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I was driving my wife's new 2008 Acura RDX

and seem to dislike her "Elliot Scheiner ELS" fancy system. My Bose in the Acura 3.2 TL S (2002) is more natural in the mid range at least on redbook. At least less fatiguing.

My impression is that either the cdp section or the speakers have waay excessive high frequency energy presence peaks (intentional?) and it can be fatiguing fast. And the highs and lows are not extended.

Any comments from other owners of the ELS system?
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rcprince
3,079 posts
 
Perhaps the room acoustics aren't the best. Have you considered adding sound-absorbing materials throughout the car's hard surfaces, such as the windows? :~)
kthomas
911 posts
 
Have you made sure the treble adjustment isn't cranked all the way up? Every time I turn on a stereo in a test drive or a rental car, the treble and bass are maxed out. I guess some people like it like that.
miner42
709 posts
 
It's the 'Turbo' effect.....
jeffreybowman2k
216 posts
 
Have you tried re-cabling the interconnects in the car? I recently took my BMW to a high end car audio shop and had them install Nordost Silver Mobile Mk 2 cables throughout. This dramatically lowered the noise floor and improved detail and focus. They also tried to sell me Purist Audio power cables (their top of the line car audio PCs: Dominus Mobilus), but at $900/ft I will stick with the stock BMW power cables at the expense of some resolution.
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