I would like your opinions on the HD radio option. Is it worth the money? Can you really tell the difference?

 

HD radio sounds the best out of all the audio sources I've tried, Sirius, audio CDs, and mp3 CDs. If you have HD stations in your area, I'd get it.

 

I do have quite a few HD stations in the area. Thanks for the post, good to hear that it sounds great, since I have never heard HD radio at all.

 

The Mini's HD radio is the first one I've heard. I was very surprised how good it sounds with the stock hi-fi setup.

 

Thanks for the info, I also am ordering the HIFI even though people seem to thrash it a little.

 

I have no plans to upgrade the hi-fi system in my car. It lacks deep bass, but mids and hi's sound great to my ears. Sounds is so subjective you really have to sit in a car at the dealer with your own CDs, etc and listen to it.

 

I have listened a little at the dealership, but it is hard to get a real good impression on it there without blasting the MA out of the car! I had the Logic 7 in my 330 and it was possibly the clearest system I have ever heard, and I used to judge sound offs. The one downfall was the lack of sub-bass, but I can always add a sub at a later date if the system is clear enough. Just one more thing to add to the list of mods dancing in my head.

 

I got it (the HD Radio) solely because my favorite radio station of all time, which went off of the air three years ago, is now back broadcasting on the HD2 station of one of our local public radio stations.

If there wasn't a specific HD station that I wanted to listen to I'm not really sure it'd be worth it (unless you got it as part of the now defunct audio package), but it was personally worth the $500 just to hear WOXY/97X somewhere other than on my computer.

 

It is only $500 now and my fav station is also in hd. I guess it is a moot point I just pulled the trigger and added it to my order.

 

Actually the HD Radio was $500, it was the HiFi that was $550. I feel bad now - I used to have the entire option list and prices memorized.

 

I guess we can't remember all the specs, and I guess it only matters if you are ordering a new car.