclosed)

4. upgrade the rears last as you don't hear them very much

   (I have yet to do this)

5. I stayed with the factory deck and changer as they are actually pretty

   good units and I love how integrated they look and make this a very stealthy installation.

See www.unofficialbmw.com/e36/stereo for more information and a wiring diagram.

Dale Beuning
dale_at_unofficialbmw.com
'95 M3 a/d/s/ amp and speakers
'90 K75RT no tunes yet
'88 325is M5 head unit and cd changer, with factory premium sound '80 528i Blau head with cd changer, alpine amp, Boston Acoustics speakers

> I would like to upgrade my stock 95,E36 M3 stereo this winter and have
> started to research some different sites on the internet. It looks to
> me like speakers,crossovers and an amp is the way to go at least for
> the kind of upgrade I'm looking for. I don't want to win subwoofer
> contests or shake the windows in the nieghborhood but the stock system
> is really poor IMHO and I'd like to clear it up to an acceptable
> level.( My pickup has a better sounding system,hmmmm).

> Has anyone had any experience with this type of upgrade? I'm not and
> Audiophile and its been a long time since I've done this sort of thing
> to a car. I'd be willing to trade some mechanical advice for some
> Audio... :-) Help!,,,thanks
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Bid and sell for free_at_http://auctions.yahoo.com

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                       |            Dale Beuning           |
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From dale_at_unofficialbmw.com Sat Sep 4 13:56:15 1999
Sat, 4 Sep 1999 13:56:14 -0700
From: Dale Beuning <dale_at_unofficialbmw.com>
Sat, 4 Sep 1999 13:56:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stereo upgrade?
To: brncool_at_yahoo.com (Doug Witt)
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 13:56:14 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: dale_at_unofficialbmw.com

Hi Doug,
My advice for upgrading the stock stereo is based on my experience with upgrading my '95 M3.

1. power, get a good 6 chanel amp, at least 40watts/chanel

   (I bought the a/d/s/ P640, used a line level converter to get rid of a whine I had running the normal head line outs into the amp inputs.)

2. front speakers, upgrade to a higher quality tweeter and mid-woofer

   in the kick panel. advise against using the door mounts as it puts the tweeters to close to your ear. (I bought a/d/s/ 1" tweets, 5-1/4"mid-woof separates, with the tweets in the upper door position. to much treble even with the xover in the lowest position. Note: add polypro (cushion stuffing) filling behind the mid-woof in the kickpanel to prevent resonance in the fender.)

3. subwoofer, either use the JL stealth solution, or buy a box for the trunk

   (I bought a Toby Pistol 8" enclosed)

4. upgrade the rears last as you don't hear them very much

   (I have yet to do this)

5. I stayed with the factory deck and changer as they are actually pretty

   good units and I love how integrated they look and make this a very stealthy installation.

See www.unofficialbmw.com/e36/stereo for more information and a wiring diagram.

Dale Beuning
dale_at_unofficialbmw.com
'95 M3 a/d/s/ amp and speakers
'90 K75RT no tunes yet
'88 325is M5 head unit and cd changer, with factory premium sound '80 528i Blau head with cd changer, alpine amp, Boston Acoustics speakers

> I would like to upgrade my stock 95,E36 M3 stereo this winter and have
> started to research some different sites on the internet. It looks to
> me like speakers,crossovers and an amp is the way to go at least for
> the kind of upgrade I'm looking for. I don't want to win subwoofer
> contests or shake the windows in the nieghborhood but the stock system
> is really poor IMHO and I'd like to clear it up to an acceptable
> level.( My pickup has a better sounding system,hmmmm).

> Has anyone had any experience with this type of upgrade? I'm not and
> Audiophile and its been a long time since I've done this sort of thing
> to a car. I'd be willing to trade some mechanical advice for some
> Audio... :-) Help!,,,thanks
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Bid and sell for free_at_http://auctions.yahoo.com

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                       |            Dale Beuning           |
                       |       email: dale_at_unofficialbmw.com     |

                       | web: http://www.unofficialbmw.com |
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