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05 stereo

1831 Views 14 Replies 9 Participants Last post by Boosted, Feb 10, 2005

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Discussion Starter · Jan 2, 2005

This is the way it was meant to be!!

So much better than the 04 we had. No bass rattles in the doors (and I cranked it a couple of times to check it) and the rear speakers actually have sound coming from them!!! I can tell it when the speed dependent automagic volume adjustment kicks in. Mucho bettero.

I'm still going to reinstall the sub I took out of our 04 but it's not a rush job this time.

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Purple Penelope

· #2 · Jan 2, 2005

Speaking of the auto-volume...

I wasn't sure if mine didn't work or if I could not hear it (my hearing is not that hot) increasing when cruising the highway. Didn't bring it up at the dealership due to my suspect hearing situation.

Anyone else been having that problem??

P/P

Peace :flag

pesos

· #3 · Jan 2, 2005

what sub are you using and where did you put it???

WOW_FCTR

· #4 · Jan 2, 2005

automagic volume adjustment

The automatic volume adjustment does NOT work on mine.
(I the radio does get louder when I put the top down, but not when I increase speed, like it does in my Z28).

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Discussion Starter · #5 · Jan 3, 2005

Sub...

pesos said:
what sub are you using and where did you put it???

Search is your friend.

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pesos

· #6 · Jan 3, 2005

doh - i remember that thread now - i'm an idiot!!!

beer100

· #7 · Jan 5, 2005

How autovol works.

looking4_an_ssr said:
The automatic volume adjustment does NOT work on mine.
(I the radio does get louder when I put the top down, but not when I increase speed, like it does in my Z28).

The Bose autovol dosen't work like that, it's more subtile. The action is dynamic, it only boosts when the music goes from loud to faint, and then only when the faint would be lost in the road noise. Even then it dosen't really get LOUD.

Music that is constantly loud, (pop, rock, CW...) just dosen't benefit from the tech.

Personally I'd prefer something that would adjust the volume based on the rise and fall of the road noise.

wildcat66

· #8 · Jan 5, 2005

I am confused :confused

sorry maybe it is a blonde moment, but in my tahoe the autovol actually has the settings min, med, hi and when I decelerate/brake the volume goes down, when I speed back up the volume goes back up.
In the SSR the auto vol has a on or off setting and that is it. When I put the top up or down the vol. goes down. that is the only time I can hear a difference and To mee it seems backwards, more noise should make the radio louder. on another note,, in the manual is mentions that your radio will do this if you have a certain radio system, now my question to you radio guys is how do we know which radio is which?

beer100

· #9 · Jan 6, 2005

Wildcat,

No real confusion. There are two different headunits. One works as I described. The other is like your Tahoe.

wildcat66

· #10 · Jan 6, 2005

Ok Thats what I was thinking. Thanks

Why do you think they used the other one in the SSR? Can they be changed out for the other?

beer100

· #11 · Jan 7, 2005

wildcat66 said:
Ok Thats what I was thinking. Thanks Why do you think they used the other one in the SSR? Can they be changed out for the other?

Look at your owners manual. The base model radio w/o the in dash cd changer is shown, and looks like the one you described from your Tahoe.

wildcat66

· #12 · Jan 7, 2005

My Tahoe has the Bose system Radio too. I looked at both and they are the exact
same thing!

hpdjv

· #13 · Feb 10, 2005

I got my 04 SSR just over a week ago and I have the Bose with the 6 disc changer in the dash. My auto volume works and has a dramatic volume change from sitting at a stoplight to moving even at 40mph. It's cold here near Chicago so no top down driving yet but it seems to be set up well tom compensate for the road noise when the top will be down. My 2000 C5 had a different type of adjustment with levels to select as well as our 03 Suburban (low, med, high) where the SSR has just on or off. I hate to say it but the numbered selection system in our Excursion and our Cobra provide 5 different speed compensating volume settings which is much nicer than just off & on. The good thing is I have no door rattles (yet) and the bass response is very good, especially the deep low frequencies, almost as good as having a seperate sub. Possibly I just happened to get lucky with not having the rattle problem.

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lloger

· #14 · Feb 10, 2005

hpdjv said:
I got my 04 SSR just over a week ago and I have the Bose with the 6 disc changer in the dash. My auto volume works and has a dramatic volume change from sitting at a stoplight to moving even at 40mph. It's cold here near Chicago so no top down driving yet but it seems to be set up well tom compensate for the road noise when the top will be down. My 2000 C5 had a different type of adjustment with levels to select as well as our 03 Suburban (low, med, high) where the SSR has just on or off. I hate to say it but the numbered selection system in our Excursion and our Cobra provide 5 different speed compensating volume settings which is much nicer than just off & on. The good thing is I have no door rattles (yet) and the bass response is very good, especially the deep low frequencies, almost as good as having a seperate sub. Possibly I just happened to get lucky with not having the rattle problem.

I have just the single disc radio but my auto volume has high, meduim and low adjustments.

Boosted

· #15 · Feb 10, 2005

Well I will have had mine for a week tomorrow and not one rattle of any kind. The volume does go up and down with the speed of the truck and I have the 6 disc i dash Bose system.

The bass is great....

I have said latley how much I love this truck?

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