Piece Meal Audio Upgrade

cjsansom · 11-09-2017, 02:04 PM

Hey, I'm on a budget and really not able to drop a large chunk of change all at once.

6 months in getting piece by piece, I'm far enough in to wonder if I really am getting as good a deal as I think I'm getting.

Anyone want to weigh in on if I'm ahead of the game with this or if I'm just fooling myself.

AMP: Audiotec-Fischer PP82DSP $528.45
Underseat Woofers: Gladen HD 201 $185
Mids: Hertz EMV 100.5 $113.88
Door Speaker Adapter: Buddy 3D printed
Tweeters: Hertz ET 20.4 $84.99
Crossover: Hertz CX200.5 $49.95
Trunk Stealth Sub Enclosure: Visual Ice $130
12" Subwoofer: Focal P30 DB $50
Sub Amp: Kenwood Excelon XR-1S $200
Harness: BMW F30 HiFi 676 $67.00

Total $1,409.27 all in.

The only OEM drivers remaining are the center channel and rear doors. I got the Focal P30 off a local classified, I just included the Crutchfield link to show the product.

Thoughts?

Billfitz · 11-09-2017, 03:00 PM

You'll get the most boom for the buck from a trunk mounted sub, a better amp is next. I've yet to see definitive objective data that proves the benefit of replacing any of the drivers. 40 plus years of experience in the audio industry has taught me that when this data isn't easily found it's because it doesn't exist.

cjsansom · 11-09-2017, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Billfitz

You'll get the most boom for the buck from a trunk mounted sub, a better amp is next

I've got the Trunk Sub covered with:
Trunk Stealth Sub Enclosure: Visual Ice $130
12" Subwoofer: Focal P30 DB $50
Sub Amp: Kenwood Excelon XR-1S $200

Are you saying that's all you think I needed?

Billfitz · 11-09-2017, 04:34 PM

Where low bass is concerned a trunk sub is the only way to go. The next item is the amp, where more power will give a cleaner sound, and more bands of EQ than stock will allow better fine tuning of the system. As for the remaining speakers, it's certainly possible that after market replacements could give better results than stock. The problem is that none that I've seen prove it.

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cjsansom Private 6 Rep 50 Posts Drives: 2012 F30 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Utah iTrader: (0)	Piece Meal Audio Upgrade Hey, I'm on a budget and really not able to drop a large chunk of change all at once. 6 months in getting piece by piece, I'm far enough in to wonder if I really am getting as good a deal as I think I'm getting. Anyone want to weigh in on if I'm ahead of the game with this or if I'm just fooling myself. AMP: Audiotec-Fischer PP82DSP $528.45 Underseat Woofers: Gladen HD 201 $185 Mids: Hertz EMV 100.5 $113.88 Door Speaker Adapter: Buddy 3D printed Tweeters: Hertz ET 20.4 $84.99 Crossover: Hertz CX200.5 $49.95 Trunk Stealth Sub Enclosure: Visual Ice $130 12" Subwoofer: Focal P30 DB $50 Sub Amp: Kenwood Excelon XR-1S $200 Harness: BMW F30 HiFi 676 $67.00 Total $1,409.27 all in. The only OEM drivers remaining are the center channel and rear doors. I got the Focal P30 off a local classified, I just included the Crutchfield link to show the product. Thoughts? Last edited by cjsansom; 11-09-2017 at 02:24 PM..
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Billfitz Lieutenant General 8243 Rep 16,082 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	You'll get the most boom for the buck from a trunk mounted sub, a better amp is next. I've yet to see definitive objective data that proves the benefit of replacing any of the drivers. 40 plus years of experience in the audio industry has taught me that when this data isn't easily found it's because it doesn't exist.
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Billfitz Lieutenant General 8243 Rep 16,082 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	Where low bass is concerned a trunk sub is the only way to go. The next item is the amp, where more power will give a cleaner sound, and more bands of EQ than stock will allow better fine tuning of the system. As for the remaining speakers, it's certainly possible that after market replacements could give better results than stock. The problem is that none that I've seen prove it.
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