The First Full-Spec High-Resolution Sound System for the Vehicle

Digital recording continues to progress towards higher Bit and sampling rates. While some recording studios record as high as 384 kHz / 32 Bit, the convenience of lower-resolution files with sampling rates of 44.1 kHz / 16 Bit found in CDs or highly compressed music from streaming services has become widely accepted as “good enough.” However, much of the original content is lost when playing music at these lower sampling rates than originally recorded. High-Resolution audio was created to address the listener’s desire to enjoy music as the artist originally intended.

AlpineF#1Status was designed as the first complete vehicle sound system capable of not only reproducing this full-spec High-Resolution sound but doing so in the difficult environment that the inside of a vehicle presents.

Unlike a home audio system, a vehicle’s audio system requires separated components such as the head unit and audio processor due to the limited space found in vehicle dashboards. Additionally, speakers are forced into suboptimal locations due to a lack of free space in front of the listener and the design of the cabin. The vehicle environment also creates acoustic challenges, like reflection and absorption of sound, road noise, vehicle vibration, and temperature changes that must be overcome to achieve an ideal listening space. AlpineF#1Status incorporates “Perfect Synchronization” technology that solves these installation challenges to reproduce High-Resolution sound and create an ideal listening space in the vehicle.

Tweeter:

• Impedance: 4 Ω
• Sensitivity (@ 1 W): 84.5 dB
• Frequency response: 3.5 kHz - 80 kHz
• RMS power: 40 W
• Peak power: 200 W

Midrange:

• Impedance: 4 Ω
• Sensitivity (@ 1 W): 79 dB
• Frequency response: 250 Hz - 40 kHz
• RMS power: 40 W
• Peak power: 200 W

Woofer:

• Impedance: 6 Ω
• Sensitivity (@ 1 W): 86 dB
• Frequency response: 55 Hz - 8 kHz
• RMS power: 100 W
• Peak power: 300 W

Subwoofer:

• Impedance: 4+4 Ω
• Sensitivity (@ 1 W): 82.5 dB
• Frequency response: 20 Hz - 800 Hz
• RMS power: 300 W
• Peak power: 900 W