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In car radio volumes?
« on: June 01, 2016, 07:40:36 PM »
This topic might be more suited to the caravanersforum, but thought I'd try here first.
Wondering if any other old buggers have same issue.

Have found in the last 3 or 4 years when listening to local radio stations, I'm forever adjusting the volume.

1-host conversations or talk back never loud enough and have to turn it up.
2-music then seems too loud and find I have to turn it down, and
3-adverts are even louder.

Now before you start, yes I have had regular hearing tests and there's nothing wrong there outside of normal age deterioration.

I am aware that stations tune the adverts to a defined frequency or resonance so that they are pitched differently to get listeners attention, but why the difference between music and talk back etc?

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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2016, 07:52:17 PM »
It's the same on the telly scraps.....
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2016, 07:58:11 PM »
Adverts loud = Marketing ploy to make sure old buggas can hear the ad.


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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2016, 08:01:45 PM »
They are only pissing people off, instead of fostering interest in the advertised product or service.
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2016, 08:20:32 PM »
The Commodore auto increased volume when you hit a certain speed to compensate for the road noise.. hate it when you pull up at lights and you can hardly hear it..


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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2016, 09:24:47 PM »
As long as you don't look at the display & find the volume is an odd number, if so must be changed.
I'm much better now & change the volume without looking, the shrink thinks I'm getting better.
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In car radio volumes?
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2016, 09:33:05 PM »
Quote from: Banjo16 on June 01, 2016, 09:24:47 PM
As long as you don't look at the display & find the volume is an odd number, if so must be changed.
Unless it's a 5, then that's ok
« Last Edit: June 01, 2016, 09:34:44 PM by scrapsD40 »
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2016, 09:33:56 PM »
A bit like a marriage?  😊
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2016, 09:42:33 PM »
Quote from: Bird on June 01, 2016, 08:20:32 PM
The Commodore auto increased volume when you hit a certain speed to compensate for the road noise.. hate it when you pull up at lights and you can hardly hear it..


EVO... NEED NEW STEREO IN COMMODORE!!!!
Trust me when I say you don't want to know the price to change a ve onwards stereo. 
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2016, 09:43:27 PM »
Made me laugh the reference to the caravaner's forum.....

However I detest advertisements. I know they a purpose but not in my world.

Luv anything ABC for that very reason..  triple j or anything that doesn't involve Frank Beaumont and his stupid tiles (Victorian reference)
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2016, 09:44:32 PM »
Quote from: Bird on June 01, 2016, 08:20:32 PM
The Commodore auto increased volume when you hit a certain speed to compensate for the road noise.. hate it when you pull up at lights and you can hardly hear it..


EVO... NEED NEW STEREO IN COMMODORE!!!!

Minister had a SuckSuki last car, and that 'feature' could be turn off in it's settings....got the manual for yours?
But aftermarket is always an improvement over OEM anyway  ;)
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2016, 11:05:23 PM »
Your getting OLD!

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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #12 on: June 02, 2016, 05:24:29 AM »
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #13 on: June 02, 2016, 06:11:07 AM »
Quote from: noel_w on June 01, 2016, 07:58:11 PM
Adverts loud = Marketing ploy to make sure old buggas can hear the ad.

Bingo.

Advertisements are deliberately louder. 
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #14 on: June 02, 2016, 07:07:43 AM »
A few year back one of the "Current Affairs" program did some mythbusting on this very topic as a lot of people were complaining about the same thing.

In a nutshell, the volume over the radio or TV stays the say. The perceived change is volume is a trick of the ear. From memory it is because ads have music they appear louder than the spoken word.

Believe it if you will.

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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #15 on: June 02, 2016, 07:18:56 AM »
Quote from: feisty on June 01, 2016, 09:43:27 PM
or anything that doesn't involve Frank Beaumont and his stupid tiles (Victorian reference)

Feisty, it is not just Victorians who have to put up with him, he does his adds here as well (Brisbane) Beaumont Tiiiiillllllleeeeeessssss.

Sorry, off topic but he really is annoying.

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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #16 on: June 02, 2016, 07:31:19 AM »
I play, Spotify, iTunes, USB or CDs anything but listen to the radio for music. They seem to think I wanna here them gab of instead of the music!
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #17 on: June 02, 2016, 08:02:43 AM »
Quote from: achjimmy on June 02, 2016, 07:31:19 AM
I play, Spotify, iTunes, USB or CDs anything but listen to the radio for music. They seem to think I wanna here them gab of instead of the music!
I feel your pain sir.
Nothing annoys me more with the radio than idiots talking.
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #18 on: June 02, 2016, 09:52:53 AM »

I play iTunes when traveling for music, especially  when out in the country. If all they had was 'talkback' it would be turned off....


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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #19 on: June 02, 2016, 10:40:59 AM »
Quote from: Bird on June 01, 2016, 08:20:32 PM
The Commodore auto increased volume when you hit a certain speed to compensate for the road noise.. hate it when you pull up at lights and you can hardly hear it..


EVO... NEED NEW STEREO IN COMMODORE!!!!

Yep that used to Shit me in my ve. Turning it off was simple enough
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #20 on: June 02, 2016, 10:49:34 AM »
Quote from: JohnT on June 02, 2016, 07:07:43 AM
A few year back one of the "Current Affairs" program did some mythbusting on this very topic as a lot of people were complaining about the same thing.

In a nutshell, the volume over the radio or TV stays the say. The perceived change is volume is a trick of the ear. From memory it is because ads have music they appear louder than the spoken word.

Believe it if you will.

When a normal conversation is happening at normal volume the spaces between words make the volume appear at a certain level. However, whentheyplayanaddtheytalkataconstatntvolumewithnopauses... makes it APPEAR louder..
« Last Edit: June 02, 2016, 10:51:25 AM by MrCruza »
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #21 on: June 02, 2016, 06:34:52 PM »
Try using a Db sound meter next time your favourite radio station is running, and then tell me the volume doesn't increase.
It's not a trick of the mind, your free to air TV can be just as bad.
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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #22 on: June 02, 2016, 07:56:05 PM »
Pandora, that's the answer.


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Re: In car radio volumes?
« Reply #23 on: June 02, 2016, 08:09:19 PM »
Quote from: greygonads on June 02, 2016, 07:56:05 PM
Pandora, that's the answer.


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« Reply #24 on: June 02, 2016, 08:40:40 PM »
I'm sure if I was loving Pandora, my wife would shoot her then shoot me!!!!
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