Such a detailed review. Loved it. I'd like to see you try out other car systems like Bentley's Naim, Rolls Royce's system, and Mercedes' Burmester.
@stubones3 жыл бұрын
FYI, it does not have a 5.0l V8. It's a 4.4l v8. Maybe the 50i designation threw you off. Excellent review.
@Spyk3rX2 жыл бұрын
So many car reviewers never talk about the audio especially the premium options. Keep it up!
@PeterMilanovski3 жыл бұрын
All the car's can do treble, where they struggle is at the bottom end. New car's don't have any subwoofers! What they call subwoofers is actually the bass driver that is part of a three way system which you will find that the door speakers are tied in with. Had they actually been subwoofers, you would have commented about the difficulty of being able to see what's in the rearview mirrors! Which a subwoofer should have no trouble shaking the daylights out of. I love a system that has a really strong bottom end, my home B&W speakers don't disappoint and my neighbours can confirm that! But I do have a proper subwoofer! I have always had a proper subwoofer in all my car's but it's starting to look like these new car's won't be able to be upgraded, if you replace the under seat woofers for proper subwoofers then it would be like removing your midbass drivers in your home system, it's going to sound terrible! There's not much different between car hifi and home hifi, everyone is going with rubbish class D amplifiers and quoting over inflated output power figures! If that system really had 1000W plus output power, you should have ended up with a different hair style after turning up the volume! 1000W would put hair on your chest! Regardless of sex! You really need to talk about what you are feeling! If the music isn't physically moving you then I'm not interested in paying that much extra! I'm better off getting an aftermarket subwoofer (a real subwoofer with a proper class A/B amplifier) installed that will add more impact to my music at a much lower cost. The rest of this surround sound rubbish is useless, all our music is in two channel.
@Synycom13 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right. See my review. I agree with your analysis.
@kyron20924 жыл бұрын
You were playing Tom Misch, now I know you're legit. Lol, on another note, I love how they created a spotify playlist to what the system can do. "Royals" by Lorde sounds amazing through my Harmon Kardon stereo in my car. I could only imagine how great it sounds in that X7.
@xXFeralArtsXx4 жыл бұрын
What is he talking about? IF you spend 100k pounds on a car at least, do you seriously think 3k more for a premium sound system will be a question of DO WE WANT IT?
@Synycom13 жыл бұрын
I have this in my 740 Le x. It cost £4675. It looks pretty and the sound is good but to be honest it isn’t worth the money. I also wouldn’t say the Idrive control for this is intuitive. You have to hunt around to change things like Fade front and rear or balance L/R or mess around with the equaliser if you like these things. Forget the BMW voice control for the sound system it keeps getting confused with my iPhone if it’s in the car and thinks I want to route music from that unless each time I disable it! The sound system in my wife’s Mini Cooper S sounds as good if not better at a fraction of the price. Why? You cannot get away with physics. In a big car (which my 740 is) no matter how good the system is the speakers are never positioned in an ideal aspect to the driver or any passenger, whereas the Mini is so much smaller it’s more like wearing headphones. Clear, absorbing and you can ‘feel’ the sound,
@MrGhosTRideRrR9 ай бұрын
Idk, I have an iX the new one, it's way bigger than an X6M or 740 in height width and length. I have harman cardon in there, it was literally 3000$ cheaper than the bowers wilkins, I gave it a try and it blew my mind, the sound is perfectly positioned, it's loud and clear and equalizers are top notch.
@TheMystro19714 жыл бұрын
I have tested most all the genuine serious high end audio systems in the top luxury market. It is true the Bower & Wilkins Diamond n the new BMW X7 is THE best money can buy. Spacial separation combined with BMW's ultra quiet acoustic glass puts this system in its own league. Amazing considering how big the cabin is to fill with sound.
@jps3b3 жыл бұрын
I just took inventory of my BMW X5 with the Bowers and Wilkins upgrade. I can’t wait to really put it through its paces. Thank you for the review
@DMFattorini4 жыл бұрын
Range Rover 1,700w meridian would be good to review
@diluxe4 жыл бұрын
Can you review the Naim system in the Bentley GT
@nyyrusty Жыл бұрын
Very clear and crisp, but it sounds like they still haven't gotten to the lack of real bass issue yet.
@gamingbtc4 жыл бұрын
So if no Android auto, what do more than half of the world's cell phone users use to play their music? Is there an aux jack or something? lmao.
@Birmingham_racing Жыл бұрын
If you can afford a x7 you can afford it no problem so well worth it for anyone who's into sound
@thedrivebygg2 жыл бұрын
Good video guys, great sounding system, does it have an equaliser you can manually adjust the base nd treble?
@esthetics45122 жыл бұрын
It does
@aleksandrkovaljov Жыл бұрын
Shame on you, BMW. All the sound systems are crap! I have the B&W on G05 and it really sucks. H/K on G23 also. Very disappointed.
@robburton84622 жыл бұрын
Just put a deposit down on a X7 with the B&O system, can't wait to pick it up next week! Thanks for the reveiw
@365gymboy4 жыл бұрын
You should compare it to the Volvo B&W setup...
