My R1S Volume Struggles: Is my Audio System on the Fritz?

[Rivian Mom]

I’ve been messing with the audio in my Rivian R1S lately, and it’s honestly stressing me out. When I play Spotify, the volume goes from barely a peep to way too loud in, like, two seconds. Level 1 is so soft I can hardly catch the beat, and then 3 comes in blasting so hard I get worried my neighbors will complain. There’s no sweet spot, no gentle vibe to settle into. Just quiet, then whoosh, loud enough to rattle my earrings. I’ve chatted with a couple other Gen 1 owners who have an R1S or R1T, and they’ve noticed it to.

I don’t mess with Apple Music much, but a friend of mine said she had a similar headache when they rolled it out in a software update a while back. Sge told me 1 was so soft she could hardly hear it, 2 was okay if there’s noise around but overkill in silence, and 3 was straight-up too much.

Although, she told me a later update smoothed it out for her and now she keeps it between 7 and 10, says it’s just right. Plenty of room to dial it down when she’s having a calm day or turn it up when she’s rolling through chaos. She said this was months ago tho. I guess I’ll have to dig into the settings later, maybe see if i could get it sorted out. Anyone else out there dealing with this volume chaos, or am I just behind the curve?