“How powerful and dynamic music in the car may sound, has already surprised.” Beautiful, if still amazed even HiFi founding fathers such as Dieter Burmester. And the, although the speaker and amplifier his Berlin company for decades to the best, which music fans can make to the homely living room. But the justification for the great sound in the car he is enough to yourself: “how much surface and amplifier power on such a small space – which has one at home simply not.”

16 Loudspeakers in the Interior of the Porsche Panamera actually come the 16 speakers that fill the Interior of the Porsche Panamera, on a considerable total membrane area of 2,400 square inches, which is about two open auto motor und sport books. Each transducer is also powered by an own amplifier, providing between 25 watts for the tweeter and 300 Watts for the subwoofer in the trunk. Sheer volume, however, was not the main objective in the development of the system: how the Panamera in terms of driving dynamics for a saloon set new standards should, to the sound system simply become sound reference. For this reason, Burmester draws on loudspeakers from its sinfully expensive home boxes, like the special air-motion tweeter in the dashboard. Oscillating element here is a folded film which particularly pulse-taker and thus alive is to play by their low weight (0.4 grams) instead of the usual Calotte. To the medium and low-frequency range loudspeakers with lightweight glass fibre membranes and torsion baskets from cast aluminium worry in the doors also. Analog amplifier contra digital amplifier but also the amplifier module verstaute in the front passenger leg room has been the heart of HiFi-gourmets: instead of the digital amplifiers that have now become the standard are for the medium and high frequency range used old-fashioned analog amplifier. These reach although not the efficiency of their modern counterparts, to sound but more harmonious and smoother. It is of course no longer without digital technology. In addition to appropriate bass amplifiers signal processors prepare the music information of all speakers, to fit the acoustic conditions of the cabin. For a small car interior for the dynamics may also be so positive: through the interplay of absorbing padding and reflective discs Euphony adjusts only after painstaking sound adjustment of each individual speaker.

Endless measurement and listening sessions prior to the Burmester team started five years before the launch of the Panamera with a first prototype, Cayenne based. Endless measurement and listening sessions was first to determine which speakers in which position best sounds, later up down to the sound best grille to devote himself to the details. In between the engineers let non-techies to the seats of the prototypes again and again, to meet the taste of as many music fans.

Burmester plant in the Panamera convinced the effort was worth. At a first audition in Zuffenhausen, the Burmester plant from the start away excited by their enthusiasm and airiness, with which it shakes even the most complex arrangements from the sleeve. The quality of the components used is reflected in the variety of timbres, with acoustic instruments such as piano or saxophone, reproduced without at extreme volume sharp or pointed to sound – a clear indication of the high reserves. Also the genuine rendered male and female voices – frequency ranges, where the human ear especially sensitive to tonal discoloration bear witness of a slick vote. As it should be for a high-quality plant, tricky surround circuits breathe a also simple stereo recording on demand concert atmosphere. Panamera riders who choose in addition to the Burmester system also for the infotainment system of PCM, come anyway enjoy real 5.1 surround sound from corresponding DVD surround sound and atmosphere of the concert. The first audition so makes appetite for extensive soundchecks during driving, where a microphone continuously monitors the interior noise and adjusts the sound from. With nearly 4,800 euros is not only to the best but also most expensive sound systems for the car. For music-loving Porsche driver still almost a Okkasion: Burmester-home systems remain with prices up to over 100,000 euro finally the level of a complete Panamera.