Harman Kardon Amp model year variations

2022M550i · 10-14-2022, 09:12 AM

So it seems like there aren't any options available for an amp upgrade on my 2022 M550i with the 668 HK system.

My 2022 amp is rated at 464 watt. Older 5 series HK amps are rated at 600 watts. Does anyone know if the older 600w part would be a plug and play?

tjohnson · 10-14-2022, 04:59 PM

I seriously doubt they "downgraded" the actual output of the amp. They may be measuring different, such as using RMS power rather than peak power?? Even if they were plug and play, I doubt you would notice any difference.

2022M550i · 10-14-2022, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tjohnson

I seriously doubt they "downgraded" the actual output of the amp. They may be measuring different, such as using RMS power rather than peak power?? Even if they were plug and play, I doubt you would notice any difference.

I agree with what you're saying because I don't understand why they would downgrade unless there was a supply issue. I've had salesmen at the dealerships say they changed the system and it doesn't sound as good as it used to. If you go to HK's site, they say 600w. BMW's site now says 464w .

LogicalApex · 10-15-2022, 01:21 PM

It wasn’t done due to supply issues. They changed the amp for iDrive 7 cars. So it started in July 2019 with MY2020 cars pre-COVID.

They went with a weaker amp and added a booster to it to bring it back to 600W output. The general consensus is that it is a change for the worse. I agree with that although I haven’t used the MY2019 and older variation it sounds much worse than my MB I replaced with a HK system.

I don’t think it is compatible with the older amp due to the introduction of the RAM module. Which is also why you’re not finding compatible units to swap it out with yet.

2022M550i · 10-15-2022, 03:27 PM

I posted this in another thread as well…I reached out to BavSound regarding an amp for our cars….here's their response. I encourage everyone to go to the product request link and fill it out.

"Our New Revenant PRO amplifier is not yet compatible with the new G01, G02, G04, G05, G06, G11, G12, G20, and G30 chassis models.

We are only in the research phase of finding the adaptor piece necessary for the Revenant PRO amplifier to work in the G chassis models with Standard HiFi and Harman Kardon audio systems.

Sorry we do not have an anticipated release date. Please feel free to sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of any page of our site for new product announcements.Or use our product request app below and we'll notify you if/when that's ready. "

http://bit.ly/bavproductrequest

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tjohnson Private First Class 131 Rep 127 Posts Drives: 2024 iX50 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Idaho iTrader: (0) Garage List 2024 BMW iX50 [0.00]	I seriously doubt they "downgraded" the actual output of the amp. They may be measuring different, such as using RMS power rather than peak power?? Even if they were plug and play, I doubt you would notice any difference.
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LogicalApex Colonel 2026 Rep 2,946 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW 530xe Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Farmington, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 BMW 530xe [0.00]	It wasn’t done due to supply issues. They changed the amp for iDrive 7 cars. So it started in July 2019 with MY2020 cars pre-COVID. They went with a weaker amp and added a booster to it to bring it back to 600W output. The general consensus is that it is a change for the worse. I agree with that although I haven’t used the MY2019 and older variation it sounds much worse than my MB I replaced with a HK system. I don’t think it is compatible with the older amp due to the introduction of the RAM module. Which is also why you’re not finding compatible units to swap it out with yet.
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2022M550i Lieutenant Colonel 3034 Rep 1,556 Posts Drives: 2022 M550i, 2015 Viper Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	I posted this in another thread as well…I reached out to BavSound regarding an amp for our cars….here's their response. I encourage everyone to go to the product request link and fill it out. "Our New Revenant PRO amplifier is not yet compatible with the new G01, G02, G04, G05, G06, G11, G12, G20, and G30 chassis models. We are only in the research phase of finding the adaptor piece necessary for the Revenant PRO amplifier to work in the G chassis models with Standard HiFi and Harman Kardon audio systems. Sorry we do not have an anticipated release date. Please feel free to sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of any page of our site for new product announcements.Or use our product request app below and we'll notify you if/when that's ready. " http://bit.ly/bavproductrequest
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