11-13-2016, 04:36 AM | #1 |
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Harman kardon upgrade
I've seen a set of harman kardon speakers advertised for less than £200 (looks to be 4 mid range speakers and 4 tweeters)... would there be any benefit in me installing these or would it be pointless without the full amp etc?
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11-13-2016, 06:24 AM | #2 |
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The HK speakers are higher impedance than any of the other speakers that came in F30's. I don't know if you have HiFi or the base stereo that we don't have in the US, but either way you would need a third party amp or the F30 HK amp.
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11-15-2016, 12:36 PM | #3 |
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The weak link of the base or HiFi stereo is the amp. If you want to upgrade anything in the audio system that's what I would do first, especially when HK speakers aren't very good either.
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11-15-2016, 01:06 PM | #4 |
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Would the existing system be plug and play with an upgraded HK amp... also would the car need any coding to get it to see the new amp?
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11-15-2016, 01:07 PM | #5 |
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I don't think HK amp will be plug-and-play and coding is absolutely needed. You should get the bimmertech amp instead which is plug-and-play and doesn't need coding. Search this whole forum for the bimmertech amp and read the thousands of posts on it.
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For the most bang-for-your-buck, easy to put in and take out later, the Bimmertech amp/DSP can't be beat. Buying an HK amp would be just as expensive and wouldn't be as good (and the HK amp with the Hifi speakers is not a plug-and-play upgrade...your HiFi speakers are 4-ohm and the HK amp won't like them). The HiFi speakers aren't bad once they have a decent amp behind them.
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