Listen and learn
New audio speaker tech is set to make waves in luxury EVs. Steve Cropley lends an ear
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Cropley hears his favourite music like never before
IN-CAR AUDIO INSIGHT
Speakers can be mounted in a car’s headrests
Despite their lightness and small size, WA’s electrostatic speakers can broadcast a much wider range of frequencies than magnet-activated conventional designs.
WA first used its electrostatic speakers to demonstrate small size and performance in a range of high-performance headphones, the priciest of which costs £25,000.
WA’s speakers don’t need to be mounted as rigidly as older designs
I’m sitting in a white Polestar 2 prototype, listening to the Dave Brubeck Quartet perform a piece called Unsquare Dance. I’ve played it hundreds of times before, because I happen to like Brubeck’s brand of none-too-intellectual jazz and I never tire of this track’s weirdly refreshing 7/4 time signature.