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Rental Car Radios
Why is it, in nearly every rental car I get, when I check the radio eq settings I find the bass turned up, the treble turned up AND the midrange turned up!!!??????
(Not a rant, nor a pet peeve, just an observation.... make me wonder how few people have even a basic understanding of sound.)
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Re: Rental Car Radios
2014/06/11 22:31:09
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'Cause that's the best way to hear an AM radio station. DUH. 
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Re: Rental Car Radios
2014/06/12 01:49:51
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Lot Attendants.... usually young male juvenile types.
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Re: Rental Car Radios
2014/06/12 02:20:29
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Lot Attendants.... usually young male juvenile types.
Musician forum posters.... usually old male juvenile types. 
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Re: Rental Car Radios
2014/06/12 03:06:34
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☄ Helpfulby Old55 2014/06/12 18:59:57
My first thoughts... Why would you rent a car radio?
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Re: Rental Car Radios
2014/06/12 03:50:57
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jhughs
Why is it, in nearly every rental car I get, when I check the radio eq settings I find the bass turned up, the treble turned up AND the midrange turned up!!!??????
I'm guessing someone was trying to EQ Chris Evans' voice out.
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Re: Rental Car Radios
2014/06/12 03:52:07
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Re: Rental Car Radios
2014/06/12 08:19:41
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jhughs
Why is it, in nearly every rental car I get, when I check the radio eq settings I find the bass turned up, the treble turned up AND the midrange turned up!!!??????
(Not a rant, nor a pet peeve, just an observation.... make me wonder how few people have even a basic understanding of sound.)
DUH. turning them all up makes the radio go to 11.
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Re: Rental Car Radios
2014/06/12 10:21:46
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+11 to what everyone said!! I suppose it's something like.....a very few people are fine wine connoisseur's and the rest are just 2 buck chuck's. 
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Re: Rental Car Radios
2014/06/12 10:32:48
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Someone with defective low,mid and high range hearing?
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Re: Rental Car Radios
2014/06/12 11:58:48
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Boom Box - Why use a speaker when (if) you can't get the most out of it?
Passenger - Can you turn up the controls on that radio?
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Re: Rental Car Radios
2014/06/12 12:08:03
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Okay. I have noticed this, as well. My theory is that it sounds rich to the point you can feel the bass. In a new/rental that's fine. But, if I'm buying the car it is entirely possible that I would not want my speakers blown the first time I turn up a favorite song! And, of course, we all have our own taste for bass, etc....
Maybe someone, like the detailers, who likes rap or heavy duty electronica might prefer to keep the settings extra amped...however, most listeners would turn those settings down for more mainstream music/applications.
My Guess....for what its Worth.
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Re: Rental Car Radios
2014/06/12 16:46:11
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Whenever I rent a car, I usually plan a surprise for the kids at the rental counter. I scan for that one really odd station. You know, the one that plays polkas, barber shop quartets, Siberian Deth Metal, and Industrial Folk music? I tune all presets to that one station, turn the treble up all the way and cut the bass and mids. I make sure to leave the radio on and cranked all the way up when I turn off the engine.
Thinking of the car jockey's reaction when he goes to move the car makes me smile. That's about the only use I have for a car radio.
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