Optimal sound settings
04-20-2017, 01:51 PM
#42
AudiWorld Senior Member
I feel like the sound on the B&O comes mainly from the front speakers, it's like I do not hear the rear speakers much!
I played with the front/rear balance in order to send more sound to the back. Does anybody else feel the same ?
I played with the front/rear balance in order to send more sound to the back. Does anybody else feel the same ?
04-20-2017, 06:35 PM
#43
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Yes, but that has been symptomatic of all cars I've recently owned. My '13 Lexus GS with Mark Levinson produced sound mostly from the front. Same with my '15 S5 with B&O. Seems to be the way the high-end sound systems are going these days. Also, of course, the closer you are to the speakers the more you will hear them!
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04-20-2017, 07:42 PM
#44
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Yes, I concur. I have the front/rear balance set just over the front lip of the rear seats on the MMI screen. Kinda want to push it back little further. Am experimenting with the surround/3d levels but think I prefer them off.
04-21-2017, 03:32 AM
#45
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Yes, but that has been symptomatic of all cars I've recently owned. My '13 Lexus GS with Mark Levinson produced sound mostly from the front. Same with my '15 S5 with B&O. Seems to be the way the high-end sound systems are going these days. Also, of course, the closer you are to the speakers the more you will hear them!
04-21-2017, 04:50 AM
#46
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It has been like this in every car that I've ever been in/driven. You don't hear the rear speakers much, if at all. And the rear speakers are mainly for the rear passengers. That's why they are also called rear fills. Rear speakers don't help much with the surround effect.
04-21-2017, 06:51 AM
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I've been having some speaker issues. My most recent call back from the service advisor didn't reveal any fixes yet for the buzzing that I have, but for some reason they stated that my CarPlay settings were too high.
Now, for reference I don't use CarPlay with my phone. I use the multimedia device connection instead.
IS that even a possibility with the B+O audio system? To have the adjustment settings 'too high'? Sounds like a load of BS to me. Also I'm not sure what that would cause the issues I've been having.
Now, for reference I don't use CarPlay with my phone. I use the multimedia device connection instead.
IS that even a possibility with the B+O audio system? To have the adjustment settings 'too high'? Sounds like a load of BS to me. Also I'm not sure what that would cause the issues I've been having.
04-21-2017, 08:06 AM
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If I dial in too much of the immersive or 3D effects I feel like I am listening to the hardware rather than the music.
01-28-2021, 11:59 PM
#50
Ok. So tried fiddling with the settings and I must say, it does sound good. I take back the negatives I said about the B&O. It sounds very nice to my ears. There's more clarity compared to the Bose but I still feel the Bose feels a bit more punchy. Guess the B&O sub needs to break in before punching properly.