Audio System Brand Poll 2.0

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What is your preferred audio brand?


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Nahhh. it's from SC. So it needs the SC Squat mode. All the "Country Boys" and Cousin Gfs would be buying Scouts like candy.
That trend actually didn't originate in Carolina as the name suggests; it was born out of Baja Racing in California and became popular after hundreds of drivers posted photos of their squatting vehicles on Instagram. Because of this, the Carolina Squat became a trend that caught on all over the country, especially in the southern states, as well as in North and South Carolina.
Weird science.
 
Maybe if you get the 35” offroad tires it should automatically come with a cheap audio since it wouldn’t matter at that point.
I know this is a common take, but I'm sensitive as hell to road noise and my Bronco on 35s needs like 1/4 volume to totally drown out road noise.

The rattles and squeeks from the roof a whole nother story... But tires unless you ride in silence not gonna matter.
 
I know this is a common take, but I'm sensitive as hell to road noise and my Bronco on 35s needs like 1/4 volume to totally drown out road noise.

The rattles and squeeks from the roof a whole nother story... But tires unless you ride in silence not gonna matter.
As someone who has driven a CX5 for the last 7 years, I'd like a bit of an elaboration on this. Are there other factors at play other than the tires' larger surface area making contact with the pavement? Hopefully the cabin is well insulated 😬
 
As someone who has driven a CX5 for the last 7 years, I'd like a bit of an elaboration on this. Are there other factors at play other than the tires' larger surface area making contact with the pavement? Hopefully the cabin is well insulated 😬
It’s just the nature of larger off road tires. I here trucks a 1-4 mile out sometimes at night-maybe a bit less distance but far enough away it shouldn’t be heard so the interior sound has got to be overwhelming
 
It’s just the nature of larger off road tires. I here trucks a 1-4 mile out sometimes at night-maybe a bit less distance but far enough away it shouldn’t be heard so the interior sound has got to be overwhelming
Yikes, thank you for that anecdote. I was in a friend's '24 Bronco a few months back and BEARD OF ZEUS was that thing noisy on the highway. Definitely not an experience I'm looking to recreate for myself in the new Traveller.
 
Yikes, thank you for that anecdote. I was in a friend's '24 Bronco a few months back and BEARD OF ZEUS was that thing noisy on the highway. Definitely not an experience I'm looking to recreate for myself in the new Traveller.
Me either but even reasonable 35’s with good tires will add noise and it looks SO good with 35’s. Just have to play music loud enough to tone down the road noise.
 
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As someone who has driven a CX5 for the last 7 years, I'd like a bit of an elaboration on this. Are there other factors at play other than the tires' larger surface area making contact with the pavement? Hopefully the cabin is well insulated 😬
Tread patterns massively influence noise levels.

Cheap mud terrains will howl and a quality all terrain will be much harder to notice despite being the same size.

Large tires are usually associated with noise but oversized tires also tend to have more aggressive tread patterns since they tend to be more offroad focused.