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Bentley’s new 1100-watt sound system, courtesy of Naim (Autoblog)
Filed under: Audio, Gadgets, Technology, Bentley
_Click above for a high-res photo gallery of the Naim Audio System_
Dropping us yet another hint that ultra-luxury automobile buyers really do
listen to Kanye West when their windows are rolled up, Bentley Motors has
announced an exclusive partnership with British high-end audio manufacturer
Naim to fit the world’s most powerful in-car production amplifier to their
full model lineup.
The bragging rights center around an 1100-watt amplifier driving up to 15
speakers (depending on the model). Cutting-edge technology on each system
includes Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Dynamic Equalization to offer
passengers an ‘as-live’ in-car audio experience. To adapt the system to each
particular Bentley model, Naim analyzed each car and then designed a unique
speaker drive unit for it. According to Bentley, the painstaking measures
taken to match the acoustics to the particular vehicle are so effective that
even with rapper Kanye West belting out tunes at full system power, only a low
level of sound can be heard from outside the car. Too bad the same thing can’t
be said for the Honda Civic that my teenage neighbor drives…
**Gallery: Bentley Naim Audio System**
[Source: Bentley Motors]
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