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Originally Posted by 135ivert
The base system in the '12 still sucks major ___. I test drove one with my iPhone hooked up to it and it sounded terrible on everything I threw at it.
I have the premium sound in my '13 and while it's not bad, it's still not as good as the upgrades I've done in my 135i. I would go straight to Musicar to upgrade if it were my ride.
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The base '12 system (S676A) and premium sound '13 (S677A) are going to sound pretty much the same. Premium just adds the DVD player in the glovebox, satellite radio, a I think the 2 speakers in the very rear…from what I understand. The '11 base system (S645A), down several speakers from S676A & S677A, was discontinued for 2012 models in the U.S. That's the one that sounded pretty bleak.
I think the 2012 audio sounds just fine with an iPod hooked up to it. Of course if you're super particular about sound there's plenty of options, but figure at least 2000K minimum to do it right in the X5 given all the speakers that would need to be replaced (plus processing & amplification upgrades).