[FutureX 2001]

Alright, anyone ever listen to the 6 1/2 (front) Harmon Kardon's found on the BMW Z3 (newer model such as 2001)? They're rated at 30watts.

How do they compare to the stock front two Bose 6 1/2s in the Premium sound system?
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Just between those two speakers, not any others. BTW what's the max power on the BOSE fronts?

Thanks

 

[kopper187]

Last time I checked, the H-K speakers in the BMW's were esentially JBL speakers. They may be slightly different from the JBL's we can buy, but they are very close if not the same. I would definately choose those over the BOSE speakers. It's not the power rating that creates a quality speaker, its the materials and engineering used to construct it. The max power for each speaker on the permium BOSE systems is 50 watts.

 

[Guest]

I don't know, I think that a lot of the people on these forums being second owners had people before that may not have taken very good care of there car. My Bose (non-premium, 4ohm) system blows away some of the premium ones away that I have heard. I have it running off an Alpine CDM-7871 deck, but it sounded sweet even before I had the deck, and my subwoofer. The only thing that gave me **** was one of the rear 6x9's which got a tear in it but a little RTV silicone fixed it right up . Being that the speakers are cardboard they wear a lot faster than most normal cones and especially for some of you guys that live in hotter areas than seattle, where its usually just cloudy and rainiy (still love it here though).

I have heard the system in a BMW 740, which I think was a Harmon kardon and it sounded about the same as our Bose, but I was with one of my friends parents and he never turned it up very loud or put in the kind of music that I would test bass with, etc.

 

[93typeII]

the stock bose in our legends in my opinion are way better than the HK's in BMW cars, i know because i drive alegend work on BMW's.
Aaron