Stereo Woes (Turn Up the Volume) - 2015 Dodge Viper GT Long-Term Road Test

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imageStereo Woes (Turn Up the Volume) - 2015 Dodge Viper GT Long-Term Road Test

Our long-term 2015 Dodge Viper has the top-of-the-line Harman Kardon stereo, but there are still some issues with sound quality and volume.

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  • kirkhilles1kirkhilles1 Member Posts: 863
    Too much Bass? No understand-o. That being said, if turning the Bass all the way doesn't eliminate it completely then there is something wrong. Could it be the source bumping up the bass? Otherwise, I'd take it in to your nearest SRT dealer, LOL.
  • daryleasondaryleason Member Posts: 501
    18 speakers in a small, two-seat cabin with a big engine up front. So first, I wonder if it could be some of the speakers are canceling each other out. Intersecting wave-forms causing an accidental noise-cancellation issue. I still can't believe it's got 18 speakers. Anyone else remember when 4 speakers was the luxury sound package in a four door sedan? Second, you don't buy a Viper for the sound system. I'm surprised that sound system was even an option. Third, have you tried adding some Dynamat?
  • desmoliciousdesmolicious Member Posts: 671
    daryleason said:

    Third, have you tried adding some Dynamat?

    I approve of this suggestion.

  • 5vzfe5vzfe Member Posts: 161
    How could anyone fit 18 of anything in that small of a cabin? Maybe not the best sounding - but surely an engineering feat haha.
  • saxdoggsaxdogg Member Posts: 38
    I was going to say....18 speakers in that cabin? A bunch of those are probably utter crap. That's just dumb. And I'm all about quality Oem stereos.
  • markinnaples_markinnaples_ Member Posts: 251
    A. Isn't this car still under warranty? Or, is this something that can't really be called a defect or "problem" from a warranty perspective?
    B. A new album?
  • agentorangeagentorange Member Posts: 893
    If the poster isn't deaf already, I suspect he is on the way to making himself that way. It baffles me how so many people believe that the fix for a noisy car is to turn UP the volume. The aural assault in their cars is unbearable but they just don't get it. When asked why I want to drive my own car to an event, an ironic "My ears don't like you driving" causes utter bafflement to most of these folks.
  • tlangnesstlangness Member Posts: 123
    I'm sorry, I couldn't hear your comment. Could you speak up?
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