I have a long-time collection of Bang & Olufsen since 1964, and admit myself clearly a card-carrying B&O enthusiast and supporter.

I also have a Bose system ( 14 speakers ) in a navigation system in ouir 2004 Porsche, and it is reliable and very impressive. Cd, DVD, Radio, and Mp3.

In 2005 and for the next 5 years,  I was asked to periodically review the upcomng Porsche Panamera with a few select others. In 2005, I  suggested the B&O touch screen feature for console controls ( request denied ), and in 2007 the incorporation of a B&O sound system, which was all videotaped by L&H Germany, who were running the review sessions.

As stated by the blindfolded tester in the YouTube segement, nothing beats or sounds better in a vehicle than B&O, versus Bose. Notice his use of the word " crisp,  " which is consistent with modern or recent B&O product reviews.

I don't yet drive a Panamera, and getting home sometimes takes all-wheel + chains in the Cayenne, but I do wish I had a B&O lens sound system installed. It is simply superior.

Evan wrote:

I forgot that I actually own a Bose car system in our Acura RL. haha woops! We just got the car, I guess I keep forgetting about it entirely!!!Its a very meaty sound and I really don't care for it. It's really hard to bash your own car... The surround sound 5.1 mode sounds plain awful. The center channel is just lame. In stereo mode, yeah, it will make some noise. 10 speakers and 250 watts. Not the sound for me though.Personally I want one of those beaked Acuras!!! I have been listening to ELS since it hit the Acura scene in 04 in the TL. then it was 7 speakers and had SACD playback. When the RDX came out, it went to 10 speakers. And they started pointing the rear speakers at you instead of them pointing up at the glass.I had a 2010 TL all to myself for a day or so and all I could do was jam. Love it!

A bit off Topic, but I think The Beak definitely works on the TSX, even moreso the subdued Beak on the 2011.  I can't get over The Beak (yes, it must be capitalized!) on the TL, but a subduing of that is coming next year too.  It should be interesting. :)

SWISS_2 wrote:

I have a long-time collection of Bang & Olufsen since 1964, and admit myself clearly a card-carrying B&O enthusiast and supporter.

I also have a Bose system ( 14 speakers ) in a navigation system in ouir 2004 Porsche, and it is reliable and very impressive. Cd, DVD, Radio, and Mp3.

In 2005 and for the next 5 years,  I was asked to periodically review the upcomng Porsche Panamera with a few select others. In 2005, I  suggested the B&O touch screen feature for console controls ( request denied ), and in 2007 the incorporation of a B&O sound system, which was all videotaped by L&H Germany, who were running the review sessions.

As stated by the blindfolded tester in the YouTube segement, nothing beats or sounds better in a vehicle than B&O, versus Bose. Notice his use of the word " crisp,  " which is consistent with modern or recent B&O product reviews.

I don't yet drive a Panamera, and getting home sometimes takes all-wheel + chains in the Cayenne, but I do wish I had a B&O lens sound system installed. It is simply superior.

Swiss, you'll need to check out the Burmester system in the Panamera and tell us all what it's like!  Please! :)

Had Bose on my previous car, but felt nothing special with it.

Listened to an Audi with B&O... and felt in love. :)

For sure Bose systems are a wide range, and not the best in class can be put on a Mazda 6, but it's just my experience.

A bit of background on the B&O system. The DSP is different for every type of car. For the longer version of the Audi A8 (which is 20cm longer than the normal version) a new DSP program was made since the acoustics of the car are different. So B&O takes this very seriously! Last year I heard the first Audi A8 in which the B&O system was installed and I was not very impressed by the sound (too much base), but that must have been an adjustment somewhere, since I have heard the system several times before and in those cases it sounded totally great! Or I must have been distracted because of the beautiful blonde Danish girl that demonstrated the system the last time....😁 Hmm, actually, I think I am going to try to arrange another listening session.......

Blackrix wrote:

A bit of background on the B&O system. The DSP is different for every type of car. For the longer version of the Audi A8 (which is 20cm longer than the normal version) a new DSP program was made since the acoustics of the car are different. So B&O takes this very seriously! Last year I heard the first Audi A8 in which the B&O system was installed and I was not very impressed by the sound (too much base), but that must have been an adjustment somewhere, since I have heard the system several times before and in those cases it sounded totally great! Or I must have been distracted because of the beautiful blonde Danish girl that demonstrated the system the last time....😁 Hmm, actually, I think I am going to try to arrange another listening session.......

Bass-heavy in a car is good IMO as it helps the low-end cut over the top of the tyre rumble, and this is coming from somebody who generally likes a bass-light sound!

Where can I get this demonstration? 😂

First of all I think one must beware that Audi has two systems from B&O, the plain B&O and the advanced sound system from B&O. The advanced sound system is superb, but costly.

On the Audi A4/A5/Q5 you only get the plain B&O system, which is a good system at a decent price. On the Q7/A7/A8 you can only get the advanced sound system at 5-7 times the price of the B&O setup in the A4/A5/Q5-series, and in the Q7/A7/A8 you can step down and buy the Bose system for the same money as the plain B&O in the A4/A5/Q5 sells for.

In my mind, the B&O in the A4/A5/Q5 is about the same quality as the Bose in the Q7/A7/A8 - offered at the same price. The advanced sound system in the Q7/A7/A8 is a different story, but at 5-7 times the price it should be, too.

Roger

Alex wrote:

Blackrix wrote:

A bit of background on the B&O system. The DSP is different for every type of car. For the longer version of the Audi A8 (which is 20cm longer than the normal version) a new DSP program was made since the acoustics of the car are different. So B&O takes this very seriously! Last year I heard the first Audi A8 in which the B&O system was installed and I was not very impressed by the sound (too much base), but that must have been an adjustment somewhere, since I have heard the system several times before and in those cases it sounded totally great! Or I must have been distracted because of the beautiful blonde Danish girl that demonstrated the system the last time....😁 Hmm, actually, I think I am going to try to arrange another listening session.......

Bass-heavy in a car is good IMO as it helps the low-end cut over the top of the tyre rumble, and this is coming from somebody who generally likes a bass-light sound!

Where can I get this demonstration? 😂

Nice cars, danish blonde girls and B&O....I want that too!!!😁