Major change when Disabling Active Sound Design
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Major change when Disabling Active Sound Design
Realized I originally posted this in the wrong forum, reposting here:
I have a 2021 Clubman JCW, and this may be common knowledge to others, but wasn't to me. So I figured I'd share my recent experience and discovery w/ the group because it was a game changer for me.
I have the upgraded Harman Kardon stereo and was really very disappointed with it. As I turned up the volume, it quickly became muffled, bass was flat and treble was not crisp. I was told there were sub's under the front seats, but couldn't feel any sort of reverberation, muffled or otherwise. There was absolutely no sound separation at all since most of the audio was coming out of the front center channel. It just wasn't even close to what I was expecting out of an upgraded 13 speaker system, even after trying to make adjustments in the head unit.
After reading an old thread, I saw someone mention how disabling ASD with Bimmercode helped improve their audio, so I gave it a go. First off, I didn't even realize ASD was on to begin with, but after turning it off, I was like, oh man, yeah that other sound was weird! The engine/exhaust/cabin sound much more natural now. I will say, you also notice much more road noise too though. However, the big thing that happened was, the HK system came alive! Bass, treble, subs, all sound friggin amazing now! Turning up the volume no longer gets muffled or distorted. I can finally hear a clean and crisp soundstage with all the speakers and tweeters working together, and the subs have great punch! I highly recommend this change, especially if you were like me and thought the stereo sucked.
I have a 2021 Clubman JCW, and this may be common knowledge to others, but wasn't to me. So I figured I'd share my recent experience and discovery w/ the group because it was a game changer for me.
I have the upgraded Harman Kardon stereo and was really very disappointed with it. As I turned up the volume, it quickly became muffled, bass was flat and treble was not crisp. I was told there were sub's under the front seats, but couldn't feel any sort of reverberation, muffled or otherwise. There was absolutely no sound separation at all since most of the audio was coming out of the front center channel. It just wasn't even close to what I was expecting out of an upgraded 13 speaker system, even after trying to make adjustments in the head unit.
After reading an old thread, I saw someone mention how disabling ASD with Bimmercode helped improve their audio, so I gave it a go. First off, I didn't even realize ASD was on to begin with, but after turning it off, I was like, oh man, yeah that other sound was weird! The engine/exhaust/cabin sound much more natural now. I will say, you also notice much more road noise too though. However, the big thing that happened was, the HK system came alive! Bass, treble, subs, all sound friggin amazing now! Turning up the volume no longer gets muffled or distorted. I can finally hear a clean and crisp soundstage with all the speakers and tweeters working together, and the subs have great punch! I highly recommend this change, especially if you were like me and thought the stereo sucked.
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