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Car Audio Quirk [message #74319] Thu, 01 November 2012 17:00 Go to next message
Nymeria is currently offline  Nymeria
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When I lower the rear windows on my van, it produces odd pressure waves that you half hear, half feel on your eardrums. I only hear it when we're going about 35-40 miles per hour, but it's rather annoying.

Do you have any strange audio quirks in your vehicle?
Re: Car Audio Quirk [message #74321 is a reply to message #74319] Thu, 01 November 2012 17:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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This is called cavity resonance. All cars do that, and in fact, a similar property is used in bass-reflex loudspeakers.

Re: Car Audio Quirk [message #74340 is a reply to message #74321] Fri, 02 November 2012 11:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Nymeria is currently offline  Nymeria
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I didn't realize all cars did it. I mean, I've heard wind buffeting through cars before, but I've never heard it so loudly or felt it so much.
Re: Car Audio Quirk [message #74341 is a reply to message #74340] Fri, 02 November 2012 14:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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I've found it happens at different speeds and window locations and openings on different cars. Some seem to do it really badly when one back window is rolled down. Others do it worst when a front window is partly rolled down. The flap in the front of a sunroof reduces this effect when the sunroof is open, because it directs wind over the top instead of down into the cabin.

Re: Car Audio Quirk [message #74602 is a reply to message #74341] Mon, 26 November 2012 18:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
iLoveiPod is currently offline  iLoveiPod
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So if this is normal, is there any way to stop it, other than rolling the windows back up? Is there any way to reduce it or make it less noticeable?
Re: Car Audio Quirk [message #74621 is a reply to message #74319] Wed, 28 November 2012 08:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Azuri is currently offline  Azuri
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You might try cracking all the windows. That way the "pressure" isn't originating from one spot, but all around the vehicle. Maybe evening it out like that will help with the sound it makes
Re: Car Audio Quirk [message #74629 is a reply to message #74319] Wed, 28 November 2012 13:16 Go to previous message
LuvMartin is currently offline  LuvMartin
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I have always noticed this as well, but the only way I have ever found to solve it is to crack all of the windows a little bit like Azuri mentioned.
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