I would say that when it was on high it sounded a little “louder”, but if you asked me to blindly listen to a song and determine whether the immersive sound was on or off I would have no clue. Again, I’m not an audiophile so my ears are not sophisticated enough to listen to these subtle differences. But I would guess that 90% of the people who buy an SR+ will think the audio sounds great and never give it a second thought that anything is lacking.
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Immersive sound SR+?
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I would say that when it was on high it sounded a little “louder”, but if you asked me to blindly listen to a song and determine whether the immersive sound was on or off I would have no clue. Again, I’m not an audiophile so my ears are not sophisticated enough to listen to these subtle differences. But I would guess that 90% of the people who buy an SR+ will think the audio sounds great and never give it a second thought that anything is lacking.
Wampa
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The sound is definitely lacking in the rear, in my opinion. They should have gone with the rear deck speakers versus the door ones. That said, my SR+ clearly has speakers installed there so I don't see why they couldn't be enabled. I haven't experienced full premium audio before, but a few more speakers wouldn't hurt.
Wampa
Member
That's what kills me. If they have the speakers installed in my build they should be outputting sound. I don't think that's too crazy of an opinion.
It was probably quicker and cheaper to keep them in the existing design for now since the SR+ was an after thought.
Eno Deb
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I think it is fairly easy to hear the difference as long as you have a stereo source with multiple instruments playing. From what I can tell "immersive audio" is just some kind of digital sound field processing that creates a wider virtual sound stage, similar to the DSP programs that many AVRs and soundbars have.
SRPLUSBB
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I don't think this is entirely correct. I think immersive sound activates certain speakers (like the A-Pillar speakers). I would be curious if someone with a premium interior could verify that when they turn immersive sound off some speakers go silent.
Eno Deb
Active Member
There is no contradiction. These sound field processors work by redistributing specific sounds between the speakers and using phase shifts to manipulate the spatial perception, effectively "projecting" sounds and instruments to locations in a virtual sound stage. Using additional speakers (often called "presence speakers") can be part of it. I find it quite easy to tell if the option is on.
It seems that the upper speakers on the A pillar are only used when immersive audio is on. I haven't checked any of the other speakers.
AWD here. In car now. Immersive on High, “Your Love is King” by Sade is on. Turned up and can feel vibration from upper A pillar. Then turned Off Immersive while still mid-song and no vibration. Not crawling in back seat area. Hope that’s enough to answer your question though.
SRPLUSBB
Member
@Drizzle disagreed with this post and not sure about what. Some SR+ owners just got an update that gave them Immersive Sound in their Options and the poster said it only gave access to Off/On. Suspect due to lack of 2W amp and subwoofer(?) that the Premium High setting isn’t available for logical reasons.
SRPLUSBB
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Updated to 8.5, did a reset. Still nothing from the A-pillars, corner speakers, and rear deck speakers with immersive sound on.
Leafdriver333
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SRPLUSBB
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Are you sure all the speakers are operating? I dont know a single SR+ owner whose rear deck, A-pillars, and corner window speakers work whether immersive sound is toggled on or off. They appear software locked (even on the latest update).
Leafdriver333
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