Originally Posted by
Gladbach
I don't tend to feel the need to upgrade car audio, and haven't done so in the past. However, the sound quality from the new Tiguan is sub-par. It's pretty much the only negative in what is an amazing car. My two Jettas have not had Dynaudio, yet the sound quality is very good. The Tiguan just stereo just sounds a bit thin and flat. I did a comparison when I drove a Tiguan a few days ago. Played some music on the radio, then payed a song from my phone. I did the same thing when I jumped back into my Jetta and it was easy to acknowledge that the sound was a lot better in the Jetta. I'm far from an audiophile, but the difference to me is quite significant.
Source material plays a big part in this.....the old saying rubbish in rubbish is especially true of audio. I won't have an MP3 in the house or the car for that matter. I have the dyn system in the Scirocco and it is decent to good but my source material is all lossless coming from an iPod classic (yes such things still exist). Anything less than CD quality adds to the compromise that is already the compromise of car audio.
On on the other ha,no you could of course be absolutely correct and the Tiguan stereo doesn't match the quality of the other tech in the car. We will find out very soon!
Scirocco: Indium Grey, DSG, pana roof, Sat/Nav, Dynaudio, VWR springs and APR stage 1. Now sold
Arriving April 17 Audi S3 sedan, Panther black, S-tronic, PP2, pano, matrix lights, assistance pack, 40:20:40 seats, mirror pack, light inlays
Tiguan: Tiguan 162TSI, DAP and pano in Habanero
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