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Audi R8 Spyder BeoSound System Details Released

German carmaker Audi in partnership with Bang & Olufsen Automotive have come up with another custom made sound system especially designed for the R8 Spyder model. According to the two companies, even when driving with the top down, the specially tuned sound system continues to deliver a clean and precise playback.

“With the powerful V10 engine the car has a top speed of more than 300 km/h and the Bang & Olufsen system was tested and tuned up to that,”
Bang & Olufsen says.

Designed by David Lewis, the Bang & Olufsen Sound System has 12 speakers driven by 10 discrete channels of amplification and digital signal processing, producing a total amplifier power of 465 watts.

Visual enhancements have also been developed, including machined and anodized aluminum.

”It is the dream job of almost every acoustic engineer in the automotive sector to work on such a supremely well balanced and executed sports car as the R8 Spyder in combination with the Bang & Olufsen Sound System," 
said Daniel Garner, Acoustic Engineer at Bang & Olufsen Automotive.

Although the combination of a powerful engine and a cabriolet with its increased interior noise presented unique challenges, the result is excellent,”
added Garner.

Specifications as released by the manufacturer are listed below:

- Surround sound playback through 12 loudspeakers:
  • 1 x subwoofer – 130 mm in bass reflex cabinet
  • 2 x front door woofer – 200 mm
  • 1 x centre speaker – 35x70 mm
  • 2 x front midrange speaker – 80 mm
  • 2 x front tweeter – 25 mm
  • 2 x rear tweeter – 25 mm
  • 2 x rear midrange-woofer – 100 mm
- 10-channel amplifier with a combined power output of 465 watts.
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
- Vehicle Noise Compensation with microphone input to analyze engine and different frequency bands
- True Image: Proprietary Bang & Olufsen 2-to-5.1 channel upmix algorithm
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