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system that uses both Class AB for midrange/treble channels and more-efficient Class D for the 300W subwoofer. There are sixteen loudspeakers including the active subwoofer. Burmester proudly touts a total transducer diaphragm surface area of more than 2.5 square feet. Unique to car audio are Burmesters ribbon-based air-motion-transformer (AMT) tweetersthe same AMT drivers found in Burmesters home loudspeakers. They are positioned atop the dash in the crucial left/right locations flanking the center channel. Each speaker is independently powered and DSP-controlled for EQ, phase, delay, limiting, and compression. Crossover technology has been carried-over more or less unmodified from the homeaudio sector. Analog and digital filters have been optimally defined for their new installation locations and finely tuned after extensive in-car testing. The physical integration of the system within the Cayenne is seamlesswith bespoke accents of aluminum underscored by discrete Burmester logos. The Burmester package adds a significant number of sound adjustments on the touchscreen menu that include a Listening Position feature (depending on the number passengers) and selectable sound conditioners. After buckling up (and just prior to cueing the Maurice Jarre soundtrack to Grand Prix), I had to acclimate myself to the different listening perspective in the Cayenne. Unlike a conventional lower-slung sedan I sat more upright in a taller
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