B&O Unleashed… the Worst of OEM Offerings

[fordtruckman2003]

Putting the fade into back seat did make huge difference in the sound on way to work this morning. Thanks for the tip.

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[DrTone]

Yeah I’ve been curious about people on here’s home setups. I am definitely not audiophile but consider myself somewhat discerning and think the system sounds good overall. I agree with complaints about being overly heavy on the center channel with music (it’s clearly there and tuned for calls/podcasts etc) and when the windows are down it really flattens out but overall I think it sounds quite good. As others have said - otherwise my issues are with sound source. SiriusXM in particular is so centered in one range that it tends to just come out the center channel.

I run Wilson Audio and McIntosh at home.

I have no intention on upgrading the system in my truck. It’s sufficient for a non properly sound treated environment with road noise.

 

[DrTone]

Putting the fade into back seat did make huge difference in the sound on way to work this morning. Thanks for the tip.

I find if you fade past the head rests you start losing perceived volume, most music is mixed to come from in front of you.

 

[gtotco]

I run Wilson Audio and McIntosh at home.

I have no intention on upgrading the system in my truck. It’s sufficient for a non properly sound treated environment with road noise.

Exactly my thoughts. Again not the worlds most discerning listener (I admitted - we are Sonos household) but think it does the job well for what it is. When I really want to listen to music I break out the headphones but that’s probably just because I’ve found that to the relatively best bang for the buck for audio quality and I prefer things isolated anyway when really diving in.

 

[FirstTimeFord]

While I realize the linked song below is not for everyone, I suggest giving it a try on the Unleashed System. It's one of the best examples of the systems imaging capabilities I've heard. My source is an "ai Carplay box" but I'm playing it through YouTube Music. Most songs through the same setup are very heavy on the front center channel for sure. This one just brings all the channels to life for me.


Click here to play: Lean On

Or

Click here to play: Long Cool Woman

 

[JJSnell]

Putting the fade into back seat did make huge difference in the sound on way to work this morning. Thanks for the tip.

It really is the best move you can make... 13 speakers in front of the head rests and 5 behind you... near the floor... behind a backseat is a horrible layout. The tweeters in the headrests are virtually useless. So you have 9 speakers, mainly all tweets or very small mids screaming at your face and the only thing behind you is muffled and\or no where near ear level.

Just had my audio guy out today and we are talking about, if possible, putting tweets in the rear pillars and maybe in the rear door up high. Kinda shocked the sub is sitting in a Nike AirJordan sized shoebox. I cant recall exactly but I think my 2015 Plat had a much larger box for the sub.
I guess the only positive I got today was I tapped the hole for the seat release pin. I cant find my this straps so I lazily did a ziptie.

 

[fordtruckman2003]

Wow, I had bigger all-in-one sub in my last truck that was bigger than that. Sounded great for my needs in that old super cab.

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