You're right Dave. I had better sound in BMW 320i E36. I had a Pioneer cd
changer, MB speakers (not sure about the brand) and a small amplifier. The
sound could have been better with other speakers, but I didn't want to
spend more money on this.

What I'm trying to say is "Why the hell did BMW decide to screw us and have
us choose between their three sound systems: "Crap", "A lot more Crap" and
"A shitload of Crap".

It seems like Audi is one of the few top-of-the-line German auto
manufacturers who still lets the driver decide which sound system he/she
wishes to install.

I'd say unless a firm has spent time designing speakers for the BMW
enclosures you'd be lucky to improve things by simply changing for
general purpose drivers.

Oscar,

We're talking about BMW's, not some shitty Peugot :-)

Anyway, enough about sound systems for the X5, unless someone has
something special to share with us :-)))

Thanks everyone.

I was hinting at those tossers driving Peugeot 205 with drain pipe exhaust
tail-pipes and a stock engine and brakes with £2000 worth of wheels and another
£1000 of sound system that only drive between supermarket car parks at 9pm to
show off with their mates and can't really afford the insurance and petrol to
actually get there.

Hi all,

Again, thank you very much for the info. Guess it would be better to
spend my money on a nice set of wheels :-)

Oscar, don't smoke or use a mobile/cellphone and don't fall asleep in the
car when you get bored :-)
Indeed, if YOU get distracted by "any noise" in your car, you shouldn't
drive at all. Next thing you'll do is blame the noise coming from
outside.

I would never compare the sound in a car to the sound of my home stereo.
The're two completely different things. Both produce sound, but for
different surroundings. It's like comparing a Smart and a Ferrari :-)
Hell, even the Klipsch system hooked up to my Mac is way better than the
crappy system in my E46.

Merci, thank you, danke :-)
Sonny

Thank you all for your help.

To answer some of your questions:
1] Typo (sorry) - "Bostons" should be "Boston" or "Boston Accoustics".
2] I didn't know that the 10-speaker system is a HK system. I'm familiar
with the crisp clear Bostons Accoustics sound systems. No, I haven't
listened to the sound in the car yet. It's been purchased at A BMW dealer
with the help of a friend of mine who has his own non-BMW shop. The sound
in my E46 is worthless.
3] The X5 will be shipped to the Netherlands in Europe and was wondering
how much it would cost to replace the speakers in the US and over here in
Europe.
4] Just found out that "Crutchfield" recommends the S55 and SX55 for the
X5.After Price break/rebate the SX55 would cost me $99.99.

Hi all,

I have purchased an E53 X5 (2005) which will be delivered next week. It has
a 10-speaker HiFi system but would like to replace these with "Boston
speakers".

My questions are:
1] Does anyone know which Bostons speakers will fit
2] Any idea how much this will cost

Thank you for your help.
Sonny