What does the LOUD button do?

[Terry]

i know this might sound like a noob question, but what exactly does the "Loud" button do on the stock radio system?

i know it makes the sound louder, like thats pretty obvious

but when i turn the Loud option off, and turn the volume up, it doesnt sound the same...

so what does pressing this Loud button actually do, other than increase the volume?

[MT]

as far as i know, i think its a bass booster

[Les]

quite self explanatory - amplifies bass and treble

Edited February 22, 2006 by Les

[Terry]

yeah i was thinking it was along those lines :P

i just went to play around with it, and it seems to up the Bass by 5 and Treble by 5 and ups the volume by 2 i think

anyway, with the new 6CD Mp3 Radio system, they dont have a 'LOUD' button, they have this SRS button, does that do the same thing?

Edited February 22, 2006 by Terry

[leasaunce]

SRS = Surround Sound

dont know how that would work in a car :P unless you have heaps of speakers....

[shaohaok]

because, when u lower the volume. your ears are less sensitive to the more extreme ends of the audio frequency. as the volume gets louder, treble and bass become more obvious. so for normal or softer listening levels, the 2 ends are boosted so it all sounds like they're at the same level.

[Conquest]

SRS is a trademark of SRSLabs.

http://www.srslabs.com/home100.asp

It's a type of equalizer found in Windows Media Player & some portable MP3 devices, not sure how it would work on a car stereo though i.e. is it pre-configured or user selectable?

EDIT: A little reading found this;

http://www.srslabs.com/ae-automotiveapplication815.asp

There's a link on that page to a PDF article about how SRS automotive works...

Edited February 28, 2006 by Conquest

[cocacola]

"Loud" only work for cassette.

Edited March 13, 2006 by cocacola

[MotoMan]

"Loud" only work for cassette.

No it works for everything.. your thinking of dolby NR (noise reduction)

[BigBum]

Loud button is the 'FullySick' button.