E93 3-series convertible with HiFi

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Pricing – systems starting at $1495

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(At the bottom of the page is a text-only price list for mobile devices)
For a complete hardware list, please contact us via e-mail, thanks (remember to fill in the blanks!).

Please note that the E93 takes more installation time in the trunk than other E9x platforms. The doors and underseat installation is the same as an E92 coupe.

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The BMW “HiFi” system

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The BMW HiFi sound system looks good on paper, but it doesn’t sound very good – and it certainly doesn’t qualify to be called “high performance”. It sounds harsh, dull, and weak – high in distortion, low in power. Here’s what it includes:

- Front tweeters
- Front midranges
- Underseat woofers
- Rear midranges
- Rear tweeters (early models only)
- Six-channel amplifier with front/rear/woofer outputs

The amplifier also has some rudimentary sound processing in it, to make the HiFi speakers sound less annoying than they otherwise would. Fortunately, the balanced signal from the stock head unit to the amplifier is unprocessed.

Musicar Certified sound systems upgrade the most important speakers, as well as the amplification. The stock head unit is retained and all functions work just as before. All the new gear is plug-in and bolt-on. The installation is 100% removable and reversible.

Musicar systems for the E93 with HiFi are available in three levels of performance. Each has the following optional configurations:

- Rear-speaker delete
- Stock rear speakers retained
- Rear speakers upgraded

So while the chart might look imposing at first glance, we think you’ll decipher it fairly quickly. For a complete hardware list, please contact us via e-mail, thanks.

Our favorite systems, and the audiophile’s choice, are the “rear-speaker delete” packages. (We’ve been saying for years that rear speakers are a Commie plot.) However, if your car has Rear PDC parking sensors, we recommend rear-speaker retention so that the directional audible alert is also retained. If you listen to 95% rap and hip-hop, or techno and electronica, you may want to upgrade your rear speakers, since these genres do not benefit from the traditional stereo “front-stage” effect. We think everyone should get to hear a real high-performance audio system with 8-inch woofers in the floor.

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Musicar Level One, Two, and Three packages

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Level One

German-made speakers, far higher clarity and low-end extension than stock, much less distortion.

- 75-watt, four-channel fan-cooled Class G amplifier with 125wpc of dynamic headroom and internal second-order two-way active crossover filter used for woofer-to-midrange “handoff” – with   Musicar’s BMW bolt-in, plug-in preparation
- 100mm German-made poly-cone midranges with Musicar BMW bolt-in prep
- 25mm titanium German-made tweeters with Musicar snap-in, plug-in prep
- Second-order two-way passive crossover filters with Musicar in-door, plug-in prep
- 200mm German-made underseat woofers with Musicar plug-in prep

Level Two

Speakers from Germany, warmer and smoother than Level One, more linear bass response. Our most popular system package.

- 75-watt, four-channel fan-cooled Class G amplifier with 125wpc of dynamic headroom and internal second-order two-way active crossover filter used for woofer-to-midrange “handoff” – with   Musicar’s BMW bolt-in, plug-in preparation
- 100mm made-in-Germany fiber-cone midranges – with Musicar BMW bolt-in prep
- 25mm made-in-Germany silk-dome tweeters – with Musicar snap-in, plug-in prep
- Second-order two-way passive crossover filters designed specifically for BMW 3-series – with Musicar in-door, plug-in prep
- 200mm German-made Level Two underseat woofers with Musicar bolt-in and plug-in prep

Level Three

More high-end “sparkle” and “air”, better front-door midbass.

- Lighter tweeter motors and 28mm domes for faster, more accurate high-frequency response
- Asymmetrical second-order LP, third-order HP passive crossover filter network
- Carbon-fiber-cone 100mm midrange and neodymium magnet structure

Level One
Three-Way System with upgraded cabin speakers
RSD $1495 not installed, $2295 installed at our Portland facility
RSR $1595 not installed, $2395 installed at our Portland facility
RSU $1850 not installed, $2795 installed at our Portland facility

Level Two
Three-Way System with upgraded cabin speakers
RSD $1895 not installed, $2695 installed at our Portland facility
RSR $1995 not installed, $2795 installed at our Portland facility
RSU $2295 not installed, $23195 installed at our Portland facility

Level Three
Three-Way System with upgraded cabin speakers
RSD $2495 not installed, $3295 installed at our Portland facility
RSR $2595 not installed, $3395 installed at our Portland facility
RSU $3495 not installed, $4395 installed at our Portland facility

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The BMW “HiFi” system

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The BMW HiFi sound system looks good on paper, but it doesn’t sound very good – and it certainly doesn’t qualify to be called “high performance”. It sounds harsh, dull, and weak – high in distortion, low in power. Here’s what it includes:

- Front tweeters
- Front midranges
- Underseat woofers
- Rear midranges
- Rear tweeters
- Six-channel amplifier with front/rear/woofer outputs

(The diagram below is of the E92 HiFi system – they are architecturally identical, please forgive the temporary inaccuracy on our part).

The amplifier also has some rudimentary sound processing in it, to make the HiFi speakers sound less annoying than they otherwise would. Fortunately, the balanced signal from the stock head unit to the amplifier is unprocessed.

Musicar Certified sound systems upgrade the most important speakers, as well as the amplification. The stock head unit is retained and all functions work just as before. All the new gear is plug-in and bolt-on.\

We don’t use trunk subs in the E93, and we don’t have as many full-system options. We run out of hiding places for gear in the E93, and we won’t offer a system which compromises the utility of the trunk.

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