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      01-24-2014, 12:18 PM   #87
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Originally Posted by jraymond
would not purchase a car alone based on fact they are piping in artificial engine noise through speakers. that concept is truly lost on me
It is artificial in that sound is piped in through the speakers, but from what I understand it is the actual engine sound of the vehicle, picked up with microphone(s) or some other type of pickup, and apparently is not synthesized or sampled engine sound unlike other BMWs with active sound. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong (does anyone actually know yet?). Not sure if that makes it better for you, but there's that. I don't mind a bit of sound reinforcement to aid in making shift decisions, as long as it's coming from the engine in real time and if it sounds natural.
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