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Rob500 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jan 08, 2006 Posts: 38
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:31 pm Post subject: Speech quality on Nuvi |
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I've had my Nuvi 300 for a while now and am mostly very pleased with it. However, I have begun to notice that on the 3 loudest settings the voice suffers a bit from distortion, including a bit of what sounds like speaker vibration (a buzz behind the words). Do other people who have a Nuvi find the same or is it still clear even at full volume? (I'm not using a TTS voice just the standard British English one.)
I'm trying to work out whether I have a faulty unit or whether the vibration is inevitable with such a small speaker |
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xtraseller Frequent Visitor
Joined: 15/07/2003 22:59:27 Posts: 1050 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:29 pm Post subject: Sound |
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Generally i set my Nuvi to last one or two away from full volume, as this gives clear speech without distortion. Full volume (on most products) distorts
Whilst happy with this volume, looking to change my car hifi soon, and will get one with an aux in on the front, and run my Nuvi with downloaded mp3s and downloaded radio through this, with navigation
Have tried this on a friends car, and it really is excellent |
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Rob500 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the tip on attaching to the car hifi.
On the Nuvi, I'd expect some distortion at full volume but what I don't like so much is the vibration (a sort of buzz) that I can hear behind the sound on the loudest three settings. Do you get that with yours? I have to use the fourth loudest setting if I want to avoid it completely. |
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xtraseller Frequent Visitor
Joined: 15/07/2003 22:59:27 Posts: 1050 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:33 pm Post subject: Buzz |
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Personally i find it find for navigation only at all levels except the final (highest) one, and for MP3s (although not great for this) at up to and including 3 below final. Audio books seem better at up to 2 below final
If you can, i would compare in a local store to make sure it isn't your unit. Usually if it sounds wrong, it is!
Difficult to answer you fully without hearing your unit, but my Nuvi seems fine |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15155 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:56 am Post subject: |
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i get the same buzz. i presume it's just a play-off between nice slim unit with poorer speaker or better speaker with a fatter unit..
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Ash10 Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Feb 19, 2005 Posts: 478
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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Rob500 wrote: | I'd expect some distortion at full volume but what I don't like so much is the vibration (a sort of buzz) that I can hear behind the sound on the loudest three settings. |
I'd keep an eye (or should that be an ear?) on that if I were you...
The first two i3's that I had (I'm on my forth, BTW 8O) had similar problems - the audio became increasingly distorted, and at lower and lower volumes, before dying completely |
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