B&O sound system does not sound all that fantabulous - am I missing any setting

[kkgg]

B&O sound system does not sound all that great in my mach e
It sounds good, but I don't know could be better for a brand.

I feel like the bose system in any car sounds better. I have all the sound settings to normal.
am I missing any setting

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[Fsisung]

B&O sound system does not sound all that great in my mach e
It sounds good, but I don't know could be better for a brand.

I feel like the bose system in any car sounds better. I have all the sound settings to normal.
am I missing any setting

I’m not too impressed with it either. However, if you set the fade to a bit more in back and bring the bass & treble up it helps.

 

[gordonf238]

I feel like the bose system in any car sounds better.

I'm inclined to agree with you there, bud. The Bose in a regular Tahoe (which I've had as a rental recently) sounds better than the B&O in our Mach-E. Coincidentally, we also have a Expedition Platinum with the B&O sound. Same disappointment.

Mind you, I'm not streaming 128Kbps music via Bluetooth. I'm talking Lossless audio via lightning cable connection. There is nothing high-fidelity about this sound system.

 

[JohnnyForensic]

I don’t know how old and/or updated your Mach-E is, but there was a DSP update a while back that improved the sound quality. It’s not the best car stereo I’ve ever had for sure, but it’s passable.

I found that setting the sound to “Surround” over “Stereo” helps a lot; it sounds much better in surround mode. Also, the input quality makes a huge difference. SiriusXM always sounds like trash because of the compression, but if you play something from Apple Music via CarPlay, for example, it can sound great—with the exception of heavy bass which the Mach-E just can’t muster with stock gear.

If you haven’t gone in for the updates, that might help.

 

[HuntingPudel]

Huh, for my admittedly blown out ear (sister is unfathomly loud and sat at my right side at the table when we were kids), stereo setting sounds better than the surround setting. Probably personal taste. The system is passable, but needs some extra help.

 

[kkgg]

thats it,
I will never buy B&O speakers personally

 

[Logal727]

What sources are y'all listening to? Sirius XM sucks as always. Listen to some Lossless or HD Radio playing Classical Music and it sounds fantastic.

 

[Thor2j]

You realize B&O sells their name for this. If you look at the speakers they are $5 speakers made in Mexico.
Real B&O home speakers are very good.

 

[Mach-Lee]

Yes, as mentioned if the B&O sounds bad, you might need a DSP update or reset. Volume level 7 or 8 should be a normal listening level, if it's much higher than that you have the DSP bug.

When it's working right the system is about a 7/10 for me. Pretty good but not amazing in any regard. Car systems are hard to perfect, only a few luxury brands have truly great systems.

Make sure you set it to stereo instead of surround at the bottom of the settings.

 

[kkgg]

I play from Android Auto

 

[Logal727]

I play from Android Auto

What though? Over Bluetooth? It’s all very source dependent on how good it sounds

 

[MyLittlePony2022]

There are several threads on this with input.
Replacing Subwoofer
B&O Underwhelmed
Audio Settings
Center Speaker
New Amp and Speaker Replacement

I am in the process of replacing my speaker with Infinity Kappa's and will post a new thread when I am done with write up and pictures. I have the right driver door done and will be working to do the rest this weekend and probably into the next few weekends. Based on what I can hear from just the two speakers that I have replaced, the aftermarket sound better. However, I think that an aftermarket amplifier with a DSP is required to take it to the next level and really tune the sound. I am heading that way but just waiting on a sale at Crutchfield on a 6 channel AudioConrol amp.

 

[Electric Goat]

IMO it's really good for a stock system. I've always upgraded all of my vehicles. The B & O system in the Mach-E is perfect and there's no need for me to upgrade.

Is your streaming source HQ? I have my phone set to force stream the highest bit-rate available.

 

[Mach1E]

I don’t know how old and/or updated your Mach-E is, but there was a DSP update a while back that improved the sound quality. It’s not the best car stereo I’ve ever had for sure, but it’s passable.

I found that setting the sound to “Surround” over “Stereo” helps a lot; it sounds much better in surround mode. Also, the input quality makes a huge difference. SiriusXM always sounds like trash because of the compression, but if you play something from Apple Music via CarPlay, for example, it can sound great—with the exception of heavy bass which the Mach-E just can’t muster with stock gear.

If you haven’t gone in for the updates, that might help.

^^ All these things.

But even so, it’s still only “ok.”

It is better than the Bose in my old Chevy SS, but it’s not a high end stereo.

Good thing too, because we didn’t pay a high end stereo price.

Add a subwoofer and move on. The highs are fairly clear, it just lacks full bass.

Want a GOOD B&O stereo? Here you go, it’s a $5,900 option on the Audi A3:

https://www.autobytel.com/car-buying-guides/features/the-10-best-factory-audio-systems-134063/

 

[Mach-Lee]

I am in the process of replacing my speaker with Infinity Kappa's and will post a new thread when I am done with write up and pictures. I have the right driver door done and will be working to do the rest this weekend and probably into the next few weekends. Based on what I can hear from just the two speakers that I have replaced, the aftermarket sound better. However, I think that an aftermarket amplifier with a DSP is required to take it to the next level and really tune the sound. I am heading that way but just waiting on a sale at Crutchfield on a 6 channel AudioConrol amp.

FYI the system is DSPed for the stock drivers, if you replace the loudspeakers the tonal qualities will be off since the DSP being applied is wrong. It requires an aftermarket DSP as you said to actually realize a tonal improvement.

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