Unpopular opinion, B&O sound.

[Southern62]

Today I listened to the band Sleep, song Jerusalem on my B&O system. Massive bass. It sounded awesome at 20 on the dial. I think the sound system delivers. Listen to that song and tell me it doesn't have tooth breaking bass.

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[Blevrock]

or black label Society funeral bell

 

[Figmo]

I got no beef with B&O. But I’m not an audiophile.

 

[bcb1]

It’s not terrible. But for the high end system, not impressive at all. I’m not an audiophile, so I can definitely live with the system as is. But I can say the base level sound system in my X5 is far better.

 

[Combustion_King]

the bass on my B&O sub is Ok, now that ive filled the box with poly and sound matted the entire side that its mounted to as well as inside the fenders and under all the rear area. it doesnt have "punch" but it doesn't sound mudded

however the highs are shit, IMO, and at louder vol. with the top off it needed a better speaker.

 

[NJNMDoc]

No. The B&O is a GIGANTIC pile of shit. My 11 yo literally said to me yesterday- ‘my hoverboard speakers sounds better than this’.

20? you couldn’t turn up my B&O to 20 if you wanted to. The bass rattles and the fronts lose any suggestion of sound quality after 10. 14? It sounds like a screaming hot bucket of shit with reverberations coming from the sub cone and tinny resonance echoing off the windows.

I’m at 3500 miles and it has gotten noticeably shittier in the last 1000 miles. It’s like the trash foam and paper cones are dying already.

This thread is pretty much the only one I’ve ever read that suggests this system sounds good. Ever.

Maybe you got the super special one. But for anyone reading this, make no mistake, this thing is a hot pile of shit. It actually gets WORSE over time. You should 100% budget to replace many of the components if you enjoy listening to music.

Let me make it as clear as I can- I love my Bronco. But:

The 2023 Ford Bronco B&O system is in fact one of the most disappointing automotive options I have ever owned in my life.

I wanted the Lux package for a variety of reasons, you probably do to, so just understand that if the sound system is one of those reasons be warned and consider accordingly. You will need to address it. Just reading the title of this thread pissed me off because it sucks so bad.

 

[Ksjrb03]

Complete garbage, for a "premium" system.

 

[RowsKing]

My wife thought the B&O was good, until I just did a simple speaker swap with Hertz audio. After she couldn’t believe how much the sound improved.
As far as bass, it’s not just about how loud it is, it should be about how clean, deep, and accurate it is.

 

[Rick_DRZ]

The B&O sound system sounds ok, but not as good as one would expect for the cost. The base sound in my 15 year old Audi Q7 sounds better. I will likely update the front speakers at some point, but this is not a priority for me now.

Overall, I wanted the Lux package mostly for the adaptive cruise control and the heated steering wheel. After living with the bronco for 5 months, I doubt I would order the lux package again.

I have adaptive cruise control in 2 other vehicles and very much enjoy it. The adaptive cruise control in the Bronco works great, but I just do not use it that much so far. In my use case, I typically choose a different vehicle for really long highway drives. This may change as the weather warms up.

The heated steering wheel is great on cold days with the remote start, and on cold days with the roof off. This feature alone is worth the cost of Lux over the High package in my opinion.

 

[1st 75th ranger]

Today I listened to the band Sleep, song Jerusalem on my B&O system. Massive bass. It sounded awesome at 20 on the dial. I think the sound system delivers. Listen to that song and tell me it doesn't have tooth breaking bass.

 

[1st 75th ranger]

clearly you know weed is legal lol
ford bronco stereos are terrible incl b&o for the money
i have replaced mine with alpine co axles deck and pods
alpine mini subs in kickers and single 10' sub tail gate box from mti
yes 5 channel amp and processor also
now with top and doors off i cannot hear traffic lol

 

[NJNMDoc]

The B&O sound system sounds ok, but not as good as one would expect for the cost. The base sound in my 15 year old Audi Q7 sounds better. I will likely update the front speakers at some point, but this is not a priority for me now.

Overall, I wanted the Lux package mostly for the adaptive cruise control and the heated steering wheel. After living with the bronco for 5 months, I doubt I would order the lux package again.

I have adaptive cruise control in 2 other vehicles and very much enjoy it. The adaptive cruise control in the Bronco works great, but I just do not use it that much so far. In my use case, I typically choose a different vehicle for really long highway drives. This may change as the weather warms up.

The heated steering wheel is great on cold days with the remote start, and on cold days with the roof off. This feature alone is worth the cost of Lux over the High package in my opinion.

“The base sound in my 15 year old Audi Q7 sounds better.”
Nuf said…

100% agree on the heated wheel and seats- that was one of my main interests (I live at 7000ft and play at 10k+). If that were a standalone option I would have gone with that and the larger screen with a plan to install an actual sound system.

I would legitimately rate this system a 6/10 on the very best, most hrz range compatible songs, with a literal 2/10 on tracks that are hrz range noncompliant.

 

[Shucky Ducky]

BO lives up to its name

 

[zombie]

Can't speak for B&O in the Bronco, but I the B&O in my '22 Mustang GT Premium is garbage.

 

[Spooled]

I would rank it right up there with the Bose I had in my Colorado ZR2 as the worst "premium" OEM sound system I've heard.

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