redlands40

how do you know if you have the harmon karden system, i bought the car used,so i am not sure, it has the in dash 6cd, and the logic 7 on the screen,

jyg e500 maybe

if you have prologic itwill show and you can hear difference when you set it to normal,

norb

Actually its Logic7.

redlands40

corrected

HELL ONA HARLEY

My car's front door speakers has the Harmon Kardon name on them....

jdhoang

My original 2003 E320 had the HK sound system w/o the HK tag on the speakers in front. My replacement NAV E320 delivered in Sept 2003 has the Harmon Karndon plate on the front speakers by driver and passenger feet.

redlands40

i checked this morning, no badges, mine is 2003.

konigstiger

As jyge500maybe & norb mentioned you will have Logic7 as an audio option. Refer to your audio system operator's manual - general operation section - pg23; press the tone button (dP), press the options button, choose logic7.

MadManAboutTown

...between the '03 premium (w/o nav) and now '04 premium (w/nav) sound systems. The bass is pretty much non-existent on the newer H-K (with name plates on speakers) system; it sounds muffled and, therefore, useless.

The older model system had great bass.

onpaws

... really? Is this true anyone else?

ATS

I have a 2004 with H/K without Nav and the Bass is great..

Brav

As mentioned, see if you have Logic7 as an option in your menu screens. Also, you can check in your trunk for the 12" sub (tiny *** thing) in the center of the rear deck. I have an 04 and have H/K badges. If you have the changer most likely you have H/k as it was some sort of stereo package??

MadManAboutTown

I do indeed have the same speaker setup as with my previous '03 (same subwoofer), but the bass is woefully inferior to what I had.

That said, the car is much quieter with what I am assuming is better sound deadening material (perhaps on the sub shelfing area!) as well as the quieter 7G transmission.

I just wish the stereo bass was as good as before... so to compensate until I get some feedback from M-B, I've changed to playing more jazz than rock

marksatex

True- My 03 had a lot better bass capacity than the 04 does- Almost sad....

bboerit

My pre-nav 2003 E320 didn't have the name plate on the speakers either, my replacement car did. Either way, if the car has a sunroof then it has the HK since it was only available as a package back then I believe.

Brav

That sucks about the 03/04 difference. What knuckleheads

chairman

If that is bad I'd love to hear the earlier system.....

kyee

Yes, the bass in the '04 HK system is woefully inadequate. That's why I supplemented it with a sub box and amp. The angled/wedge shape of the JL box takes up surprisingly very little space in my trunk. It's angle conforms to the back of the rear seats in the trunk. It's a clean, easy to remove solution.

Sub box in E500

Barry45RPM

The sound is great. The logic 7 is great. When you turn it up, somehow you don't "feel" as if you can rattle the windows with the sound. It almost feels as if there isnt enough amp power, but that's not true since all of the full rich sound is there. Its a perception thing, I think. The old Bose systems on the previous generation were weak, cheap sounding radios compared to these. I've never heard a decent Bose car audio system.

This radio is GOOD.