HIGH END SOUND FOR MERCEDES BENZ

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2 Burmester High End Sound in the Mercedes Benz S Class Two companies one vision: the best or nothing Burmester Audiosysteme GmbH is the new audio partner of Mercedes-Benz The world premiere of the new Mercedes Benz S Class will also feature an exciting new development in terms of its sound system. This is the first time Mercedes Benz has worked with its new audio partner, Burmester Audiosysteme GmbH. The internationally renowned Berlin-based manufacturer of high end sound systems impressed Mercedes Benz managers, developers and engineers with its outstanding sound and its uncompromising standards in terms of quality and pure musical experience. Company founder and CEO Dieter Burmester is a musician and engineer and embodies these ideals, along with his developers and staff. Burmester is delighted about the partnership with Mercedes Benz: When two visionary companies that passionately follow their ideas come together, the result is something very special. Together, we have taken the art of engineering to a new level and created a perfect synergy: a car sound system with a clear mission the best or nothing.

3 Burmester Surround Soundsystem Burmester High End 3D Surround Soundsystem The development partnership between Mercedes-Benz and Burmester started in More than four years of joint work went into the development of two innovative sound systems, especially designed to perfectly fit the new Mercedes-Benz S Class: The Burmester Surround Soundsystem and the Burmester High-End 3D Surround Soundsystem. Both sound systems represent highest requirements regarding quality and distinctive sound: the Burmester Wohlfühlklang ( feel good sound ). Burmester describes his company s founding principles and its mission for each product as follows: The highest level of sound reproduction has been achieved when one stops thinking about where it is coming from. The Burmester brand is known worldwide under the motto ART FOR THE EAR. Dieter Burmester, the high-end icon of German engineering in the audio sector, meets this claim with an extraordinarily expressive, three-dimensional sound experience Burmester Wohlfühlklang. As an engineer and musician, Dieter Burmester not only stands for the development of trailblazing technologies, but also puts his name to outstanding sound quality.

4 Three-dimensional sound in a car Burmester High End 3D Surround Soundsystem The Burmester High-End 3D Surround Soundsystem provides its unrivalled listening experience by virtue of 24 high-performance speakers and 24 separate amplifier channels with a total output of watts. At the same time an intelligent combination of analogue and digital amplifier technologies leads to a particularly fine and natural sound together with high performance reserves. While sophisticated analogue filter settings allow the best possible fine reproduction in the mid-range and treble frequencies, the digital amplifier - despite its compact dimensions masters the highest dynamic peaks. The result is outstanding sound resolution and fine acoustic detail, combined with impressive impulse reproduction. This provides a rounded, warm and substantial sound experience founded on an impressive bass range. The new, three-dimensional listening experience provided by the 3D-Sound and created by the Burmester speakers integrated into the vehicle roof is unique. In addition to the two speakers in the overhead console, another speaker is accommodated in the overhead control panel. A 3D Sound algorithm was developed specifically for the Mercedes Benz S Class to create the unique listening experience made possible by these overhead speakers. The aim of the developers was to add a subtle spatial effect to the outstanding listening experience. Apart from 3D Sound, four other preset sound modes can be selected to suit every taste and audio source: Pure audiophile sound reproduction with no additional effects, for unadulterated musical enjoyment Easy Listening milder sound background for relaxed listening over longer periods Live appealing, dynamic sound background akin to live music Surround virtual surround sound 3D Sound three-dimensional listening experience provided by the overhead loudspeakers Using the so-called VIP setting, the sound quality can be optimised for any of the four seating positions. This function has been carefully configured for each of the sound modes shown above. The sophisticated sound compensation (VNC) has also been developed further. This ensures that the best possible sound impression is maintained despite changes in driving noise. VNC guarantees maximum listening pleasure at all times whether on the motorway or in town. As a visual highlight, the tweeters in the mirror triangles of the front doors are particularly sophisticated. When the head unit is switched on, they rotate by 360 and perform a screwing motion of ten millimetres towards the occupant. This ideally aligns the tweeters for an optimal sound impression. If the ambience lighting is switched on, the two tweeters are illuminated in one of the seven available colours. The same applies to the overhead console, which is also elegantly emphasised by the ambience lighting and accommodates two of the three overhead speakers.

