Bose Speaker Upgrade?

[hal1965]

Have had my Macan for 4 weeks now having previously owned a Tesla Model S. I’m finding the Bose system very disappointing, music sounds thin, lacks any weight. Podcasts sound like AM radio. Certainly vastly inferior to the sound quality of the Model S.

I’m investigating an upgrade of the speaker units and wondering about viability and whether anyone has considered this route?

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[Cogs79]

Hi,

How long have you had the Macan for? I felt the same way as you, until about 2 weeks later where bass finally kicked in, voices were clear and emphasized and details were much better. It's like the Bose needs to break in for a bit.

C

 

[hal1965]

How long have you had the Macan for?

C

Thanks. Have had the car for 4 weeks but only 250 miles. Will give it another week or two before taking it further based on your feedback.

 

[rmwrip]

I guess I’m lucky. The stereo in my X5 was so mediocre that the Macan Bose stereo sounds great

 

[taycanstuff]

Try adjusting the bass - I'm currently trialling maximum bass on standard setting - makes it sound like the woofer is in the boot.
See here too https://www.macanevowners.com/forum...was-on-the-ice-macan.18147/page-3#post-290568

 

[Karl]

Had mine 6 weeks, 1500 miles and the Bose sounds terrible, no clarity, very flat hardly any bass. It seems to sound just about ok when the car is stationary to start with, but as soon as I move sounds horrible. Something is not right but it’s hard to pinpoint, feels like the frequency crossover points are wrong? My Taycan with Bose sounded fantastic. It is on list with other items for when I book the car in for the upcoming software campaign (aka recall).

 

[iPadOnWheels]

My Bose system was default in Stereo mode which does not sound very good. When I put it in Surround mode it's way better.

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