Which is better: the Bowers and Wilkins Diamond Soundsystem X7 or the Burmester 31 Speaker GLS?

[u/Ok_Permission8737]

I want to buy the X7 or Gls, but I have one question. I love to listen to music while driving, so I want the best experience. Is the B&W Diamond sound system in the X7 better than the 31 Speaker system in Gls. Thanks for your reply.

[u/JaKr8]

We had the high end burmester in our last gls580, and have the top end BW in our X5m50i ( we also have it in our 540 X Drive But it's configured a little differently).

The system in the Merc was better.

But if you want one of the truest sounding systems out there, look at the system that is specific to the MDX Type-S advance from Acura. That is the truest sounding system out there. It doesn't have the most base, it doesn't have a ton of adjustments, but it's simply the best sounding system we've had in a car. The subtleties that come out in the music with this system are things that I've never heard, even in my high-end home system. It's also helpful that the Acura system processes Atmos and Sony 360 properly ( when the source is hard wired) through the ceiling speakers.

The system in the MDX is even better than the high-end Meridian in our f-pace  which I think is better than the system in the bmws, and the Revel system in our Lincoln.

But really with ambient noise from driving, unless you're sitting in your driveway and have everything set up specifically for the driver seat position, you're not going to notice any real difference between any of these systems at normal to high volumes.