Probably different bal tone and effects settings. That being said, BMW's sound system sucks. I posted recently that Bavarian Soundwerkes will be coming out with replacement speakers for the Z4 and their site indicates a retail price of $400. Now, for all the work they've put into their driver selection, I don't begrudge them a righteous markup, and I'll definitely be a buyer when they come on the market.
I still can't believe how bad the Premium Sound system is. I can only think they had a tin eared marketing type, working with some cheapass beancounters in charge of buying the drivers for the sound system. They could have spent another $50 and had a respectable sound system, as the head unit is decent and, hell, they jammed a lot of speakers into the space---Phil Spectre's "wall of sound" would have loved it.
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