[lawgone]

I know BMW says they experimented with various methods of getting sound in the cabin like putting microphones near the engine or exhaust and found that the Active Sound (i.e., recorded sounds) were best. Well, I think they need to do some more research. Other manufacturers like Porsche have figured out how to get the sound into the cabin via mechanical means. Even Ford does it. BMW needs to do the same. Recorded sound is fake sound. Sure, you can say they've recorded it from that engine but that requires a lot of trust and it is still representative of how the engine should be sounding, not how it IS sounding.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...ined-tech-dept