Active Exhaust- Fake / Speaker Sound vs Real Engine Sound

[Junkyard Dog]

I appreciate your comment and do not want to argue with you. However I disagree what you said. ESE is very noticeable. The quiet mode just shows you the patch of reality. Of course, you turn on the exhaust on or install aftermarket exhaust to make up the sound, and that is real but the ESE is not real and so clear to notice once you realize it.

It is the quiet mode make you realize the other modes are spiced up through B&O, which makes you detached from the reality.

I would say I pause this conversation until my next drive with the sound system completely disconnected to proof my point.

Maybe see if you can capture the difference in an audio or video recording.

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[Cipis]

Maybe see if you can capture the difference in an audio or video recording.

Yes sir, I will do my best to do so.

 

[D/\rK•650]

Definitely capture the sound. I would welcome the fact to be wrong.

 

[D/\rK•650]

I've disabled ESE on my darkhorse and I don't notice any difference, please post an audio clip if you can that would be very helpful for alot of people there have been many discussions on this topic. You would be the first to capture and explain it.

 

[rugedraw]

Ford enabling ESE on the V8 models is silly to me.

That is all.

 

[Starship Enterprise]

The only thing I notice is a type of noise cancellation. When I get in the car I get the same feel I have when I put on my noise cancelling headphones. Like sounds are just muted and sometimes it feels like cotton in my ear.

Just an observation that I may or may not be sure of....lol.

 

[DehTangter]

ANC is only on the Ecoboost. ESE is only on the GT if you have the B&O and it only plays through the subwoofer.

 

[Alex381]

ANC is only on the Ecoboost. ESE is only on the GT if you have the B&O and it only plays through the subwoofer.

Plus the stock subwoofer is trash. It was the only thing I modified in mine. Simple swap to a pioneer and now the bass is punchier and actually sounds good instead of being boomy.

 

[GrabThatBlue]

ANC is only on the Ecoboost. ESE is only on the GT if you have the B&O and it only plays through the subwoofer.

The Ecoboost has ESE as well.
And the ESE is not only on the B&O but is more noticable when having the B&O.

 

[DarkkMatter]

Disabling ESE and ANC will remove the pollution that those two features add to your listening experience.
Radio will sound better.

 

[BimmerDriver]

The effect is probably only noticeable with the windows closed and barely getting into the throttle. I can’t imagine it’s much of an effect at all If any that can be detected by a normal cell phone microphone.

This. It's also quite annoying in track mode at full throttle.

I don't understand what is being discussed here. Could someone please explain? Thank.

We are using lots of acronyms, apologies.

AE = Active Exhaust. An option on the V8 cars, it's a valve that opens and closes to change the volume of the exhaust sound.

ESE = Exhaust Sound Enhancement. A fake sound through the stereo speakers. Many people find it to be annoying and fake.

ANC = Active Noise Cancelation. The system uses a microphone to listen to the interior of the car for certain sounds like road noise, and then generates the same sound frequencies out of phase through the stereo speakers to cancel it out. Although effective, some people don't like the result. It's not actually quieter, it's actually more sound/volume, just that the brain doesn't "hear" it.

I will pull out the sound system fuse just to make sure, I am on the right track.

Excellent plan, that's what I did as well. I can't find my notes, but my poor memory thinks that perhaps it's fuse #32?

 

[Zig]

This. It's also quite annoying in track mode at full throttle.



We are using lots of acronyms, apologies.

AE = Active Exhaust. An option on the V8 cars, it's a valve that opens and closes to change the volume of the exhaust sound.

ESE = Exhaust Sound Enhancement. A fake sound through the stereo speakers. Many people find it to be annoying and fake.

ANC = Active Noise Cancelation. The system uses a microphone to listen to the interior of the car for certain sounds like road noise, and then generates the same sound frequencies out of phase through the stereo speakers to cancel it out. Although effective, some people don't like the result. It's not actually quieter, it's actually more sound/volume, just that the brain doesn't "hear" it.



Excellent plan, that's what I did as well. I can't find my notes, but my poor memory thinks that perhaps it's fuse #32?

Not sure your ese acronym is correct.

 

[Trella]

Thank You. I enjoy all that rumble.

Not sure your ese acronym is correct.

 

[Zig]

Thank You. I enjoy all that rumble.

Coupes get noise cancellation for engine sound enhancement (noise cancellation in an enclosed environment which is tailored to highlight the desired instrument/sound - as in cancels other noises so natural engine sounds are more/less apparent) and convertibles get environment sound cancellation (active noise cancellation). But otherwise thusfar no ‘fake’ soundtrack has been discovered in code.

 

[GrabThatBlue]

I don't understand what is being discussed here. Could someone please explain? Thank.

Easy.

1. The Mustang has a fake sound coming from the speakers.

2. Topicstarter feels scammed and wants to hear the real engine sound only.

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