Bentley gets a new Naim
February 21, 2008 by Karl Peskett
In a similar vein to what Volvo has done with DynAudio, Bentley has announced that Naim will be its supplier of audio systems for its luxurious range of vehicles.
18-months has been put into the research and fitment of Naim audio products, to the cars from Crewe. We’re told that the result is just like being there at a concert. To achieve this quality, each car is fitted with the most powerful amplifier ever to be installed in a production car – 1100 watts.
Depending on model, up to 15 speakers will be fitted to the vehicle. The Digital Signal Processor (DSP) is linked to the car’s speed, but in addition to accounting for volume, it allows for the same sound quality at low and high speeds. It adapts to each 1km/h change, and reprocesses accordingly.
“Our customers expect the ultimate in every experience when they commission a Bentley,” said Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen, Chairman and Chief Executive, Bentley Motors. “The ‘Naim for Bentley’ sound system delivers the world’s ultimate in-car audio experience – allowing for ‘as-live’ audio entertainment that is as pure as the Bentley driving experience itself.”
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*****PRIMO!*****
Whats with the fasination with hyper stero systems?
Mark Levinson, Bose and now these dudes.
What ever happened to just AM radio with 1 speaker? :-)
Whatever spins your top, they now copare steros when buying a luxo vehicle!!
Cheers
F-0
F-O you are funny! wouldnt you like a superior stereo in a supercar?
Would be awesome to have a stereo like that, but adapting the Digital Signal Processor for every 1km/h change in speed is a bit excessive isn’t it??
Tonyn -
No, i very rear listen to the radio/cd anyway
The Transit stereo is dead [in fact the whole vehicle is falling to pieces, MONSTER engine though!]
And the Pregio Van is so noisey you cannot hear it anyway!
Been in a few Ferrari’s, and when the are revved out to 8500RPM you DON’T want rubbish coming out of the stereo to interfer with that Italian Music…..HEAVEN!
Cheers
F-0
Its probably a high powered thing that makes the alternator earn its keep thus using more fuel….oh sorry gone off on one again.
Its awesome, of all the people old enough to afford such a car would be most offended to turn it up past “2″. (yeah but this one goes up to eleven!)
Now i want to see a bently that has the sticker, if it is to loud you are to old.
Watts in a name? in this case everything. Julian Vereker was a brilliant english audio electronics engineer & founded Naim in Salisbury in 1969. His challenging catchphrase for prospective customers “If you can’t hear the difference, it’s not worth talking to you”. sadly he passed away in 2000.
I guess you could say Naim is more British than Bentley these days. Clever decision by VAG.
Frugal One Says:
February 21st, 2008 at 9:21 am
*****PRIMO!*****
Whats with the fasination with hyper stero systems?
Mark Levinson, Bose and now these dudes.
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Please don’t ever use BOSE in the same sentence as these other “premium” sound systems. That goes for Harmon Kardon too. At least out of the 3 Germans, Audi has gotten some brains and started using Bang & Olufsen instead.