[Guyneutron]

As the title says, have the option to pick up a car in stock,
Heard the B&W in an M5 and loved it, used to have the HK in my M140 a couple of years back and it was just alright.
Any thoughts ?

[Voltron]

Originally Posted by Guyneutron

As the title says, have the option to pick up a car in stock,
Heard the B&W in an M5 and loved it, used to have the HK in my M140 a couple of years back and it was just alright.
Any thoughts ?

I had HK in my F15 and was great. So I stuck with HK with my G05 and not that happy even after break in of 1500 mi. Not sure if they really changed it

Go with BW if you can.

[mnewnam]

Most passengers comment on how good the stereo sounds. I have the HK system.

[WBMWKID]

Has anyone tried to upgrade the subwoofers. (www.bavsound.com) I have the HK and I had to get out of the car to see if the subs were even working. They were but only slight. It may also have to do with the source. The XM and FM sounds better than Bluetooth or USB. I am putting music on my hard drive in my X5. Not a quick task. From the website..bavsound...a pair of subs and and new app may be like $1,600. Say another $500 for install..so 2,100 all in (plus 875 HK)..which may or may not sound as good as the BW.

[hodwilll]

i have my x5 with stock audio means that no HK/B&W , i consider to replace it with Bowers and Wilkins but , that audio system has 20 speakers optional, but in my stock audio , there are only 10 speakers in standard condt

[mattsrs]

I'm happy with my HK. It sounds better than Burmester on my previous MB. I'm sure B&W sounds better but $4k better? Not sure

[edtreo]

Originally Posted by mattsrs

I'm happy with my HK. It sounds better than Burmester on my previous MB. I'm sure B&W sounds better but $4k better? Not sure

Yes. It’s 4K good.