Better Mic to replace OEM Mic in BRZ / FRS ??? - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

CBR600RR · 03-26-2013, 01:59 PM

I have a Canadian FR-S with the upgraded head unit. The mic is nicely hidden right where the map light is. I have also never had anyone complain about the sound quality; however, they can tell that I am in my car. I dont at all need to talk loud for them to hear me, I actually talk just as if they were right beside me and there has never been an issue.

Efferalgan · 03-26-2013, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panda Grahams

I would really like to move the mic out from the headliner and down onto the steering column. Just makes sense to have it there...

He-he! Funny - I would gladly do the opposite - put the microphone like it is done in BRZ. I even asked the dealer not to install it at all as this piece of crap looks like a tumor with a wire on the steering column... very cheap and aftermarket look.

Poor Canadians are really getting 100% aftermarket stuff with those 2DIN Pioneers - shame on Toyota!

BRZerk · 03-26-2013, 04:09 PM

no issues with mic, i do speak loudly, but thats to be expected with any speaker system.

i could imagine that exhausts/coilovers/anything that increases NVH could render the mic obsolete.

try turning down the mic volume on your HU and speaking louder. it may lose some of the noise.

Superhatch · 03-26-2013, 04:24 PM

I also have issues. Most of my calls people either complain about not being able to hear me well, and others think I dropped the call completely. It's gotten to the point that unless I'm not stopped or at low speeds, I don't rely on it to be used.

I've tried various mic settings, but I havent tried turning it way down and speaking louder...I'll give that a run.

Mr.Jay · 03-26-2013, 05:07 PM

Yeah the old mic was spotty for me. I threw in a new HU and I think the mic is in a better location as I have had no complaints so far

SteveGrillo · 03-26-2013, 08:16 PM

I've had no complaints with my brz, so I wonder if its the hu or Bluetooth on the phone that's the problem.

Zgrinch · 03-27-2013, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtlasMick

I have an iPhone 4 (not 4s) and it works great over bluetooth with my phone in my pocket. Great clarity as well. Bluetooth may have something to do with your phone as well. What model do you have?

iPhone 4S

mit_peid · 04-08-2013, 08:25 PM

I do not have any problems with the OEM mic in my FRS. Actually, I had installed a Parrot Asteroid Smart HU into the FRS and installed its mic to the steering column and the engine noise was MUCH WORSE on the Parrot unit. The OEM mic is actually quite good in my limited experience with mic placement and comparing aftermarket with stock. For my next aftermarket HU, I want to try to find a way to retain the stock OEM mic. According to wiring diagrams I've found here, it appears our OEM mic has a MACC power (turn-on?) signal along with your normal Mic (+) and Mic (-). I could be wrong but most aftermarket mics don't have the MACC.

GChislett · 05-09-2013, 02:35 PM

I have a Cdn BRZ and I'm using iPhone 4. The echo for the caller is terrible. It sounds fine on my end, and I don't need to yet. I played with it for 10 minutes while getting feedback from my wife on the home phone, and even tried putting my finger over the mic while she was speaking, but she gets an echo of whatever she says. I guess, the mic is picking up the audio from the speaker, and sending it back to the person on the other end of the phone. It's apparently very horrible. I don't think moving the mic will help. I turned down the volume so low, I could just barely hear (I was stopped at that time) and she said it was better, but still not great. I'd love to hear some options on how to fix it.

Zgrinch · 05-09-2013, 03:07 PM

It just sucks. That's why I started this thread. I wish a vendor would step up and try and provide a replacement mic or whatever that would improve the clarity. At this point I feel it is useless.

Rinzler · 05-09-2013, 03:16 PM

I'll need to self-record. I talk to people on it all the time, and noone has really complained to me about it.

ecko04 · 05-09-2013, 11:25 PM

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=923715

pjinmaui · 05-10-2013, 10:37 AM

BRZ Limited--same problem, mic is complete crap, everyone I talk to complains, only help so far is pulling the trim piece down and letting the mic dangle from the headliner and turning the mic down about 1/2 way....I was told it improved quality somewhat but not anywhere close to what the oem mic/entune in the my 2012 camry was! Im using an iPhone 5 btw.

GChislett · 05-13-2013, 03:02 PM

Hey guys,

I found a setting called... wait for it... "Echo". I toggled it to "off" obviously, and it is 100% better. I have no idea WHY there would be a setting for Echo "on". Duh. I'll see if I can figure out the route to take to get there again. I found it by accident.

