Hello all,
A newbie - both to this forum and to car audio modification general, and after a recent install I'm experiencing some rather frustrating issues.
The car: Mercedes C63 AMG (2014, W204 model fitted with Mercedes COMAND Online as standard) Standard Audio, no upgrade.
I then had fitted the following:
Morel Tempo Ultra 6.5" component speakers with tweeters for the front
Focal Impulse 4.320 4-channel Class D amplifier which runs the fronts on two channels, and a little sub using the other two channels operating in bridged mode.
Headunit - standard
Rear speakers - standard
I'm extremely pleased with the sound quality - both when using my phone to play Spotify and also DAB, however the left and right balance is all over the place. Since having the install, it sounds like most of the sound is now coming from the driver side speakers - I really hear them driving most of the noise, so what I've had to do is alter the L&R balance using the head unit to shift the balance to the other side.
This obviously works, but causes other issues, namely:
1. Every song is mixed slightly differently, therefore I am having to change the L&R balance to suit each and every song.
2. Volume also changes where the L&R balance should be - if I'm listening on low volumes I need more sound from the drivers side (respectively), but let's say I'm enjoying that song and turn the volume up, the driver's side will be way too overpowering and I then need to go back into the settings to shift the balance across to the other side to balance it out.
Whilst I appreciate the technicalities of sitting closer to one set of speakers in a car, and it not being "ideal" not sat in the centre, I've never experienced such issue before. With every other car audio system I've experienced (B&O, Bose, Harman Kardon, base set-ups etc) I've always been happy with the L&R balance set to dead centre. I've certainly never had to alter the balance for each song!!!
When the balance is right, and set up to the song the sound quality is great! Also, all wiring/connections have been checked.
Any help or insight would be gratefully appreciated, as it's driving me crazy. Thank you!
A newbie - both to this forum and to car audio modification general, and after a recent install I'm experiencing some rather frustrating issues.
The car: Mercedes C63 AMG (2014, W204 model fitted with Mercedes COMAND Online as standard) Standard Audio, no upgrade.
I then had fitted the following:
Morel Tempo Ultra 6.5" component speakers with tweeters for the front
Focal Impulse 4.320 4-channel Class D amplifier which runs the fronts on two channels, and a little sub using the other two channels operating in bridged mode.
Headunit - standard
Rear speakers - standard
I'm extremely pleased with the sound quality - both when using my phone to play Spotify and also DAB, however the left and right balance is all over the place. Since having the install, it sounds like most of the sound is now coming from the driver side speakers - I really hear them driving most of the noise, so what I've had to do is alter the L&R balance using the head unit to shift the balance to the other side.
This obviously works, but causes other issues, namely:
1. Every song is mixed slightly differently, therefore I am having to change the L&R balance to suit each and every song.
2. Volume also changes where the L&R balance should be - if I'm listening on low volumes I need more sound from the drivers side (respectively), but let's say I'm enjoying that song and turn the volume up, the driver's side will be way too overpowering and I then need to go back into the settings to shift the balance across to the other side to balance it out.
Whilst I appreciate the technicalities of sitting closer to one set of speakers in a car, and it not being "ideal" not sat in the centre, I've never experienced such issue before. With every other car audio system I've experienced (B&O, Bose, Harman Kardon, base set-ups etc) I've always been happy with the L&R balance set to dead centre. I've certainly never had to alter the balance for each song!!!
When the balance is right, and set up to the song the sound quality is great! Also, all wiring/connections have been checked.
Any help or insight would be gratefully appreciated, as it's driving me crazy. Thank you!