SOUND SYSTEMS
All ears for the future of in-car audio
From mobile music studios to flying-saucer noises, Mark Smyth gets the lowdown while visiting Harman in Munich
Imagine a world where cars drive themselves and you can catch up on work, watch a movie or read a book while stuck in rush hour traffic on the N1. Now imagine the inside of your car can be a real creative space, somewhere you could make music, for example.
There’s a lot happening inside the labs of Samsung-owned Harman in Munich, and we went to check it all out. You might know Harman Kardon from the audio equipment in your house or the speakers in your car. However, more people have Harman equipment than you might realise. We were surprised to find that Harman owns famous brands such as JBL, Bang and Olufsen Automotive, Bowers and Wilkins, and a host of others. In fact they provide more than 44% of in-car audio systems to manufacturers around the world. That figure’s set to increase since Ford has switched to them from Sony...
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