OzzieT
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- Oz
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- 2023 Taycan GTS
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When I was ordering my Taycan GTS, one of the decisions to make was which sound system? The included system in the GTS was the Bose and the expensive option was the Burmester. After reading lots of posts on the taycanforum and viewing a number of videos, I decided to go with the Burmester. Unfortunately at the time of order there were no Taycan’s in Sydney with a Burmester that I could view or try out, and I could not find a set of photos which detailed the look inside the car. If you are in this situation then please read on, as I’ve now taken delivery of my GTS.
APPEARANCE
Front Door:
You can see from the photo there are two speaks in each front door. The first speaker is in the middle of the door above the handle with no logo. The second speaker is at the base of the door behind the storage bin with a logo. I don’t like the mix and match here, one has a plastic cover no logo and the other a metal cover with logo. They should look the same. I don’t like the polished metal, better with a mat finish. The speakers have no backlight capability unfortunately. The Burmester brand in italics looks medieval in a modern EV Porsche. So the aesthetics aren’t the best. Then in the second photo you can see the design snafu. Rather than the speaker being recessed in a fitted way into the storage bin facade, it is actually recessed behind it and about one third of the speaker is below the top of the facade. This is very disappointing from an appearance perspective, and while I’m not a sound engineer, I have no doubt the sound experience is impacted.
Rear Door:
The rear door is similar to the front door, however we are losing a bit more of metal covered speaker behind the storage bin facade.
Rear Shelf:
There are four speakers on the rear shelf, you can see the two left side speakers in a single plastic enclosure with no logo.
Front Dash Side:
There is a speaker on each side of the front dash, in plastic with logo.
Front Dash Centre:
There is a speaker in the centre of the dash, in plastic with no logo.
Front Pillar Speaker:
There is a speak in each front pillar, in plastic, a slightly lighter colour of grey than the other plastic speakers, with no logo.
OVERALL ASSESSMENT
The Burmester sounds great, I’m glad I bought the option. I’m using a USBC connector and USB drive with my music cut at 320kbs. I’m also using Spotify which worked seamlessly once registered. I’ve tried recording a video of the sound experience but it does not come through. Subwoofer (no photo) output is terrific, mid range seems very good and there is no distortion at high volume. The controls are very simple, with four different modes (I have mine on Pure), a 3D spatial effect (off) and bass (+2) and treble (+1) adjustment. I don’t mind that as I have no idea how to tune an equalizer.
Is the Burmester the best sounding premium car sound system I’ve experience, no. I would rate the Bang & Olufsen and Bowers & Wilkins Diamond from my past two BMW’s more highly. Is it the best looking premium car sound system, no. In fact the mix and match of styles, materials, colours and poor recessing of some of the speakers is a big disappointment - for the money we’re being asked to paying - in my case $8000 (=USD 5500, =EUR 4900, =GBP 4200).
APPEARANCE
Front Door:
You can see from the photo there are two speaks in each front door. The first speaker is in the middle of the door above the handle with no logo. The second speaker is at the base of the door behind the storage bin with a logo. I don’t like the mix and match here, one has a plastic cover no logo and the other a metal cover with logo. They should look the same. I don’t like the polished metal, better with a mat finish. The speakers have no backlight capability unfortunately. The Burmester brand in italics looks medieval in a modern EV Porsche. So the aesthetics aren’t the best. Then in the second photo you can see the design snafu. Rather than the speaker being recessed in a fitted way into the storage bin facade, it is actually recessed behind it and about one third of the speaker is below the top of the facade. This is very disappointing from an appearance perspective, and while I’m not a sound engineer, I have no doubt the sound experience is impacted.
Rear Door:
The rear door is similar to the front door, however we are losing a bit more of metal covered speaker behind the storage bin facade.
Rear Shelf:
There are four speakers on the rear shelf, you can see the two left side speakers in a single plastic enclosure with no logo.
Front Dash Side:
There is a speaker on each side of the front dash, in plastic with logo.
Front Dash Centre:
There is a speaker in the centre of the dash, in plastic with no logo.
Front Pillar Speaker:
There is a speak in each front pillar, in plastic, a slightly lighter colour of grey than the other plastic speakers, with no logo.
OVERALL ASSESSMENT
The Burmester sounds great, I’m glad I bought the option. I’m using a USBC connector and USB drive with my music cut at 320kbs. I’m also using Spotify which worked seamlessly once registered. I’ve tried recording a video of the sound experience but it does not come through. Subwoofer (no photo) output is terrific, mid range seems very good and there is no distortion at high volume. The controls are very simple, with four different modes (I have mine on Pure), a 3D spatial effect (off) and bass (+2) and treble (+1) adjustment. I don’t mind that as I have no idea how to tune an equalizer.
Is the Burmester the best sounding premium car sound system I’ve experience, no. I would rate the Bang & Olufsen and Bowers & Wilkins Diamond from my past two BMW’s more highly. Is it the best looking premium car sound system, no. In fact the mix and match of styles, materials, colours and poor recessing of some of the speakers is a big disappointment - for the money we’re being asked to paying - in my case $8000 (=USD 5500, =EUR 4900, =GBP 4200).