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From eight-trackplayers to Bluetooth, 10 watts to 1,000 or more, tinny tweeters to Kevlar-wound speakers, and ACDelco to Bowers & Wilkins, automakers’ audio offerings have evolved impressively throughout the years. Your music library is now a just tap away in the cloud, ready to stream through digitally enhanced, amazing sound systems developed in conjunction with leading audio specialists.

For luxury brands especially, how you kick out your jams has become an ever bigger selling point., which is set to make its debut in the new CT6. Lincoln is rolling out, as is Acura with its Krell setup. And, of course, the Bentleys and Benzes of the world have been in the high-end audio game for some time. For each system, Sound & Vision’s Rob Sabin uses a highly calibrated microphone and iPad app to measure frequency response and a sound level meter to assess background cabin noise. It’s easy to be dazzled by gleaming speaker covers, massive wattage numbers, and other shiny details, but which sound systems really bring the noise? To help with our evaluation of eight of the premier offerings in the luxury segment, we enlisted Rob Sabin, editor-in-chief of. With more than 25 years of experience in the audiovisual field, Sabin has a highly tuned ear and lots of sophisticated sound-measuring gear.

We began each test parked in a garage with a real-time analyzer (RTA) iPad app and a calibrated microphone to measure how consistently each sound system reproduced various frequencies when we played a “pink noise” test track; generally the better the system, the flatter its response curve. A bass-test sweep tone allowed us to check how well the subwoofer managed low-end frequencies. Next, we played a variety of tracks from CDs (see sidebar below) and listened for clarity across the full range of frequencies, natural reproduction of vocals and instruments, deep and impactful bass response, and the transient attack and “decay” of instrumental notes. Finally, we drove each car briefly to see how sound quality changed while on the move.

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Audio With Camera Connector Yes No Flag as inappropriate. Written by Marie M from Steeple Aston Aug 4, 2010. It takes about a second per photo to transfer. The interface is very similar to how iPhoto works on a Mac. If you are simply attempting to preview on the iPad after a photo shoot and then delete the photos from the iPad so that.

We ranked each system based on the evaluated criteria and our subjective observations. While the most expensive systems in the most expensive cars scored predictably well, there were some surprising sonic results. Ford is Sony’s only automotive partner; the system in the Explorer Platinum is its showcase setup. Designed with components used in its high-end home devices, the setup includes Clear Phase and Live Acoustics digital signal processing (DSP) software designed to clean up low-quality digital audio files and create the sensation of listening in a concert hall or studio. Unfortunately, there’s no way to turn off the spatial processing, and it results in unintended positioning of instruments and voices and adds artificial echo, especially with surround sound enabled.

You also notice immediately from the front passenger seat that vocals localize to the right A-pillar speaker, distracting during songs with a strong lead vocal. From every seat, the system lacks definition at the far ends of the frequency range. Worse yet, the front door panels rattle when major bass is present. Sony designed unique volume and audio controls, mirrored on the company’s home systems, to go with its upgraded sound systems. Sabin says: “While an uninitiated listener might find this system palatable and engaging, it was surprisingly flawed, lacking deep bass reach and dynamic impact. Add to this the poor soundstaging for front passengers, the veiled, muddled sound for the back-seat passengers, and an obvious and loud panel resonance at 60 hertz, and you’re not left with a lot to like.” System: Sony premium audio system, 500 watts, 12 speakers Price: Standard on Platinum trim Pros: Smooth, unexaggerated sound in middle and high frequencies Cons: Can’t disable spatial processing; poor passenger sound experience 7.

While not Bose’s highest-end setup, the 13-speaker arrangement offered as standard equipment for the QX80 is a step above its garden-variety systems and offers a wide and lifelike soundstage. In the garage, the sound noticeably trailed off toward the high frequencies, requiring some help from the treble control to try to restore some of the missing sparkle.

The Steeple Aston Cope, 1330-1340 My first exhibition of 2017 was going to be American Expressionism at the RA but it was the last day and when I saw the queue to get in, I couldn't face it. So I hopped on a bus to the V&A where the lovely Opus Anglicanum exhibition turned out to be just the right ending to Christmas. And hardly anybody there. I'm sure that 700 years ago I'd have been a smelly peasant at the back of the church and I'd never have got a close-up view of the bishop's embroideries. Whalley Abbey vestments I loved this detail of the Virgin Mary toddling through a meadow of flowers on a baby-walker. I'm quite taken by the idea of fishmongers being buried with mermaids instead of ham. This is a small exhibition, just the right size if you're peering at detail.

I'm no needlewoman - I can barely thread a needle - and I came away with no more idea of split stitch than when I went in. But it was strangely moving to gaze at the lantern commemorating the names of all those highly-skilled workers, needlemen (if there's such a word) as well as women, long-dead Williams and Alices whose work has survived through so many centuries. Well worth a visit. The Glass Room (Simon Mawer). What Matters in Jane Austen? Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved (John Mullan). Harriet (Elizabeth Jenkins).

The Sisters Brothers (Patrick deWitt). Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel). No Surrender (Constance Maud). In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B Hughes). An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro). Hollywood Costume (Ed: Deborah Nadoolman Landis).

The End of Your Life Book Club (Will Schwalbe). Life and Fate (Vasily Grossman). Jacob's Room (Virginia Woolf). Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf). Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris.