Speaker Upgrade L7

Paul Kellerman · 10-30-2024, 07:53 PM

Hi All,

I've been building the sound system in my E92 with L7 and have done quite a bit of upgrading:

P3 12" Fosgate Sub with a Mono Amp
2 Channel Rockford Amp for 8" Woofers
Audison M8.14 DSP

Volume is more than adequate however the overall sound is "muddy" and there is little instrument separation-The top end is the weak part of the system.

People have recommended changing the speakers out-What would be a cost effective option that yields the greatest improvement? Looking for much detail/separation in my music.

Thanks!

Reverend_Wrong · 11-07-2024, 10:30 AM

What have you done as far as tuning the DSP? While you can definitely improve over the stock drivers, in my system (Hi-Fi) the amp was by far the weakest link and the speaker upgrade was a minor improvement. I used Room EQ Wizard and a calibrated USB microphone to set the time alignment and EQ the speakers with the my AudioControl D-6.1200 and am happy with the results.

I was a lot to learn but there are a lot of great resources on www.diymobileaudio.com. This is was a good starting point:

https://www.diymobileaudio.com/threa...system.163234/

The Audio Frog Guide to Tuning Your System is worth reading

Captain Buumer · 11-07-2024, 01:16 PM

Even the base setup was pretty good when i tuned them with DSP + added tweeters.

i was shocked.

While they lack in power they are somewhat the perfect speakers as they are purpose designed to give best output with limited budget.

I still blew all my stock base speakers when experimenting around so they are not designed to handle any increased power compared to CIC ~12W

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Paul Kellerman New Member 0 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2010 328xi Coupe + E350 Sedan Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Niagara Escarpment iTrader: (0)	Speaker Upgrade L7 Hi All, I've been building the sound system in my E92 with L7 and have done quite a bit of upgrading: P3 12" Fosgate Sub with a Mono Amp 2 Channel Rockford Amp for 8" Woofers Audison M8.14 DSP Volume is more than adequate however the overall sound is "muddy" and there is little instrument separation-The top end is the weak part of the system. People have recommended changing the speakers out-What would be a cost effective option that yields the greatest improvement? Looking for much detail/separation in my music. Thanks!
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Reverend_Wrong New Member 18 Rep 29 Posts Drives: 2011 E91 328i ZSP 6MT Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Asheville, NC iTrader: (0)	What have you done as far as tuning the DSP? While you can definitely improve over the stock drivers, in my system (Hi-Fi) the amp was by far the weakest link and the speaker upgrade was a minor improvement. I used Room EQ Wizard and a calibrated USB microphone to set the time alignment and EQ the speakers with the my AudioControl D-6.1200 and am happy with the results. I was a lot to learn but there are a lot of great resources on www.diymobileaudio.com. This is was a good starting point: https://www.diymobileaudio.com/threa...system.163234/ The Audio Frog Guide to Tuning Your System is worth reading
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Captain Buumer Second Lieutenant 155 Rep 272 Posts Drives: 325D Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	Even the base setup was pretty good when i tuned them with DSP + added tweeters. i was shocked. While they lack in power they are somewhat the perfect speakers as they are purpose designed to give best output with limited budget. I still blew all my stock base speakers when experimenting around so they are not designed to handle any increased power compared to CIC ~12W
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