I love car mods. And I especially love car stereo mods. My car came with the Burmester Stereo option (a step up from the Bose which itself is a step up from the factory offering). Overall I have been very happy with the Burmester’s performance. However, having pulled out various components I knew there was some room for improvement. When Musicar began offering their custom tweeter upgrade – built on a Dynaudio Esotech MD 102 platform – I knew I had to try it.

The speakers and custom mounting bracket are first class quality. Installation is straightforward and, with the exception of one tricky clip, quite painless. The MD 102’s are definitive upgrade over the Burmester ribbon tweeters. Vastly improved sound fill, elimination of the piercing harshness that plagued the ribbon tweeters at high volumes and, overall, a higher level of detail. Don’t get me wrong- the Burmester tweeters are excellent. But the Dynaudio tweeters are exceptional.

Check out my install video with some additional thoughts & testing:

Everyone universally agrees that this upgrade is a “necessity” for those with factory or Bose stereos. But I’d recommend it as a solid upgrade to anyone with a Burmester system as well (worst case it’s easily reversible). I think I mentioned in my previous 6-month review that the Burmester didn’t give me the tingles. Well I got some now. Thanks Nick & Musicar!

All that being said, part of me now feels like a shark that’s smelled blood. I’m shopping around for possible subwoofer and amplifier upgrades. Sigh. I think it would be fun to be able to listen to all the stereos I’ve tweaked with over the years. I’m sure I remember some being much better than they really were.