Underwhelmed by the Bang and Olufsen sound system in my RS5 coupe

[Bromsgrovebaggie]

I picked up my new RS5 coupe last week and the one thing I'm completely underwhelmed by is the B&O sound system which is part of the Comfort and Sound pack, in particular the lack of bass even with the subwoofer settings turned up. I had a Golf before which had the Dynaudio sound system and that was much better.

Is this a common complaint or could there be a problem? I was expecting great things of a B&O system and I'm really disappointed by it; apart from the lack of bass, the whole system sounds very ordinary. 

[Steve Q]

I believe there could be two versions of b&o. You could get it booked in but I won't be surprised if it's working normally. However others have had issues. 

 https://www.audiworld.com/forums/audi-a5-s5-rs5-coupe-cabrio-b9-220/bang-olufsen-system-cuts-bass-3021437/ 

https://www.a5oc.com/threads/turn-up-the-bass.141610/

[Bromsgrovebaggie]

6 hours ago, Steve Q said:

I believe there could be two versions of b&o. You could get it booked in but I won't be surprised if it's working normally. However others have had issues. 

 https://www.audiworld.com/forums/audi-a5-s5-rs5-coupe-cabrio-b9-220/bang-olufsen-system-cuts-bass-3021437/ 

https://www.a5oc.com/threads/turn-up-the-bass.141610/

Thanks for this - interesting to see that dissatisfaction with standard B&O installations goes back so far; in a way I’m glad I’m not the only one because I was starting to think there’s something wrong with my hearing!

I’ll try different settings to see if I can improve the sound quality that way - some of the owners who posted in the link you kindly posted seem to have had some success although surely something isn’t right if the bass settings have to be cranked up to nearly maximum to be effective.

I’m surprised that a company with the reputation of B&O approve of the set up in the A5. It doesn’t reflect well on them as a premium audio brand. 

Edited February 16, 2022 by Bromsgrovebaggie
Correcting a typo.

[Steve Q]

You're welcome. Yep it doesn't reflect well at all. I hope you have some success with playing around with the settings. 

[Bromsgrovebaggie]

After much playing with settings, the sound is a bit better but still ordinary at best. 
 

I’ll just have to listen to the engine instead 😂😂

[Steve Q]

Or upgrade the sub? 

[Bromsgrovebaggie]

Possibly although the bank is empty after buying the car!

49 minutes ago, Steve Q said:

Or upgrade the sub? 

 

[Steve Q]

2 hours ago, Bromsgrovebaggie said:

Possibly although the bank is empty after buying the car!

 

Very true. It's annoying when a new car doesn't meet expectations