12-volters may want to take note of this uber OEM car audio system with 43 speakers, now available on the Maextro S800 Chinese ultra luxury vehicle.
Made by Huawei, the system “marks the rise of the Chinese-developed in-car audio system, surpassing those of long-established competitors from all over the world,” according to a Huawei press announcement.
The system uses “2920 W dual amplifiers” and includes 4D exciters (vibration transducers used to create a tactile sensation, say in the car’s seats). The exciters synchronize with music and video to create a “fully immersive experience” specific to each seat, in what Huawei calls an industry first.
There’s also a new Crystal Star-Ring Diffuser, which, by a quick AI search, is something that rises out of the dashboard when someone enters the car. It creates ambient lighting that moves in sync with the music.
Also included is a patented “dual diaphragm subwoofer” and an “innovative Tangential Force Woofer, (see below), an industry-first design that rotates the conventional door woofer by 90 degrees to reduce panel resonance while extending bass response for deeper, purer low frequencies,” said Huawei.
The system also uses independent zone technology where the car’s speakers can be used to cancel the sound of the passenger or driver’s audio, depending on your seat placement. It claims 30dB of isolation between front and rear sound fields and 99% energy separation, so passengers in each row can hear separate audio with less interference.
We asked tech guru Andy Wehmeyer of Audiofrog (formerly of Harman) what he thought of the system. Here’s his response:
The Huawei system sounds interesting. Certainly, all of what they claim is possible. Who knows how well it actually works. Automotive is full of all kinds of claims.” On the Tangential Force Woofer, which rotates the conventional door woofer by 90 degrees, Wehmeyer said, “I don’t think that simply turning the speaker 90 degrees is likely to extend the bass response—there’s literally no technical basis for that claim whatsoever– but it’s probably VERY effective in reducing rattles.”
Huawei said the system is addressing “growing consumer demands for exceptional audio experiences.” But you won’t find the 43-speaker system on an everyday driver at present. Made by JAC, the Maextro brand competes with the likes of the Mercedes Maybach and Rolls-Royce.
It would all be ripped out and changed for something else anyway
2920 still not enough power for me!
Absolutely consumers are demanding it (there is data on this).
You’re not having any customer requests for car audio upgrades.. because the OEM’s are filling that need! No one comes to a car stereo shop looking for an upgrade if the factory system is satisfactory.
Fortunately for us, there are still a lot of bad sounding OEM car audio systems.
I gotta admit… while reading through the article, every time I came across a new feature such as the Crystal Star-Ring Diffuser, I had to look at the calendar to make sure it wasn’t April 1st 🙂
Trying to figure out what the entire point of this is. It’s a car brand that we can’t get in the US marketing in the US? Is this trying to put some shine on the brands consumer electronics that are available in the US? And taking advantage of their existing PR/marketing that they already have in place in the US?
From what I’ve seen on social media about some of these Chinese domestic market cars, the Legacy car maker should step up their game.
It is interesting how car manufacturers are focusing on Audio experiences, yet how the market has changed. We hardly have customers requesting audio upgrades. Are the consumers demanding this or the car manufactures simply trying to offer more.
In the era full of convenience that can be had for any sum, people don’t want to spend their time letting their car get upgraded when they can purchase it with a satisfactory one from the start. There’s also the general masses just don’t care about ultra high quality audio. Just so long as they can hear the bass, whether or not it’s overextending xD.