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If this is a software issue perhaps we can narrow it down to sources? For example Slacker and HD radio sound much better than Bluetooth for me. Is this the case for everyone else or has the sound system worsened across the board?
For those that have seen it flip back and forth, can we think of a verifiable test? If it's as dramatic as people are thinking we should be able to measure this, right?
15 posts back someone did a measurement now compared to a year ago.
They found no measurable difference.
I listen pretty much only on Slacker and it sounds like crapIf this is a software issue perhaps we can narrow it down to sources? For example Slacker and HD radio sound much better than Bluetooth for me. Is this the case for everyone else or has the sound system worsened across the board?
Have all of you tried running with the rear seat backs down? I found mine to have much better sub-bass that way now.
I tend to be listening to music from USB flash, and switched to hand picked tracks with a lot of low end to see how it sounds when I try tweaking things.
Here is a random theory / thought :
Let's say they have really good control on the audio DSPs and they can tune it so that the rear/sub and front speakers can time delay to have the lows meet right around your head. So the sound pressure adds together. But then people decided that rear window break ins to lower the back seat were a problem, so they re-turned the sound to be optimized for rear seats being down? Just a wild-ass guess / theory. Anyways, I have found it sounds a lot better with the rear seat backs down now.
The point is our cars sounded good as is, then sounded like crap all of a sudden with seats not changing
I listen pretty much only on Slacker and it sounds like crap
They measured right at the speaker(s). It might have been more useful / relevant if they measured right where the driver's head is positioned.
...why?
If the output from the actual speaker is the same in both tests- and the driver's head is in the same place- and they didn't change the interior of the car... why would you expect results at the drivers head to be any different between the two tests? What possible cause would there be for that?
Yeah as @TEG mentioned, time alignment of the speakers could be off causing you to lose frequencies.Slacker on the 3 is 64kb/s, it's always sounded like crap
...why?
If the output from the actual speaker is the same in both tests- and the driver's head is in the same place- and they didn't change the interior of the car... why would you expect results at the drivers head to be any different between the two tests? What possible cause would there be for that?
Another random theory : what if the code is now optimized for Model Y prototypes? Or for newer Model 3s with some different new speakers? Or the upcoming base model 3 with less speakers?
I am assuming that they need to have different settings for the various vehicles that firmware goes into, and I could imagine some bug where the signals are sent meant for a different vehicle configuration.
Maybe they are busy optimizing for gen 3 computer hardware now, and so us model 3s with 2.5 computers aren't getting as much attention anymore?