im thinking about drilling out the little push button that releases the sunglass holder and putting the mic actually inside of it. would it be shielded enough to eliminate the interference?

also any issues with running these two speakers so close?

appreciate the response

 

No issues with the speakers so close, but the chance of feedback is going to grow exponentially as the microphone gets closer to the speakers - it might not be an issue with the other phone being able to break the feedback loop, but having speakers up there make for a really bizarre soundstage anyway, something even the mighty MS-8 may not be able to make sound right.

 

the speakers up there is soley handling the navigation voice and phone calls. all the audio is faded to the rear which the ms-8 is handling and when navigation voice or phone call comes in the ms-8 is muted and the small speakers take over. if i dont do it separately this way I have to manually turn off the ms-8 processing temporarily or else the phone call will start getting an echo from themselves from the time alignment

as much as id like to run a center channel, id never run it up there lol. ive already given up on the idea of a center channel after seeing behind the dash, there is no room to fit another 6.5 haha

 

I think the issue is a better quality Microphone vs actual location.

With the windows up, radio and HVAC off and almost yelling at the mic, I've had people complain of poor quality sound.


Modern cars don't seem to have that issue, so I wonder if a microphone change would resolve the issue.

 

i am changing the mic as well but from the other threads where people have changed mics it didnt make a difference. i think atleast for the coupe the location is at fault.

 

so for the mic input to rcas that i am going to splice into the mic. its white and red rcas, and the wires for the mic are red and black. is it just red to red and white to black?

 

umm so after cutting into the rcas. there is a red and black wire inside the red rca and a blue and black wire in the white rca.... did i get the right cable?

edit: so after thinking about it, is it that it is because it is a stereo cable so its left and right and since im just using a mic I can just cut off one side and just use one pair of the cables? does that make sense?

 

bump for help? just want to clarify before i start soldering lol

 

so i got the olympus me-52w noise cancelling mic. everything is soldered up and working fine but the person on the other end is hearing themselves when they talk. any ideas on how to fix this or what is causing it?

 

can someone tell me if the mic is actually muted when someone is speaking on the other end? bec when the mic is right next to the speaker the person on the other end is hearing themselves completely. it never cuts out, like the mic gets muted or anything when the the speaker is playing. I thought it by default mutes the mic when someone is talking? did i lose this feature when i swapped the mic or was it never there?

 

I don't know the model, but I highly doubt it mutes. That would be an unnecessary amount of sophistication.

What is most likely happening is one of two things: either you bought a mic that is omnidirectional (picks up sound from all sides), or its a unidirectional mic (picks up sound from a very narrow spectrum on the top) and there's some source of sound that is directly in line with the mic.

EDIT: I just looked it up and it is indeed a unidirectional mic. You sure it's not pointed at a speaker?

 

well i had put 2 small speakers in the sunglass holder so it is right above my head. i thought the mic muted so i was just going to put the mic right next to it. so now that i know it doesnt mute it i just gotta either get rid of the speakers or relocate the mic far enough away not to pick up the sound from the speaker. bah i thought all bluetooth mics muted when the other end was speaking. thanks for the clarification

 

Shouldn't have to be TOO far away. Unidirectional mics do a pretty good job of isolating the pickup pattern. For instance, mine is at the top of my A-pillar, and unless the mic is pointed directly at me, the caller can't hear me. I'd just have someone call you on it, and move it around till they can confirm the echo has stopped.

 

yeah ive been doin that. lol gf is gettn so annoyed. decided on a spot that seems to be working well but i need to test in real world situations by driving it and my car is so far torn apart its going to be a huge task putting it back together just to test lol