MB website has inconsistencies on GL550 stereo
06-12-2009, 05:15 PM
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MB website has inconsistencies on GL550 stereo
if you go to mbusa.com and choose Vehicles, >GL550 SUV,
Then click Interior and the "Audio & Entertainment" box, the info on the Harmon Kardon LOGIC7 system states:
"The 5.1-channel Dolby® Digital surround-sound system fills the cabin with up to 610 watts of beautifully balanced sound."
If you then proceed to click "Specs" on the same screen and expand the "Comfort and Convenience Features", under the Audio, Navigation, and Communication, it states:
"harman/kardon® LOGIC7® 7.1-channel digital ... Produces 440 watts of pure music power"
So which is it? A 5.1 with 610 watts or a 7.1 with 440? I'm not an audiophile but know the more watts the better and that 7.1 is better than 5.1 ... just not sure why MB has two different pieces of info about the same vehicle.
Then click Interior and the "Audio & Entertainment" box, the info on the Harmon Kardon LOGIC7 system states:
"The 5.1-channel Dolby® Digital surround-sound system fills the cabin with up to 610 watts of beautifully balanced sound."
If you then proceed to click "Specs" on the same screen and expand the "Comfort and Convenience Features", under the Audio, Navigation, and Communication, it states:
"harman/kardon® LOGIC7® 7.1-channel digital ... Produces 440 watts of pure music power"
So which is it? A 5.1 with 610 watts or a 7.1 with 440? I'm not an audiophile but know the more watts the better and that 7.1 is better than 5.1 ... just not sure why MB has two different pieces of info about the same vehicle.
06-13-2009, 11:32 AM
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if you go to mbusa.com and choose Vehicles, >GL550 SUV,
Then click Interior and the "Audio & Entertainment" box, the info on the Harmon Kardon LOGIC7 system states:
"The 5.1-channel Dolby® Digital surround-sound system fills the cabin with up to 610 watts of beautifully balanced sound."
If you then proceed to click "Specs" on the same screen and expand the "Comfort and Convenience Features", under the Audio, Navigation, and Communication, it states:
"harman/kardon® LOGIC7® 7.1-channel digital ... Produces 440 watts of pure music power"
So which is it? A 5.1 with 610 watts or a 7.1 with 440? I'm not an audiophile but know the more watts the better and that 7.1 is better than 5.1 ... just not sure why MB has two different pieces of info about the same vehicle.
Then click Interior and the "Audio & Entertainment" box, the info on the Harmon Kardon LOGIC7 system states:
"The 5.1-channel Dolby® Digital surround-sound system fills the cabin with up to 610 watts of beautifully balanced sound."
If you then proceed to click "Specs" on the same screen and expand the "Comfort and Convenience Features", under the Audio, Navigation, and Communication, it states:
"harman/kardon® LOGIC7® 7.1-channel digital ... Produces 440 watts of pure music power"
So which is it? A 5.1 with 610 watts or a 7.1 with 440? I'm not an audiophile but know the more watts the better and that 7.1 is better than 5.1 ... just not sure why MB has two different pieces of info about the same vehicle.
06-13-2009, 01:06 PM
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More info to be found on the harman/kardon server:
http://mercedes.harmankardon.com/en/vehicles/gl-class/
http://mercedes.harmankardon.com/en/vehicles/gl-class/
06-15-2009, 10:23 AM
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thanks - according to the brochure it's 5.1 with 610 watts.
Not sure why MB lists it as 7.1 with 440 watts on the GL-Specs webpage.
Not sure why MB lists it as 7.1 with 440 watts on the GL-Specs webpage.
