Actually been driving a 2019 LR RR Velar loaner car while my wife's 2018 LR RR Velar is in the shop. This loaner has the same 825w Meridian Surround system as my upcoming I-Pace HSE, so I've been playing with it for the past few days. It's a phenomenal sound system; much better in comparison with the std. 380w Meridian sound system in my wife's Velar. In fact, my ears tell me that this system blows away the "Blose" (I mean Bose) sound system I had in my Porsche Macan Turbo. Apparently, the British Meridian auto sound systems are some of the best in the world, up there with B & W, Burmeister, Krell and a couple other high-end systems. :smile2:
I only heard the system during a test drive so my experience is limited - but it struck me that it was better than the system in my BMW 650ix GC. This may be partly because the EV is so much quieter.
I picked up my car last week, an HSE with upgraded sound. It seems a bit brighter and clearer at the high end on the radio than the sound in an upgraded sound system 535 bmw I had. As I did not hear their base sound unit, I can't compare it to that. The car itself is very much quieter, which I like. The touch screen however is laggy and slow and occasionally freezes completely. It needs a software update or a new processor. Electro
I realy cant relate to all your experiences, my system (meridian 850W) sounds like a tin can without any equalizer presets like "concert", "jazz", "techno". I just have 3 simpel control bars for 1 subwoofer, trebble and bass.........
Mine sounds fine. It is limited more by quality of my digital format media than the system itself. No unwanted vibration, excellent separation, plenty of power, good clarity, simple to use. Voice tuning FM works well.
But... What is the quick way to turn down the Navigation Gal's voice?
That was one thing I got figured out before my first I-Paces ceased up ... The Nav voice has her own volume. If you turn down the volume know while she's talking, that will only make her more quiet - and does not affect the rest of your music/media volume. In fact, if you look closely (again while she's talking), the volume level indicator bar on the screen changes color (I can't remember to what, but I think it goes from white to blue something) to try to indicate that she's got her own level. And, it will remember that for the future.
Haven't had the car long but it sounds good to me. I actually don't find the overall infotainment system too laggy - still on version 19A. I have 2012 Landrover LR4 - now that is laggy. I guess it depends on what you're comparing it to.
It’s interesting the upgraded Meridian sounds pretty ok to me and I am very picky (I am an audio professional). I only use Stereo mode (but that is my thing, all other processing sounds too processed and disjointed to my ears). There is more than enough low frequencies and the three controls allow to make most high quality source material sound pleasant. it is not the best system I’ve ever heard, but it is definitely in the ok to good range of quality even by my picky standards.
I wonder why some peoples systems sound tinny. Could there be some speakers not working?
It’s interesting the upgraded Meridian sounds pretty ok to me and I am very picky (I am an audio professional). I only use Stereo mode (but that is my thing, all other processing sounds too processed and disjointed to my ears).
I have a 2019 I Pace with the 825w Meridian sound system Overall it sounds good, but is lacking in bass. I have adjusted the bass and treble to put most of the bass on the subwoofer and not on the small speakers. I think replacing the subwoofer would help. The problem is I can’t find the subwoofer. It appears to be on the drivers side in the cargo area, but there is no access to it. Has anyone replaced the subwoofer in an I Pace?
It may also be a function of what you listen to. I find the bass pretty acceptable, too much bass in a small enclosure (I am thinking here of the Bose in my previous GTRs) was overwhelming and you could physically see the air moving. I find the overall bass balance to be fairly good and pretty well adjustable. When using the surround though some tracks sound horrible, the processing introduces pumping and breathing that is just not present in the original source giving an odd rising and falling effect. Its not clear to me what triggers this but it is totally unnoticeable on some tracks and painful on others (albeit it seems a small minority of tracks).
Depends on what we call “bass.” Musical bass doesn’t really go down to 20 Hz, that is more for explosion and kicks. And we are not very good at hearing very low frequencies. In fact when people set up their “high bass” cars they don’t realize they are sitting on 110+ dB SPL of volume at low frequencies, because they can’t “hear it.” They feel it. But it doesn’t mean its not damaging your hearing….
It may be a happy thought, but it's also not accurate.
First of all, 110+ dB is very hearable even at 20Hz. According to the equal-loudness contour, it's equivalent to 60phon at 20Hz and 80phon at 30Hz. One must be completely deaf to not hear it:
Secondly, music does go down to 20Hz. Maybe not often, but the pipe organ can go all the way down to 20Hz and also the piano, harp, contrabassoon go lower than 30Hz. Of course, there's much more going on after 30Hz, but still, most musical systems aren't able to reproduce the first octave (20-40Hz) at all.
Finally, it's usually not the very low frequencies that will cause hearing damage, but the mids, where the ear is most sensitive. You talked about 110+ dB SPL, this can cause damage in minutes if talking about average listening level at mid frequencies. On the contrary, listening at reference level (say 85dB) will produce low frequency peaks of more than 100dB, but these will cause no damage whatsoever.
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