Sharing notes on this installation.
F10 530d and owner realized that sound system was weakest link.
Contacted Mak Retrofit to discuss it.
Complaint:
Poor Sound System
Expectation:
Bit more bass
Decent Sound Quality
Trusted Sound installer (Owner wanted to avoid cowboys out there in sound industry).
Budget
1-1.5K
My recommendations:
Get Gladen Extreme kit with Mosconi 120.4 DSP.
And bmw connectors to keep everything OEM plug and play.
Reasons:
-Extreme kit has 3 ohm speakers and 2 ohm subs so you get more punch and sound compared to Standard Gladen kit
-Mosconi Amps are well know and won many awards in last few years.
Mind you that I have Audison bit one and Hertz HDP5 with Gladen extreme at front and logic 7 mids at the rear. My sound system cost me 1.5-2K and I am still not happy (Audison bit one is not what I expected!).
Installation Photos:
Notes:
- Gladen kit was easier to install compared to other sound system.
- Speakers and underseats are more or less plug and play.
- Amplifier quality is top notch. Quality of amp was 5 times better than Hertz amps.
- Mosconi Amp has built in DSP so time alignment, cross overs and equalizer is all digital.
- Amp was installed where OEM amp sits.
- OEM battery connector was used which goes to distribution block sitting on the battery.
Rating:
Quality of physical components: 9/10
Sound Quality: 10/10 (shockingly, it is better than my sound system. Difference is Bit one and Hertz amp. If I were to start again, I would simply get mosconi amp).
Ease of installation: 9/10
Feel free to ask any questions.