Having tested a few cars in recent days, cabin noise differences are VERY noticeable, even between trims of the same make/model. A frustrating part of the search is that the noise level is understated in most documentation. Salesmen.are grossly uninformed on the matter.
Car audio - not a topic?
A search for the phrase "car audio" returns the most recent thread from 2019. Searching for car audio as a topic, I find none, so here we are in misc. Is Audiogon the wrong place to discuss car audio?
Should it become a place?
Active noise cancellation and other cabin treatments are expensive enough to suggest buyers want the quiet cabin. What about music in that cabin?
Recently, I auditioned a Bang and Olufson system in a Genesis GV70. It sounded distant to my ears. I don’t know why? Does the "Quiettuning" that keeps the road noise out also deaden the music? I could hear the music but it seemed very far off and was anything but involving. Anyway, maybe this is a better topic for AI in a Google search?
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Back then, stealing became a common problem so we had removable/slide our radios which we took with us. Also had a sliding equalizer, blasted music occasionally
This is THE hardest thing to give up. My Lexus is as large as my Odyssey minivan. I want to reduce but am afraid of increased cabin noise. Some small Lexus loaners were noisier. Still considering searching
I’m not a ML fan and note that car stereo speakers+ is not their forte, so my expectations are low.
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Quieter cabins are coming for the masses -- HURRY UP! https://fastlaneonly.com/engineers-are-rewriting-the-rules-on-how-car-cabin-noise-is-measured/ |
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