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Ronev · 06-16-2009, 10:01 AM

I know, the radio sound quality is the least important aspect of the Elise driving experience to many owners. I've read comments on here regarding the sound being "tinny" and "thin", etc.

In reality, the Blaupunkt Los Angeles MP72 in my 2005 Elise is a pretty deep piece of goods in the radio world. Read the manual as I did, and you may discover some good stuff.

1. The Elise has no subwolfer, however the radio does have a sub-out in case you can find space for it and the necessary amp.

2. The radio itself has DEQ+ for EQing the sound, either manually or automatically, using different freq center points and levels for 6 freq bands.
A microphone is included to automatically set the EQ for the interior of the Elise, either with the driver alone or driver/passenger. The "tinny" sound comes from all the hard surfaces inside the Elise, so automatically setting the EQ takes this into consideration.

I got good results doing it automatically and manually.

3. The hard ride of the Elise (which I love) makes CD's practically useless. I discovered that this radio will read MP3's from the Key Code Card slot. These little MMC cards are of the type used in digital cameras. You just burn MP3's to, say, a 512mb card, and the card slot will read it, delivering good sound, and very stable on bad roads. I got 6 albums onto a 512mb card.

Anyway, I'm happy with my sound, and I suggest digging a little deeper in the radio manual.......if sound is important to you.

06-16-2009, 10:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ronev Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 8	The Radio I know, the radio sound quality is the least important aspect of the Elise driving experience to many owners. I've read comments on here regarding the sound being "tinny" and "thin", etc. In reality, the Blaupunkt Los Angeles MP72 in my 2005 Elise is a pretty deep piece of goods in the radio world. Read the manual as I did, and you may discover some good stuff. 1. The Elise has no subwolfer, however the radio does have a sub-out in case you can find space for it and the necessary amp. 2. The radio itself has DEQ+ for EQing the sound, either manually or automatically, using different freq center points and levels for 6 freq bands. A microphone is included to automatically set the EQ for the interior of the Elise, either with the driver alone or driver/passenger. The "tinny" sound comes from all the hard surfaces inside the Elise, so automatically setting the EQ takes this into consideration. I got good results doing it automatically and manually. 3. The hard ride of the Elise (which I love) makes CD's practically useless. I discovered that this radio will read MP3's from the Key Code Card slot. These little MMC cards are of the type used in digital cameras. You just burn MP3's to, say, a 512mb card, and the card slot will read it, delivering good sound, and very stable on bad roads. I got 6 albums onto a 512mb card. Anyway, I'm happy with my sound, and I suggest digging a little deeper in the radio manual.......if sound is important to you.