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Originally Posted by MajorTranq
Inexpensive, no. I did the bavsound speakers first, then their ghost underseat subwoofers, and finally the Bimmertech amp. The amp, though expensive, really brings the speaker system to life. The wiring is plug & play. The only drawback is Bimmertech hasn't yet developed a custom mounting bracket for the e84. I'm working with them to develop one. Hard to believe this hasn't been brought to their attention before, but it seems to be true.
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It does seem weird. Do e84 owners tend not to do the upgrade or have people managed to just roll-their-own mounting solution and just screwed it in somewhere?
Normally, I would think "speakers first", but based on your comments and thinking about how the DSP might improve imaging, I'm wondering if "amp first" makes more sense? Only problem (aside from the price) would be that you need to take care to not blow the stock speakers!
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I think Alpine makes an amp which will work, but I have no further knowledge. If you can't do the Bimmertech, maybe research the Alpine.
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I did a quick search, and according to this document (
http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...8&d=1326563347), it looks like an upgrade for those who don't have HiFi -- those of us in the US probably already have that option?
When I look at pictures of the speakers, our tweeters look similar, so I think all it's intended for is to bring the base stereo up to the HiFi level.
For a cheaper solution, Match makes a smaller amp which might work. I haven't been able to find any info on this as an upgrade for the e84 tho. If it's not much better than the stock amp, why bother? Or is the addition of the DSP enough to make it worthwhile? Or does it not fit?