2002 Equus review

[PMCErnie]

Way back when...

 

[princelybug]

Great find! Just watched the whole thing.

Who knows what "S.FLD" stands for?

 

[daviderle]

Sound Field?

 

[PMCErnie]

Sound Field?

Yes! There are 4 “sound field” settings. Select the one that best suits the occupancy of the vehicle or, if you are being chauffeured, select just the rear seat field and snub the driver.

CORRECTION:The POS setting does the above. The Sound Field setting selects one of 4 room size echo effects.

 

[princelybug]

@ 8:03 in the video, we can see that there are 2 separate buttons: "S.FLD" and "POS".

Having a "Sound Field" button and a (sound) "Position" button is redundant, is it not? Unless, the "S.FLD" button is not functional...

 

[PMCErnie]

@ 8:03 in the video, we can see that there are 2 separate buttons: "S.FLD" and "POS".

Having a "Sound Field" button and a (sound) "Position" button is redundant, is it not? Unless, the "S.FLD" button is not functional...

Watch the video again. It clearly explains what each button does.

 

[slvslv]

Cool video! Neat to see how our cars evolved over the years. But the reviewer should have driven a recent model so he'd be more familiar with some of the features that remain in these cars to this day. Like rear seat A/V controls and articulating seats, rear seat vanity mirrors, and multiple window sunshades.

As for the S.FLD (Soundfield) settings, I'm surprised the reviewer had never seen anything like it. It's a simple DSP effect for adding various amounts of reverberation to the audio source. For example, "Club" has short reverberations that makes it sound like you're in a small club while "Stadium" has really long reverberations that trail on for seconds, like you were at an event in a huge stadium. Almost all home stereo receivers in the last 30 years have had these functions. Kind of neat that they put it in this car. Wish they still did!

The POS (position) button is a simple setting that changes how much sound is directed to each speaker. Think of it as a preset balance/fader control. Not a big deal as I've seen a similar setting on a former GMC Yukon Denali.

Thankfully the look has improved vastly since 2002. I really didn't like that big front grill and the rear tail lights reminded me of an 80's Oldsmobile Cutlass. lol

Thanks for posting the video, Ernie!

 

[PMCErnie]

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