M3 SR+ RWD - awful audio quality?!

[yhc21]

Hey guys,
After the two months of wait I finally got my hands on my M3 SR+ Rwd! Awesome car, but I was equally shocked by its dreadful audio quality. I initially thought the speakers were defective, but it seems the general feedback is that the audio on this model is known to be this bad.
What are your thoughts, and what tricks have you got to improve the sound without any serious mods that would break the factory warranty?

Would Tesla allow paid audio upgrades in futute? And what's the deal with the non functioning tweeters in A-pillar ???

Cheers,

 

[hellocar]

Hard to know exactly what you are hearing, but …

I rented a SR+ on Turo, and found the audio quality to be quite good, better than the BMW I had previously had.

My LR AWD has absolutely outstanding audio, so clear and with such a realistic soundstage. The only problem is that the noise coming into the car at highway speeds starts to intrude, more that would probably be the case on other high end cars.

Are the extra speakers just ones that are not included in your trim level?

 

[Candleflame]

Hard to know exactly what you are hearing, but …

I rented a SR+ on Turo, and found the audio quality to be quite good, better than the BMW I had previously had.

My LR AWD has absolutely outstanding audio, so clear and with such a realistic soundstage. The only problem is that the noise coming into the car at highway speeds starts to intrude, more that would probably be the case on other high end cars.

Are the extra speakers just ones that are not included in your trim level?

i do wonder if tesla cant just add some active noise canceling via the microphone.

 

[jjrandorin]

If you searched the model 3 section for "audio quality" you would likely find more than 30 threads that talk about what you are asking about. Here is some to get you started:

Group Buy - Hansshow Premium Audio Upgrade?

I want to see if there is interest in a Group Buy for the (new) Hansshow Premium Audio Upgrade packages. I sent them an inquiry to see if they are interested in setting something up and they replied that they are. I do not know what the offer is yet, but I wanted to see interest. Please respond...

teslamotorsclub.com

Vendor - Light Harmonic T4D Upgrade Speaker System

Hi everyone, Light Harmonic here from Rocklin, CA! We are a high end audio company specializing in upgraded Tesla audio systems (Models S and X), including the Model 3. We have been around the forum before but have recently revamped our company and audio enthusiast offerings for those who wish...

teslamotorsclub.com

Upgraded SR Partial Audio to Full Premium

First off a big thanks to PLUR and fstr on the TOO forum for getting a lot of this info out there, I couldn't do it without their hard work. One of the worst parts about the SR and SR+ models is their lack of true immersive sound. As stock, the sound system is incredibly front-forward...

teslamotorsclub.com

Another subwoofer option - NVX Audio

I posted this in a discussion thread about the Hansshow audio upgrade but thought it might be better to create a separate thread focused on this new system. Tesla Model 3 Complete Aftermarket Subwoofer Package | BE-TM3-VSW10S2-PACKAGE This is a complete system with custom enclosure, amp, bass...

teslamotorsclub.com

There are pages (and pages and pages) more though.

 

[Zacster]

This is what happens when you tune the audio for 15 speakers but then leave off 7 of them, including the subwoofer. Did they really think only half an audio system would sound good?

 

[yhc21]

This is what happens when you tune the audio for 15 speakers but then leave off 7 of them, including the subwoofer. Did they really think only half an audio system would sound good?

Yeh it's really questionable what they did, I wonder if they would offer audio upgrade with fee in future.

 

[yhc21]

If you searched the model 3 section for "audio quality" you would likely find more than 30 threads that talk about what you are asking about. Here is some to get you started:

Group Buy - Hansshow Premium Audio Upgrade?

I want to see if there is interest in a Group Buy for the (new) Hansshow Premium Audio Upgrade packages. I sent them an inquiry to see if they are interested in setting something up and they replied that they are. I do not know what the offer is yet, but I wanted to see interest. Please respond...

teslamotorsclub.com

Vendor - Light Harmonic T4D Upgrade Speaker System

Hi everyone, Light Harmonic here from Rocklin, CA! We are a high end audio company specializing in upgraded Tesla audio systems (Models S and X), including the Model 3. We have been around the forum before but have recently revamped our company and audio enthusiast offerings for those who wish...

teslamotorsclub.com

Upgraded SR Partial Audio to Full Premium

First off a big thanks to PLUR and fstr on the TOO forum for getting a lot of this info out there, I couldn't do it without their hard work. One of the worst parts about the SR and SR+ models is their lack of true immersive sound. As stock, the sound system is incredibly front-forward...

teslamotorsclub.com

Another subwoofer option - NVX Audio

I posted this in a discussion thread about the Hansshow audio upgrade but thought it might be better to create a separate thread focused on this new system. Tesla Model 3 Complete Aftermarket Subwoofer Package | BE-TM3-VSW10S2-PACKAGE This is a complete system with custom enclosure, amp, bass...

teslamotorsclub.com

There are pages (and pages and pages) more though.

Thanks, I really don't want to add or mod anything 'hardware' wise at this stage.. wished if they could allow users to opt in for audio upgrade...

 

[Candleflame]

This is what happens when you tune the audio for 15 speakers but then leave off 7 of them, including the subwoofer. Did they really think only half an audio system would sound good?

the problem was that the SR+ was just too good of a car. It had essentially all the features the "luxury" LR version had but for much less.
Tesla dropped all the standard non premium features for the SR but realized that it was much more expensive to build 2 different vehicle types (and harder to have i.e. no glass roof).

 

[yhc21]

Hard to know exactly what you are hearing, but …

I rented a SR+ on Turo, and found the audio quality to be quite good, better than the BMW I had previously had.

My LR AWD has absolutely outstanding audio, so clear and with such a realistic soundstage. The only problem is that the noise coming into the car at highway speeds starts to intrude, more that would probably be the case on other high end cars.

Are the extra speakers just ones that are not included in your trim level?

Yeh the version you rented (LR AWD) has premium audio so I would think it would have been good. Unfortunately, SR+ RWD on the other hand has partial premium trim with not-premium-at-all audio setup which is quite disappointing

 

[talkingevs]

OMG Ageeed. Absolutely shocked at how bad the audio is compared to our 18' LR