After the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger, the first invitation received by the editorial department was not from the car OEMs, but from Bose car audio. We have been exposed to many Bose audio products in our lives, and the world's first original custom high-end audio system came from Bose, is it a cold knowledge for you? What is the mystery of this Bose car audio experience, let's take it slowly.
As the integrator of human industry, many technologies intersect with automobiles. Car audio is the most pleasant function in the car, which is often accompanied by the driver. Almost everyone, after sitting in their own car every day, will habitually turn on their own audio, but the early experience of car audio is far less beautiful than today.
The earliest car audio equipment simply installed two speakers to play the signal on the radio. Even aftermarket retrofitted audios do not have the services or technologies to suit the model. Unlike traditional car audio or aftermarket modification systems, Bose car audio systems are specifically designed and tuned for each model and installed at the original factory. The design of each car is different, so the location and method of audio installation are also different, in order to achieve the ideal effect of tailor-made.
In 1982, the Bose audio that appeared on the Cadillac Seville sedan pioneered the original custom installation of advanced car audio, and it can be said that Bose is a pioneer in the cooperation between audio brands and car brands. Limited to the audio amplifier technology at that time, in order to pursue the ultimate sound effect, each speaker on the Cadillac Seville car was equipped with a circuit board, and the optimal result was achieved by adjusting the power output of the independent circuit board. Today, 14 car brands such as Porsche, Buick, Cadillac, Infiniti, Honda, Hongqi, Lynk & Co and Geely have cooperated with Bose Car Audio to create customized car premium audio.
The partnership between Bose Car Audio and Porsche began in 2001 and has a history of more than 20 years, dedicated to providing Porsche's ultimate driving pleasure while bose can also provide a pleasant music experience.
In 2001, Porsche was equipped with Bose's custom-designed car audio system for the first time on the 911 model, which opened the first step in Bose's long-term cooperation with Porsche; then in 2002, the Cayenne, a landmark model for Porsche, was introduced, which became the first Porsche equipped with Bose surround sound system, Bose digital signal processing technology and AudioPilot noise compensation technology for the first time, which can intelligently increase the volume of music covered by noise. Create a more stable listening experience.
In the nearly 20 years of rapid growth of the Porsche brand, the Cayman in 2005, the Panamera in 2009, and the Macan in 2014, each of Porsche's best-selling models, as well as the replacement of the 911 and Cayenne, are equipped with Bose car audio. And Bose is also constantly doing technical iterations, from the surround sound system to the 5.1 surround sound system, Bose Centerpoint virtual surround sound technology and AudioPilot noise compensation technology iteration, as well as the use of neodymium magnet speakers and The blessing of SoundTrue sound source repair technology, constantly refreshing the performance of the original custom car premium audio.
As the beginning of the electrification era, Porsche's first pure electric sports car, the Taycan, will naturally receive the courtesy of Bose's tailor-made audio like the predecessors of the internal combustion engine era.
From the very beginning of the Taycan's design, Bose worked closely with Porsche engineers for hundreds of hours to tailor a premium sound system for the Taycan. The system features a 14-speaker layout, including a 10 cm neodymium magnet intermediate speaker in the center of the instrument panel, a 1.9 cm neodymium magnet tweeter on each side of the instrument table, a 10 cm neodymium magnet intermediate speaker on each side of the front door, and a 22 cm Nd neodymium magnet low frequency speaker on each side.
Both rear doors have a 1.9 cm neodymium magnet tweeter and a 16.5 cm medium and low frequency speaker. In addition, there are two 10 cm neodymium magnet intermediate frequency speakers on the left and right of the coat rack, and a 22 liter custom subwoofer in the trunk, with a 20 cm neodymium magnet low frequency speaker built in. Since the customization of the sound is involved in the early stages of model design, which in turn can provide a subtle layout for the audio, through Bose's advanced audio technology and exclusive tuning, the sound system can provide excellent sound clarity and natural and realistic sound at any volume, without too much energy consumption, and the lightweight nature of neodymium magnets also complements the properties of the Taycan high-performance electric sports car.
In the experience, Bose engineers stressed that Bose's products do not emphasize the power competition of traditional audio or the stacking of speakers, and the final result is still based on the effect of transmitting to the human ear, so Bose has been conducting in-depth research on algorithms to meet the current use scenarios of most users using digital audio sources.
Porsche Taycan tailor-made 5.1 surround sound system, using a 14-channel custom balanced digital amplifier, with the help of Bose's proprietary Centerpoint 2 virtual surround sound technology and SurroundStage surround sound technology, bringing full surround sound effects, the restoration, layering and detail capture of a variety of instruments in the song can maintain excellent high fidelity, with SoundTrue source repair technology, can offset the impact of digital source compression, Presents the effect of the song when it was originally recorded. In addition, bose audioPilot 2 noise compensation technology can automatically adjust the volume of the music covered by the noise, and the changing driving environment, no matter where you are in the car, Bose's 360° surround sound field always brings passengers a stable and consistent listening experience.
Especially for live recording sources such as the Eagle Band's "California Hotel", the position and distance of each instrument have been vividly restored in the car, as if in the front row of the stage, the effect is amazing. This is obviously more convincing than those cold power figures.
As a moving tool, the car is exposed to the outdoors, and the external environment changes all the time, which was originally considered not to be an environment suitable for enjoying music. However, Bose engineers believe that the fixed seat and crew position in the car are more conducive to the tuning of the audio to a certain extent, coupled with the rise of contemporary electric vehicles, the elimination of the continuous source of noise from the internal combustion engine from the innate conditions is more conducive to the play of the sound system.
This time, the Bose 5.1 surround sound system, which applies the new amplifier platform in the Porsche Taycan, and a number of audio technologies such as SoundTrue source restoration technology, let us experience the ultimate performance of the original customized premium car audio in the era of electric vehicles.