HK Surround System Sounds "strange"
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2016 C450 AMG, 2011 BMW Z4 35i, 2009 Cadillac STS, 2011 Infiniti QX56
HK Surround System Sounds "strange"
2008 C300 with Nav and HK Surround. Had the car for a year now and always thought the music has way too much vibrato and reverb.
Speakers and sub are decent, music is excellent but just seems "tinny" or again like it's "wavy" as in added vibrato.
Turing off Surround helps a little but that added dimension is still there that to me is annoying. Not "pure" music but artificially added enhancements.
Anyone else feel this way, or possibly something wrong with my system?
Speakers and sub are decent, music is excellent but just seems "tinny" or again like it's "wavy" as in added vibrato.
Turing off Surround helps a little but that added dimension is still there that to me is annoying. Not "pure" music but artificially added enhancements.
Anyone else feel this way, or possibly something wrong with my system?
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2008 C300 with Nav and HK Surround. Had the car for a year now and always thought the music has way too much vibrato and reverb.
Speakers and sub are decent, music is excellent but just seems "tinny" or again like it's "wavy" as in added vibrato.
Turing off Surround helps a little but that added dimension is still there that to me is annoying. Not "pure" music but artificially added enhancements.
Anyone else feel this way, or possibly something wrong with my system?
Speakers and sub are decent, music is excellent but just seems "tinny" or again like it's "wavy" as in added vibrato.
Turing off Surround helps a little but that added dimension is still there that to me is annoying. Not "pure" music but artificially added enhancements.
Anyone else feel this way, or possibly something wrong with my system?
I have an 08 C300 w/ HK as well. It is, without a doubt, the best sounding stock system I've heard. Sounds like something may be slightly off. Could the right (or left) speakers be delivering sound slightly before/after the left (or right) speakers? I could see this causing a strange "wave" effect. Don't know if that's even possible, either. All I know is that mine sounds phenomenal.
Last edited by aMsupp; Jan 4, 2013 at 04:57 PM.
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From: Sacramento, CA
2018 C300 sedan, P1, Multimedia, Burmester
2008 C300 with Nav and HK Surround. Had the car for a year now and always thought the music has way too much vibrato and reverb.
Speakers and sub are decent, music is excellent but just seems "tinny" or again like it's "wavy" as in added vibrato.
Turing off Surround helps a little but that added dimension is still there that to me is annoying. Not "pure" music but artificially added enhancements.
Anyone else feel this way, or possibly something wrong with my system?
Speakers and sub are decent, music is excellent but just seems "tinny" or again like it's "wavy" as in added vibrato.
Turing off Surround helps a little but that added dimension is still there that to me is annoying. Not "pure" music but artificially added enhancements.
Anyone else feel this way, or possibly something wrong with my system?
Is this just from one source (e.g. iPod, radio, sat), or do you hear the reverberation from all sources?
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From: Calgary, Canada
2025 GLC300 4Matic
My experience with HK system in my 2010 C300 was so good that i bought HK sound system for my home. Car stereo system is absolutely amazing ( me teenage son will atestify to that LOL)
