The Hidden Secret of Rolls-Royce Subwoofers: Why You Won't Find a Speaker Box in the Trunk
Building an audiophile-grade audio system in an ultra-luxury vehicle creates an ironic dilemma: the car is too quiet. The current Phantom incorporates more than 130 kg (286 lbs) of acoustic damping materials. Double-glazed windows feature 6mm acoustic interlayers, and custom Continental tires carry sound-deadening foam inside their tread carcasses to absorb road roar.
This obsessive soundproofing dampens interior standing waves, meaning an ordinary audio system sounds clinical and dead. Sound engineers calibrated the Ghost audio system and the Phantom cockpit specifically to counterbalance this isolation. The cabin behaves similarly to a mastering studio control room. Because unwanted background noise sits near zero, the Bespoke Audio system needs far less artificial volume boost to preserve micro-dynamics in high-resolution audio files.
