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DPancoast · 09-23-2010, 08:11 PM

Phillies game tomorrow night! =] fair side first row in the outfield

**Big_Jim** · 09-23-2010, 10:47 PM

It's dead at the bar tonight

lownslow95 · 09-23-2010, 10:52 PM

This loan process is taking waaaaaaaaaaaay to long.

piku · 09-23-2010, 11:52 PM

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!

My particular 540 has what they call a DSP system. It's the top end premium system that cost like $2K more on delivery. Technically it's a very awesome design. The M3 is setup pretty much like this:

Radio antenna in back travels through car to head unit in front. Radio is tuned in front, preamped and then sent to amp in rear. Signal is fully amped and then sent all the way back up to speakers in front. 3 trips for that signal through the car, all kinds of potential loss/interference/alternator whine (though in practice it's perfect).

In the 540 the antenna is in the rear pillar. It goes to the dsp amp in the trunk. The DSP amp in the trunk has almost all of the logic. The tuning, etc. From there the amped signal goes to the rest of the car. The head unit in the front sends a coaxial digital signal from front to rear so there is no losses for cd. Everything else, fader, balance, eq is digitally controlled in the front and the actual stuff happens in the DSP amp.

It's IMPOSSIBLE to upgrade any one component without replacing ALL OF IT. Making my life MISERABLE. There's no actual speaker wires from the front to rear to run a signal from an aftermarket head unit through. Worse the system is 14 speakers so I dont even know how I'd wire it anyway. In the m3 12 speaker I just use the factory amp which takes balanced +5v inputs (aka speaker level). Easy peasy. Not the case in this setup. I just wish the damn setup had an aux port. Maybe I should just spend the $170 on an ipod setup for it.

DPancoast · 09-24-2010, 12:10 AM

Mark, my friend Matt is VERY good at wiring.... if you want him to take a look at it and talk to you, I'm sure he could give you some input on what to do and how to do it.

piku · 09-24-2010, 12:24 AM

No I mean I know what I'm doing with it, I'm just pissed that I have to do so much work.. and harness cutting at the amp end. And I have to measure resistance of all the speakers. I suspect their all 8 ohm so it'll work out run in parallel. I'll just have to get passive crossovers.

**Big_Jim** · 09-24-2010, 12:41 AM

Bar got mobbed. Oh boy

morla · 09-24-2010, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big_Jim

Bar got mobbed. Oh boy

Moar?

**Big_Jim** · 09-24-2010, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by morla

Moar?

Moar what?

morla · 09-24-2010, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big_Jim

Moar what?

Ohhh I read it quickly and thought you said bar got robbed.

**Big_Jim** · 09-24-2010, 04:57 AM

if someone made it out alive from robbing my bar, id be impressed......

Oakes · 09-24-2010, 10:02 AM

I made it out after robbing it....

of all the bitches.

HickRocket1258 · 09-24-2010, 10:07 AM

Jim I thought you said it was dead?

Morning all, it's Friday thank goodness. Hope everyone is doing well.

grimm · 09-24-2010, 10:23 AM

i hope i have a nice and quiet day. i'm a bit sleepy, but look forward to a nice cold beverage tonight

Oakes · 09-24-2010, 10:26 AM

The girlfriend comes home tonight, and its my first day off this month. Now I can rest my bulged disc in my back, yay

HickRocket1258 · 09-24-2010, 10:28 AM

My mom's birthday is tonight. Going to be having dinner at the house then might head to the girlfriends late tonight.

jpalamar · 09-24-2010, 10:39 AM

Gotta finish cleaning the interior of my car for the beach.

Its gonna be a long day, I have nothing left to do at work... how to entertain myself til 4:30 when all the good stuff is blocked.

**Big_Jim** · 09-24-2010, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HickRocket1258

Jim I thought you said it was dead?

it was dead, then it got bananas.

ASIAN JUL · 09-24-2010, 10:52 AM

**** this week

grimm · 09-24-2010, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpalamar

Gotta finish cleaning the interior of my car for the beach.

Its gonna be a long day, I have nothing left to do at work... how to entertain myself til 4:30 when all the good stuff is blocked.

same here. i don't have much of anything to do today.

09-24-2010, 10:07 AM	#17493
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09-24-2010, 10:23 AM	#17494
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09-24-2010, 10:28 AM	#17496
HickRocket1258 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Chester, PA Member #415 iTrader: (0)	My mom's birthday is tonight. Going to be having dinner at the house then might head to the girlfriends late tonight. __________________ -Rob Just a mustang that's lowered.....that's about it. Work harder....Millions on welfare depend on you!

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09-23-2010, 11:52 PM	#17484
piku Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bradentucky, FL Member #12166 My Ride: 335i/M3 iTrader: (0)	FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!! My particular 540 has what they call a DSP system. It's the top end premium system that cost like $2K more on delivery. Technically it's a very awesome design. The M3 is setup pretty much like this: Radio antenna in back travels through car to head unit in front. Radio is tuned in front, preamped and then sent to amp in rear. Signal is fully amped and then sent all the way back up to speakers in front. 3 trips for that signal through the car, all kinds of potential loss/interference/alternator whine (though in practice it's perfect). In the 540 the antenna is in the rear pillar. It goes to the dsp amp in the trunk. The DSP amp in the trunk has almost all of the logic. The tuning, etc. From there the amped signal goes to the rest of the car. The head unit in the front sends a coaxial digital signal from front to rear so there is no losses for cd. Everything else, fader, balance, eq is digitally controlled in the front and the actual stuff happens in the DSP amp. It's IMPOSSIBLE to upgrade any one component without replacing ALL OF IT. Making my life MISERABLE. There's no actual speaker wires from the front to rear to run a signal from an aftermarket head unit through. Worse the system is 14 speakers so I dont even know how I'd wire it anyway. In the m3 12 speaker I just use the factory amp which takes balanced +5v inputs (aka speaker level). Easy peasy. Not the case in this setup. I just wish the damn setup had an aux port. Maybe I should just spend the $170 on an ipod setup for it.

09-24-2010, 12:24 AM	#17486
piku Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bradentucky, FL Member #12166 My Ride: 335i/M3 iTrader: (0)	No I mean I know what I'm doing with it, I'm just pissed that I have to do so much work.. and harness cutting at the amp end. And I have to measure resistance of all the speakers. I suspect their all 8 ohm so it'll work out run in parallel. I'll just have to get passive crossovers.

09-24-2010, 10:02 AM	#17492
Oakes Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester Member #4384 My Ride: 2010 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG iTrader: (0)	I made it out after robbing it.... of all the bitches.

09-24-2010, 10:26 AM	#17495
Oakes Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester Member #4384 My Ride: 2010 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG iTrader: (0)	The girlfriend comes home tonight, and its my first day off this month. Now I can rest my bulged disc in my back, yay

09-24-2010, 10:39 AM	#17497
jpalamar TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Collegeville, PA Member #13773 My Ride: 03 Corvette Z06 iTrader: (3)	Gotta finish cleaning the interior of my car for the beach. Its gonna be a long day, I have nothing left to do at work... how to entertain myself til 4:30 when all the good stuff is blocked.