Shivaji

Thanks for keeping me informed.

Greydog - I appreciate you taking this to your neighbour. Hopefully he can point us to where we may find the B&W stereo details. Thanks

Greydog - thanks again for attempting to assist me. Yes, I do have the B&W High-end system. My understanding of this system is that it includes stereo components that B&W supplies (in addition to the speakers). This system should not have any HK components. I tried a number of BMW support services at the dealer (including the BMW concierge/genius) as well as contacting BMW Australia. But no one at BMW were aware of any details regarding the B&W system. So BMW suggested I get information from B&W and B&W sent me to get information from BMW -- a "catch 22" type of scenario. Any ideas how to get to the bottom of this and find the B&W stereo specs?

Greydog - I think you are partially correct... B&W is known for their speakers. However, the short BMW YouTube videos I have come across promoting the B&W sound SYSTEM in a BMW, implies that B&W is providing the complete audio system including speakers and amplifier and the DAC. Apparently B&W works along with BMW to analyse the best placement for their speakers specifically for each BMW model the system is offered in.

I just purchased a 2022 BMW X6 M50i car optioned with the Bowers and Wilkins (B&W) stereo. There is no information or documentation regarding the B&W car stereo available from BMW. Contacting B&W directly and requesting information about their stereo in BMWs was also a dead end. Does anyone know where I can get the stereo specifications? I included the B&W stereo option expecting to be able to play high resolution (hi-res) music files, such as 24-bit FLAC files. Does the B&W stereo support these hi-res file formats (though it's DAC)? I actually play the files on my iPhone through an app that is capable of playing the files. Then Apple CarPlay is used to connect to the app.