Think of a concert hall. Where does the music come from? How does it reach your ears?

Low frequencies (bass) are non-locatable so they can be anywhere. Saab uses the trunk as a bass baffle. But mids and highs need to be located closer to the listener's ears so they can locate vocals and instruments accurately. The front speakers and center channel in the 9-5 are perfectly placed for this effect. Mids in the doors and subs in the rear fill out the sound stage.

Lots of engineering went into the system design. Bose does a great job of doing the same kind of engineering but obviously they have their own concepts of sound re-creation.

I had a Bose system in an Infiniti and found it to be quite mellow sounding even when cranked up. The HK system in the 9-5 is a lot brighter and punchier than any Bose system I've heard. Think of it this way: If you listen to classical and light jazz, maybe the Bose system is better. If you listen to rock and blues or anything with strong vocals, the HK system is superior.

I can imagine the debates between BMW engineers and HK engineers when designing that system. Egos big enough to fill Madison Sq Garden, I'll bet. Adding in the typical BMW owner to the conversation is like throw nitro on an open flame.

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• to Mike Lynch re HK audio, phred, Tue, 24 Sep 2002 13:35:56
  • Re: to Mike Lynch re HK audio, mlc , Wed, 25 Sep 2002 15:54:24
  • Re: to Mike Lynch re HK audio, John, Wed, 25 Sep 2002 09:36:55
    • Thanks, that sure never occured to me!, phred, Wed, 25 Sep 2002 13:47:13
  • Re: to Mike Lynch re HK audio, Vern, Tue, 24 Sep 2002 23:52:32
    • JBL and Harmon Kardon..., keeton, Wed, 25 Sep 2002 10:47:01
  • I'm all ears, really......, Mike Lynch , Tue, 24 Sep 2002 17:46:02
    • Well, not exactly... >>>, Eli5, Tue, 24 Sep 2002 21:30:57
  • Re: to Mike Lynch re HK audio, Donn, Tue, 24 Sep 2002 15:25:55
    • wagon actually has one less sub..., bRAD, Tue, 24 Sep 2002 15:41:11
  • The HK audio system is extremely crisp..., b.flippo, Tue, 24 Sep 2002 14:28:08
    • Hey Brian, are you at your new place ? (nm), TKC, Tue, 24 Sep 2002 15:07:25
      • Yep, but I still haven't seen Elvis yet. n/m, b.flippo, Wed, 25 Sep 2002 10:10:12
        • Elvis will be in the building, Dr. Elvis that is...., Mike Lynch , Thu, 26 Sep 2002 19:50:41
    • Crisp, I like that, phred, Tue, 24 Sep 2002 14:36:34
      • New Console..., b.flippo, Wed, 25 Sep 2002 10:11:32
      • front stage, rear fill, Bret, Tue, 24 Sep 2002 14:54:20 <-- Viewing This Message
        • BB King and U2 in my 9-5 is spectacular...., b.flippo, Wed, 25 Sep 2002 10:14:02
        • A bit about audio, Lou, Tue, 24 Sep 2002 16:20:25
          • I think the problem with the HK system, AdamB , Tue, 24 Sep 2002 22:50:09
          • Other limitations..., bRAD, Tue, 24 Sep 2002 16:43:17

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