RustyShackleford Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Starting a new thread to catch any people like me ... So last spring I went through all the agony of getting a Subaru dealer to sell me an '07 radio, for $500 or so, so I could get aux-in in my dual-climate car. Re-wired I85, you know the story. (Too bad I did not foresee the recent solution involving part from Japan). Came back to the forum after few months, and, moments ago, I learned that you have to ENABLE the SRS/WOW function. I'd never done it. What a moron. Although I'm not sure how I was supposed to know ... Anyhow, you press the AUDIO button down for several seconds, and a big dot appears on the display. It sounds good. It appears to affect all channels at once (CD/AUX/AMFM) - that is, you can't have it "on" for some inputs and "off" for others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthewagon Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Rusty -- I don't think the SRS/WOW started until '08. I tried your process above and nothing happened on my '07 HU, even after holding the button for about 10 seconds. I bet your new unit is the '08 model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGT Dave Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 My '07 unit has the SRS/WOW on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness of Death Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthewagon Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Do you guys have the 6-disc changer? I don't -- maybe that's the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness of Death Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 i do ~.... maybe ....higher models or was it an option for your model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthewagon Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 It was an option. I didn't think I had a use for it since I never leave CDs in the car overnight (too hot/cold), and there is no way I am going to load/unload all those discs every time I drive the car. I didn't know there were other features that I missed out on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramm Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 didn't realize it either and was wondering why my ipod sounded shitty. saw it in another thread and it sounds great now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyShackleford Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 ... I never leave CDs in the car overnight (too hot/cold) ... I don't worry about too hot and I also live in the south. Cold would be even less a problem I think. Of course, I always run dupes in the car, not the originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthewagon Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Yeah, I have a couple of dupes I leave in the car in case I forget to bring anything else. And yes, they have been there a long time and seem to work OK...but usually I'm listening to the originals and I'm just anal about my CDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyShackleford Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 ...but usually I'm listening to the originals and I'm just anal about my CDs. I'm anal about my CDs too. THAT's why I ONLY run dupes in the car. No worries about theft, damage from them getting too hot, or not being able to find one in my house when I want it ! Of course, what I really run in the car is MP3s burned into CD media (easy with iTunes, which I understand is also available under Windows now). And long-term, if I ever do the mod which allows you to put a standard DIN (or double DIN) unit in the car (instead I paid $500 for a '07 HU, woe is me), I will just put the MP3s onto thumb-drives or a hard-drive, and be done with mobile media once and for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthewagon Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Ideally I would like to rip my music to my MP3 player and use that in the car, but I have to run both the player's amp and the car amp at 75-80% volume to achieve a decent sound level -- not good for a prolonged period. (And I think this brings us full-circle back to the thread this one branched off) I will burn MP3s on CD-Rs if I have a few albums which are part of a set. For instance, I have a CD-R containing the three Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas albums which is about all I listen to in the car from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwinn Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Maybe your MP3 ripper is screwing up the volume somehow. Use a volume normalizer like MP3GAIN to see if that's the case, and it will correct the volume without re-encoding. http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/ For that matter, it's a good way to get the tracks to sound "similar" in volume on a mixed-track setup... or for "audiophiles" who want to preserve track-to-track dynamics, you can use album-normalization to raise them all properly, while keeping the deviations similar between tracks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youknowit Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Yeah the SRS/WOW feature is good...With the subaru sub it makes a hell of a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exsterminator Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Doesn't work on my 09 OBXT . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youknowit Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Do u have a SRS/WOW button? If not then it will not work. Printed on the head unit says SRS/WOW if you dont have it printed on the head unit then you wont have the SRS/WOW feature. The button that you press will have SRS over top of it and if it works on the screen will show a dot with a wave off of each side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09blkL3g Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 wonder how much better the sound really is with SRS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Soesnt work on my hk system "Striving to better, oft we mar what's well." - Bill Shakespeare - car modder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youknowit Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Its alot better with it then with out it....Just the over all sounds is a lot clearer and crisp. I didnt like the HK system in the loaner vehicle that was given to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 wonder how much better the sound really is with SRS Sounds like pure crap with it off IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbc84 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 sounds like pure crap with it off imo. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthewagon Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Maybe your MP3 ripper is screwing up the volume somehow. Use a volume normalizer like MP3GAIN to see if that's the case, and it will correct the volume without re-encoding. http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/ For that matter, it's a good way to get the tracks to sound "similar" in volume on a mixed-track setup... or for "audiophiles" who want to preserve track-to-track dynamics, you can use album-normalization to raise them all properly, while keeping the deviations similar between tracks... +1 this is a good idea, though I have no experience with the specific software mentioned. This will make your tracks sound better whether you have SRS/WOW or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenzo Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 wonder how much better the sound really is with SRS Well... it's different, and less accurate to the source material, but whether it's better is all up to individual preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwinn Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 +1 this is a good idea, though I have no experience with the specific software mentioned. This will make your tracks sound better whether you have SRS/WOW or not. I do this to all my tracks, to ensure that they all are of similar volume. It's not perfect, but it works pretty well... and ensures you're not dealing with a low-volume MP3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanslo Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Well... it's different, and less accurate to the source material, but whether it's better is all up to individual preference. Yeah. I actually don't like it all that much. It does seem to give a richer, fuller feeling of being immersed in the music (i.e. surround sound) but it REALLY cranks up the bass way beyond what I like. And you can't just dial down the bass either it doesn't sound right. Too bad. I was pretty excited about this feature. Hanslo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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