MountainBikeDude
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Well, since you have two Rivians, one must be sacrificed for the good of the forum. It's only logical.Meridian or Rivian system?
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Well, since you have two Rivians, one must be sacrificed for the good of the forum. It's only logical.Meridian or Rivian system?
@OutofSpecKyle Are you going to accept the challenge?A comparison between the Meridian and Rivian systems sounds like a job for Kyle Conner or Branden Flasch. Kyle has inside access so it would probably be easy for him to get a weekend loaner vehicle for the comparison.
I wonder if my wife will notice a speaker is missing... probably not? I already have some plans to take panels off the vehicle so GOAT Fab can take measurements for their sliders...Well, since you have two Rivians, one must be sacrificed for the good of the forum. It's only logical.
I (and others) have noticed that turning on the enhanced audio actually enables the little overhead speakers. When that is turned off, those speakers don't make any sound at all.Enhance mode "processes" the Left and Right stereo channels to provide a wider sound field. It's essentially tearing the audio apart and rebuilding it. As such, it's not the original signal and inherently not as good of quality as the original signal. It might sound "fuller" at the expense of tonal quality.
According to Rivian, you can remove two speakers and people will think it sounds better.I wonder if my wife will notice a speaker is missing... probably not? I already have some plans to take panels off the vehicle so GOAT Fab can take measurements for their sliders...
Apple also sold tens of millions of those shitty Beats headphones because what sounds “good” to most people is not necessarily what sounds accurate.According to Rivian, you can remove two speakers and people will think it sounds better.
A lot of outrage, for the sake of outrage, over the speakers. Which 99% of people probably won’t notice a differenceApple also sold tens of millions of those shitty Beats headphones because what sounds “good” to most people is not necessarily what sounds accurate.
Can we please get MKBHD to do it instead? I'd rather watch a 12 minute video vs a multi-part 3 hour volume.@OutofSpecKyle Are you going to accept the challenge?
Actually - I change my vote to JerryRigEverything. Good call.My vote's for JerryRigEverything
My VIN #355x (delivered 3/3/23) has the meridian sound system, all 3 12V plugs, plastic trim on the headrests, and 2 cargo hold downs in the back. My guess is that yours will be similar.Hello All,
I am picking up my R1S Blue Launch Edition with 20" & the extra reinforced metal underbody shield. My R1S was build in 2022 and is #003260. So I think there is a change that it will include the Meridian Sounds system, The 12v in the frunk and under the dash. Like my truck was. I will let everyone know if a 2022 end of year R1S already had made these changes. Normally I would be annoyed that I am getting a car Built in Dec 2022 that I am just getting in March 2023 but given the changes to the R1S that seems to be a cost cutting process I think I will be happy to have the originally designed as is Launch edition R1S.
My 23' 34XX VIN R1S compressor and suspension valve noise is definitely louder than the noise in my R1T, but I wouldn't describe it as loud.FWIW I definitely do -not- have a loud suspension compressor noise in the cabin. I don't know if I have the rumored upgraded pump/reservoir or if it's only. problem with some vehicles and not others.