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Photograph: Jeremy Wright through Fb, Autoliv
Some of the appreciated options of the Tesla Cybertruck is its audio system, which many described as a “live performance corridor on wheels.” Tesla used a intelligent technique to maximise subwoofer effectivity regardless of having little or no area to work with and fairly small subwoofers.
This success within the automotive audiophile area is owed to Elon Musk’s need to make an audio system nearly as good as Bang & Olufsen with out paying the due royalties. Tesla reportedly poached B&O sound engineers and was in a position to design an audio system that also wows individuals to at the present time. Nevertheless, the EV maker actually upped the ante with the Cybertruck regardless of having much less area to position the audio system and subwoofers.
In the course of the 2023 Investor Day, Tesla confirmed {the electrical} diagram of the Cybertruck, and one element (properly, two really) puzzled everybody. As an alternative of 1 subwoofer, as in different Tesla fashions, the Cybertruck appeared to have two put in below the rear seats. Just a few months later, the rumor mill indicated that the Cybertruck would characteristic two 8-inch ported subwoofers below the rear seats aiming ahead.
The setup additionally included distributed amplifiers and 15 audio system in addition to the 2 subwoofers, delivering one of many cleanest and richest manufacturing facility sounds within the automotive trade. This has been intriguing as a result of the area below the truck’s seats is inadequate for an audio enclosure or to create an infinite baffle system like those in sedans and SUVs.
The key has been revealed as one unfortunate Cybertruck proprietor had one among its subwoofers blown. Jeremy Wright confessed to listening to Lil Child with the whole lot maxed out when the subwoofer was blown. Enjoyable truth: Lil Child additionally owns a Cybertruck, however we do not know if he is listening to his personal music at full quantity. Properly, because of Jeremy’s little incident, we now know the way Tesla managed to supply such deep bass with the small area and not-so-big subwoofers.
The image he shared on the CyberTruck Fb group reveals a fairly large port on the facet of a relatively small subwoofer enclosure. That mixture would trigger the alternative impact, ruining the bass and the audio expertise as a result of it could not separate the sound coming off the again of the subwoofer from that coming from the entrance. Nevertheless, a foam gasket isolates a triangular cutout within the facet physique body.
This enables the subwoofer to make use of all of the useless airspace throughout the Cybertruck’s structural body cavity. Though the area beneath the rear seats is small, the physique body area is gigantic, extending to the C-pillar. This bigger sealed enclosure ensures a deeper bass response throughout the audio specter. The key has been defined by Dave Mattson, a Tesla Cybertruck proprietor and EV fanatic.
Secret of the Cybertruck Subwoofers Revealed!
In the event you’ve listened to a Cybertruck’s audio system, the very first thing you will discover is that it has deep bass, however there are solely two 8″ subwoofers with small enclosures below the rear seat, buried within the ground. What is the secret? pic.twitter.com/EMiyIwwzAx
— Dave Mattson (@DaveMattson) September 13, 2024
