07 E90 Sedan sound driving me crazy

93civEJ1 · 10-31-2014, 07:06 AM

Ok, so lately I feel like while listening to the radio the front drive side corner of sound will just disappear. Almost like the rest of the car is playing while my driver side front corner is not, or its almost like my ears are stopped up on the left side of my head. Next min it will sound good again.

I can also use my fader and adjust all to the left and it sounds like I am getting sound from my driver side, but it just doesnt have the "full" sound.

Almost like my side is cutting in and out sometimes.

Is this a known issue???

I have the I-drive / Logic 7 stuff as far as I know.

cdgatti · 10-31-2014, 08:02 AM

Could it be a logic 7 problem with your source material?? Turn off logic 7 and see if it happens with that same song.

93civEJ1 · 10-31-2014, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by cdgatti

Could it be a logic 7 problem with your source material?? Turn off logic 7 and see if it happens with that same song.

Doesnt seem to be song dependent. It happens on the FM radio as well.

How do you turn off logic 7?

Right now I have concert hall as my thing....is that logic?

boris · 10-31-2014, 09:15 AM

I had the same sort of problem a while back.

It would only happen when I was playing songs through my iPod (hardwired cable through back).

Unplugged iPod cable and plugged it back in, never happened again.

Except in my case, you say you aren't getting the full sound, I wasn't getting ANY sound.

93civEJ1 · 10-31-2014, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by boris

I had the same sort of problem a while back.

It would only happen when I was playing songs through my iPod (hardwired cable through back).

Unplugged iPod cable and plugged it back in, never happened again.

Except in my case, you say you aren't getting the full sound, I wasn't getting ANY sound.

yeah...mine seems to be through Iphone and FM radio both.

cdgatti · 10-31-2014, 11:53 AM

yea concert hall would be a logic 7 setting

GoRomeo · 10-31-2014, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 93civEJ1

Ok, so lately I feel like while listening to the radio the front drive side corner of sound will just disappear. Almost like the rest of the car is playing while my driver side front corner is not, or its almost like my ears are stopped up on the left side of my head. Next min it will sound good again.

I can also use my fader and adjust all to the left and it sounds like I am getting sound from my driver side, but it just doesnt have the "full" sound.

Almost like my side is cutting in and out sometimes.

Is this a known issue???

I have the I-drive / Logic 7 stuff as far as I know.

loose speaker wire?

93civEJ1 · 10-31-2014, 12:04 PM

could be but it sounds like the whole area kinda goes faded...tweet, mid, etc

93civEJ1 · 11-11-2014, 12:07 PM

still doing this. Since it seems multiple speakers when it happens, it may not be loose speaker wire after all..

Spyjunior · 11-20-2014, 07:03 PM

I've been noticing a similar problem in my '08 E90, Logic 7.

To me it seems like I lose a 'fullness', for lack of a better word. All of a sudden the audio will seem to have more depth and layers to it. I notice it more when it gets better, because all of a sudden I'll think, "oh, there's the good audio!" I can only recall noticing it when I'm listening to stuff from my iPod/iPhone through the usb+aux connection in the console. And I've done the same thing as you, try the left-right and fader, and everything seems okay.

Does that sound like what you're getting? I've wondered if it's the car or the source.

Brad
2008 335i

SEE90 · 11-23-2014, 03:41 PM

Mine did this for a while. Left side was intermittently out and if I turned volume down, then up, everything would come back on. Thought it was the amp going bad but after a battery change it didn't happen anymore.

93civEJ1 · 12-06-2014, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Spyjunior

I've been noticing a similar problem in my '08 E90, Logic 7.

To me it seems like I lose a 'fullness', for lack of a better word. All of a sudden the audio will seem to have more depth and layers to it. I notice it more when it gets better, because all of a sudden I'll think, "oh, there's the good audio!" I can only recall noticing it when I'm listening to stuff from my iPod/iPhone through the usb+aux connection in the console. And I've done the same thing as you, try the left-right and fader, and everything seems okay.

Does that sound like what you're getting? I've wondered if it's the car or the source.

Brad
2008 335i

Yes this is exactly my issue. You can really tell when the fullness comes back cause it sounds amazing and full....I think its the car because mine does it with just FM radio too.

Spyjunior · 01-04-2015, 04:51 PM

I wish I had a solution, but I don't. I've been trying to see if there's any pattern to this, like certain parts of songs, car been running for 'x' amount of time, etc, but I haven't identified anything.

