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Old Jan 30, 2018 | 05:44 AM
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Hi guys,

I've a standard w213 audio system in my car. I knew burmester wouldn't be worth the money so I didn't go for it, but I want something that is a little bit louder. Was thinking one amp and one sub woofer will do the trick, I want something loud but don't want to be waking up the whole neighbourhood either.

Is an amp + sub install simple? Anyone done it? looking for 1600W amp and 1000W sub. Will go smaller if this is too much.

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Old Jan 30, 2018 | 06:25 AM
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i'm not a sound expert, but don't you think your woofer will "overshadow" the standard sound system?
even with my basic burmeister system I would not add such a woofer...

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Old Jan 30, 2018 | 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by W213Sal
Hi guys,

I've a standard w213 audio system in my car. I knew burmester wouldn't be worth the money so I didn't go for it, but I want something that is a little bit louder. Was thinking one amp and one sub woofer will do the trick, I want something loud but don't want to be waking up the whole neighbourhood either.

Is an amp + sub install simple? Anyone done it? looking for 1600W amp and 1000W sub. Will go smaller if this is too much.

Regards,
Sal


The Burmester wasnt worth the money but you want to upgrade the entry level sound system?
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Old Jan 30, 2018 | 07:57 AM
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The Burmester wasnt worth the money but you want to upgrade the entry level sound system?
Yes, the burmester is like €5,000 here, where as adding a sub and amp would be €5,00. I'm not expecting €5,000 euro worth of quality but somewhere in between.

The standard audio system in my W211 was much louder and cleaner than this.
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Old Jan 30, 2018 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Egonvdv
i'm not a sound expert, but don't you think your woofer will "overshadow" the standard sound system?
even with my basic burmeister system I would not add such a woofer...
12" subs are quite common I would have thought, I might go with smaller, I'll talk to an audio expert before I do anything but this is what I was pricing up initially
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Old Jan 31, 2018 | 12:54 AM
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Sounds very strange, my guess is that you have been misinformed, the Burmester 3D cost around €5000, but the standard Burmester is only a fraction of that.
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I have the standard burmeister and would def not add a woofer. makes no sense at all sound wise....
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Old Feb 2, 2018 | 12:28 AM
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i have de 13 speaker burmester system and ill add a JL Audio 10" Subwoofer
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Where is the amp actually installed of the standard system?
If you would want to install a sub f.e.
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Originally Posted by Privatembx
Where is the amp actually installed of the standard system?
If you would want to install a sub f.e.
Left side of trunk behind the carpet IIRC
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