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why is my engine and road noise swallowing all the bass/ midbass?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lasherž" data-source="post: 8710108" data-attributes="member: 679555"><p>I'm not sure, but I'm inclined to think that 1aespinoza is correct about what's causing the muddled sound. Increasing the volume would improve clarity I'm sure, but I think you're just dealing with the effects of a soft top. The sound deadening would allow distortionless increases in volume, but if it's loud it's probably too loud, + volume is just going to hurt your hearing after a certain point.</p><p></p><p>As with other noise sources you address the source first, but I don't think there's any remotely cheap options for going from softop to hardtop, you may just be stuck with the issue unfortunately. The largest part of any system is the car itself, sometimes it's just not a proper match for quality audio. Maybe you could experiment with more or less slack on the fabric, stuff like that, but I think the force of the air at 70mph is going to do what it wants to do with any fabric.</p><p></p><p>Edit: This is all assuming that it's your soft top rippling rather than your exhaust that's causing the muddied response. The exhaust would benefit from sound deadening, but the soft top is a whole other potential issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lasherž, post: 8710108, member: 679555"] I'm not sure, but I'm inclined to think that 1aespinoza is correct about what's causing the muddled sound. Increasing the volume would improve clarity I'm sure, but I think you're just dealing with the effects of a soft top. The sound deadening would allow distortionless increases in volume, but if it's loud it's probably too loud, + volume is just going to hurt your hearing after a certain point. As with other noise sources you address the source first, but I don't think there's any remotely cheap options for going from softop to hardtop, you may just be stuck with the issue unfortunately. The largest part of any system is the car itself, sometimes it's just not a proper match for quality audio. Maybe you could experiment with more or less slack on the fabric, stuff like that, but I think the force of the air at 70mph is going to do what it wants to do with any fabric. Edit: This is all assuming that it's your soft top rippling rather than your exhaust that's causing the muddied response. The exhaust would benefit from sound deadening, but the soft top is a whole other potential issue. [/QUOTE]
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