I received my Model 3 this week and finally had an opportunity to take an extended drive in it and listen to the Audio system. For a frame of reference, I have a Model S with the top tier Reus audio package (2 subs, amps, new tweeters, center tweeter mounted behind the rear view mirror) and a Model X with the UHFS setup.
My personal tastes in what I like in an audio system is one that is balanced and presents the music in a way that is balanced, clear, with a good sounds stage and is very musical. I don't tend to like over-emphasised bass, but I do want to have bass be there in a balanced and clear way at all sound levels.
That being said, I am very, very pleased with how the Premium sound system sounds in the Model 3. Out of the three cars I have, for my personal music presentation preferences, I prefer listening to music in my Model 3 the best. While I like the bass presence and control I have with the Reus system in the Model S, I feel that it's a tad on the muddy side and it's biased towards the back of the car in the sound stage. I know that bass is supposed to be omni-directional, but in a space as small as a car, I have to constantly fiddle with the Bass pot control that Reus installed on the side of my drivers seat to blend the bass into the presentation of the music. I don't mind doing it, but for most people, they wouldn't be so obsessive about making tweaks to the bass level depending on the road noise, volume level of the music and recording level of the track itself.
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Please note that all of the comments below are my subjective opinion based on the first several hundred miles of ownership. My 2018 Model 3 VIN is 39xx. I’m located in San Diego. My other cars are a 2016 refreshed Model S 75D with AP1 and a 2016 Volt. I’m on the list for a second Model 3. The Volt and the Model S will go.
Overall first reaction: this is the best car I’ve ever owned including Tesla Model S (2), BMW 3-series (3), Audi, Porsche (3), Jaguar E-type (3), Lexus, Volt, Fiat 500E, Mini Cooper S, Miata, etc. Overall, as others have said, it feels like living in the future – and that future is good!
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