B and O sound system

NAVYPB · 02-03-2014, 06:59 PM

Just wondering everyone's thoughts on this upgrade. Thinking about ordering 2014 M5 and wondering if this sound system is really worth it. Besides better speakers over stock Is it adding more speakers?

Thank you

Need4Speed_Motorsports · 02-03-2014, 07:13 PM

I listened to the F10 M5 both with and without the Bang & Olufsen speakers and I have to say I would 100% order it with them. Makes a world of a difference imo.

patb23 · 02-03-2014, 07:26 PM

I was unsure at 1st but when I heard a bmw with B&O and then one without, I was sold on the B&O.

Spinny02 · 02-03-2014, 07:30 PM

Puts a smile on my face every time I turn it on. It is worth it.

savela · 02-03-2014, 08:17 PM

Takes some tweaking. At first listen it's not terribly impressive but once dialed in it's worth every penny.

Bimmerbum14 · 02-03-2014, 08:43 PM

Absolutely worth it. Sounds amazing and frankly looks really cool too.

RPiM5 · 02-03-2014, 08:45 PM

Not this thread again.

NAVYPB · 02-03-2014, 09:19 PM

Everyone thank you for your positive input. I will put on list when ordering.
To RPiM5, I hope your other 2576 posts are more useful. Doing a search from an iPhone is terrible with 1 bar connection

cnes · 02-03-2014, 09:34 PM

Definitely worth it

Mikeisen · 02-03-2014, 10:15 PM

Hey man, that's cool. Sometimes it's hard to find these old threads and things come up more than once on this forum all the time. He's an old thread that may help you.

http://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthr...errerid=222085

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Everyone thank you for your positive input. I will put on list when ordering.
To RPiM5, I hope your other 2576 posts are more useful. Doing a search from an iPhone is terrible with 1 bar connection

NAVYPB · 02-03-2014, 10:27 PM

That is a great thread. Will have to ask dealer about B&O SIB???

mitch65 · 02-04-2014, 12:23 AM

I started that other thread and got the B & O. It's great, though not as good as the Burmeister in the Panamera.

AW335OME · 02-05-2014, 12:17 AM

The B&O in my audi sounds amazing.

avlnch · 02-05-2014, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by NAVYPB

That is a great thread. Will have to ask dealer about B&O SIB???

Only if you start to hear a rattle. If you ask them to do an SIB like the B&O without having the issue they won't perform the labor. Also you don't want people taking stuff apart when it doesn't need to.

New cars off the like shouldn't have this issue. After an SIB is put out, it should be applied to all new cars coming off the line thereafter.

mainly · 02-05-2014, 05:14 AM

people buying an m5 and worried about how the stereo sounds... lord help us.

GarbageMan · 02-05-2014, 06:24 AM

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people buying an m5 and worried about how the stereo sounds... lord help us.

You lost me... That's part of the appeal of the car. Should we be ordering the cars with radio and A/C delete and carbon fiber seats with 5 point harnesses?

dhirm5 · 02-05-2014, 07:54 AM

LOL - yes you should. Look into the rear seat delete option also. It's combinable with the roll cage in the track package - ZTP.

RPiM5 · 02-05-2014, 09:29 AM

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LOL - yes you should. Look into the rear seat delete option also. It's combinable with the roll cage in the track package - ZTP.

I'm getting the ZTP in my next M5. Can't wait to feel what a 600lb reduction in weight will feel like without the back seats and carbon fiber all over the place.

M5essex · 02-05-2014, 09:37 AM

I would have thought traction, well lack of it, will be your biggest enemy then!

M5Rlz · 02-05-2014, 12:08 PM

Go spend an hour sitting in a GTR with base BOSE (and I think bose is shit), and then sit in the $3700 b&o there is a difference, but its worth maybe $800-2000 NOT $3700 lol. I like it, I love the speakers and the lights, but $3700 it is not.

That price equates to half the cost of a single 802D B&W speaker lmao...NOT WORTH IT.

This is advice coming from someone that would spend $15,000 on a car upgrade stereo option if it was available.

JOHNBMWM5 · 02-05-2014, 12:12 PM

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people buying an m5 and worried about how the stereo sounds... lord help us.

Seconded what a wast of money.

HK is plenty good enough for cars.

Bimmer6 · 02-05-2014, 12:20 PM

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Seconded what a wast of money.

HK is plenty good enough for cars.

Ha too funny I found the same too. I listen to talk radio, and when I'm doing some sport driving I turn off the music so I can hear the car. When the wife is in the car she prefers to talk ....yes talk. So for some audiophiles they may need it for me I would never use it.

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NAVYPB Private 13 Rep 57 Posts Drives: 2016 X5;1991 M5 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Everyone thank you for your positive input. I will put on list when ordering. To RPiM5, I hope your other 2576 posts are more useful. Doing a search from an iPhone is terrible with 1 bar connection
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mitch65 Second Lieutenant 165 Rep 210 Posts Drives: 2023 X7 2023 M5C Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	I started that other thread and got the B & O. It's great, though not as good as the Burmeister in the Panamera.
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M5Rlz Colonel 252 Rep 2,203 Posts Drives: R8, f10m59(Rip), m4, GTR Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: MD iTrader: (3)	Go spend an hour sitting in a GTR with base BOSE (and I think bose is shit), and then sit in the $3700 b&o there is a difference, but its worth maybe $800-2000 NOT $3700 lol. I like it, I love the speakers and the lights, but $3700 it is not. That price equates to half the cost of a single 802D B&W speaker lmao...NOT WORTH IT. This is advice coming from someone that would spend $15,000 on a car upgrade stereo option if it was available.
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