The Volvo XC90 SUV is the first vehicle to use Bowers & Wilkins’ tweeter-on-top technology that separates a tweeter “from the confines of a speaker cabinet” for “clearer, purer treble, particularly for vocals,” said Bowers & Wilkins.
“With tweeter-on-top technology, more of the signal reaches the listener directly from the tweeter. So the XC90 system sounds incredibly tangible and lifelike,” said Stuart Nevill, Bowers & Wilkins Head of Engineering.
The speakers also include Kevlar 100mm midrange drivers, protected by a grille designed for optimum acoustic openness.
The system includes a total of 19 speakers driven by an efficient Class D amplifier for a total of 1,400 watts power. Each speaker is precisely placed and tuned to match the interior acoustics of the car.
The full system includes:
– 4 x 25mm Nautilus tweeters (front & rear doors)
– 2 x 100mm Kevlar cone midranges (front doors)
– 2 x 80mm Kevlar cone midranges (rear doors)
– 4 x 170mm long throw woofers (front & rear doors)
– 1 x two-way 100mm midrange/ 25mm tweeter units (dashboard)
– 2 x two-way 80mm midrange/ 25mm tweeter units (rear roof panel)
Also:
– 12-channel Class D amplifier
– Quantum Logic® DSP with signal extraction, reverb extraction and spatial filtering
– 7.1 playback from mono, stereo and/or multichannel input
For more information visit www.bowers-wilkins.com
