Aux port plays beats but no vocals

BimmerNugget · 08-25-2018, 02:00 AM

Asking for a friend...2010 E92 328i xDrive.

His aux port has been acting funny since he bought the car. When we play music through the aux port, the vocals are muffled and distorted. The beats play fine.

I know it's not the speakers, the speakers work 100% fine because when we listen to music on the radio the songs sound 100% clear, vocals and everything.

We've already tried a new (to us) aux port off eBay, plugged it in and it still doesn't work. Although the aux port we got off eBay was used, I highly doubt it was defective.

ctuna · 08-25-2018, 02:52 AM

Donethat · 08-25-2018, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by BimmerNugget

Asking for a friend...2010 E92 328i xDrive.

His aux port has been acting funny since he bought the car. When we play music through the aux port, the vocals are muffled and distorted. The beats play fine.

I know it's not the speakers, the speakers work 100% fine because when we listen to music on the radio the songs sound 100% clear, vocals and everything.

We've already tried a new (to us) aux port off eBay, plugged it in and it still doesn't work. Although the aux port we got off eBay was used, I highly doubt it was defective.

2010-328i also. I had this exact same problem when I bought my car. In my case the plug itself wasn’t making a complete connection. Wiggling it around while plugged in seemed to fix it, haven’t had any issues since. Might want to check the quality of the plug going in too.

Efthreeoh · 08-25-2018, 05:41 AM

Did you try a new cable? Sounds like the cable you are using is bad.

BimmerNugget · 08-25-2018, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Did you try a new cable? Sounds like the cable you are using is bad.

Yep, I've tried 3 different aux cables. Same results. Also tried cleaning out dirt in the aux port.

BimmerNugget · 08-25-2018, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by BimmerNugget

Asking for a friend...2010 E92 328i xDrive.

His aux port has been acting funny since he bought the car. When we play music through the aux port, the vocals are muffled and distorted. The beats play fine.

I know it's not the speakers, the speakers work 100% fine because when we listen to music on the radio the songs sound 100% clear, vocals and everything.

We've already tried a new (to us) aux port off eBay, plugged it in and it still doesn't work. Although the aux port we got off eBay was used, I highly doubt it was defective.

2010-328i also. I had this exact same problem when I bought my car. In my case the plug itself wasn’t making a complete connection. Wiggling it around while plugged in seemed to fix it, haven’t had any issues since. Might want to check the quality of the plug going in too.

The plug? You mean where the aux port plugs into the car? Or where the aux cable plugs into the aux port?

Donethat · 08-25-2018, 08:47 AM

Under the armrest where your cable plugs into the auxiliary port.

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BimmerNugget Crazy Frog 543 Rep 1,212 Posts Drives: L.L.Bean Bootmobile Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: 560 State Street iTrader: (0)	Aux port plays beats but no vocals Asking for a friend...2010 E92 328i xDrive. His aux port has been acting funny since he bought the car. When we play music through the aux port, the vocals are muffled and distorted. The beats play fine. I know it's not the speakers, the speakers work 100% fine because when we listen to music on the radio the songs sound 100% clear, vocals and everything. We've already tried a new (to us) aux port off eBay, plugged it in and it still doesn't work. Although the aux port we got off eBay was used, I highly doubt it was defective. __________________ www.youtube.com/watch?v=k85mRPqvMbE
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ctuna Lieutenant General 1926 Rep 13,134 Posts Drives: 325xi 06 wagon MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca iTrader: (0)	The aux port is known to be a Low Fidelity Input in all BMW's common audio system's If you have the base or stereo system this is even more magnified as its a POS. Base stereo is identified by no tweeters in the doors. Solution is to modify the system with decent speaker's and amp , And also use something like this to avoid the aux Input. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bluetooth-A...NYyQ-s&vxp=mtr There is a whole e90 stereo board here http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=27 http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=27 standard base stereo upgrade link follows. https://www.e90post.com/forums/attac...1&d=1411521234 Base System Upgrades http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=445266 http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=634957 http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1003810 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=822366 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=581379 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=451941 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540954 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ghlight=Dotech http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=495855 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=494299 http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...morel-jbl.html http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ht=amp+upgrade http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=550771 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...1#post16679904 http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...1&d=1411521234 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1378833 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...1#post16679904 base system wiring pre/post 3/09 http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...1&d=1411521234 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...tDpLJPcGkw_ui_ BMW stereo types http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=352586 http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...2&d=1266451970 http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...2&d=1260829447 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=343673 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138949 http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...1&d=1209780605 http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...1&d=1209780865 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=641323 http://bmwcoders.com/forum/3-er-8/bm...1-e92-e93-291/ http://technicpnp.com/menuDiagrams/d...e90_92_93.html http://www.musicarnw.com/page-2/ http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...3&d=1169133185 http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...4&d=1278871872
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Efthreeoh General 17476 Rep 18,825 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Did you try a new cable? Sounds like the cable you are using is bad. __________________ A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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08-25-2018, 08:47 AM	#7
Donethat Private First Class 339 Rep 142 Posts Drives: 10’ 328 Msport w/ESS huffer Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: 305 iTrader: (2)	Under the armrest where your cable plugs into the auxiliary port.
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