Hi there,
A bit grumpy today.
I recently had some respraying done on my vehicle a VW Polo. When I got it back from the workshop I discovered that one of the repairmen had turned the bass settings on the stereo all the way to +9 (the highest setting on the system). FYI, I have made no modifications to the car's audio setup. The radio/CD player and speakers are all factory fitted.
Noticing that someone had played the stereo with the bass pumped all the way to the top got me worried though. What kind of damage could have been done to the speakers?
I did a test, using the balance and fade to isolate each of the four speaker clusters in the car, and couldn't pick up anything that wasn't playing back. But the bass response of the speakers did sound a little different from when I last used the stereo. Problem is that I was playing a CD I didn't often use in the car, and it sounds like it was mastered very loudly (as so many modern CDs are).
Anyway, my paranoid self is worried that some unnecessary wear or damage might have occurred on the speakers, but I have no way of testing, other than with the naked ear. Can anyone recommend what I should do to ensure that no harm was done? Please help!
Funcrusha
A bit grumpy today.
I recently had some respraying done on my vehicle a VW Polo. When I got it back from the workshop I discovered that one of the repairmen had turned the bass settings on the stereo all the way to +9 (the highest setting on the system). FYI, I have made no modifications to the car's audio setup. The radio/CD player and speakers are all factory fitted.
Noticing that someone had played the stereo with the bass pumped all the way to the top got me worried though. What kind of damage could have been done to the speakers?
I did a test, using the balance and fade to isolate each of the four speaker clusters in the car, and couldn't pick up anything that wasn't playing back. But the bass response of the speakers did sound a little different from when I last used the stereo. Problem is that I was playing a CD I didn't often use in the car, and it sounds like it was mastered very loudly (as so many modern CDs are).
Anyway, my paranoid self is worried that some unnecessary wear or damage might have occurred on the speakers, but I have no way of testing, other than with the naked ear. Can anyone recommend what I should do to ensure that no harm was done? Please help!
Funcrusha
