The Burt Reynolds voice update ruined its charm – It sounds like a hotel commercial now

Hey everyone,

Is anyone else incredibly disappointed with the recent update to the Burt Reynolds voice on ElevenReader?

Before the update, his voice was amazing—it was raspy, deep, mature, and had this calm, unhurried cadence that felt incredibly natural and dynamic. It actually sounded like Burt Reynolds.

Now, it just sounds like a generic voiceover guy with good prosody, but zero personality. All that beautiful vocal texture is gone. It feels over-cleaned, sterile, and artificial—like a generic hotel commercial narrator (think Trivago guy). Listening to it now actually stresses me out because that calming vibe is completely lost.

ElevenLabs, please roll back to the previous model or give us the option to choose the older, textured version. This new one ain't it.