Cybertruck subwoofer teardown reveals why stereo system's bass is so good

[CyberNickOH]

Ever get rattle sorted?

Been too cold to dig in on it.

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[WHIZZARD OF OZ]

Sorry, HT is the abbreviation for Home Theater for those of us really into it and is a hobby (obsession) other than BEV trucks so understandably foreign to most.

AlDente, you might need to seek professional help!
I'm no expert....just sayin'!

 

[Seribus]

Been too cold to dig in on it

For me it's not every song or audio but happens enough to bother me

 

[furbyland]

Just for reference, what do most owners have the EQ levels set for the Sub and Bass frequency ranges?

 

[HaulingAss]

Just for reference, what do most owners have the EQ levels set for the Sub and Bass frequency ranges?

I like a balanced frequency response, I really dislike over-exaggerated bass (or any other frequency band). I've found a flat response curve (all sliders centered or nearly so) gives me the balanced sound I love. It's really more up to nuances in individual recordings that might cause me to make a bit of an adjustment if I want to toy with the equalizer.

Most often I just leave it with a slight boost on the lowest one or two bass settings, probably just compensating for a slight amount of hearing loss I have at low frequencies from working around big diesel engines.

 

[HaulingAss]

I think the the Cybertruck audio sounds so good, in part, due to a happy coincidence. Normally pickups represent a very difficult sound environment due to the fact that they are basically a square box. The shape of the Cybertruck, with the very sloping windshield, and the lesser slope of the glass roof, just works really well with the areas available for speaker placement. I think it makes it easy to give the audio a great soundstage, with good dimension.

I don't mean to take away from the audio designers who chose the speaker placement and tuned the frequency response for the environment, but the results are better than any pickup I've ever heard, not by a little, but by a lot. Even pickups with expensive custom audio designed by high-end auto audio shops. I've heard louder stereos in pickups, with crisp bass and great midrange but they never sound as natural, or with such a clear soundstage, because the treble doesn't seem as "unitized", for lack of a better word. And the Cybertruck goes as loud as I care to listen without noticeable distortion, so I don't feel like I'm missing out on the extra power that many custom installs have.

Just know that you will not be hearing it at it's best if you are just playing regular MP3 files. Sometimes I play streaming music, but I always switch back to the higher fidelity tracks I've recorded on the Cybertruck's internal memory (using Tidal) because they have so much more depth. I've even deleted a bunch of arcade games to make more room. I can always add them back if I ever wanted (fat chance).

 

[AlDente]

AldDente, you might need to seek professional help!
I'm no expert....just sayin'!

Too late ...

 

[WHIZZARD OF OZ]

I love that I can crank a song with a good bass track right up and it still sounds tight as a drum, with no annoying rattles, just nice clean and natural sounding punch.

In comparison, OEM truck audio tends to have miuddy sounding bass and aftermarket audio installs often feature unbalanced bass, which just makes me think the owner is compensating for a small member by spending big money on an overly powerful bass.

Not a fan of 'Miuddy' sounds myself.....
Once drove in a MAZDA Miuddy sportscar ....it sounded like a wet Bass ?

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