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      02-11-2014, 01:48 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by ezmaass View Post
Sorry, active sound just seems lame to me. I'm not sure what the heck BMW was thinking on this one. I suspect this is once again the result of attempting to reconcile the conflicting personalities of the M5. I think they would have been best to leave off the active sound and just go for a really nice sounding exhaust. When you want to hear it more clearly, open the windows. Pumping fake engine noises through the radio just seems a bit tacky.
I think the reasoning behind active sound was pretty well explained in the press release for the M5 (coping with exterior and interior noise regulations but also having a decent soundtrack in the cabin). As well as the fact that others also do some sort of interior sound enhancement.
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