2009 S550 Bluetooth Audio Tune2Air Sound Quality bad?
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2009 S550 Bluetooth Audio Tune2Air Sound Quality bad?
Hey all,
So I had been looking for a solution to stream music from my phone to my first Mercedes, a 2009 CLS550, I came across the Tune2Air as recommended here on MBWorld, and it worked great!
Fast forward a few months, I recently bought a 2009 S550, I moved my Tune2Air over to test it out with the S550, and the sound quality is about 1/4 as good as it is in the CLS. In the CLS the audio sounds crisp, just the same as a CD, but when I try the Tune2Air in the S550, it sounds very quiet, completely lacks bass, and is just a poor sound overall.
Anyone else experience poor sound quality in their S550 with the Tune2Air? Any recommendations for a fix for this?
I love everything else about the car, so would love to solve this, thanks in advanced for any help.
So I had been looking for a solution to stream music from my phone to my first Mercedes, a 2009 CLS550, I came across the Tune2Air as recommended here on MBWorld, and it worked great!
Fast forward a few months, I recently bought a 2009 S550, I moved my Tune2Air over to test it out with the S550, and the sound quality is about 1/4 as good as it is in the CLS. In the CLS the audio sounds crisp, just the same as a CD, but when I try the Tune2Air in the S550, it sounds very quiet, completely lacks bass, and is just a poor sound overall.
Anyone else experience poor sound quality in their S550 with the Tune2Air? Any recommendations for a fix for this?
I love everything else about the car, so would love to solve this, thanks in advanced for any help.
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I had the same initial experience. When i switched from Galaxy S4 to Iphone, the problem went away. That may not apply to your case at all, but food for thought.
Hey all,
So I had been looking for a solution to stream music from my phone to my first Mercedes, a 2009 CLS550, I came across the Tune2Air as recommended here on MBWorld, and it worked great!
Fast forward a few months, I recently bought a 2009 S550, I moved my Tune2Air over to test it out with the S550, and the sound quality is about 1/4 as good as it is in the CLS. In the CLS the audio sounds crisp, just the same as a CD, but when I try the Tune2Air in the S550, it sounds very quiet, completely lacks bass, and is just a poor sound overall.
Anyone else experience poor sound quality in their S550 with the Tune2Air? Any recommendations for a fix for this?
I love everything else about the car, so would love to solve this, thanks in advanced for any help.
So I had been looking for a solution to stream music from my phone to my first Mercedes, a 2009 CLS550, I came across the Tune2Air as recommended here on MBWorld, and it worked great!
Fast forward a few months, I recently bought a 2009 S550, I moved my Tune2Air over to test it out with the S550, and the sound quality is about 1/4 as good as it is in the CLS. In the CLS the audio sounds crisp, just the same as a CD, but when I try the Tune2Air in the S550, it sounds very quiet, completely lacks bass, and is just a poor sound overall.
Anyone else experience poor sound quality in their S550 with the Tune2Air? Any recommendations for a fix for this?
I love everything else about the car, so would love to solve this, thanks in advanced for any help.
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That is very interesting, I already use an iPhone 6+ with mine but I may try it with a different phone to see if the phone could potentially be the weak point. Interesting thought that I will look into, and thanks for the reply
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With the same source and material in both cases and the S550 sounding poorer I'd look at the S's audio settings first. They're source-dependent so the settings for FM radio for example can be independent of the settings for the CD changer.
Push Bass & Treble to full and toggle on Logic 7. That should give you more power as well as punch up the lows and highs. The S550's stock system is a sore spot for a lot of owners and I've spent a solid year understanding and modding it to get it where I wanted it. (See link to blog in sig).
Obviously with an Iphone 6 you can also apply the internal EQ presets to wake the sound up a bit. (Settings>Music>Eq). If your files are local I highly recommend the AudioForge EQ app ($2.99) for more precise control and some other processing goodies.
Push Bass & Treble to full and toggle on Logic 7. That should give you more power as well as punch up the lows and highs. The S550's stock system is a sore spot for a lot of owners and I've spent a solid year understanding and modding it to get it where I wanted it. (See link to blog in sig).
Obviously with an Iphone 6 you can also apply the internal EQ presets to wake the sound up a bit. (Settings>Music>Eq). If your files are local I highly recommend the AudioForge EQ app ($2.99) for more precise control and some other processing goodies.
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With the same source and material in both cases and the S550 sounding poorer I'd look at the S's audio settings first. They're source-dependent so the settings for FM radio for example can be independent of the settings for the CD changer.
Push Bass & Treble to full and toggle on Logic 7. That should give you more power as well as punch up the lows and highs. The S550's stock system is a sore spot for a lot of owners and I've spent a solid year understanding and modding it to get it where I wanted it. (See link to blog in sig).
Obviously with an Iphone 6 you can also apply the internal EQ presets to wake the sound up a bit. (Settings>Music>Eq). If your files are local I highly recommend the AudioForge EQ app ($2.99) for more precise control and some other processing goodies.
Push Bass & Treble to full and toggle on Logic 7. That should give you more power as well as punch up the lows and highs. The S550's stock system is a sore spot for a lot of owners and I've spent a solid year understanding and modding it to get it where I wanted it. (See link to blog in sig).
Obviously with an Iphone 6 you can also apply the internal EQ presets to wake the sound up a bit. (Settings>Music>Eq). If your files are local I highly recommend the AudioForge EQ app ($2.99) for more precise control and some other processing goodies.
Very good suggestion, I will definitely take a look at that and see if it makes a difference. The files are not local in my case though, I am streaming from Google Music (am doing this on both the CLS and S.)
The interesting thing is that a CD in the S550 sounds much better than a CD in the CLS, but the Bluetooth Tun2Air sounds better in the CLS than the S.
Going to take a look and see if this lends any help. Is turning up the bass and treble dangerous as far as potentially blowing speakers though?
Thanks!
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Not even close to dangerous. The S has a really anemic factory EQ relative to how hearty the system is. I've been running the factory amp (and most of the factory speakers ) at very high levels for over a year and they can handle quite a bit of signal.
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Thanks man
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