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發表於 2013-10-16 16:10
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的確，這邊有篇文章提到美版的Scion FR-S 有最好的音響配備，因為這是掛SCION品牌的賣點。
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=966584
Japanese, Continental, and Asia/Australian Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ all have 4 tiny dual-voice, single cone speakers, driven by a head unit of various varieties, all with very small amplifier even in the Limited package. This is true for all market Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ, except the USA models. This as you say indeed, does leave a lot to be desired for a car trying to appeal so much to a very niche audience. And you are correct in accusing them of the lack of sonic detail. However, the focus in these market cars, especially in Japan, was to keep every single gram of weight off the car for the singular purpose of it being a sports car. So there is some saving grace on the reasoning...
Now, the USA market took an entirely different approach in product planning for the FR-S content, that also transpires to the USA bound Subaru BRZ for the sake of production variables staying rather consistent.
The Scion FR-S, and USA-bound Subaru BRZ, all have a MUCH higher grade audio systems because Scion, as a brand wanted this to be one of the big selling point.
Thus the USA Scion FRS has a specifically made head unit, by Pioneer Audio, that has over twice the output to the front channels, and a separate amplifier at the rear driving door and rear side speakers.
There are 8 speakers in all USA cars, in base form.
All of which have twice as large magnets than Japan/Continental/European models, and are all polycarbonate/PET cone drivers.
In total there are crossed over 2 way component speakers up in the dash (1 tweeter pair, 1 high-mid pair) and single low-mid pair in the doors, and 1 pair of long-throw low-mids in the rear passenger's seat.
The audio experience in the Scion FR-S is quite drastically different from a Toyota 86 outside of the USA/Canada. North American cars have very eloquent and neat voice character, and speakers are much tighter in feel, since the cones distort much less in shape while pushing air, the result is a much better timed and punchier, tighter arrival of sounds to your ears. Since the head unit has pre-set DSP setup for iQ, FRS, and tC, each mode with timed staging for each speakers and cabin environment it is also tuned specific to each car, adding to the overall efficiency of the system using all reflective overlap of noise within the cabin space.
And all of this, BEFORE we add the OEM Audio+ Reference 400 system audio as dealer option. These options add yet another amplifier, and replacement 2 way separate component in the upper dash, a recalibrated DSP amplifier DSP unit tuned by Sandy Lirag, a former Boston Acoustics lead home/vehicle audio engineer, and a tuned closed 8" long throw carbon driver subwoofer. And because OEM AUDIO+ is a third-party external company outside of Toyota, catering to the dealerships in the USA, and owned in partnership with the engineer, Mr.Lirag, the audio system is not a high-volume, marketing entity-based hype, and is a truly fine-tuned system with a taste for accurate audio reproduction using, pricing, and calibrating to his own satisfaction and not the production board members...
IN the FR-S unit, it is truly matched to the Toyota 86 driving concept of "Built by passion, not by committee." But Mr.Tada has a point too, in leaving this out, for the few kgm it saves the car too
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