Seeking feedback on Active Sound

SoCalS2k · 09-27-2013, 11:59 AM

Can you guys chime in and give some feedback on Active Sound in this thread:

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...4#post14729224

Pazzo009 · 09-27-2013, 12:02 PM

Sure, It's stupid and artificial. I bought an exhaust so I could hear what my engine is "REALLY" doing. I also had it turned off when I got my car coded.

DMC126 · 09-27-2013, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCalS2k

Can you guys chime in and give some feedback on Active Sound

The F10 5 series and therefore the F10 M5 is so well insulated the BMW engineers made a decision to introduce Active Sound to provide some auditory sense of engine "performance." I trust the BMW engineers and I am unable to detect it in my car.

Here is a little secret, Porsche also uses Active Sound technology.

avlnch · 09-27-2013, 01:31 PM

I only used to hear it when in the upper RPM range.. above 5,700.

Once I installed an Akra exhaust onto my car, I coded the ASD off.

IMO, it's not a big deal as others make it out to be. The only reason I had to code it off was because I changed the exhaust and did not want two different exhaust notes in the cabin.

MichaelJohn · 09-27-2013, 01:35 PM

I can't even tell it's there, though my kids do tell me I'm hard of hearing. Much ado about nothing in my opinion. Just roll under an overpass or any enclosed space, open the windows and the sunroof and then put the pedal to the metal...that's your active sound.

Bimmer6 · 09-27-2013, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCalS2k

Can you guys chime in and give some feedback on Active Sound in this thread:

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...4#post14729224

Can't tell the difference and would have never known outside of being told. I guess it's like fake boobs you gota touch um

stealth.pilot · 09-27-2013, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCalS2k

Can you guys chime in and give some feedback on Active Sound in this thread:

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...4#post14729224

Not worth my while. However I think Active Sound is fantastic and I would like BMW to offer variable degrees of loudness via iDrive.

uhn2000 · 09-27-2013, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by stealth.pilot

Not worth my while. However I think Active Sound is fantastic and I would like BMW to offer variable degrees of loudness via iDrive.

This I complete agree with and wish they did.

Neil McRae · 09-27-2013, 02:41 PM

LOL,fake b00bs there are plenty of boobs on that thread. non issue IMO

Just_Joe_M5 · 09-27-2013, 06:22 PM

I'm driving LCI CP and I'm not certain there's anything coming out of my audio system. Driving with the windows open is exactly the sound I hear when the windows are closed (but louder of course). I will say the exhaust on the CP is sweet. Just love the sound when it's shifting between 1st and 2nd and from 2nd to 3rd. You get a throaty "blaght" as described in other posts. I'm not used to that sound (having previously driven a 997) but I am now addicted to it. I've received many compliments on the sound of the car from friends when I drive up to their homes. No need to ring the door bell :-)

Mperial · 09-27-2013, 06:27 PM

In my experience the only folks critical of ASD are those who don't own an M5. Typically, owners either don't care or are indifferent to the concept. It had no influence whatsoever on my decision to buy or pass.

M3PGH · 09-27-2013, 06:35 PM

it is a non issue, I had an e92 M3 before and the M5 engine sound IMO is much better. It is not an AMG quality, but good enough

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Pazzo009 Major 1110 Rep 1,314 Posts Drives: X5M,M3(46&36),812SF Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NY&GA iTrader: (0)	Sure, It's stupid and artificial. I bought an exhaust so I could hear what my engine is "REALLY" doing. I also had it turned off when I got my car coded.
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avlnch Lieutenant Colonel 127 Rep 1,622 Posts Drives: 2013 Individual M5 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South FL iTrader: (0)	I only used to hear it when in the upper RPM range.. above 5,700. Once I installed an Akra exhaust onto my car, I coded the ASD off. IMO, it's not a big deal as others make it out to be. The only reason I had to code it off was because I changed the exhaust and did not want two different exhaust notes in the cabin. __________________ 2013 BMW INDIVIDUAL ///M5 {Frozen Black/Amaro Brown/Amaro Brown Alcantara/White Contrast Stitching/Piano Black Trim}
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MichaelJohn First Lieutenant 88 Rep 311 Posts Drives: BMW i8, Kia EV6 GT Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	I can't even tell it's there, though my kids do tell me I'm hard of hearing. Much ado about nothing in my opinion. Just roll under an overpass or any enclosed space, open the windows and the sunroof and then put the pedal to the metal...that's your active sound.
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Just_Joe_M5 Enlisted Member 8 Rep 42 Posts Drives: 2014 M5 CP Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia iTrader: (0)	I'm driving LCI CP and I'm not certain there's anything coming out of my audio system. Driving with the windows open is exactly the sound I hear when the windows are closed (but louder of course). I will say the exhaust on the CP is sweet. Just love the sound when it's shifting between 1st and 2nd and from 2nd to 3rd. You get a throaty "blaght" as described in other posts. I'm not used to that sound (having previously driven a 997) but I am now addicted to it. I've received many compliments on the sound of the car from friends when I drive up to their homes. No need to ring the door bell :-)
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Mperial Second Lieutenant 49 Rep 280 Posts Drives: 2016 M3, 2017 X1 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	In my experience the only folks critical of ASD are those who don't own an M5. Typically, owners either don't care or are indifferent to the concept. It had no influence whatsoever on my decision to buy or pass.
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M3PGH Major 807 Rep 1,401 Posts Drives: Too Many Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pittsburgh,PA iTrader: (1)	it is a non issue, I had an e92 M3 before and the M5 engine sound IMO is much better. It is not an AMG quality, but good enough
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