Spawn160

interesting to hear that software updates change the tone, was it a specific update to the eq or crossovers?
I just feel that centre speaker output is way less than before Even when the focus is selected at front, it’s like the centre mid drivers movement is constrained.
could it be that the speaker was bolted too tightly?

bruce_miranda

I know it's counter intuitive, speakers sound better when bolted down well. So it's not that.

Spawn160

thanks for the reply Bruce,
the midrange from the centre speaker definitely sounds weaker and thinner than before, throwing off the whole sound stage compared to the rest of the speakers.
any ideas what’s causing this?
Also I’m trying to pry the whole grill out along with air vent but only managed to get speaker grill out, any idea if the design for 2021 grill is different from previous models?( following the instructions on this forum)

Spawn160

The speaker frame looks like this

Spawn160

Ok so shifting the balance/fader to a little behind the seats seems to have improved the mid range.

Void20

I'm getting a way more pleasant, balanced sound and less overwhelmed highs by setting the fader as this:

Spawn160

Is there any way to revert back to the old software?
the system sounds really dull, I remember there was a decent amount of sparkle before.

Bobby Kinstle

Usually the dealer won't downgrade the software, but it's not unheard of. A lot of it depends on why they did the upgrade in the first place.

I also have my fader set slightly to the rear even with upgraded speakers.

Spawn160

I didn’t see anything on the work sheet about a software upgrade, so I’m not sure if they did.
One more possibility I can think of is speaker polarity.
Is there a way to check that the speakers are connected properly through a scanner?

Bobby Kinstle

Yes there are apps you can install on your phone that play test tones and indicate polarity. Note if this is a factory speaker, the connectors are keyed so it's only possible to be reverse polarity if the speaker factory built it wrong.