Price check and few questions
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In Canada, blind spot monitoring (and pre-safe braking) were standard on the AMG GT S. Is that not the case in the US version?
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Well you’re showing a photo of a GTC on the right - totally different GT than the GTS. So not a fair comparison. It’s wider, for one thing.
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If you have the choice, spend the $4500, it’s so worth it.
“(no joke, this might be the most satisfying in-car music system currently available in the new vehicle market” - Forbes
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Oh it totally is! I compared both systems - the “standard” Burmester is OK, but not great. The High End is vastly different, not even close. It doesn’t matter what you listen to - even on heavily compressed tracks the HE is far better. And it’s not about the watts, it’s the quality of the speakers. You also get the nice metal grill covers.
If you have the choice, spend the $4500, it’s so worth it.
“(no joke, this might be the most satisfying in-car music system currently available in the new vehicle market” - Forbes
If you have the choice, spend the $4500, it’s so worth it.
“(no joke, this might be the most satisfying in-car music system currently available in the new vehicle market” - Forbes
I have rather worn out Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires on mine currently. I’m hoping it’ll get quieter with new Pilot Sport 4S tires.
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I have the standard base Burmester in my car, and as you say it’s OK but nothing that special. However, I can only really hear the subtleties of the sound when stopped or at low speeds, since the car has a lot of road and tire noise, in addition to the sports exhaust being loud. The road noise makes it impossible for me to hear the subtleties of music, so for me fancier speakers would be of little use.
I have rather worn out Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires on mine currently. I’m hoping it’ll get quieter with new Pilot Sport 4S tires.
I have rather worn out Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires on mine currently. I’m hoping it’ll get quieter with new Pilot Sport 4S tires.
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This. Worth the upgrade in tires, and I also would not being able to hear a difference in stereo quality unless jamming out in a parking lot with the vehicle off.
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Oh it totally is! I compared both systems - the “standard” Burmester is OK, but not great. The High End is vastly different, not even close. It doesn’t matter what you listen to - even on heavily compressed tracks the HE is far better. And it’s not about the watts, it’s the quality of the speakers. You also get the nice metal grill covers.
If you have the choice, spend the $4500, it’s so worth it.
“(no joke, this might be the most satisfying in-car music system currently available in the new vehicle market” - Forbes
If you have the choice, spend the $4500, it’s so worth it.
“(no joke, this might be the most satisfying in-car music system currently available in the new vehicle market” - Forbes
Also, the new Bentley;s are using Naim...which is considered the best.
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whatever you say.
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Of course it does
the S class version has 1.5x the wattage and speaker count lol. The GTC system maxes out at 1000 watts. I’ve had both and while it’s $$$, I wouldn’t have a GT without it. The interior looks better with the grills and the sound is spectacular compared to the standard system.
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the S class version has 1.5x the wattage and speaker count lol. The GTC system maxes out at 1000 watts. I’ve had both and while it’s $$$, I wouldn’t have a GT without it. The interior looks better with the grills and the sound is spectacular compared to the standard system.
Lol dude thinks the gtc 3d burmeister is the Pinnacle of car audio... It's not even that great.
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Audio is designed/engineered by Burmester based on parameters of the vehicle. Acoustics, speaker placement relative to location availability and that sort of thing. I'm sure the S-Class has a more powerful amp and a lot more speakers because of the size of the vehicle.
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I have the Burmester surround in my gtr and had the high end in gts and yea it’s not in same league as the 3D of a class
only car to come close to s was the jbl high end in my gtc4lusso
ive had naim, meridian hi fi and to me they were disappointing.
burmester to my ears regardless of high end or surround only are best in the business for me
dor a small coupe however the amg sounds amazing without way more speakers and watts!!
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You are correct. It’s not...
but price aside (it’s overpriced) it sounds much better than the standard Burmester...
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the S class version has 1.5x the wattage and speaker count lol. The GTC system maxes out at 1000 watts. I’ve had both and while it’s $$$, I wouldn’t have a GT without it. The interior looks better with the grills and the sound is spectacular compared to the standard system.
It’s actually better to have more power per speaker, so the GT High End has the better spec in this regard.
As far as cost, $4500 is nothing in audio. I have one cable that cost more in my home system. Burmester’s home units cost $50K and up for a complete system. I don’t know if they’re any good, they’re not that well known; but you can easily spend more than the cost of a new GTR on a stereo system from Burmester. So $4500 is not much for the best system they can put into a car.
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The system in the GT is only “designed” by burmester. No comparison to the home quality. If you took the $5000 and buy quality aftermarket car components there would be no comparison. The problem I have is that the cockpit is so small it seems futile and I would rather listen to the exhaust( with mufflers ). 
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The system in the GT is only “designed” by burmester. No comparison to the home quality. If you took the $5000 and buy quality aftermarket car components there would be no comparison. The problem I have is that the cockpit is so small it seems futile and I would rather listen to the exhaust( with mufflers ).
The 3D processing does work and it makes the soundstage sound impressively wide, and not “processed”. My main system is just 2 channel and cost more than a GTR, and I’m impressed by the High End system in the GT.
That said, yes, I’ll take the engine sound over the music any day.
