Disabling Active Sound Enhancement (ASE) and Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) on 2016+

flyfish

TommyC33, just curious, I have not been able to detect any Active Sound Control enhancements and I've been listening intently. When are you hearing engine/intake enhancements?

I've rented a few Mustangs and it's pretty darn apparent when you fire up a v6 and hear a v8 rumble in the speakers... Stupid actually.

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TommyC33

I've noticed it most under 50% throttle and up, and especially above 3k rpm. It sounds like the VQ engine, but like it was recorded on and played back through an iPhone or something with tinny audio.

TommyC33

Do you have a link to the AV manual you referenced and where your screen grab is from?

TommyC33

I'm not in my car right now, but looking through the manual I can't tell if toggling that setting is doable through the service menu on the car stereo, or if you need a dealer computer to get into the menu...

SouthArk370Z

That is for use with Nissan's CONSULT system, so the options may not be user settable. Any Nissan dealer should be able to do it.

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twyrick

What I find kind of promising is that Active Noise Control and the Active Sound Enhancement are listed as two separate features.

I just assumed it was going to be an "all or nothing" deal to disable them. And several of the reviews I've read commented that the noise cancellation feature was actually rather welcome, as it seemed to kill some of the "drone" at highway speeds that earlier models of the Nismo exhibited -- which could get tiresome on long road trips.

I don't care for fake engine sounds being played over my stereo, but noise cancellation would be fine by me to leave on.

TommyC33

Found a link to it: http://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/370Z/Coupe/2016/AV.pdf

Need4Speeds

I need to revive this thread. I just picked up my 2016 Z and I really can't stand the artificial nose being pumped through the speakers. Is the dealer the only ones that can disable it?

Nixin

My FI Exhaust seems to disable any potential artificial noise in my '16 Z.

Need4Speeds

I guess the dealer is the only option then. Let's hope my local dealer can figure it out.

motorian

If you want to disable Active Sound Enhancement (and you cannot do it programmatically with Nissan CONSULT) you can unplug (or cut) the ‘engine speed signal’ from the Bose Amp. It's the pin 28.

Sierra

Thanks for posting all this useful info.

Mine is going in for an oil change next week and i've asked them to turn off the ASE but to make sure they leave the ANC on.

If they can't manage to do it i'll disconnect that 28 pin instead.

Geoff-AU

I had ASE turned off and the car was so quiet I couldn't even hear what gear I was in over the OEM tyre noise.. was driving along at 4000RPM in 3rd half the time. HKS Hi-Power catback fixed that without being obnoxious.

With ASE off I've tried ANC on and ANC off (after successive dealer services) and honestly can't tell the difference. I kinda wonder if ANC is nerfed once you turn ASE off. But anyway, whatever. Would have been happy to keep ANC but the fake engine noises were awful.

Sierra

Mine has an Invidia Gemini catback, which sounds fantastic but the poxy ASE drowns it out at about 4 - 5,000rpm and i'm hoping turning it off is an improvement. From what you say it should be.

I've been wondering what frequencies the ANC cuts out and does it cancel any of the exhaust note? I drive with the windows down most of the time just to hear it more clearly, so it can't cancel that out.

I bought my 2018 370Z about 5 months ago and sold my 2016 MX-5 that I had for 4 years and wish I had bought one years ago. All positives apart from the fuel consumption and fantastic value for money.

Sierra

I had the dealer turn off the piped engine sound. They didn't even know it was a 'feature' until I mentioned it but switched it off easily enough.

At first it was a bit strange without it but only because it's unnatural to have so much sound from the engine at higher rpm and at speed. Now it sounds great and it's so good to know what I hear is real and not BS coming through the speakers.

I'm very tempted to go for more intake sound because that will come on strong where the exhaust starts to quiet down at the top end. I know the long tube cold air intakes make the best power but i'm more interested in the sound to be honest and wonder how much they produce tucked away in the nose?
Currently I have silicone intake pipes with drop in AFE filters.