F1 sound comparison vs 2014 cars
Discussion
same place, same time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMEewGU_yX4
conclusion:
the 2014 cars sound better in reality than they do on TV which is make no more than a flat drone, but a very poor relation in comparison to what came before. An F1 car at full chat used to be something to marvel at. GP2 cars sound significantly better now. It doesn't have to be louder but they need to find a way to make a better noise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMEewGU_yX4
conclusion:
the 2014 cars sound better in reality than they do on TV which is make no more than a flat drone, but a very poor relation in comparison to what came before. An F1 car at full chat used to be something to marvel at. GP2 cars sound significantly better now. It doesn't have to be louder but they need to find a way to make a better noise.
caduceus said:
This is exactly why I don't watch F1 anymore. They sound like hair dryers now.
No they don't. I've listened to them, in the flesh, for three days every other week since January and I can assure you they don't sound like hairdriers or Flymos or anything else that people who have never heard one in real life keep moaning about.Edit: Ah, I remember you now - you're the one who announced that the noise was the only thing about F1 that interested you. You've missed some damn good racing this year.
Edited by Ahonen on Friday 1st August 23:22
Why open topics that are superfluous?
I didn't come here to read the content. I came here to point out that the thread is unnecessary due to the fact that the debate has been well and truly discussed (to death, actually) in a number of other threads.
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I didn't come here to read the content. I came here to point out that the thread is unnecessary due to the fact that the debate has been well and truly discussed (to death, actually) in a number of other threads.
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REALIST123 said:
Eric Mc said:
Why open topics that are superfluous?
It could well be argued that most threads on here are superfluous.P.S. I like the sound the turbo cars make. Different agreed, but OK to my old ears.
None of the huge variety of sounds made by GP Cars or Bikes since the 1950-60s have ever sounded so good as those.
mattshiz said:
Waaa Waaa Waaa
Stop crying like babies. Its about the racing not the noise, especially when 99.9% of the F1 viewing public never actually go to a race.
Besides the V8's from previous years just seemed to be loud for the sake of being loud, didn't sound nice to me at all.
F1 is audio-visual entertainment.Stop crying like babies. Its about the racing not the noise, especially when 99.9% of the F1 viewing public never actually go to a race.
Besides the V8's from previous years just seemed to be loud for the sake of being loud, didn't sound nice to me at all.
The visual is good (but heavily scripted).
The audio is bad (and sounds like a bland touring car).
F1 will always be popular, it is the peak of motorsport, and it is never going away -- but it is today veering into engineering-geek and American-wrestling-madeup-driver-wars territory and the mass-market is turning off as a result.
F1 needs to change.
lamboman100 said:
mattshiz said:
Waaa Waaa Waaa
Stop crying like babies. Its about the racing not the noise, especially when 99.9% of the F1 viewing public never actually go to a race.
Besides the V8's from previous years just seemed to be loud for the sake of being loud, didn't sound nice to me at all.
F1 is audio-visual entertainment.Stop crying like babies. Its about the racing not the noise, especially when 99.9% of the F1 viewing public never actually go to a race.
Besides the V8's from previous years just seemed to be loud for the sake of being loud, didn't sound nice to me at all.
The visual is good (but heavily scripted).
The audio is bad (and sounds like a bland touring car).
F1 will always be popular, it is the peak of motorsport, and it is never going away -- but it is today veering into engineering-geek and American-wrestling-madeup-driver-wars territory and the mass-market is turning off as a result.
F1 needs to change.
They are certainly not very loud and I do miss the howl that one could always hear from the older cars, especially when they were far enough away not to be painfully noisy. Having said that, it is more pleasant to watch without ear plugs and being able to hear any commentary and hold a conversation.
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