Harman Kardon has won a second audio supply contract with Volkswagen Passenger Cars.

Following the introduction of optional premium systems for the Golf in 2019, the audio specialist is now supplying the new Arteon fastback and Shooting Brake.

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The Arteon system has 12 speakers and a 700 watt, 16-channel Ethernet amplifier.

There are four sound settings – Pure, Chill Out, Live and Energy – that users can adjust.

Unique speaker grilles are accentuated with a 60° etched design pattern, inspired by the supplier’s logo, and made of 0.5 mm steel.

The letters of the logo itself are laser engraved in 3D.

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Fraunhofer IIS’s Sonamic Panorama algorithm separates individual sound sources from a stereo recording and evenly distributes them in a U-shaped soundstage that surrounds driver and passengers.

“The result is exceptionally detailed, artifact-free sound that allows everyone to appreciate the kind of musical details that would otherwise be imperceptible, ” Harman-Kardon claimed.

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