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wtong0830
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Just picked r1s gen2 with "premium" sound a week ago... I had the same feeling: the vocals sounded muddy, and the sound clearly came from the right side. I tried adjusting the sound focus, which improved it slightly, but I'm not sure how the other passengers felt...
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Do you have Apple Music? If no, updating to latest software improves the sound system by a order of magnitude.
SurfnBike
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Circling back around to this, sorry I didn't get back sooner but I've been waiting to get my new car back.
My R1S is Gen2, base audio. I took the car in for service recently and asked them to check it out. They said everything is fine. I've owned a dozen vehicles and this stereo is the worst I've ever had. It's absolutely terrible compared to my '23 Gen1 R1T.
If anyone does some upgrades please post them on this thread because I'd like to get this car sounding better. I'm not picky and I don't need anything crazy, but I do enjoy listening to music that doesn't sound like I'm in a russian submarine a few leagues under the sea.
My R1S is Gen2, base audio. I took the car in for service recently and asked them to check it out. They said everything is fine. I've owned a dozen vehicles and this stereo is the worst I've ever had. It's absolutely terrible compared to my '23 Gen1 R1T.
If anyone does some upgrades please post them on this thread because I'd like to get this car sounding better. I'm not picky and I don't need anything crazy, but I do enjoy listening to music that doesn't sound like I'm in a russian submarine a few leagues under the sea.
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Dominoh
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Just picked up New Gen 2 Dual Max standard audio yesterday.
Already have an early production R1T. Initial thoughts on the R1s.
So disappointed in the Audio, it’s worse than having one speaker in a 1950 ford. Terrible, I really can’t believe that any manufacturer would let a system sounding like this out the door. Especially in a 90+k vehicle. The sound is Flat and muffled, no depth, can’t be adjusted to make it better. Really not worth listing too. I was not able to choose the premium audio as wasn’t available for configs to arrive in time to use my voucher. I doubt there is any car out there with a system this bad.. Yes this an important piece of equipment… I’m my mind this is a black eye for Rivian, perception is important and this kills it.
When I mentioned it at delivery I got the nod, of oh you got the standard system, sorry dude, it’s bad…
Already have an early production R1T. Initial thoughts on the R1s.
So disappointed in the Audio, it’s worse than having one speaker in a 1950 ford. Terrible, I really can’t believe that any manufacturer would let a system sounding like this out the door. Especially in a 90+k vehicle. The sound is Flat and muffled, no depth, can’t be adjusted to make it better. Really not worth listing too. I was not able to choose the premium audio as wasn’t available for configs to arrive in time to use my voucher. I doubt there is any car out there with a system this bad.. Yes this an important piece of equipment… I’m my mind this is a black eye for Rivian, perception is important and this kills it.
When I mentioned it at delivery I got the nod, of oh you got the standard system, sorry dude, it’s bad…
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I was reading a thread of another member here who had someone upgrade his audio system. It wasn't cheap. He said he spent about $4,500. IIRC he replaced the SUB and all the door speakers plus added the cross-over and amp.
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we were really disappointed too but these extreme eq settings helped a lot.
https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/...of-base-audio-in-gen-2-r1s.33393/#post-622296
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SurfnBike
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Pretty much my impression. I can't find any songs that sound good on this system, even kid music is terrible on it.
Oh well, that's the price you pay for Rivian to stay in business I guess.
My cousin is an audio engineer at Tesla so I'm going to have him run some tests for me and try and adjust the EQ settings for the best tune possible. I'll report back when I get a chance to pick his brain.
flynavy987
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I’m shocked how bad the standard gen 2 sound system is compared to my launch R1T. So far my wife hasn’t noticed but it’s a matter of time. How the hell can they justify this shit system in a $90k+ vehicle. Embarrassing.
Anyone doing an upgrade on the standard sound system in the gen 2 please post how it turned out. Thanks.
Anyone doing an upgrade on the standard sound system in the gen 2 please post how it turned out. Thanks.
Phazor
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These are the settings I'm using thanks to another person who posted on these forums and they are the best I've heard so far on gen2 premium. I can't find that thread otherwise I'd link to it. Thanks "Robert"
usofrob
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That was me. I connected my Android phone via BT, then used this app to play Pink Noise:These are the settings I'm using thanks to another person who posted on these forums and they are the best I've heard so far on gen2 premium. I can't find that thread otherwise I'd link to it. Thanks "Robert"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.vazquezsoftware.whitenoise
Then I put my phone near my head and used this app to analyze the sound trying to make the bars relatively flat, using A-weighting:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dom.audioanalyzer
There isn't anything special about these apps, but that's what worked for me.
Edited to add link to other thread: https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/...sound-eq-post-your-settings.31962/post-632017
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Supratachophobia
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Base audio here, it's junk. And you pointed out the main reason I put my subwoofer plans on hold. The EQ adjustments didn't allow you to unmuddy the sound. It's not so much a matter of distortion from playing lower tones on speakers that aren't designed for them. In fact, its almost like it had no effect at all. So adding a subwoofer won't fix the problem with the rest of the speakers sounding like crap.
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