Low volume on 2011 4.6 sedan

[the M5 beast]

The volume in the audio settings is rather low in my 11 4.6 sedan. On my last car I ran straight pipes and could get enough volume to still hear the audio at full throttle. If I went to straight pipes on the 4.6 I don't think I would be able to hear the audio at all. Is this normal?

 

[homeofstone]

No not normal. At 60 mph we hear all music very well at a setting of 5 to 8. Somtimes run it up to about 26, after that its too loud to enjoy. You may want to check the volume of the exact same music on another system. Some of my MP3s have lower volume than others.

 

[PMCErnie]

No, it is not normal to run straight pipes.

 

[the M5 beast]

No, it is not normal to run straight pipes.

If you ever had the privlage of hearing the scream of a F1 inspired V-10 you would understand. They were remote control electric cut outs, but I nevewr closed them. I'm 63 if that tells you anything.

 

[the M5 beast]

No not normal. At 60 mph we hear all music very well at a setting of 5 to 8. Somtimes run it up to about 26, after that its too loud to enjoy. You may want to check the volume of the exact same music on another system. Some of my MP3s have lower volume than others.

Same problem with the radio MP3 and all audio functions. Ran mine up to 35, didn't want to go any higher as I was afraid I"d blow the speakers.

 

[the M5 beast]

No, it is not normal to run straight pipes.

It is if you have a V-10 winding out at 8,300 RPM.

 

[PMCErnie]

Deafness from straight pipes?

 

[Jbo]

Lay off the weed!

 

[the M5 beast]

Deafness from straight pipes?

Could be along with rocket's, mortar's, gunfire, choppers, HD's, Jet boats.

 

[the M5 beast]

Lay off the weed!

It's medincenal.

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[Jbo]

Was not aware that your state was that forward looking.

 

[the M5 beast]

Was not aware that your state was that forward looking.

Yaw, we all herd about all those fancy do dad's in beteen tipping all those cows. My hearing may have been impacted by working in the largest cereal plant in the world. It was owned by the Quaker Oats Company and we had those big cannons that shot out all that puffed rice and wheat.

 

[brfatal]

If you ever had the privlage of hearing the scream of a F1 inspired V-10 you would understand. They were remote control electric cut outs, but I nevewr closed them. I'm 63 if that tells you anything.

On most cars cutouts don't sound very good. The sound is, well, unrefined. Full exhausts can be almost as loud and often sound far better due to eliminating some of the more undesirable traits (ie raspiness) of the exhaust note.

 

[scottdk]

On most cars cutouts don't sound very good. The sound is, well, unrefined. Full exhausts can be almost as loud and often sound far better due to eliminating some of the more undesirable traits (ie raspiness) of the exhaust note.

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