Interview: Bjarke Phil Bovbjerg In the engine-room Dynaudio’s automotive R&D chief, Bjarke Phil Bovbjerg, says in-car listening can (and should) be every bit as thrilling as what you get at home often. This simply has to do with the fact that they’re far more attuned to the subtleties. And this is one dominant reason to choose a Dynaudio sound system: it will reproduce that well-known music truthfully. In development, it’s very important to us how the ear perceives the sound; it requires a great deal of experience and knowledge. People who are used to going to concerts, for example, pick up just 20 per cent of the sound experience from the orchestra; the rest comes from reflections in the concert hall. Of course, a car offers a completely different space, but that in itself has an enormous influence on the experience – whatever the genre. Compared to the challenges a moving car poses in terms of sound experience, are there some advantages? Sure. The room as a whole is relatively small compared to a living room or studio, and we know exactly where people are sitting when listening to music. This makes the car particularly suitable for lots of bass and good stereo or surround-sound. Looking at the moving car, there’s noise from the engine – of course this does not come into play with an EV – and there is, of course, the noise from wind and rolling tires on the tarmac. This starts to become more relevant above 20-30kph. A Dynaudio system compensates for these noises, and can maintain the listening experience at all speeds. I’m sure we’ve all tried to drive on the highway and listen to music amid all the noise… when we stop at the end of the road or at a traffic light we suddenly realize how loud we’ve turned it up just to make sure we still can listen at high speed. This doesn’t happen with a Dynaudio system – so the person behind the wheel can focus on driving and still enjoy the music. Sounds tempting. The car as a retreat for listening to music… That’s actually one of my little dreams, that one day people will actually get into their cars not to drive somewhere, but to listen to music. Here, we’ll be all by ourselves: we can listen to the music that we want and we can sing along, as loudly and tunelessly as we like! Magazine 04 61
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