@RasmusandPiper4 жыл бұрын
it isnt the same? same number of speakers and total wattage
@365gymboy4 жыл бұрын
I understand it to be only 1100w in the Volvo and only 11 speakers.
@Epotheros3 жыл бұрын
@@RasmusandPiper I heard that the Volvo system isn't quite as good as the set ups in other cars like the high end BMWs and the older Jaguar system (which was considered the best in the world when it was introduced in the XF back in 2009).
@RasmusandPiper3 жыл бұрын
@@Epotheros bmw also uses diamonds on the speakers, something that volvo does not. On the other hands, volvo has a tweeter on top (of the dashbord) something that bmw miss
@degou34382 жыл бұрын
@@365gymboy 19 speakers and 1400W in the volvo. And Volvo is better
@borisvalabik90593 жыл бұрын
I've had the B&O on my 2018 A8L and i was dissapointed. My wife's Harman Kardon on her X4 sounds bettet! No idea how that's possible but i'm serious, it just sounds better. And the B&O was like £6000-£7000. Definitely not worth it. Now i've ordered the X7 and i'm still not sure, even after watching this, if i should've ordered the B&W or not. I guess i still have a week or so to add it to the options list at the dealer. I would so love a no-bias opinion from someone. Is there anyone with a real experience with B&W on a X7?
@bigrahizzle2 жыл бұрын
So what did you end up with? how do you like it?
@janzvacek26742 жыл бұрын
B&W suck in high-end BMW’s however it sounds absolutely amazing in the new Volvos. I’ve heard both.
@maxl78272 жыл бұрын
That is an hilarious statement. Do some research, even just the speakers they have on the Volvo B&W systems are inferior. Volvo uses 6.5inch woofers while Bmw uses 8inch subwoofers. No wonder the Volvo B&W system does not get low and deep enough.
@momofaro2 жыл бұрын
Great intro to the B&W system and educational for new X7 owners with this system.
@marjanradanovic1946 Жыл бұрын
bloke needs 10 mins of bs talk, just put the audio at the beginning and talk later
@MrMiamiswaggz3052 жыл бұрын
Wish I had this
@dimen19974 жыл бұрын
Does the active design sound system sound better I assume through these speakers?
@AStick3Pedals3 жыл бұрын
4.4 liter engine not 5
@UltraFlexGyms4 ай бұрын
Great review ! Just a small note regarding the engine, its 4.4L not 5.0 :)
@umicheli2 жыл бұрын
Hi...how about Apple Music Hi-Res playback ? If CarPlay is used the wifi or bluetooth connection does not allow Hi-Res Lossless playback..due to poor bandwidth, however an iPod with Hi-Res music plugged into the USB should give us the full non compressed music...have you tried that ? I think that spending this kind of money to playback compressed audio is somewhat counter productive....? I would love your comments on this, thanks
@1JRW14 жыл бұрын
You have no idea at all about how to review an audio system. You are clearly not an audiophile. Bass extension, bass grip speed, instrument separation, bass, mids and treble balance, warmth, brightness, microdynamics, macrodynamics, soundstage, image, timing, headroom... Unfortunately it seems there are no audiophiles yet interested on reviewing car audio systems.
@wernertrugler11714 жыл бұрын
i have to agree. it seems no audiophiles exist anymore. i would have been very interested in a qualified review but i know nothing yet. at least staging and tonality HAS to be discussed in any audio system review, expecially in a car.
@jbackes Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review, I guess that's another $3,400 added to the price of my new seven series
@kevinfloyd68372 жыл бұрын
well someone ran out of ideas... Smart Home Sounds reviewing .....in a car...??? ummm
@HiddenTide4 жыл бұрын
Excellent review!
@jax33114 жыл бұрын
I've got the Bowers and Wilkins system in my Volvo XC60 Inscription and it is absolutely incredible. Wonder if it essentially the same system? In the Volvo it does support Android Auto as well...
@dubbelgamer0643 жыл бұрын
the systems are quite different the volvo doesn`t have diamond tweeters and the sub setup is different but the differences will only be in the highest of highs and the bass mids will be relatively similar
@degou34382 жыл бұрын
Volvo is better
@dennis-br6vr2 жыл бұрын
@@degou3438 no it is not..
@degou34382 жыл бұрын
@@dennis-br6vr yes, is it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/homng399e9Bpiq8&pp=ugMICgJwdBABGAE%3D
@ypsircxd58142 жыл бұрын
@@dennis-br6vr it actually is, check Daily Motor channel
@TripleMachine3 жыл бұрын
You said that this is not sponsored but I kept thinking that you sound like somebody that is being paid so make this video. Not really a fair audio review.
@muhammadfahmi67553 жыл бұрын
really good surrounding sound and the bass it taste so good well done BMW
@TheKobeBird2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the content! Audio review on cars is so underrated! We would love if you could do a review on the Jeep Grand Wagoneer with their McIntosh system
@elvin47323 жыл бұрын
I hawe a HARMAN KARDON on 525d F10 and its great. This Bowers&Wilkins will be wounderfull
@easternbeast3615 Жыл бұрын
more music, less talk please
@Dan330i4 жыл бұрын
Is it better than burmester sound system from a S CLASS
@thevinduekanayake2484 жыл бұрын
drifty Boiii_458 yes.