Have you ever had the issue of your audio not working at all after starting the car? Every once in awhile the audio won't work at all, I can't change sources, volume does nothing. I'll have to shut the car off and restart it a couple times, then it will work. I wonder if these two things are related?

graphitegreg · 01-06-2015, 06:57 AM

Your amp is failing. Search Logic 7 amps on this site and you'll find lots

borisivan · 01-12-2016, 09:24 AM

That's exactly what I'm going through -- sounds just seems odd, like it's not as full, missing a certain range, or a particular range is very faded in comparison to other ranges -- just seems 'odd' and then fixes itself for a while, etc.

For the folks in this thread that had that same description -- what was your solution? Did you fix yourself, or via an external service, or via the dealership?

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93civEJ1 Private First Class 13 Rep 184 Posts Drives: 07 335i, 01 Z06 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: East TN iTrader: (0)	07 E90 Sedan sound driving me crazy Ok, so lately I feel like while listening to the radio the front drive side corner of sound will just disappear. Almost like the rest of the car is playing while my driver side front corner is not, or its almost like my ears are stopped up on the left side of my head. Next min it will sound good again. I can also use my fader and adjust all to the left and it sounds like I am getting sound from my driver side, but it just doesnt have the "full" sound. Almost like my side is cutting in and out sometimes. Is this a known issue??? I have the I-drive / Logic 7 stuff as far as I know.
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boris Борис 31 Rep 505 Posts Drives: e92 n54 335i Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: CT iTrader: (1)	I had the same sort of problem a while back. It would only happen when I was playing songs through my iPod (hardwired cable through back). Unplugged iPod cable and plugged it back in, never happened again. Except in my case, you say you aren't getting the full sound, I wasn't getting ANY sound. __________________ 07 SG 335i GONE! COBB - Burger Motorsports -Ultimate Racing - Evolution Racewerks - TiAL- AMS In Winter Mode - Dunlop Wintersport 3D/Sport Edition Wheels
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cdgatti Colonel 255 Rep 2,547 Posts Drives: e90 328i Join Date: May 2011 Location: KY iTrader: (4)	yea concert hall would be a logic 7 setting
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93civEJ1 Private First Class 13 Rep 184 Posts Drives: 07 335i, 01 Z06 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: East TN iTrader: (0)	could be but it sounds like the whole area kinda goes faded...tweet, mid, etc
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93civEJ1 Private First Class 13 Rep 184 Posts Drives: 07 335i, 01 Z06 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: East TN iTrader: (0)	still doing this. Since it seems multiple speakers when it happens, it may not be loose speaker wire after all..
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Spyjunior New Member 0 Rep 16 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Sedan Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	I've been noticing a similar problem in my '08 E90, Logic 7. To me it seems like I lose a 'fullness', for lack of a better word. All of a sudden the audio will seem to have more depth and layers to it. I notice it more when it gets better, because all of a sudden I'll think, "oh, there's the good audio!" I can only recall noticing it when I'm listening to stuff from my iPod/iPhone through the usb+aux connection in the console. And I've done the same thing as you, try the left-right and fader, and everything seems okay. Does that sound like what you're getting? I've wondered if it's the car or the source. Brad 2008 335i
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SEE90 Private 9 Rep 90 Posts Drives: e90 328i sedan monaco blue Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	Mine did this for a while. Left side was intermittently out and if I turned volume down, then up, everything would come back on. Thought it was the amp going bad but after a battery change it didn't happen anymore.
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Spyjunior New Member 0 Rep 16 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Sedan Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	I wish I had a solution, but I don't. I've been trying to see if there's any pattern to this, like certain parts of songs, car been running for 'x' amount of time, etc, but I haven't identified anything. Have you ever had the issue of your audio not working at all after starting the car? Every once in awhile the audio won't work at all, I can't change sources, volume does nothing. I'll have to shut the car off and restart it a couple times, then it will work. I wonder if these two things are related?
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graphitegreg New Member 0 Rep 21 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: edmonton. alberta iTrader: (0)	Your amp is failing. Search Logic 7 amps on this site and you'll find lots
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borisivan craptastic 18 Rep 281 Posts Drives: 2010 335xi Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: hell in a handbasket iTrader: (0)	exactly! That's exactly what I'm going through -- sounds just seems odd, like it's not as full, missing a certain range, or a particular range is very faded in comparison to other ranges -- just seems 'odd' and then fixes itself for a while, etc. For the folks in this thread that had that same description -- what was your solution? Did you fix yourself, or via an external service, or via the dealership?
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