larryh Posted July 1, 2013 at 12:57 AM Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 at 12:57 AM I don't think the Fade control of the Titanium Sony Audio System is working properly on my car. The front speakers are much louder than the rear speakers, when the fade control is centered between the front and back and the bass is lacking. When I set the fade control to the front, the sound volume is loud. When I set the fade control to the rear, the sound volume is much weaker. I tried resetting Sync, but that did not help. I think I will have to go to the dealer to see how the sound system is supposed to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted July 1, 2013 at 01:06 AM Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 at 01:06 AM Run the same test while sitting in the rear seats.If the rear volume setting was as loud as the front volume setting while in the driver's seat it would be too loud for rear seat passengers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryh Posted July 1, 2013 at 01:20 AM Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 at 01:20 AM When sitting in either the front or back seat, I can only hear the front speakers. I can't hear the rear speakers when the fade control is centered. The only way to hear the rear speakers is to adjust the fade control to the rear. When I do that, the sound volume decreases significantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russael Posted July 1, 2013 at 01:45 AM Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 at 01:45 AM You running in stereo mode or surround? If it's the latter, then I would expect the rearmost speakers to not have as much volume as they're supposed to do the fill in. If you're in stereo, I'd have to go out and putz with mine to see if I have the same issue. Never crossed my mind to mess with any audio settings. I always keep everything at 0 (balanced). If it sounds good there, I'm a happy camper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryh Posted July 1, 2013 at 01:53 AM Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 at 01:53 AM It is set to stereo mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryh Posted July 1, 2013 at 03:09 AM Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 at 03:09 AM So it looks like there are two speakers in each door, tweeter near the top and mid-bass near the bottom. There is one in the center on top of the dash board. Finally, there appear to be two bass speakers on either side and one in the middle (behind the vent for the battery) in the rear. So where is the subwoofer? The layout may explain what I am hearing. Fading from the front to rear turns off the tweeter and mid-range speakers in the doors and leaves just the bass in the back. The bass will not sound as loud as the tweeter and mid-range speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russael Posted July 1, 2013 at 11:00 AM Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 at 11:00 AM I still can't figure out where the sub is either. It CAN'T be that little one right in the middle of the rear deck... could it? I know speaker technology has come a long way, but if that IS it, I'm impressed by the output considering the size. I know the MKZ states that it gets 2 subwoofers with the THX system. Went on Fordparts and the descriptions are poor... all I get are part numbers for each speaker element. But because this car only gets 1 sub... I'm going to say that little driver is it. The two larger oval speakers on either side probably help out too and I have seen oval subs before (space saving design, or so they say). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryh Posted July 1, 2013 at 08:32 PM Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 at 08:32 PM The speakers in the center of the front dash and the rear deck are center channel speakers. The subwoofer has to be elsewhere. See: http://www.fordfusionclub.com/showthread.php?p=8471883 Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryh Posted July 1, 2013 at 08:59 PM Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 at 08:59 PM (edited) I played a test CD in the car. The low frequency response is coming from the two large speakers on the rear deck. There is no additional subwoofer speaker. Frequency response drops off by 25 Hz as measured using a Radio Shack SPL meter. This is from Ford's web site: The system features Dolby® DAEP 5.1 Surround Sound technology and Sony DSP processing, 390 watts of power and 12 high-quality premium speakers including one subwoofer. That's a bit deceptive to claim the two rear speakers are both two of the 12 high-quality premium speakers and the one subwoofer. Edited July 2, 2013 at 08:51 AM by larryh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryh Posted July 2, 2013 at 08:55 AM Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 at 08:55 AM (edited) Note that the Owners Manual lists a 20 amp subwoofer amplifier fuse: 5 20A1 Subwoofer amplifier That would imply that they have a subwoofer amplifier to power the two large rear speakers. Maybe a more accurate description would have been: The system features Dolby® DAEP 5.1 Surround Sound technology and Sony DSP processing, 390 watts of power and 12 high-quality premium speakers including one subwoofer amplifier. Edited July 2, 2013 at 08:59 AM by larryh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyalus Posted July 2, 2013 at 09:38 AM Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 at 09:38 AM I have noticed the low bass response in the car, but thought it was related to the degraded audio quality of Sirius satellite music... R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russael Posted July 2, 2013 at 11:39 AM Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 at 11:39 AM I'm actually OK with the bass response even with all audio controls set at 0. However, the Sirius service audio quality in my opinion is poor. It sounds like a really bad MP3 file (plus I rarely hear anything I recognize). MP3 files I encode are in a high quality VBR and they sound fantastic to me. Turning up the stereo usually gives me a nice massage while rolling down the road. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted July 2, 2013 at 11:54 AM Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 at 11:54 AM Sirius hasn't ever sounded as good as other digital media. I absolutely hated listening to it in my truck. It sounded like one of those old school boom boxes from the 80s, all midrange and tinny highs. The same held true when I used one of the dedicated satellite receivers in my other cars or the wife's minivan. When I would use the aux jack with an mp3 player or play a CD, it was like I got into a completely different vehicle. I'm thinking this is the norm for satellite radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyalus Posted July 3, 2013 at 12:50 AM Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 at 12:50 AM Correct... The bad sound is from digital compression. The only problem is, no local radio stations here in NY play the kind of music I like (ch 37 Octane).... R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towmod Posted October 19, 2013 at 03:36 AM Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 at 03:36 AM Note that the Owners Manual lists a 20 amp subwoofer amplifier fuse: 5 20A1 Subwoofer amplifier That would imply that they have a subwoofer amplifier to power the two large rear speakers. Maybe a more accurate description would have been: The system features Dolby® DAEP 5.1 Surround Sound technology and Sony DSP processing, 390 watts of power and 12 high-quality premium speakers including one subwoofer amplifier.Your assumption is incorrect, the back 6x9 speakers are just that 6x9 full range speakers. Right behind the trunk vent on the rear shelf is a small subwoofer. If you look above the battery pack in the trunk you will see a plastic enclosure stretching almost the entire with of the trunk. That is the subwoffer encloser to boost the small subwiffer sound. It really sucks does little good.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryh Posted October 19, 2013 at 10:31 AM Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 at 10:31 AM What I previously posted is correct. The large 2 rear speakers are the subwoofer speakers. The small speaker behind the vent on the rear shelf is a rear center channel speaker--not a subwoofer. All you have to do is use a SPL meter to test it for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towmod Posted November 28, 2013 at 05:25 AM Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 at 05:25 AM After some experimentation I've found the optimal settings are as follows: Set the bass to +2; set the treble to +3; set the Mid to 0; set the balance to center; set the fader two clicks towards the back. The seems to bring down the loudness in the front and brings in the right amount of bass from the back. Additionally this provides the best maximum volume for the full range) The two 6x9 speakers are the subwoofers and the center speaker provides the treble for them. This makes sense as the entire system is a component speaker setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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