SL/R231: SL550 back speakers PROBLEM SOLVED!
07-01-2023, 04:55 PM
#301
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At the risk of flogging a dead horse, I'll relate my experience: my '13 has the B&O upgrade; I took advantage of the 'engineering fix' described above; and by fading the sound back at about -5 I am blown away by the sound fidelity and depth its stage – front to back and side to side. In the interests of full disclosure, I am not an audio engineer (should I need to be?) and I have been to many, many great gigs where I was within shouting distance of the lead singer et al. And, of course, the stage speakers, by implication. (I also turn up the volume on the car to override the sometimes intrusive tinnitus... :-) )
07-01-2023, 06:21 PM
#302
Senior Member
At the risk of flogging a dead horse, I'll relate my experience: my '13 has the B&O upgrade; I took advantage of the 'engineering fix' described above; and by fading the sound back at about -5 I am blown away by the sound fidelity and depth its stage – front to back and side to side. In the interests of full disclosure, I am not an audio engineer (should I need to be?) and I have been to many, many great gigs where I was within shouting distance of the lead singer et al. And, of course, the stage speakers, by implication. (I also turn up the volume on the car to override the sometimes intrusive tinnitus... :-) )
07-19-2024, 10:56 PM
#303
Super Member
Hi all, I just picked up a 2017 SL63. Does someone know a good installer in the South Florida area that can upgrade the sound and or amp for the rear speakers. Thank you in advance!
08-15-2024, 02:40 PM
#306
What has MB done with this sound system?
Just purchased a 2015 SL550 and was appalled at the audio sound. After reading through some of this this thread, I see some comments about how this audio system was calibrated and it's ridiculous. I just threw in a Talking Heads 5.1 DVD Audio disc and OMG!! what a difference. So the system is VERY capable of producing great sound, it's just set up wrong. I'm going to try the deep dive into getting the front back fader to appear first and then I'll look into additional amps, etc. But having heard what is possible, it's very frustrating to know that great sound is there but needs to be unlocked somehow. I'm an audiophile so I have a lot of 5.1 discs, but that's not the point. For 100k+ car it should be kickin' from the get go. No fiddling. My wife's Meridian system in her Jaguar XJR sounds tremendous with a myriad of tuning and sound shaping options. MB REALLY dropped the ball here. No owner should be adding or solving anything!
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08-15-2024, 09:53 PM
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Just purchased a 2015 SL550 and was appalled at the audio sound. After reading through some of this this thread, I see some comments about how this audio system was calibrated and it's ridiculous. I just threw in a Talking Heads 5.1 DVD Audio disc and OMG!! what a difference. So the system is VERY capable of producing great sound, it's just set up wrong. I'm going to try the deep dive into getting the front back fader to appear first and then I'll look into additional amps, etc. But having heard what is possible, it's very frustrating to know that great sound is there but needs to be unlocked somehow. I'm an audiophile so I have a lot of 5.1 discs, but that's not the point. For 100k+ car it should be kickin' from the get go. No fiddling. My wife's Meridian system in her Jaguar XJR sounds tremendous with a myriad of tuning and sound shaping options. MB REALLY dropped the ball here. No owner should be adding or solving anything!
