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Originally Posted by pks17
Dont forget that your car is only 18 grand, so how good can you expect it to be?
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Let's be clear. I'm perfectly pleased with the bass output on CDs. The stereo on this car is one of the best stock stereos i've ever seen in a car with an MSRP below 25.
That said, the bass output on FM is horrendous, and it's not because FM lacks that fidelity. The range certainly isn't as wide as a CD, but it doesn't stop at 1000hz either. If that were the case, the lack of bass would be the same on ALL systems - stock and aftermarket. What the OP describes (a description which is spot-on) also wouldn't happen. We wouldn't get any bass below volume level 15 just as we don't get any bass above 15. But below 15, we do hear the bass clearly and in line with what it should be at in comparison to the rest of the music volume, but the car has to basically be turned off or idling at a quiet stoplight for it to be noticeable. With most other stock head units in this price range this wouldn't be an issue because their poor quality would be the obvious culprit.
While I wish I were merely an idiot with no knowledge of the various capabilities of each source of audio, I know what I hear and I know when the head unit is turning down the bass as I turn up the volume on FM (for whatever reason). Many TV's do this type of sound leveling to prevent immediate loud noises from blowing or damaging the speakers. On those TV's it can be disabled. I was hoping there was a way to disable it on this receiver.