Thread: My iPod sounds funny

Originally Posted by JamesH

Hope it turns out okay for you. It sounds lame but having fully functioning connectivity to the sound system for my iPod was a real deal breaker for me in getting the car.

It might be a long haul but imagine this for an outcome, they pull the lot out and replace it with the MY2013 system with the improved processing speed. :-)

Thanks and yes- that would be nice!

As I said previously in this post, definitely a "first world" problem. My last new car was a 2004 Subaru Liberty GT. I missed out on iPod connectivity by about 6 months and its bothered me ever since, so as shallow as it sounds, this was something I really really wanted.

I'm sure I'll get it sorted eventually.

Originally Posted by lpj

Evening folks,

Having had my D4 (MY12 SDV6 3.0l) for a week and a half, I must say I'm enjoying driving it around, and I'm gradually learning all of its features.

However, when I play music from the iPhone through the "iPod" connection in the center console, it sounds weird. Its sounds as though it briefly slows down and then back to normal speed, and there is the odd popping noise. When I use just Blue tooth, it’s absolutely fine. I tested it back to back on the same song to ensure I wasn’t going mad, but there’s definitely something not right. I changed the cable and even tried another iPhone but got the same effect each time.

I prefer to use the connected method as you get better menu and browse functionality than with Bluetooth, but now that I can hear it, it’s very off putting (First World problem, I know!)

I have the Harmon Kardon system without Sat Nav. It’s going to MLR this Thursday for its very first service (15,000 k’s), so I’ll bring it up.

I’d love to know prior if anyone has experienced something similar?
LPJ

I have just picked up my new D4 HSE and I am having very similar issues. It sounds like the music is skipping as if the CD was scratched when i down loaded the music. I have tried both my phone and my wife's and get the same issue.

Did you manage to get this problem resolved? IS it a cable issue using a lightning cable vs the old 30 pin analogue cable?

This has occurred intermittently for me. Disconnect and reboot of the iPod seems to do the trick.

I had it to the dealers twice. On the second visit, they ended up replacing the whole unit and it has fixed the issue permanently.

Had Audio control module replaced and this has resolved the issue. very happy camper.

Originally Posted by Markyp

Had Audio control module replaced and this has resolved the issue. very happy camper.

Thats good to hear northing worse than not having high quality audio through the awesome sound system!! I must say i haven't experienced the issue in my MY13 HSE but if i do i now know it can be fixed. Cheers

I must admit that I thought i was going a bit mad when i first noticed the issue. I had one of my mates sit with me and he also could hear that the sound was not right.

I ended up doing a straight up comparison at the dealers by playing the same song via USB, Bluetooth and then iPod. The guy could clearly hear the difference then. It pays to be persistent though.

I've never had it work longer than 30 seconds - starts fine, then just silence, until I rebooted the phone again. I always just put it down to newer tech on the iphone than the head unit and incompatibility.....