5 Impressive sound quality for every passenger Burmester Surround Soundsystem 13 high-performance speakers, a 9-channel DSP amplifier with a total output of 590 watts and amplifier/speaker systems configured specifically for the vehicle make for the first-class Burmester Wohlfühlklang. If required the impressive listening experience can even be heightened. The Surround function generates virtual surround sound from a mono or stereo music signal to maximise the spatial effect. Front/Rear optimisation allows the sound to be specifically adjusted for the front or rear seats. Thanks to highly advanced vehicle noise compensation (VNC), the sound quality is maintained despite driving noises so that the best possible musical enjoyment is guaranteed at all times whether on the motorway or in town. The Burmester Surround Soundsystem combines digital and analogue filter elements. The systematic use of analogue diplexers in the medium and treble ranges ensures an extraordinarily expressive and natural spatial sound. Additional features of both systems Dieter Burmester personally attends to the fine-tuning of the system to suit the vehicle and its interior acoustics. As the founder of the company named after him, he not only has recourse to the very latest measuring systems, but relies on what the sound system was designed to please the ear. The innovative Frontbass system developed by Mercedes-Benz and used for the first time in a saloon car is a feature common to all the audio systems: the woofers are housed in the firewall, and use the almost 40-litre space in the cross-member and side member as a resonance chamber. Conventional woofers in the doors are therefore unnecessary. The midrange speakers in the doors are relocated upwards. This improves sound brilliance and allows additional stowage space in the doors.

6 Burmester High End Sound Technical specifications Burmester Surround Soundsystem Burmester High End 3D Surround Soundsystem Speaker Tweeter units Midrange units Midrange-woofers Frontbass Subwoofer Speaker Tweeter units Midrange units Midrange-woofers Frontbass Subwoofer Total 13 Total 24 Total loudspeaker output Additional amplifier 590 Watt DSP (multi-channel) amplifier with nine active channels Total loudspeaker output Additional amplifier Watt 24-channel amplifier, analogue diplexer, additional amplifier for subwoofer 3D Sound 3D Sound yes Sound Presets Surround (virtual surround sound) Sound Presets Surround (virtual surround sound), 3D Sound, Pure, Easy Listening, Live Multichannel All common formats like e.g. 5.1 from Dolby Digital or dts Digital Surround Multichannel All common formats like e.g. 5.1 from Dolby Digital or dts Digital Surround Sound improvement Front / Rear / All Sound improvement VIP setting individually for every listening position Specials Vehicle noise compensation (VNC) Specials Vehicle noise compensation (VNC) Burmester Surround Soundsystem Burmester High End 3D Surround Soundsystem

7 »My mission as a musician and an engineer is to let music lovers forget that they are listening to electrical appliances. The highest level of sound reproduction has been achieved when one stops thinking about where it is coming from.«dieter burmester

8 Burmester High End Sound Handmade in Berlin Since 1977 Burmester has developed and produced hand made high end devices of the absolute top class for the home audio sector in Berlin and distributes them worldwide. From the beginning our ambition and target was the perfect symbiosis of technological innovation, souvereign sound and timeless design. Since the first day Burmester Audiosysteme has moved within a creative field between the priorities of traditional craftsmanship and cutting edge technology. For demanding lovers of pure music reproduction the components from the manufacture in Berlin are the measure of all things. Art for the Ear, every single unit a technical, visual and haptic masterpiece. The distinctive design, finest materials and superb workmanship Made in Germany guarantee ultimate performance and peerless pleasure for all senses.

9 Audiosysteme GmbH Wilhelm Kabus Strasse Berlin Phone

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