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So, I did have a chance to experiment with using the native BMW Spotify app vs my Carplay Connected iPhone streaming with Amazon HD last weekend, and I didn't really detect any difference in the quality of music.
My testing, such as it was, happened mostly top down, but I did have the top up for a few tracks. I was driving the entire time I was conducting my experiment. I think I'd still like to compare tracks head to head just sitting in the car with top up and engine at idle just to be sure. But I'm pretty certain that I didn't notice any source differences between the Spotify app, and my content streamed from my phone. What is interesting is that I didn't notice any sort of bass distortion or car body panel resonance as was commonly the case in the past. I attribute this to the fact that I had already reset all the EQ to be perfectly flat, whereas prior the bass was boosted slightly (a few dB). So, while this eliminated the most annoying characteristic of the Z4's bass, bass itself was also not very present on some tracks - this is still my major complaint with the HK system. Of course, I have yet to install the 300W 10" subwoofer/amp combo that I bought last summer But I think once I do, and I get the level for the subwoofer amp set correctly it will probably resolve things satisfactorily for me. To be clear, I'm not expecting theater quality sound in the car - just a better reproduction of all the frequencies of music that I'm using to hearing when that same music is played on other systems. |
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