Ultra High Fidelity Sound Question

[hmmm]

The inventory car I just picked up came with the above and I am experiencing something weird: For some audio sources (internet radios, pandora over USB) but not all, the sound comes out completely unbalanced, ie very much anchored around the front speakers on the driver side.

To be able to hear the sound in the "center" of the car for a more harmonious, well, sound, I have to slide everything way towards the right rear...we're talking -12/-9.

The puzzling part is that for other sources (FM/AM) the sound is perfectly "centered" by default (which leads me to believe that I do not have an hearing problem...)

Are others experiencing this? It's pain to have to adjust everything if/when you change your music source and it just doesn't feel right.

 

[Xenoilphobe]

go to the EQ settings and turn off Dolby Pro Logic

 

[Xenoilphobe]

I recommend getting a Premium Account with Spotify - most of the others are highly compressed - Spotify has a 320Kbps Premium account that sounds better than Pandora, Slacker, Apple and the bottom of the barrel audio quality of XM Satellite radio. I got the unlimited for the whole family plan for $15 per month.

Music for everyone.

 

[Xenoilphobe]

Also make sure you turn on the "extreme" setting in the app for your phone:

If you want to hear songs in the best quality possible, make sure you have this Spotify Premium feature turned on

 

[Xenoilphobe]

If that doesn't fix it, you need to get the car in for a service appointment, that is not how the system is supposed to operate.

 

[hmmm]

That's interesting, turning off Dolby does help some...still not "good", but better. I'll look into Spotify, thanks for the pointer.

I am still puzzled as to why Pandora via USB or BT sounds worse than in my other cars using the exact same set-up...what's so special with the Tesla set-up? you'd think that they would be on par with other premium brands when it comes to delivery decent sound out of the box.

 

[Ormond]

Also make sure you turn on the "extreme" setting in the app for your phone:

If you want to hear songs in the best quality possible, make sure you have this Spotify Premium feature turned on

Do you use Bluetooth with this? I never have streamed music.

 

[Xenoilphobe]

I'm sure it's an audio quality issue or EQ issue in the app. The sound system is good, but it's so good that it amplifies poor quality content.

96 Kbps is like hot dogs 320 Kbps is like Filet Mignon. Feed this system Filet Mignon!

 

[Xenoilphobe]

Do you use Bluetooth with this? I never have streamed music.

Yes.

Before you go there "wired vs wireless" here is a long article on Bluetooth. Does Bluetooth Wireless Audio Really Reduce Sound Quality?

 

[Ormond]

Tesla to soon release Spotify app integration in its vehicles in the US

Thus seems relevant.

 

[Xenoilphobe]

I hope this is true!!

 

[8XATL]

I'm having the exact same experience with my Model X. I don't feel like the sound is very good at all and I certainly consider myself to be an audiophile. Frankly, it's very disappointing and I'm not even sure I have the UHFS even though I certainly paid for it.