New base-model Teslas have no radio

[Dorbiman]

"extension speakers" that I'm not seeing where they appear when selected

They appear in the bed, right by the rear window. I believe they're used in the SUV config for satellite speakers, but I think they'd be sweet for camping/tailgating, etc

 

[AZFox]

I think 2-way speakers in the door with the mid/bass drivers down low and the tweeters in up high near the A-Pillars would work well, or at least adequately.

For music lovers a powered subwoofer is almost mandatory IMHO.

The eyes in the room are all lookin' at the star​

The butts are all shakin' to the bass guitar​

-- Todd Snyder​

It'll be fun to see what audio solutions people come up with.

 

[enigma9o7]

I think once a driver starts streaming music or other audio in their car, as long as data use isn't an issue, nearly all never go back

Not me. I have tried various streaming services and use them sometimes, Pandora is great. I've tried several apps that stream FM radio, like I Heart Radio and Audacy, and for listening to out of area radio stations, they are useful. But for local stations, they are nowhere near as good as an antenna. Besides the hassle of having to connect phone, they are delayed from live, which can affect contests/news/etc. They add additional advertisements, sometimes played when you first switch to the station, and sometimes played over songs or the broadcast ads, and sometimes in foriegn languages. Switching between stations is not like antenna where you can jump around quickly and easily by selecting presets with a single button, and when you do, you often get a new advertisement, go back to the station you were listening to before, another ad before you can switch, etc. And if you're using bluetooth instead of a wire, that can flake out when you pass somewhere with strong interference. And the whole thing can just pause sometimes and go silent when you go thru areas with poor cell reception (instead of just getting a bit fuzzy when FM has poor reception and then I switch to another station quickly and easily).

Streaming internet radio is not an acceptable replacement for broadcast radio in a car for me, that's for sure. But something I like having as well, but if it were one or the other, FM+antenna wins by a longshot, and doesn't stop me from streaming if I want to, as most head units today ofter bluetooth and/or line/aux input so I could use my phone to stream if I want to go to the effort. But for a quick drive to the store, not worth the hassle messing with phone, that's for sure.

 

[enigma9o7]

how often do you listen to AM/FM radio when you're NOT in the car?

I still use a clock radio alarm clock. So almost every morning I've never understood people who want to wake to buzzers/beepers. If there are modern smartclockstreamigdevice that require connecting to wifi and will play streaming audio, I'm glad I'm not aware of them

 

[YDR37]

I still use a clock radio alarm clock. So almost every morning I've never understood people who want to wake to buzzers/beepers. If there are modern smartclockstreamigdevice that require connecting to wifi and will play streaming audio, I'm glad I'm not aware of them

To be honest, I still use a traditional clock radio too. So I do listen to FM radio outside my car - but typically just for 2 or 3 minutes a day, which is the time I need to gain consciousness, get out of the bed, and shut off the radio. The maximum limit is 5 minutes, because at that point the radio does start beeping aggressively. And I typically turn off the alarm on weekends.

So my point stands -- most of my AM/FM radio usage is in the car. A couple minutes of FM radio time on weekday mornings doesn't change that.

 

[bloo]

The back-road I take to work has terrible mobile coverage. The low-power college radio station I often listen to comes in clear as a bell - and doesn't use up my data plan.

Not everyone lives in the city.

 

[YDR37]

Well, Tesla (and other EV companies) will have to find a way to make AM work if the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" passes, which seems likely.

Update: Neither the House nor the Senate has voted on the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" yet. The Act has bipartisan support and the President has indicated that he will sign it if it reaches his desk.

But even if the Act doesn't become law this year, it's possible that some state and local governments might take action. For example, the New York City Council is now considering a bill for "Requiring AM broadcast receivers in vehicles of the city fleet and city-contracted vehicles." The bill is being pushed by Frank Morano, a Republican councilman from Staten Island who used to have a syndicated AM radio show.