Which Logic7 setting do you audiophiles like the best?

[WhiteOne]

More clean power is always better isn't it? Metal cones should sound tighter and last longer? $875 is actually a pretty good deal for what you get IMO. Can you buy 10 decent speakers and a 300 watt digital amp for less?

[moff]

I have got the Premium Hifi too, and the Music DSP setting is weird.

First of all I thought it sounded fantastic, it really fills the car with sound, but:

1) 70% of the sound comes from the rear speakers, making it sound behind the driver - I fade 3 to the front

2) It seems to play around with the frequencies and when processing them makes it sound a bit 'jumpy' instead - this is hard to explain, but it doesn't sound perfect.

I have now just set the EQ to suit and I have deselected Music and Cinema, which seems a shame when I have spent a lot of $$$$.

Overall I love the Hifi setup and I had spent around $2k on my last car, and I prefer the setup in my 135i

[roadburn]

Originally Posted by larryn

The EQ needed to be tweaked for each type of music I was listening to.... when listening to my ipod on global shuffle, some songs sound great, and others not so great.... I have yet to find a "compromise setting" that makes all sound decent to my ear.

Have you tried "equalizing" your iPod tunes when they're still in iTunes?

You can tweak individual songs in your computer, and the next time you sync, they'll be updated on your iPod -- re-equalized and (if you want) made louder or softer in relation to other tracks.

Highlight an individual tune, right-click, choose "Info" from the pull-down, then click on "Options." That will pull up a window where you can customize the EQ and set the volume for that one song only.

This can solve any great/not-so-great variability between tracks when you play them in your Bimmer.

(PS: To adjust individual tracks' volume, you have to uncheck "Sound Check" in your iTunes Playback preferences.)