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Eggy7496
26th August 2009, 07:35 AM
Hey Guys,

Just thought i would share with you that mini have scrapped their Mini HiFi upgrade and replaced it with a new whooping Harmon Kardon system..... at £580.

I had the old HK system in my cooper a few years back and i thought it was awesome... i have the Mini HiFi upgrade in my current Cooper S and straight was disappointed with it... so good to see HK is back!

EJ
Craig
26th August 2009, 07:47 AM
it's good to have HK back as the hifi upgrade on the R56 was not a patch on the old HK kit in the R50/53. :thumbs up:

maybe MINI are starting to listen to customer feedback... :rolleyes::laugh:
ianking
26th August 2009, 08:33 AM
If I order another MINI I will be going for that.
I have the R56 hi-fi upgrade and its pants. However its not as poor as the standard R56 sound.
Audio Advice
26th August 2009, 10:06 AM
your hard earned cash will be better spent on aftermarket upgrades

come along to the audio seminar and have a listen etc;
mikeythemini
26th August 2009, 01:11 PM
The hifi upgrade was made them, I think they must have been to embarrased to put their name to it ;)
KenL
26th August 2009, 07:54 PM
I was very happy with the hifi upgrade in my Cooper, once I fiddled with the controls and did not crank up the bass I thought it was good.

£580 is a lot of cash, it better be good for that money!
Gismo
26th August 2009, 08:19 PM
Waste of money in my book, better off with a class install from our sponsors for cheaper.

And dont forget the known fault with the HK amps blowing up on a regular basis
Eggy7496
27th August 2009, 04:37 PM
Oops the s ystem is £530 not £580, slightly cheaper...
Gismo
27th August 2009, 04:38 PM
Oops the s ystem is £530 not £580, slightly cheaper...And still wont be anywhere near as good as an aftermarket for similar money setup ;)
Eggy7496
1st September 2009, 05:27 PM
Are you 100% certain on this as HK are amazing and I really couldnt complain at all with the previous HK that mini offered..

EJ
The Dogfather
1st September 2009, 06:25 PM
The only way HK could better aftermarket was if they were using a sealed loudspeaker
Eggy7496
1st September 2009, 08:30 PM
The only way HK could better aftermarket was if they were using a sealed loudspeaker

Sorry not very clued up here...whats a sealed loudspeaker and what does it do?

EJ
The Dogfather
1st September 2009, 08:57 PM
Sorry, the R56 doors are terrible for rattles caused by bass from the speakers. I've put half a tonne of dynamat in there and they still buzz with certain frequencies. However if the loudspeaker is sealed then the amount of resonance would be drastically reduced.

I was playing with the idea of putting a couple of Mission Cubes in the door instead of normal car speakers.