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Official R56 Audio System Specs
A Mini rep sent me some official figures for the audio systems in the R56. Here's the info:
Standard System:
4 channels
6 loudspeakers
• 2 mid-range loudspeakers in front, 100 mm [~4 inch]
• 2 bass loudspeakers in front, 150 mm [~6 inch]
• 2 bass loudspeakers in rear, 6 x 9"
Bandwidth: 50 Hz to 14,000 Hz
Max. acoustic pressure 98 dB
Amplifier power: depends on radio,
4 x 15 W (4 Ohm)
HiFi System:
8 channels
10 loudspeakers
• 2 treble loudspeakers in front, 26 mm [~1 inch]
• 2 mid-range loudspeakers in front, 100 mm [~4 inch]
• 2 bass loudspeakers in front, 150 mm [~6 inch]
• 2 bass loudspeakers in rear, 6 x 9"
• 2 treble loudspeakers in rear, 26 mm [~1 inch]
Bandwidth: 40 Hz to 20,000 Hz
Max. acoustic pressure 104 dB
Amplifier power:
•2 x 40 W (2 Ohm) Bass
•6 x 25 W (2 Ohm)
Standard System:
4 channels
6 loudspeakers
• 2 mid-range loudspeakers in front, 100 mm [~4 inch]
• 2 bass loudspeakers in front, 150 mm [~6 inch]
• 2 bass loudspeakers in rear, 6 x 9"
Bandwidth: 50 Hz to 14,000 Hz
Max. acoustic pressure 98 dB
Amplifier power: depends on radio,
4 x 15 W (4 Ohm)
HiFi System:
8 channels
10 loudspeakers
• 2 treble loudspeakers in front, 26 mm [~1 inch]
• 2 mid-range loudspeakers in front, 100 mm [~4 inch]
• 2 bass loudspeakers in front, 150 mm [~6 inch]
• 2 bass loudspeakers in rear, 6 x 9"
• 2 treble loudspeakers in rear, 26 mm [~1 inch]
Bandwidth: 40 Hz to 20,000 Hz
Max. acoustic pressure 104 dB
Amplifier power:
•2 x 40 W (2 Ohm) Bass
•6 x 25 W (2 Ohm)
Last edited by raz636; 02-20-2008 at 10:13 PM.
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930 Engineering (09-08-2021)
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That was also true of the 1st gen Harman Kardon upgrade, and the R56 HiFi comes from Harman as well.
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I have heard it said that you can run a 4 ohm speaker on a 2 ohm capable amp, but not the other way around.
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I'm no EE major, but I don't think the amp itself cares about what resistance the speaker is. I buddy bought a pair of 4 ohm speakers long ago (all stereo bookshelf units are 8 ohms) and used a standard Marantz amp just fine. The lower ohm speaker receives a lot more power is all, so it's easy to blow 'em up.
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930 Engineering (09-08-2021)
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That is correct, if you run a 2 ohm speaker on a 4-8 ohm system you stand to overload the amp/speaker
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+1 for the engineers...I am a mechanical so the guts make me
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Has anyone made a wireing harness T connector for the HiFi Amp?? IT would be so nice to just plug in a T harness at the hifi amp to add speakers/subwoofer, amps... I can't beleive nobody has made one??? I know newministuff has a harness for the back of the radio, but who wants to take that mess apart.
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If you run 4ohm speakers with the factory amp, it will not be working as hard as it would with the factory speakers. Damping factor is probably significantly improved by moving to 4ohm units, but the achievable power output will decrease. How much it decreases depends on the topology of the amplifier.
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How is the sound on the standard system
Due to my limited budget I did not upgrade to the premium audio system when I ordered. Any odea how the base system sounds (I understand this is rather subjective). My dealer did not have any of the cars on the lot equiped with the standard system.
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Let me put it this way. The "improvement" you get with the upgrade is not worth the $500. Or any amount, in my opinion. To me, an upgrade should get you: 1. cleaner sound and 2. more power. The Mini upgrade is marginal at best on the first account and worse on the second. While the amp does have more power, the cheap speakers can't handle it. At some point in the future, if you have the money, you can do much better after market.
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Let me put it this way. The "improvement" you get with the upgrade is not worth the $500. Or any amount, in my opinion. To me, an upgrade should get you: 1. cleaner sound and 2. more power. The Mini upgrade is marginal at best on the first account and worse on the second. While the amp does have more power, the cheap speakers can't handle it. At some point in the future, if you have the money, you can do much better after market.