I'm sorry to hear you are dissatisfied with the new H/K. I absolutely love it and find it much more superior than the one I had in my 2003 MCS JCW. My mirrors don't vibrate and my door panels are quiet quiet quiet and don't vibrate either. No buzzing, rattling, nothing and I have the bass at 100%. I thought for sure I would be pulling door panels off to "de-buzz" them, but whatever MINI did on my car, they did it right. I couldn't be happier.

I agree that there should be a mid-range setting though and the option to select the DSP, but I can't complain. The louder my music is, the clearer it seems.

 

That's a drag, no EQ options at all, huh? IMO EQ settings can go a long way toward improving stereo sound in a car, maybe more than swapping out speakers and amps can. My theory has always been that in a car your ears are always pretty close to the speakers and with the windows closed the sound doesn't have to be all that loud as opposed to a big room full of people. But with the speakers inclosed in irregular door panels (as opposed to nice wood enclusures ) and with the car making all kinds of noise the frequencies that get to your ears are way different than the frequences of the music. Hence improvement from a good EQ setup. You need the amps to EQ the power to the different sets (sub, backs, fronts) not so much for the actual power the speakers need to light up.