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Regarding the internal 40GB drive you can load a lot of any format on it but if you have a large catalog I shared an Amazon link to a proven SSD that will run off the USBC in the center console. It is comes in 500GB and 1TB options. I went with the latter as in my home audio setup I have over 4TB of lossless FLAC/DSF I either ripped from my DVD Audio/SACD catalog or purchased from HDTracks and Pro Studio Masters. Still looking for a solution to convert DSF tracks to FLAC as the iDrive system does not recognize the latter. SONORE has an open source solution that appears promising with some initial testing although the end result is not lossless for the FLAC files produced. |
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I guess I could hook my laptop up via usb to the internal HD? but it's a 17" desktop style laptop, and kinda heavy. maybe I need a new laptop! it's circa 2012. my desktop is pre-2010. everything is on my 3 cellphones (android, apple, and old work one) and 2 iPads (old work and home). but maybe I can download something on my cellphone and connect it to the car? |
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I make my own drives but purchase a Samsung T series and you won't regret it. The 512GB or 1T is plenty and you can store an incredible amount of music even HD Hires files on one. I have a pair of 2T drives in a SSK enclosure using Samsung m.2 drives (honestly the best SSDs are made by Samsung as is their memory). It is small and i have 2T drives you can find them on Amazon or even eBay if you know what to look for.
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Can you share the enclosures your using for the Samsung SSD drives? The reason for asking is based on threads in the 5 series forum I went with OOTB with one miss before the Crucial hit given the controller logic in the enclosure will dictate comparability with the iDrive system. From at least my experience the controller needs to be agnostic, i.e., support Linux as well as Windows/Mac OS or the iDrive system would not recognize it. |
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My experience with this was a standard USB-A thumb drive I used for the initial audio comparisons against H&K vs B&W in the dealers spec cars. Since I had about 30MBs of FLAC files on it I had the M850i import them to the internal hard drive. Everything else is running of the console SSD and as previously shared it is a 1st class citizen when it comes to the BMW Assistant recognizing commands to play albums/tracks on it vs the internal hard drive. |
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So my recommendation if you want to go home brew is a Samsung PM981 m.2 drive and they can be found for $300 for 2T and less for 1T or 512GB. I used an SSK enclosure which is sleek but cooling is ok, I had an Intel 660p fail and not sure it was that case. Link is here SSK Aluminum M.2 NVME SSD Enclosure Adapter, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to NVME PCI-E M-Key Solid State Drive External Enclosure (Fits only NVMe PCIe 2242/2260/2280) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MNFH1PX..._gK3zEbKMYNPD0 but I found this enclosure although larger to be better for cooling if you put it in the closed armrest SHINESTAR NVME Enclosure, Based on USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to PCIe Gen 3 x2 Bridge chip, Include 2 USB Cables, Fit for Samsung 970/960 EVO/PRO/WD Black NVME SSD, Hot Swap, Plug and Play https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F9VQ4XC..._NL3zEbQB35571 but amazon says currently out of stock. I am sure there are others. I would buy this if you want something prebuilt as they never fail and are fast enough to copy lots of data to. Samsung (MU-PA1T0B/AM) T5 Portable SSD - 1TB - USB 3.1 External SSD , Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ..._RM3zEbD8Y0MSJ
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Thanks for the detailed information! During my research I had read that a few enclosures over heated in the X5 consoles so will target the SHINESTAR when I want to finally get more of my High Resolution FLAC sources into the M850i beyond my current 1TB Crucial SSD. My catalog is built on all 24-bit/192kHz files which take up more space but designed for the DAC in my home audio gear. From what I've read in the X5 and 5-series forums there is a theory that the 24-bit/192kHz gets down sampled in the iDrive system to 16-bit/44.1kHz. I'm not sure I buy into that theory unless BMW has included a pretty powerful CPU into the iDrive system (which generates heat they need to deal with) as I hear zero dropouts, etc. during the playback of my FLAC sources. |
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We're definitely kindred souls with the love for cars and audio. My home audio is a piddly fully loaded 5-series but it makes me smile from ear-to-ear everything I fire it up. Over the past 15 years I've focused mostly on my horology vice and sad to say I lost the bidding war on the Genus GNS1.2 I was going after over the last couple of months. My ceiling based on an easy 2X appreciation beyond it in the upcoming years was surpassed by others so I dropped out.
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Jealous! I'm running NAD Master Series components and 20 year old Klipsch speakers from when they were hand made vs the BS today with sales in Best Buy, etc. The Klipsch are literally collectors items now and have had several probes to purchase them via Audiogon but no matter what speakers I've tried over the past 10 years (B&W, Martin Logan, Sonus Faber, etc.) nothing can touch the Klipsch for my core hard rock and jazz catalog.
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I believe the RELs have a remote as well but one feature I really liked on SVS is it's Bluetooth remote capabilities via their Smart Phone app. The other subs auditioned did not have that capability and its a godsend as I have several dialed in presets, e.g., movies (set for reference standard paired to the Dirac room calibration of the NAD M17), rock, jazz, Reggaeton (this one is for the wife which cranks up the bass), etc. |
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You are dealing with the toughest consumer market segment. Too young to appreciate the car as at that age a car is a car. Just wait as the clock winds forward and the teenager years hit and all the arguments as to why a cool car is required.
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But your baby has the perfect head of hair for an 850 convertible! The air will move the hair, but the curls will largely keep it all in place.
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