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Wdf76 wrote: Tue May 18, 2021 7:21 pm Speaker placement is the issue. With the 4 behind you in the rear doors at floor level due to the fancy parcel shelf arrangement it was never gonna be banging....

They just use the b&o name for tuning. Not components.
Curious about that, only one speaker cover has B&O on it in the Puma, all front ones (didn’t look in the back) had B&O on them in the Kuga, know for a fact the Puma door speakers are FoMoCo, but there definitely was a clarity difference in the Kuga front speakers.
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It's a front focused system. Push the fader towards the rear and you'll realise how puny it is. I wouldn't recommend it as a cost option to anyone.
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My Puma has been back to the main dealer 3 times to have the B&O Surround Sound function activated, after contact with Ford Customer Relations team. Still without success.
For those who have had surround sound activated--how did you manage to get it done?
Thanks.

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AlexW wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 8:05 pm My Puma has been back to the main dealer 3 times to have the B&O Surround Sound function activated, after contact with Ford Customer Relations team. Still without success.
For those who have had surround sound activated--how did you manage to get it done?
Thanks.

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I told the dealer that Ford had a fix after they tried to fob me off with something else, they must have found it and applied it. Your dealers reply would indicate they haven't looked hard enough.
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Looks like newer cars will have an upgraded B&O system with 'Beosonic'. Article here:- https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedi ... n-dan.html
Toward the end there is a link where you can try it out.
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AlexW wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 8:05 pm My Puma has been back to the main dealer 3 times to have the B&O Surround Sound function activated, after contact with Ford Customer Relations team. Still without success.
For those who have had surround sound activated--how did you manage to get it done?
Thanks.

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My head mechanic at my dealer was on a course from Ford regarding the Puma , and there he learned how to activate it .
Last time my car was in during the one year check they fixed it for me.
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Took Amazon's prime day deal for 4 months free unlimited. Including hd and uhd flac files. Trying to work out if the b&o sounds better.
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Wdf76 wrote: Thu Jun 03, 2021 3:25 am Took Amazon's prime day deal for 4 months free unlimited. Including hd and uhd flac files. Trying to work out if the b&o sounds better.
I tried it with Deezer HiFi and to be honest, I don't think that the system sounds any better than other modern car music systems. Like them, it's fine for driving, with road noise etc invading your listening experience I doubt these premium brands make much difference.
When I listen to the Deezer HiFi through my headphones I can hear a difference, but, I don't want to drive around with those plugged in... :D
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I tell you what I have found, flac files are total data munchers... I've streamed for a few hours on a journey this morning and burned through 3.5gb of data😳
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Wdf76 wrote: Thu Jun 03, 2021 1:13 pm I tell you what I have found, flac files are total data munchers... I've streamed for a few hours on a journey this morning and burned through 3.5gb of data😳
Oh Yeah....I should have warned you of that....It's why I didn't continue with the Freebie month I got.. :lol:
How did you get on with the quality test in the car?
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