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The new Panamera GTS
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Personality
BOSE
®
Surround Sound System.
You may wonder why anyone would want
to listen to music rather than the sound
of a Porsche. We understand your
scepticism, but we do have a compelling
solution: BOSE
®
. The BOSE
®
Surround
Sound System is compatible with both
the optional Porsche Communication
Management (PCM) and the CDR-31
audio system.
Burmester
®
High-End Surround Sound
System.
The sound developed by our research
centre in Weissach is amplified by a
sound from Berlin. We’re talking about
Burmester
®
, a bespoke manufacturer
based in Berlin and one of the most
respected premium audio manufacturers
worldwide. As an option, the Burmester
®
High-End Surround Sound System can be
combined with the CDR-31 or Porsche
Communication Management (PCM).
The technologies behind the system are
from one of the finest Burmester
®
premium
home audio systems. State-of-the-art
and featured like this in a Porsche for
the first time. The extravagance is
un compromising, the craftsmanship
excellent, the sound phenomenal. The
system owes its eminence to countless
details, and one goal: perfection in sound.
The system comprises 9 amplifier chan-
nels with a total output of 585 watts.
Its 14 loudspeakers and 200-watt active
subwoofer deliver a balanced acoustic
pattern and transform your Panamera
into a concert hall.
In combination with Porsche Commun i-
cation Management (PCM), the BOSE
®
Surround Sound System enables audio
The system has 16 amplifier channels
with a total output of more than
1,000 watts, 16 loudspeakers including
an active subwoofer with 300-watt class
D amplifier, a total diaphragm surface
area of more than 2,400 cm², and a
frequency response of 30 Hz to 20 kHz.
Conceptually, we have broken entirely
new ground. Crossover technology
has been carried over more or less
unmodified from the home audio sector.
Analogue and digital filters have been
optimally defined for their new instal-
lation location and finely tuned after
extensive in-car audio testing.
playback of DVDs and is thus able to
make full use of the impressive sound
spectrum of 5.1 digital recordings. Of
course, you can still play other audio
sources, such as CDs and MP3s, in
stereo or, at the push of a button, in
one of the virtual surround modes
generated by BOSE
®
Centerpoint
®
2.
The BOSE
®
-patented AudioPilot
®
noise
compensation technology uses a
microphone to continuously measure
the ambient noise inside the vehicle
and adapts music playback instantly
and automatical ly so that a consistent
sound is maintained – whatever the
driving conditions.
As an innovator in the field, BOSE
®
has
used its considerable experience to
adapt the system specifically to the pas-
senger compartment of the Panamera.
Thanks to signal processing technologies
developed by BOSE
®
for the automotive
industry, it has been possible to achieve
optimum acoustics by tailoring the
system to suit the layout of the vehicle
interior.
Regardless of whether you adopt a
relaxed or sporty driving style, the result
is a balanced, faithfully reproduced
sound and captivating 360° acoustic
experience delivered to all four seat
positions.
The tweeters are ribbon-based air motion
transformers (AMT) that have been
designed specifically for the Panamera.
For unmistakably fine, clear and undis-
torted high-frequency sound reproduction
with excellent level stability. All loud-
speaker housings are perfectly matched
and deliver superior bass foundation,
definition and impulse accuracy. As yet
unequalled, the result is a natural and
richly textured spatial sound. All of
this is achieved despite the system’s
remarkably low overall weight thanks
to intelligent Burmester
®
lightweight
technology. The elegantly pure
design with galvanised surrounds and
Burmester
®
logos on selected loud-
speakers make it clear that the appeal
of the Burmester
®
High-End Surround
Sound System is as much about the
visual as it is the audio. Typically
Porsche.