Re: A4 Delta stereo question

[dan_masi@MENTORG.COM (Dan Masi)]

On Jan 10, 11:41am, Mark Blum wrote:

> I picked up my A4 a couple of weeks ago and so far I love it.
> However, the Delta stereo (non-Bose) that came with the car has
> no obvious balance control.

There is none, that I know of.

> My salesman told me that the balance is
> electronically controlled and has no adjustment.

Ooooh, electronically controlled, eh?  :-)

> The problem is that the sound is definitely biased to the right
> side of the car, which is endlessly annoying.

Have you sat in the passenger seat and listened?

The reason I ask is that it may not really be biased at all.
The A4 has tweeters mounted up high on the door panel.  While
this has a great effect on imaging and high-frequency clarity,
it also has the undesirable effect that you describe.  See,
tweeters are notoriously directional.  And while the one on the
right passenger door is pointed straight at your right ear, the one
on the left door is pointed so that all of those highs sorta
float past the front of your face.

I know this isn't a solution, just want you to be aware that
there may not actually *be* a solution, at least not one that
can be fixed by replacing parts.  Just to make sure, try
listening to the stereo in different positions of the car,
keeping in mind that the steering column will block some
high-frequency information, too.

Dan Masi
'96 A4Q