Tag: active sound

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The Truth About Active Sound

Earlier this week, we [linked](https://www.motoringfile.com/2015/01/27/car-purists-vs-active-sound/) to an [article](http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/americas-best-selling-cars-and-trucks-are-built-on-lies-the-rise-of-fake-engine-noise/2015/01/21/6db09a10-a0ba-11e4-b146-577832eafcb4_story.html?tid=pm_pop) from the [Washington Post](www.washingtonpost.com) describing how car enthusiasts feel about technology-generated engine sounds. Our takeaway was that Active Sound is a necessary evil given...

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Car Purists vs. Active Sound

Earlier last week, [Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com) journalist Drew Harwell wrote a [detailed post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/americas-best-selling-cars-and-trucks-are-built-on-lies-the-rise-of-fake-engine-noise/2015/01/21/6db09a10-a0ba-11e4-b146-577832eafcb4_story.html?tid=pm_pop) about the state of “fake” engine noise found in today’s new cars. There are a number of different acronyms for this...