R1T stereo sound ….not so good

[pc500]

It’s been a long debated topic for sure. Some studies found that people cannot tell the difference between hi-res and lower-res music, but a few years ago someone combined all the known studies and found that by a small majority people can actually hear the difference. Not everyone can, and it depends on the type of music and even how long the sample was, but there is a difference.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160627214255.htm

I know when I listen to hi-res at home using hi-res capable headphones, the bass does sound different to me. It never sounds “boomy”, but it’s still there. Overall the music sounds cleaner to me. I am almost 48 years old and have done many things in my life to damage my hearing, so if I can hear a slight difference most people should be able to, even if they can’t describe it.

My experience has been in a car audio environment anything 192 kilobits vbr or better is indistinguishable. An older car or a crappy Bluetooth codec will destroy things. But a good Bluetooth codec or aux in on high quality Spotify is sufficient... For a car anyways

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[PappaBolt]

My brother-in-law had a subwoofer installed in the spare tire compartment of his R1S. It has a dedicated amp, and power control knob discreetly installed on the driver's seat trim

More details on this please! How was the amp for the sub connected to factory system?

 

[ElCapiTan]

Is Amazon Music only available via asking Alexa to play?

I've only been using Spotfiy and Tidal and I don't recall seeing an option for an Amazon menu on the screen.

 

[Flabirder]

Yes. Alexa must be activated to use Amazon Music.

 

[PappaBolt]

Is Amazon Music only available via asking Alexa to play?

I've only been using Spotfiy and Tidal and I don't recall seeing an option for an Amazon menu on the screen.

Correct, no native Amazon Music app. Voice only via Alexa. Justifying that decision is another matter.

if we could get RJ’s dad to recommend a few infotainment improvement it might get some priority.

 

[WSea]

I am.

I am also not convinced that if you polled 10 people and compared the highest rate on spotify vs the highest rate on Tidal that they would consistently identify Tidal as a preference. My wife and I tried some direct comparisons and she blindly chose spotify and I hesitantly chose Tidal. Which very well may be just me knowing it *should* sound better.

It seems like people who don't love the sound system in the truck are either A: playing music over bluetooth generally and/or B: equate heavy bass with sound quality. People aren't going to know you're 4 cars down from them at a stoplight because your bass is rattling the quarter panels off your truck.

My wife says Spotify sounds better too...women. Now we have 2 separate services instead of the cheaper family plan.

 

[WSea]

Yes. Alexa must be activated to use Amazon Music.

We tried Amazon Music at first and used bluetooth from phone. Gave up on it. The U/I experience wasn't great whereas changing from Spotify to Tidal is easy

 

[DaveA]

We tried Amazon Music at first and used bluetooth from phone. Gave up on it. The U/I experience wasn't great whereas changing from Spotify to Tidal is easy

Asking Alexa to play music through the vehicle uses the LTE connection, so you get the highest bit rate...using the phone interface through bluetooth is subpar sound quality for sure.

 

[shivarajan]

Our R1S has zero bass. Aka irrespective of music content there is no bass output from third row seat area which i believe houses the sub.

 

[jakef801]

I have Spotify premium and, supposedly, the bit rate is better with premium. The sound in my Audi S6 is incredible and I thought there's no way the Meridian in the R1T would compete, but it does. I can fine tune the sound in each vehicle to just how I like it. I like riding solo so I can blast them. It ways irks me when the wife is in the car and asks me to turn it down...like way down. It totally takes away from the driving experience.

 

[emoore]

I have Spotify premium and, supposedly, the bit rate is better with premium. The sound in my Audi S6 is incredible and I thought there's no way the Meridian in the R1T would compete, but it does. I can fine tune the sound in each vehicle to just how I like it. I like riding solo so I can blast them. It ways irks me when the wife is in the car and asks me to turn it down...like way down. It totally takes away from the driving experience.

Did you change the Spotify app in the Rivian to very high? The default is auto and I just changed it to very high and it makes a huge difference.

 

[jakef801]

Did you change the Spotify app in the Rivian to very high? The default is auto and I just changed it to very high and it makes a huge difference.

Yes, I horsed around with all the Riv and Spotify settings and, IMO, it sounds phenomenal.

 

[NY_Rob]

FWIW- the Tidal "3 month hifi-plus for $1" promo is back on at Best Buy, it was off for a while.. but it's active again:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tidal-...-99-per-month-digital/6407162.p?skuId=6407162

 

[emoore]

FWIW- the Tidal "3 month hifi-plus for $1" promo is back on at Best Buy, it was off for a while.. but it's active again:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tidal-...-99-per-month-digital/6407162.p?skuId=6407162

I need this deal to come back in April or May so I can use it for summer road trips.

 

[NineElectrics]

In my view, Rivian relies too much on 3D separation (similar to what you can find in Tesla or iTunes) I order to ship cheaper speakers than they otherwise could. Good sound, but not great.

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