Bang&Olufsen center speaker replacement...would you do it?

nameisjae1 · 02-08-2016, 06:01 AM

Just wondering if you guys would do this....would changing out the center speaker alone improve sound quality?

http://blog.naver.com/hbh1020/220496236665

wearenh · 02-08-2016, 07:36 AM

looks very cool!.... how many Won ₩ was that?

yvnrg1981 · 02-08-2016, 08:31 AM

I'm sure it will give it an ever so slight boost to some frequencies. But just one speaker wont make anything better as the sound wont match the other speakers and would probably make it sound weird.

nameisjae1 · 02-08-2016, 10:08 PM

Not sure on the price....I was thinking the same thing as it would not match other speakers.

alphaod · 02-09-2016, 02:41 AM

Sounds kind of pointless, no pun intended.

Doanster · 02-09-2016, 10:40 AM

Unless you want to upgrade purely for the aesthetics, mismatched tweeters = bad sound.

dubsesd · 02-09-2016, 12:52 PM

have listened to both harmon kardon and b&o back to back in my f15 and dealer f85 they let me borrow....and neither is amazing to be honest. both very good and minimal differences. my old e90 with logic 7 blew them out of the water

stewy604 · 02-09-2016, 01:24 PM

Comes down to personal preference I think, but a matched system is going to give you the best performance. Would be the same as having mis-matched speakers in your home theatre. My HK with Logic 7 sounds great IMO, although I can't compare it to that of an E70.

nameisjae1 · 02-10-2016, 05:25 AM

How about K2 Focal KRX2 mid's/tweeters with B&O center speaker? Any thoughts?

iconoclast · 02-10-2016, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nameisjae1

Just wondering if you guys would do this....

no. buy it from the factory or just upgrade what is already there but don't retrofit a b&o system.

JNoSol · 02-10-2016, 11:39 PM

Just changing one speaker isn't going to improve the sound. It might do the opposite, throwing off the balance.

elisiX · 02-11-2016, 12:44 AM

B&O costs $10k in Australia, so while this alternative might seem attractive, I can't imagine it would work out well at all.

jlstyle · 02-11-2016, 08:13 AM

Center speaker doesn't help much in regular music listening. But it will are into crisp voice oriented music listening, it will help. But then in order to do that, your music should be played loud and I'm not sure if you are that type of a person.

nameisjae1 · 02-11-2016, 08:16 AM

Thanks all for the feedback. Just bought Focal K2 KRX2's for my X5. Not going with B&O for center but this should improve my sound quality for sure.

Check out my other post...will upload pics.

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yvnrg1981 Second Lieutenant 101 Rep 238 Posts Drives: 2019 M5 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Manalapan, NJ iTrader: (0)	I'm sure it will give it an ever so slight boost to some frequencies. But just one speaker wont make anything better as the sound wont match the other speakers and would probably make it sound weird.
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nameisjae1 Private First Class 73 Rep 170 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW X5 M sports Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NOVA iTrader: (0)	Not sure on the price....I was thinking the same thing as it would not match other speakers.
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nameisjae1 Private First Class 73 Rep 170 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW X5 M sports Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NOVA iTrader: (0)	How about K2 Focal KRX2 mid's/tweeters with B&O center speaker? Any thoughts?
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JNoSol Brigadier General 1381 Rep 3,834 Posts Drives: 750 MSPORT & E90M3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kansas City iTrader: (0)	Just changing one speaker isn't going to improve the sound. It might do the opposite, throwing off the balance. __________________ Daily: G12 750 MSPORT Weekend Car: E90 M3
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elisiX Major 687 Rep 1,328 Posts Drives: '20 X3M Competition Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (0)	B&O costs $10k in Australia, so while this alternative might seem attractive, I can't imagine it would work out well at all. __________________ 2020 BMW X3M Competition ///M - ALPINE WHITE / SAKHIR ORANGE Past: 18' BMW M3CS \| 18' BMW X5M \| '17 BMW M3 Competition \| '16 Mercedes GLC250 \| '16 BMW X5M \| '15 BMW X5 M50d \| '14 Audi SQ5
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jlstyle Lieutenant Colonel 355 Rep 1,762 Posts Drives: Porsche Panamera Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 Audi S7 [0.00] 2015 BMW X5 [0.00]	Center speaker doesn't help much in regular music listening. But it will are into crisp voice oriented music listening, it will help. But then in order to do that, your music should be played loud and I'm not sure if you are that type of a person.
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nameisjae1 Private First Class 73 Rep 170 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW X5 M sports Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NOVA iTrader: (0)	Thanks all for the feedback. Just bought Focal K2 KRX2's for my X5. Not going with B&O for center but this should improve my sound quality for sure. Check out my other post...will upload pics.
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