@azharsattar76534 жыл бұрын
MB Burmester is absolute junk I have the High End 3d $6400 in my S63 Coupe. I regret buying the car because of it. Porsche Burmester is much better.
@keshkepital75564 жыл бұрын
Burmester in the new G class is also bullshit. I set bass to -10 and it still sounds crazy. Hurts my ears.
@Infinity-dp8sc3 жыл бұрын
@@keshkepital7556 wait so the bass is loud?
@yeahray99073 жыл бұрын
Ok but my 2020 7 B&W speakers do not have the Fibonacci ambient lighting! Bummer!
@berkangulsenogullari2 жыл бұрын
The engine is actually 4.4L V8 not 5.0L
@melissaf78073 ай бұрын
Porsche
@wernertrugler11714 жыл бұрын
sorry to say, but neither is the BMW X7 an ultimate driving machine, nor does the test tell much about the quality of the sound system. you explain in detail many many technical facts and marketing statements but playing some tracks does not help in any way because we do not hear the B&W system but our headphones, computer speakers or whatever we use to watch this video.
@smarthomesounds4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching - this video was always intended to be our insight into the system. We always like to include a sound test as it's always highly requested but struggles to show the nuances in the audio because as you've said, it depends on how you are listening to the video. I would love to hear your suggestions on how we could improve that?
@aapkaapna57033 жыл бұрын
U can't check the sound quality by using radio tracks..
@pdn5614 жыл бұрын
BMW's mobile tech strategy is a complete mess at the moment. No Android Auto is bonkers! You didn't really talk about how the system performs on the go, when traversing the local pothole-riddled roads, or cruising down a dual carriageway over the incessant hum of tyre noise, or on a busy motorway with massive wagons rattling away. (It's not often I'd be listening in a parked car.) Could you include some of that next time please?
@kzarandooz4 жыл бұрын
This car is amazingly sound insulated when driving its the same as parked! Android auto is going to be added this year
@Pavel714424 жыл бұрын
Крутой автомобиль но увы недостижимый !!!
@DanielBlack-g8u2 жыл бұрын
Can you swap harman cardon for bowers in bmw M4?
@g.s.73833 жыл бұрын
Bruh I listen to my R6 engine sound Not some crappy music
@marcellkaracs48623 жыл бұрын
what 5l V8, what about u speak?....
@tn50742 жыл бұрын
Does it have Aux? would love to know
@p4oen1x4 жыл бұрын
I own a bmw x7. And im a bmw fan for last 15 years. 9:13 its a worse quality leather ever ! It piss me so much(
@banffgondola95854 жыл бұрын
BMW own you
@keshkepital75564 жыл бұрын
Doesn‘t look nice, agree. Let them fix/replace it.
@Synycom13 жыл бұрын
I spotted that too!
@nonamemen64132 жыл бұрын
What is more better harmann kardon or this ?
@StandForSomethingGood4 жыл бұрын
Nice review. Love it.
@윤성준중국차4 жыл бұрын
존나사고싶다 씨벌
@callummcpherson29584 жыл бұрын
Can you turn the blue lights off?
@hamishoc46844 жыл бұрын
yea, you can change colour, brightness, and what sections are what colour and so on
@bootlegbay37714 жыл бұрын
1475 watt lol, totally fake.
@Scotford_Maconochie3 жыл бұрын
It's not a 5.0L it's 4.4L biturbo
@gsasailer4 жыл бұрын
Thank´s 🙏
@matija49334 жыл бұрын
Audi Bang&Olufsen 👌🏻😍 I love it!!!
@manavdesai9284 жыл бұрын
Nah not a big fan of it and it’s not that good . bower and wilkins ,harman Kardon, bose are better
@madikgetlakagiso15253 жыл бұрын
Audis bang and olufsen is the best
@timmietz3 жыл бұрын
Lambo Urus B&O you mean?
@madikgetlakagiso15253 жыл бұрын
@@timmietz yes that one...its is the same system in Audi/lambo
@neptunevibe3 жыл бұрын
My God.. Compared with Mercedes Benz is like 10 years back in design... You must be very stupid to get a BMW
@MrCrlpll11 ай бұрын
I have the HK system and I have upgraded the speakers with Bimmertech Alpha One and it is night and day . Planning on installing a Mosconi DSP Amplifier 8/10 to further improve. It is way cheaper than Bower and Wilkins and quality is the same if not superior
@SA3D4273 жыл бұрын
How many watts ?
@shaktisingh97333 жыл бұрын
1500 watt
@RasmusandPiper4 жыл бұрын
audi 3d bang olufsen is better and has more wattage 1920w.
@kzarandooz4 жыл бұрын
Bang and Olufsen sucks! This is much better
@joakimquensel5979 ай бұрын
I compared Mercedes W222 S-class Burmeistet 3D and a G11 BMW 7-series B&W. The Burmeister 3D is totaly superior in my opinion. especially the bass.