I ran an experiment with my 07 MDX Sport's aux input (in the armrest console) to test the sound quality and am pretty bothered by the results. Here's what I found:
1. I Took a list of 10 MP3's all encoded at 320kbs and put them on my Ipod and ALSO burned them to a DVD-R.
2. I compared the audio quality between the two different inputs and I have to say that the IPod playback sounded incredibly different. For starters, the bass is flabby and almost not present. The higher end treble is also muted. If I had to guess, it sounds as if it's going through the FM tuner section of the Acura head unit.
3. I used two different 3.5mm cables to test if the bad sound quality I was experiencing from my Ipod wasn't the cable. One was a monster cable $40 cable, and the other was a standard Radio Shack gold plated $10 job. I even went as far as trying my wife's Ipod (which I was 99 percent sure would not be conclusive in any way). Neither was the culprit.
4. I also experimented with my Ipod's EQ settings, first beginning with it set to flat, but nothing ever sounded as good as the DVD-R version of the MP3's.
My question is whether anyone else has a similar experience, or if going to the actual Ipod input interface (from Acura that sells for like $400) makes any difference. Appreciate anyone's thoughts on this.
1. I Took a list of 10 MP3's all encoded at 320kbs and put them on my Ipod and ALSO burned them to a DVD-R.
2. I compared the audio quality between the two different inputs and I have to say that the IPod playback sounded incredibly different. For starters, the bass is flabby and almost not present. The higher end treble is also muted. If I had to guess, it sounds as if it's going through the FM tuner section of the Acura head unit.
3. I used two different 3.5mm cables to test if the bad sound quality I was experiencing from my Ipod wasn't the cable. One was a monster cable $40 cable, and the other was a standard Radio Shack gold plated $10 job. I even went as far as trying my wife's Ipod (which I was 99 percent sure would not be conclusive in any way). Neither was the culprit.
4. I also experimented with my Ipod's EQ settings, first beginning with it set to flat, but nothing ever sounded as good as the DVD-R version of the MP3's.
My question is whether anyone else has a similar experience, or if going to the actual Ipod input interface (from Acura that sells for like $400) makes any difference. Appreciate anyone's thoughts on this.
