Aston Martin gets the Bang & Olufsen treatment
The era of the luxury exotic with a so-so sound system is nearly over. Bang & Olufsen worked with product developers at Aston Martin to create the BeoSound DBS audio system that is specifically tuned to 007's cabin. Thirteen speakers -- five tweeters, five midrange, and three woofers -- are located in ten places around the cabin. Of course a sound system for the DBS is not just about sound -- it is just as much about looks. Two of the tweeters are mounted on the dash and ascend when the car is started. Loudspeaker grilles are finished in contoured aluminum. And all that hardware is controlled by B&O's Digital Signal Processing system that is matched the DBS interior and adjusts to changing acoustic conditions. All of this means you'll be able to hear the next Bond theme song, "Another Way to Die," like never before...
[Source: Aston Martin]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Torrent 5:36PM (9/15/2008)
Man, how fun is it to say Bang & Olufsen?
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chad.dawkins 5:46PM (9/15/2008)
Way to copy Audi lol. Didn't Mercedes sign on with B&O too?
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Sandeep 6:09PM (9/15/2008)
As much as I love my sound systems, why bother with such a complicated one, when the best sound system possible for that car is right under the hood?
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AMcA 9:50PM (9/15/2008)
Having spent lots of time in a V8 Vantage, may I say the above poster has it exactly right. The best sound comes from under the hood.
Especially if you know how to remove the fuse (#22 in the rear fuse box) that controls the exhaust cut-out closer.
Geeky1 6:10PM (9/15/2008)
First sentence: "The era of the luxury exotic with a so-so sound system is nearly over."
Opening of second sentence: "Bang & Olufsen"
There's a minor problem here. B&O has a reputation for building systems that emphasize looks over performance. They're a more expensive, less well known alternative to Bose, basically. Perhaps they've turned over a new leaf and are building decent car audio, but I wouldn't bet on it.
If you think B&O qualifies as high end audio, you need to go listen to something by Klipsch, ESS (now defunct, sadly), McIntosh or any number of other companies.
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joystick 7:49PM (9/15/2008)
hear hear!
there aren't many ways you can go from linn...but down is certainly one of them.
LeRobert 6:11PM (9/15/2008)
Why would our favourite double-0 agent need a B&O sound system when he can simply roll down the window to hear the best (V12) sound in the world?!
I kid, B&O is awesome.
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Ali 2:11AM (9/16/2008)
What happened to the Linn audio systems Aston's used to have?
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bob 9:54PM (9/15/2008)
AM still makes some of the sexiest cars in the world...
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mole 10:27AM (9/16/2008)
i would love to sit in one of those...
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