New Porsche Panamera with Burmester
Sound System
Sprinkling the latest Porsche Panamera
with an optional Burmerster high-end 3D sound system will give you a playback
experience based on the best concert halls in the world.
Created by the sound specialists that
have been working to provide audio systems on all Porsche model ranges ever
since 2009, the optional system costs € 6,747 (US$ 7,527) in Germany, which is
around € 100 (US$ 112) cheaper than an entry-level Dacia Sandero supermini in the
same country, and comprises of 21 individually controlled loudspeakers.
The four woofers, seven mid-range
speakers, two broadband speakers, seven tweeters and the rear subwoofer are fed
by highly efficient class-D amplifiers and tweaked with "intelligent
algorithms to improve sound quality", as the automaker explains, along
with the latest developments in Auro 3D processing, create the Burmester Air
Motion Transformer (ATM), a technology that is offered by Porsche solely.
Positioned at the optimum location
inside the 2017 Porsche Panamera, the speakers generate a total output of 1,455
watts and are capable of putting out 126 decibels, while reproducing highly
realistic playback of instruments and voices. Compared to the previous sound
system, power has been increased by approximately 40 percent, but the
amplifiers achieve an efficiency level of over 95 percent.
To enjoy the full experience, the
automaker recommends playing optimized, uncompressed and high-res music
sources, by the audio system is still capable to generate a clean sound
experience when playing data-reduced musical material from digital radio, MP3
files or Bluetooth streaming.
