Bang & Olufsen

[dlcorbett]

I have a tahoe rental with bose myself. I wont say the sound is crisper but the bass is way more pronounces to the point of drowning all other sounds. I do like that the bose unit seems to have higher clarity within all the sound ranges where as the b&o blends the sounds together a bit. The bose unit is slightly superior though

I lied, the bose unit is not better. The ford unit has a better fuller sound. The bose has more bass and a tad more dynamic but sound has a more tinny quality to it.

 

[Rancidlunchmeat]

Does anybody know what the base stereo is in the 6 speaker set up? I'm imagining from how it sounds that it doesn't have an extra sub or amp anywhere? Where do the sub and amp reside on the B&O system in the Limited and above?

 

[Ted Kramer]

I'm a big audiophile. Never been a fan of bose. Of any type. B&O should be superior. I just hope the 2020 B&O is at least as good as the Sony system in my 2017 Explorer. That's the best system I've ever heard in a car, and it's OEM. Shocking really.

 

[dlcorbett]

I'm a big audiophile. Never been a fan of bose. Of any type. B&O should be superior. I just hope the 2020 B&O is at least as good as the Sony system in my 2017 Explorer. That's the best system I've ever heard in a car, and it's OEM. Shocking really.

If the sony system is the same thats in the previous gen edge...its not.

 

[dlcorbett]

The Sony system in the expy was inferior to the sony system in the edge by a large margin and I never understood why. That said, the b&o is def a great system for a mainstream brand.

 

[Anerbe]

Satellite radio has the worst quality, besides standard FM. I'd rather listen to HD Radio adverts and DJ's than uninterrupted SAT radio.

Best is using the direct connection USB with a high end streaming service like Spotify or Amazon music. The music sounds decent out of the BO system, but i hate that the system starts to become non-linear when you pass 50-60% volume. It kinda increases volume, but you can hear it's capping peaks in volume, where you don't get a clear sound at all.

 

[dlcorbett]

Anything over 17, the sound gets a bit muddy, however the system is so powerful, you don't need to get that loud. 10 is good volume, 15 is a bit too loud. 13 was the sweet spot for us when we had it, Great volume, fantastic sound quality and clarity.

 

[Rob6805]

B&O is Harman. So is Revel. AKG in Cadillac too. Harman Kardon in Chryslers. Mark Levinson in Toyota. JBL is also Harman. They own a lot of brands.

 

[kpieper876]

I wish I splurged for the package with the B&O. The standard audio in my 2020 is terrible. There are mid but no rear speakers with the standard.

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

Sirius is highly compressed, so you won't get the best out of the system.

p.s. I'm satisfied with Sirius for the $5/mth we have been paying for the last decade. The handful of times they have failed to offer it when we called, we just canceled and received the same $5 offer a week later.