03-26-2013, 04:09 PM	#17
BRZerk Some guy in a white car Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 SWP BRZ Limited Location: Oakmont, PA Posts: 393 Thanks: 70 Thanked 79 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	no issues with mic, i do speak loudly, but thats to be expected with any speaker system. i could imagine that exhausts/coilovers/anything that increases NVH could render the mic obsolete. try turning down the mic volume on your HU and speaking louder. it may lose some of the noise. __________________ 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited 6MT - Satin White Pearl

03-26-2013, 04:24 PM	#18
Superhatch AIM4APX Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Limited Location: Milwaukee Posts: 1,206 Thanks: 642 Thanked 749 Times in 324 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s)	I also have issues. Most of my calls people either complain about not being able to hear me well, and others think I dropped the call completely. It's gotten to the point that unless I'm not stopped or at low speeds, I don't rely on it to be used. I've tried various mic settings, but I havent tried turning it way down and speaking louder...I'll give that a run. __________________ "It's very difficult to present technology as an overtly positive sales device to people who want an emotional car" -Chris Harris

03-26-2013, 05:07 PM	#19
Mr.Jay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: FRS :D Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 545 Thanked 699 Times in 438 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s)	Yeah the old mic was spotty for me. I threw in a new HU and I think the mic is in a better location as I have had no complaints so far __________________ Out of the FRS game

04-08-2013, 08:25 PM	#22
mit_peid Boosted Noob Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: '13 FRS MT KW SC, '05 4Runner 4WD Location: SoCal Posts: 883 Thanks: 353 Thanked 343 Times in 175 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s)	I do not have any problems with the OEM mic in my FRS. Actually, I had installed a Parrot Asteroid Smart HU into the FRS and installed its mic to the steering column and the engine noise was MUCH WORSE on the Parrot unit. The OEM mic is actually quite good in my limited experience with mic placement and comparing aftermarket with stock. For my next aftermarket HU, I want to try to find a way to retain the stock OEM mic. According to wiring diagrams I've found here, it appears our OEM mic has a MACC power (turn-on?) signal along with your normal Mic (+) and Mic (-). I could be wrong but most aftermarket mics don't have the MACC. __________________

05-09-2013, 03:07 PM	#24
Zgrinch Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: 2013 Limited DGM BRZ Location: FL Posts: 1,956 Thanks: 286 Thanked 450 Times in 257 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s)	It just sucks. That's why I started this thread. I wish a vendor would step up and try and provide a replacement mic or whatever that would improve the clarity. At this point I feel it is useless. __________________ BRZGrincherhood

03-26-2013, 01:59 PM	#15
CBR600RR Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven Black Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,343 Thanks: 451 Thanked 563 Times in 276 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s)	I have a Canadian FR-S with the upgraded head unit. The mic is nicely hidden right where the map light is. I have also never had anyone complain about the sound quality; however, they can tell that I am in my car. I dont at all need to talk loud for them to hear me, I actually talk just as if they were right beside me and there has never been an issue.

03-26-2013, 08:16 PM	#20
SteveGrillo Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Brz Location: Mass Posts: 42 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	I've had no complaints with my brz, so I wonder if its the hu or Bluetooth on the phone that's the problem.

05-09-2013, 02:35 PM	#23
GChislett Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: '13 BRZ Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	I have a Cdn BRZ and I'm using iPhone 4. The echo for the caller is terrible. It sounds fine on my end, and I don't need to yet. I played with it for 10 minutes while getting feedback from my wife on the home phone, and even tried putting my finger over the mic while she was speaking, but she gets an echo of whatever she says. I guess, the mic is picking up the audio from the speaker, and sending it back to the person on the other end of the phone. It's apparently very horrible. I don't think moving the mic will help. I turned down the volume so low, I could just barely hear (I was stopped at that time) and she said it was better, but still not great. I'd love to hear some options on how to fix it.

05-09-2013, 11:25 PM	#26
ecko04 Seems Legit Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Toyota Location: Here & There Posts: 855 Thanks: 187 Thanked 438 Times in 250 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s)	http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=923715

05-10-2013, 10:37 AM	#27
pjinmaui Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: '13 SUBARU BRZ LMTD '95 DEL SOL Si Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	BRZ Limited--same problem, mic is complete crap, everyone I talk to complains, only help so far is pulling the trim piece down and letting the mic dangle from the headliner and turning the mic down about 1/2 way....I was told it improved quality somewhat but not anywhere close to what the oem mic/entune in the my 2012 camry was! Im using an iPhone 5 btw.

05-13-2013, 03:02 PM	#28
GChislett Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: '13 BRZ Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Hey guys, I found a setting called... wait for it... "Echo". I toggled it to "off" obviously, and it is 100% better. I have no idea WHY there would be a setting for Echo "on". Duh. I'll see if I can figure out the route to take to get there again. I found it by accident.

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