[ourlee]

Yo, $?

[spademonkey]

Originally Posted by LCDRJohn

any chance that you could do some sound measurements before/after??

I'd love to see the curves.

Imma be honest, I have no idea how to do that 😅

[spademonkey]

Originally Posted by Coconut

Were you seeing the install videos for the G42/G87? Can’t seem to find them on YouTube or Bavsound’s website.

Someone posted a video of them doing the speakers on a current gen M240xi, and then you’re right, I can’t find that video anymore 😅 but here’s someone doing the subs on their G87 M2

[donnyfontaine]

Originally Posted by spademonkey

Someone posted a video of them doing the speakers on a current gen M240xi, and then you’re right, I can’t find that video anymore 😅 but here’s someone doing the subs on their G87 M2

the underfloor subwoofers are so bad

if ya want bass, you can't really trick sound, you need air displacement for proper bass... a good 10/12" driver is the only real way to get bass

[spademonkey]

Originally Posted by donnyfontaine

the underfloor subwoofers are so bad

if ya want bass, you can't really trick sound, you need air displacement for proper bass... a good 10/12" driver is the only real way to get bass

Yah I’m doing mine in stages. I just coded the Bowers sound profile in, and immediately the surround sound tuning was so much better. Bass was obviously the same, so next stage is installing the subs to see the difference, and the incrementally adding the Stage 1 speakers as I have time. Been so busy since I got em haha 😅

[KevM2]

Originally Posted by spademonkey

Yah I’m doing mine in stages. I just coded the Bowers sound profile in, and immediately the surround sound tuning was so much better. Bass was obviously the same, so next stage is installing the subs to see the difference, and the incrementally adding the Stage 1 speakers as I have time. Been so busy since I got em haha 😅

This was using BimmerCode I assume. And what car option did you choose since I don’t believe BimmerCode has an option for the G87 yet. M3 same as the video? I’m a bit weary doing this without bimmercode officially supporting the G87 platform but if more people have done this without issues then I’ll consider it

[spademonkey]

Originally Posted by KevM2

This was using BimmerCode I assume. And what car option did you choose since I don’t believe BimmerCode has an option for the G87 yet. M3 same as the video? I’m a bit weary doing this without bimmercode officially supporting the G87 platform but if more people have done this without issues then I’ll consider it

Yah exactly that. It auto saves a backup so it’s okay there, so I’m not particularly worried. Not everything was available. A lot of features weren’t codable, but at least the sound profile, lighting, and start up warning delete worked.

But the Bowers sound helped the surround tuning tremendously

[txmav]

I don't have bimmercode nor the expertise to code the bowers settings. Do you know of any equalizer settings that would make the audio sound better?

[spademonkey]

Originally Posted by txmav

I don't have bimmercode nor the expertise to code the bowers settings. Do you know of any equalizer settings that would make the audio sound better?

Hey unfortunately I don’t, however there should be more than a few forum threads through Bimmerpost about how to best adjust the HK equalizer based off of your music tastes.

But if you decide to give BimmerCode a try, it’s so easy, genuinely, and the B&W sound profiles helped with audio clarity for the surround sound tuning quite a bit.

[spademonkey]

OKAY, update.

Stage 2 of my audio testing:

B&W sound profiles + Bavsound 8” ghost subwoofers.

In a few minutes of listening they start to waken up and are immediately better than the oem HK subs. It feels like how the car should have come from the factory.

The subwoofer response is immediate and finally doesn’t fall short of the amount of bass you’d expect listening to music. These are initial thoughts as it’s supposed to need about 10-12 listening hours to fully break in, but so far they’re noticeably better.

For 99% of listeners, this is the stage I’d recommend.
B&W sound profiles set to “On Stage”, surround Intensity at maximum, treble at +3, and bass at +3-5 (Bavsound recommends +0-3).

I’m going to break the subs in fully and give additional thoughts, and then get the full “Bavsound stage 1 speakers” installed to finish it up.

[txmav]

Originally Posted by spademonkey

OKAY, update.

Stage 2 of my audio testing:

B&W sound profiles + Bavsound 8” ghost subwoofers.

In a few minutes of listening they start to waken up and are immediately better than the oem HK subs. It feels like how the car should have come from the factory.

The subwoofer response is immediate and finally doesn’t fall short of the amount of bass you’d expect listening to music. These are initial thoughts as it’s supposed to need about 10-12 listening hours to fully break in, but so far they’re noticeably better.

For 99% of listeners, this is the stage I’d recommend.
B&W sound profiles set to “On Stage”, surround Intensity at maximum, treble at +3, and bass at +3-5 (Bavsound recommends +0-3).

I’m going to break the subs in fully and give additional thoughts, and then get the full “Bavsound stage 1 speakers” installed to finish it up.

Congratulations on your installation. It sounds as though you are quite pleased.

Have you installed all of the speakers that you purchased? Did you need to use any additional amps or replace any of the original amps?

[spademonkey]

Originally Posted by txmav

Congratulations on your installation. It sounds as though you are quite pleased.

Have you installed all of the speakers that you purchased? Did you need to use any additional amps or replace any of the original amps?

Hey I wrote in that little message write up that this was just an intermediate stage in trying out different levels of audio modification. So don’t have the full speakers installed yet. Going in stages to see what solutions are “good enough” for people and to truly gauge how worth it the full kit would be.

So for now, I’ll be in this stage for likely around 2 weeks to properly break the subs in, and give my thoughts again, before adding on the full speaker system to finish it up.

Also Bavsound does not do amps for our application, so the amp was not touched.

[Racerinlsl]

Originally Posted by txmav

I don't have bimmercode nor the expertise to code the bowers settings. Do you know of any equalizer settings that would make the audio sound better?

Turn the surround nonsense OFF completely. That's by far the biggest key. Music wasn't meant to be listened to this way and I don't understand why car manufacturers keep coding this garbage into their systems. You'll have a much better listening experience with this turned off, then adjust the EQ to your liking.