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M3 / M4 Active Sound responsible for 2-3% of sound
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Yes this was also stated in the Michael Wimbeck interview. I've heard the M5 active sound, and it just sounds so artificial. I really hope this one sounds better.
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05-29-2014, 09:20 AM | #3 |
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I thought I heard this pretty much confirmed when the car was just out of concept, but everyone seems to be complaining about it still, strange.
I couldn't hear any artificial sound in the M5 though so I'm sure it will really be as bad as the naysayers claim if that's what they want, but I dare say most wont notice though. |
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05-29-2014, 09:22 AM | #4 |
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I will wait to actually hear and see in person what this "new" ASD in the M3/M4 is, because I still think that it is the same exact ASD in the M5.
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05-29-2014, 09:23 AM | #5 |
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Saw this last night on another site (the name of which i think gets auto-blocked here) but also thought it a good explanation given some of the confusion around here (ie: the Alan Parsons project comparison that was being floated at one point). Facts and information are always better than the talking-to-ourselves speculation and panic that can often seep into an online community like this.
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05-29-2014, 10:39 AM | #7 |
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3% of the volume? 3% of the character? What does that mean?
I hate terrible statistics.
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05-29-2014, 10:45 AM | #8 |
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BS. Why would they go through all of that trouble developing an "authentic" engine note through the speakers if it only accounts for 2-3% of the sound you hear.
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05-29-2014, 10:47 AM | #10 |
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both. i know that artificial sound from the GOLF 7 GTI and is sounds just horrible to me. Would not want to have it in my car and specially not in a M4.
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05-29-2014, 10:49 AM | #12 |
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don't understand those who complain about the active sound in M5, I have owned 2 M5s and never had a problem with it. No one can tell the difference until BMW says there is a active sound system in the car. Anyway, turbo engines need to improve sound characteristic, either through active sound or something else
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05-29-2014, 11:01 AM | #14 |
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I think if you told a group of reviewers that the car came with active sound and then turned it off, a significant number of them would still lament about the fake sound.
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Furthermore and even more troubling is that BMW didn't just let you switch it off easily. I understand in this plastic society where perfect 16 year olds get fake breasts and nose jobs that there are many that love fake or enhanced but BMW should at least let you switch it off. Last edited by nachob; 05-29-2014 at 11:37 AM.. |
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I'm fairly convinced after reading reviews and the discussions here that it's like reading a wine forum where a bunch of people who have never tried the wine argue about how tannic it is, or whether it really has notes of toasted oak and blackberries. Who would do that? TASTE THE FUCKING WINE. Likewise, let's bitch about the sound after we've heard it. Let's complain about the steering feel after we've driven it. Certainly let's avoid parsing the language of a short first drive review. I am tired of reading arguments about differing interpretations of subjective opinions that are likely all as inaccurate as if we all tried to guess someone's weight from their profile pic.
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I would prefer, myself, amplification over artificial noise. I don't mind it louder I just don't want it to be fake, not because I don't like the sound, I just don't like the thought of it. Call me high maintenance.
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Completely agree. Also, most of the people complaining will never buy the car anyway. You see the guy w/ the '02 Civic saying he was about to pull the trigger on a new M3/M4 until he found out it had active sound and will now look elsewhere...come on...
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