HK Premium Sound

BMWfan73 · 08-19-2020, 06:57 PM

Been shopping around online to purchase my first X3 and one dealer has the Monroney label available to view on their site. It is not a photo of the original, just an electronic version. The vehicle in question is a 2014 X3 xDrive35i. Anyhow, it lists in the options the [677] Premium Hi Fi System $875 which I verified against the 2014 Pricing Guide. How am I able to verify this is actually installed and not the standard system? Didn't they put the Harmon Kardon branding on the front speaker door grilles or am I mistaken?

Wgosma · 08-19-2020, 08:35 PM

Get the car's VIN number and plug into online 'decoder', such as this https://decoder.bvzine.com/

You'll get a detailed listing of every option and it's associated BMW designation code.

Good luck/Bill
ps- see sample...PDF attached for my car

bpwj76 · 08-20-2020, 08:43 AM

My X3 has option 676, which is labeled "Hi-fi sound system" at no charge. I'm not sure what option code 677 is. If it's $875, it might be the HK system, but I don't know.

Yes, the tweeter grills in the top of the door will say harman/kardon.

bpwj76 · 08-20-2020, 08:47 AM

I found this here: https://www.bimmer-tech.net/blog/ite...-audio-for-bmw

richardodn · 08-20-2020, 06:23 PM

BMW typically has 3 different levels of sound systems in their cars worldwide.US market cars only have the 2 top tiers; Hi Fi (S676A) and Top Hi Fi (DSP S677A, HK S688A). The Top Hi Fi in the F25 uses the same audio source units, a 7.2 speaker arrangement with the additional 2 in the D pillar as pictured above, and an amp to match. 2014 would have the DSP system based on the ordering guide.

And to verify, just look for speakers in the D pillar.

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BMWfan73 Lord of Glencoe 34 Rep 108 Posts Drives: '15 xDrive35i M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Big Sky Country, MT iTrader: (0)	HK Premium Sound Been shopping around online to purchase my first X3 and one dealer has the Monroney label available to view on their site. It is not a photo of the original, just an electronic version. The vehicle in question is a 2014 X3 xDrive35i. Anyhow, it lists in the options the [677] Premium Hi Fi System $875 which I verified against the 2014 Pricing Guide. How am I able to verify this is actually installed and not the standard system? Didn't they put the Harmon Kardon branding on the front speaker door grilles or am I mistaken?
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bpwj76 Private First Class 94 Rep 184 Posts Drives: 2021 530i; 2016 X3 Sdrive28i Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Louisiana iTrader: (0)	My X3 has option 676, which is labeled "Hi-fi sound system" at no charge. I'm not sure what option code 677 is. If it's $875, it might be the HK system, but I don't know. Yes, the tweeter grills in the top of the door will say harman/kardon.
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bpwj76 Private First Class 94 Rep 184 Posts Drives: 2021 530i; 2016 X3 Sdrive28i Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Louisiana iTrader: (0)	I found this here: https://www.bimmer-tech.net/blog/ite...-audio-for-bmw Attached Images
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richardodn First Lieutenant 160 Rep 349 Posts Drives: '12 X3 35iX/'20 440ix cabrio Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0)	BMW typically has 3 different levels of sound systems in their cars worldwide.US market cars only have the 2 top tiers; Hi Fi (S676A) and Top Hi Fi (DSP S677A, HK S688A). The Top Hi Fi in the F25 uses the same audio source units, a 7.2 speaker arrangement with the additional 2 in the D pillar as pictured above, and an amp to match. 2014 would have the DSP system based on the ordering guide. And to verify, just look for speakers in the D pillar.
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