Volume drops drastically on bass hits with apple carplay

I just bought a new car (audi a3 2017) that has Apple carplay. The speakers and sub are perfect if i am using the radio or if i use the bluetooth media player. If i connect the usb to my iphone 13 pro, and go into apple carplay the music sounds way different. When the bass hits in a song, the volume goes down a lot. It sounds as if almost the bass cancels the other speakers to work. This issue is not only on spotify, but also on soundcloud, youtube etc.

Posted on Jan 19, 2023 1:43 PM

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faith185

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Posted on Jan 21, 2023 6:12 PM

Hi staviscs,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities. This might be due to your EQ settings on your iPhone. Try changing your EQ using the guidance below which is from Change the way music sounds on iPhone - Apple Support, then test again.

"Change the way music sounds on iPhone

Change the way music sounds on iPhone with EQ, volume limit settings, and Sound Check.

Choose an equalization (EQ) setting: Go to Settings > Music > EQ.
Normalize the volume level of your audio: Go to Settings > Music, then turn on Sound Check."

All the best.

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