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      06-04-2014, 10:05 PM   #1
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Harmon Kardon audio upgrade

I have a 2012 X3 with the upgraded audio but it never mentioned who is the OEM. There was a lot of speculation about it though. I remember reading it might be Alpine or Becker or even HK. But now I see it is explicitly an HK. I wonder if the current HK audio system in the 2015's is actually a better sounding unit than the 2012's. Has anyone done a sound comparo?
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      06-06-2014, 07:20 AM   #2
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Since the speakers and their positioning should dominate, you could check on RealOem for part numbers to tell most of the story.
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      06-06-2014, 06:48 PM   #3
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I have a 2012 X3 with the upgraded audio but it never mentioned who is the OEM. There was a lot of speculation about it though. I remember reading it might be Alpine or Becker or even HK. But now I see it is explicitly an HK. I wonder if the current HK audio system in the 2015's is actually a better sounding unit than the 2012's. Has anyone done a sound comparo?
I can't tell you if it sounds better than the 2012, but overall I'm not impressed with it. It certainly sounds nice, but nothing that will blow you away.
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      06-06-2014, 07:39 PM   #4
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I would imagine BMW devoted more time/energy to taking costs out of, not adding to the LCI. My guess is that the HK system is good, but no better (and possibly worse) than the outgoing system.
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