Crackling from front centre speaker on BOSE

[djoblong]

Hi All

I have a problem which seems to be getting worse by the day. After only about 4 weeks of ownership a crackle has developed in the front centre (dashboard mount) speaker in my A3. I have the BOSE option.

This seems utterly ridiculous to me - I went for the superior option after all! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/swear.gif

This started as a barely noticeable crackle and now it's quite noticeable between 12 and 17 on the volume range. It gets drowned out much higher than that.

For the record I have had my volume at max (30) before to try it out but never for extended amounts of time. MOstly it's around 15ish and occasionally 20-25 if a REALLY good song is playing.

Anyone else had this issue? If I take my car to Audi to check this out are they obliged to give me another A3 or whatever whilst they have my car? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Cheers
DJO

 

[richy]

sounds like a blown speaker..
can happen sometime.. and its life..

 

[Amchlolor]

I've had the same (ish) problem for over a year on my A4,although it's the front passenger door speaker on mine.
They're tried replacing the speaker and the head unit,to no avail.
Unfortunately,it's such a random thing that they never get the chance to hear it.
It differs slightly from your problem in that the crackling/breakup happens at low volumes.
Anything over 10 and it doesn't happen.
I've put up with it knowing that my new car is imminent.If it were a new car it would drive me nuts.
I'm no ICE expert but I've always found it strange that Audi use 'active' speakers.
Seems like asking for trouble to me.

 

[miketweed]

Dash Speaker - Cool

Didn't know there was one. The book brochure says 6 speakers:

2 rear, 2 front door & 2 pillar tweeters.

I've got bose and i'd be chuffed about the '7th' speaker!!

 

[dorgan]

Is there a Bose option with 10 speakers? I'm sure I read that somewhere...

 

[Eeef]

not on the A3

 

[djoblong]

No there is no 10 speaker option. I've found I can drown out the cracking at 20+ on the volume control but it's getting worse on the 10-15 area. Below 10 it's not there at all. Highly annoying. Is that definitely a speaker on the dash? Maybe I'm mistaken but I don't know why the cracking/squelching noice would be coming from there otherwise...

 

[Japper]

No it's the Golf mkV with 10 speakers.