Should the Loudness Equalization Be Turned On?
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Whether to turn on the Loudness function depends on personal preference. As someone who enjoys listening to music while driving, I usually keep it on. When the car is running, the engine noise can drown out the music at lower volumes, especially with pop or electronic music—the bass and vocals often get lost. With Loudness enabled, the system automatically compensates for low and high frequencies, adding a layer of enhancement that makes the rhythm feel punchier. It also sounds smoother when driving slowly through quiet alleys at night, avoiding disturbance to neighbors. However, during long highway drives when I turn up the volume, I turn it off to prevent harsh highs or distortion. This option is common in audio settings—I recommend testing it while parked to compare the sound quality changes and find your sweet spot. Unless you're an audiophile, keeping it on is quite practical.
I often fiddle with the audio system during my daily commute and have my own insights about loudness compensation. Most of the time I keep it on, especially in city traffic jams or at low speeds when cabin background noise is high—music details get lost at low volumes without it. Loudness compensation makes bass drums and violin melodies more pronounced, creating effortless listening comfort. But when I listen to classical or light music like solo piano pieces, keeping it on makes the sound feel overprocessed with noticeable distortion, so I turn it off then. Different car audio brands have varying presets—some Japanese models default to softer loudness compensation while German cars tend to be more aggressive. The key is adjusting based on volume habits: enable at low volumes, disable at high volumes to avoid muddying the sound quality.
Loudness equalization is a convenient feature in car audio systems, and I often keep it on because it makes the sound fuller at low volumes. The principle is that the audio system dynamically adjusts the high and low frequencies based on volume changes. For example, when driving a small car in the suburbs, it boosts the bass and treble to compensate for the lack of detail at low volumes. However, at high volumes, turning it on can easily disrupt the musical layers, so I only use it during casual daily driving. Remember to pair it with other settings like the equalizer, and don't rely entirely on automatic control. If your car has low noise levels, you can maintain pure sound quality without enabling it. Test it out to see what suits your preferences.
