Alpine Announces Automotive Display Audio

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Display audio "Floating Big DA" announced on November 25 by Alps Alpine and Alpine Marketing, which is in charge of domestic sales. What is Alpine's goal of display audio as automakers introduce this type one after another?

◆ Thorough commitment to sound quality, such as the adoption of full digital amplifiers and high-quality sound parts

Two models of display audio "Floating Big DA" 11-inch display "DAF11Z" and 9-inch display "DAF9Z" and 7-inch display audio "DA7Z" were announced. The two models of "Floating Big DA" are scheduled to be released in late December, and the 7-inch display audio is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2022.

All are open prices, but the actual price of each model is planned to be around 100,000 yen for the "DAF11Z", around 90,000 yen for the "DAF9Z", and around 60,000 yen for the "DA7Z".

These three models were born as display audio with specifications suitable for the high-resolution era, following the sound design cultivated in the "Big X series" in response to the desire to enjoy smartphone music with good sound even in the car.

The person in charge of development who took the stage at the briefing commented on the background of the appearance of this new product, "We have entered an era where all information can be obtained from smartphones, and along with that, the car life has changed significantly. "It has changed," he said. "There is an increasing need to enjoy car audio with higher sound quality, including high-resolution sound sources with higher sound quality."

For that reason, we are thoroughly committed to improving sound quality. All three models are fully digital power amplifiers developed independently. High-quality sound circuit that reduces noise and high-quality audio parts are used to design high-quality sound. In addition to high-quality sound compatible with high-resolution audio / high-resolution audio wireless, a new graphical user interface "Sound Home" has been adopted.

This is the "Bass Engine SQ" that can adjust the level of the bass range with 5 types, the "parametric equalizer" that can be finely adjusted for each frequency, and the "time collection" that creates the optimum sound field by changing the arrival time of the sound. A function equipped with such as. This made it easy for anyone to adjust and enjoy their favorite sounds.

◆ By linking with your smartphone, you can always enjoy music and navigation functions in the latest state.

The car model-specific design cultivated in the Big X series was inherited by this "Floating Big DA". By expanding the tuning data for each vehicle model downloaded from the Alpine website, it is possible to support the optimum sound for each vehicle model, the guide line of the back camera, and the opening video. It can be said that it is a big attraction to be able to set the optimum environment for your car.

All three models use a WXGA liquid crystal panel that realistically expresses high-resolution images of high-definition images. The image via the smartphone is projected beautifully, and the navigation using the map application is also displayed in an easy-to-see manner. In addition, the 11-inch and 9-inch models have a floating structure that allows a large screen to be mounted on a wide range of models. The 7-inch is a size that fits in the 2DIN size as it is.

Since it is display audio, the main unit is equipped with an FM / AM tuner, but everything else works by connecting a smartphone. Therefore, it does not have a car navigation function, and it is possible to navigate, play music, send and receive messages, etc. using the application in the smartphone, and it can be done on the big screen unique to "Floating Big DA".

For example, with Apple CarPlay, you can enjoy songs and videos recorded on your iPhone, and it is also compatible with various streaming services. The map data used in the car navigation function is always downloaded from the server and used, so the map data is always up to date. There is no need to worry about map updates, which is often seen with conventional car navigation systems.

In addition, it also supports smartphone mirroring by having an HDMI input. It also has an HDMI output that can be enjoyed by outputting video to the rear seat monitor. In addition, it is equipped with a 4V pre-out for connecting an amplifier, a camera input, two USB terminals (one is for charging), and an analog input, so it can be linked with an optional system upgrade product.

◆ "Aiming to reproduce the sound of an instrument" Sound Meister Mr. Kobori

At the briefing session, Mr. Yukihiro Kobori, who is a sound meister at Alpine, will appear. Regarding this new product "Floating Big DA", he explained, "We aimed to reproduce the sound that an instrument plays." It started with "theorizing that" the lingering sound is long "and" the tone is good ", and" led to the construction of the STAR CIRCUIT theory as a method for accurately transmitting the music signal of the media "to commercialize it. It is said that it was done.

In addition, Hiroshi Fujimoto of the Alps Alpine Design Office explained the design concept of "Floating Big DA". "While inheriting the" smart & premium "design of Big X, it creates true value as a sound DA. The points are" DA that feels the sound "," DA that enriches the music experience ", and" DA in the high resolution streaming era ". One of them was designed so that the interface could be instantly recognized as an alpine. "

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