Premimum Sound Option $1850 !

[320]

The Premium Sound option @ $1850 seems awefully high.

Who has regular stock sound and with they spent the extra $1850 ?

Who is happy with regular sound ?

Anyone have the premium sound and think it's worth the extra 2K ?

[Wagner]

"is it worth it" - completely subjective.

[320]

I agree it's subjective but I am looking for value judgements - ie...it's probably not worth $10,000 to too many people and the $2K that BMW wants also seems way too high. The old premium sound upgrade on the E46 wsas $750 and I thought worth it, but I don't think it's worth $1200 on the E90....and now $1850 for X5....looking for "value for money" opinions...

[X5FX]

imo its worth the cost, it sounds significantly better than stock system.

[mkar]

I've only heard the Premium system and it's good but if you want great bass you won't find it in the upgrade. The highs and mids sound good but I wanted better lows

[Brisbane]

I think it's worth it. But as stated it's all relative.

We listen to music a lot and I'm a discrimate listener who just paid $2,500 for a Chinese CD player and am about to spend over $3K for a new turntable and arm- and an extra $800 for a cartridge (not considered a lot by high end vinyl freaks).

The comment about the bass is spot on IMO.

If I listened only to news and sports and occasional music the standard system would be fine- in fact I think it's pretty good for a base system.

[rh71]

fyi if you didn't know - in addition to the sound quality (plus extra speakers), you're getting a dvd-changer that can play movies in your nav screen. Still not worth it to me though.

[rvas69]

Not worth it to me, I am listening MP3s all the times...

[AzNMpower32]

Originally Posted by rvas69

Not worth it to me, I am listening MP3s all the times...

IMO, it makes a difference all around. The Logic7 in my mom's 325i makes my mp3s sound a lot better, almost like a CD in my X3. And good CDs (the kind you buy from the store/online, not the ones you burn) sound fantastic.

The reason Premium Sound got more expensive for '08 is because they replaced the CD changer with the DVD changer. I would get the option, but I'm fairly picky on sound. I spend time fiddling with the equalizers to get it *juuuuuuuust* right. (And of course, by the time I get it just right, it's on to the next track, which means I have to readjust it )

[drod]

i also thought about it for awhile before finally placing my 08 order..

i examined both systems and although i noticed a difference in the upgrade it wasn't the "wow, i must get the upgrade!" feeling i was expecting..

the stock seemed more than enough... i have an upgraded system in my Landcruiser and the stock x5 sounded better...(maybe because it offers more speakers and two subs!)

i just couldn't justify the $1850 for the upgrade...

but if you're planning on swapping out speakers later, and upgrading the amp separately then i would opt for the upgraded system. You will end up spending the same amount for the same results... (better to have it installed by BMW than some third-party that will rip things apart)