Group Buy / EOI new generation DNS head units (RNS-510 alternative)

[kwalsh24]

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Thanks. What I mean by the bazoka subwoofer not working is..if I turn the radio on the sub has bass but when I turn up the radio or sd card music the bass does not increase it remains the same level...I asked the installer and he said it is installed properly.. it must be the head unit...
but sure swyner if you have time we could meet and you could have a look..
Thanks just pm me..

Hmm weird, I don't have that issue with my unit. Mind you I did install a splitter to feed my sub amp 2 feeds and not just the mono feed that the headunit does. That did make a difference I found. However your tube may only rake 1rca in, my amp takes 2 thus why I split the output on the radio. Normally there are 2 feeds out on a radio, this one only has the 1

So far audio/soundwise (minus Bluetooth playback) the unit sounds better than my clarion nx501 I had. The only downside I see is the lack of built in crossover. Wish it had that so my main speakers (that are fed off the radios built in amp) aren't pounding so hard. That would be a nice addition to the EQ

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[swyner]

Thanks. What I mean by the bazoka subwoofer not working is..if I turn the radio on the sub has bass but when I turn up the radio or sd card music the bass does not increase it remains the same level...I asked the installer and he said it is installed properly.. it must be the head unit...
but sure swyner if you have time we could meet and you could have a look..
Thanks just pm me..

I will PM you. What I will try to do is get the DNS working to the level we are all at with camera working too. As for the bazoka tube, not sure how that gets signal. Is it through RCA? If so, then maybe the sub out RCA (mono) is not receiving volume increase command from the DNS...something to look at after. If all goes well and your unit is not a dud, you should have bluetooth phone working flawlessly, all the time, full camera working, no freezing of the system, all buttons working, etc. You will still have white screen of frozen death (LOL), bluetooth audio / music not loud and not necessarily clear and the minor firmware tweaks we have all suggested.

[kwalsh24]

White screen of frozen death, haha I knew I was forgetting a word when I said the white screen of frozen earlier lol.

My bt connected right away without a password, and connects automatically when I'm in range of the car. I wonder if its a bluetooth firmware/hardware conflict between his phone and the radio, as I know with my old s3 and my nx501 the bt sync sucked. It took 3 attmepts or more to get the music side to sync.

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[swyner]

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Hmm weird, I don't have that issue with my unit. Mind you I did install a splitter to feed my sub amp 2 feeds and not just the mono feed that the headunit does. That did make a difference I found. However your tube may only rake 1rca in, my amp takes 2 thus why I split the output on the radio. Normally there are 2 feeds out on a radio, this one only has the 1

So far audio/soundwise (minus Bluetooth playback) the unit sounds better than my clarion nx501 I had. The only downside I see is the lack of built in crossover. Wish it had that so my main speakers (that are fed off the radios built in amp) aren't pounding so hard. That would be a nice addition to the EQ

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I noticed the mono out for sub and that should not make a difference in the "real world". Sub signal does not need or actually should not be in "stereo" so very strange.

As for the built in cross over.....there is none! LOL. There is a DSP setting in the menu that definitely does something but not clear at all. Q value? What the f is that? Is everyone else having excessive bass go to stock speakers (no external amp attached) and have to turn down the bass to -7? For me to listen to "louder" music, I have volume on FM go up into the 20s and the bass is crazy excessive. If others, like kwalsh24 have this issue, please let us know so we can add to the spreadsheet. The music quality is definitely VERY good coming from this unit (at least for FM and CD so far).

[kwalsh24]

If they can get a working lpf/hpf inplace of or working with their dsp that would really improve things.

Right now I have my sub levels at -6 bass -2 mid 0 treble +2. Its decent at normal levels, but pounds hard at 18+ levels

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[kwalsh24]

Sidenote, I'm going to drive around with max heat on in my car over the next few days get things good n toasty and see how this thing does with a good climate change. Heat it up, then let it cool down over night and see what a morning brings

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[swyner]

If they can get a working lpf/hpf inplace of or working with their dsp that would really improve things.

Right now I have my sub levels at -6 bass -2 mid 0 treble +2. Its decent at normal levels, but pounds hard at 18+ levels

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Ok, good (sort of LOL) that I am not crazy. I told Sandy about this but he wasnt' sure why. So let's add this to the spreadsheet.

[kwalsh24]

Nope its not just you, we all do listen to different music, and some music delivers more base than others, I have a narrow listening base however even with the little difference in music taste I have I notice it, rock it's okay, pop music or similar its really hard on the speakers.

I may even need to adjust my amp running my sub, as even that's a little poundy for my liking and likely its liking too haha

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[swyner]

Wow just had the can bus functions stop today at lunch. Haha haha. You guys jinxed me!! Then the dns went dead. Wow. Seriously Audiosources must have flipped a switch remotely. Lol

[Goobz]

Hey guys. Anyone else from Sydney not received their unit yet?

After keeping an eye on the thread the last couple days was expecting it to arrive today at latest, took some time off work and no postie slip in my letterbox. Went to the post office just in case and nothing there either. I suppose it'll come tomorrow but shouldnt it have already arrived?

Im in Sydney and nothing here yet either! Glad I'm not the only one!

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[kwalsh24]

Wow just had the can bus functions stop today at lunch. Haha haha. You guys jinxed me!! Then the dns went dead. Wow. Seriously Audiosources must have flipped a switch remotely. Lol

Hmmm not good! Now I'm worried that if future firmwares will fix this or not without causing bricking

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[swyner]

Hmmm not good! Now I'm worried that if future firmwares will fix this or not without causing bricking

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It didn't brick. Just froze up. Will see after work if all better. I almost guarantee its just software glitch.

[kwalsh24]

I understand, I just meant with the past they (Sandy / AS) said that firmware upgrades to the canbus has bricked devices, kinda raises some flags again.

Any idea as to what's causing the freezing? I haven't played with that hidden menu, yet. Could that be causing the issue?

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[swyner]

I understand, I just meant with the past they (Sandy / AS) said that firmware upgrades to the canbus has bricked devices, kinda raises some flags again.

Any idea as to what's causing the freezing? I haven't played with that hidden menu, yet. Could that be causing the issue?

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No idea. I had gone into the secret menu, which is not so secret by the way (LOL) and changed the settings that should be available in the regular menu (OPS, ensure CanBus is set to "v", car type is VW, current volume for reversing, etc). I just think, like any phone or computer, it got "crossed" up and needs a reboot. A soft restart doesn't fix it which includes pushing power for a few seconds or even shutting your car off for less than 30 minutes, etc. Will see after work.

[Fdandy]

The unit starts off really well with all things working snappy. The GPS for me works - but satallite pick up can be a bit slow.

I too had the complete freeze today (I was playing with everything), it seems to get sluggish then non responsive, then freeze.
Since I had closed up the dash, the only way to power it off was to disconnect the battery

I'll add my issues to the google doc list soon.

Until Im the next firmware patch, I've got spanner in the back in case I need to pull the battery again.