>The Lincoln Motor Company announces exclusive collaboration that will
add premium sound of Revel® audio systems to Lincoln’s lineup
of luxury vehicles
>Revel uses a scientific approach to replicate a sophisticated
home-audio experience for each unique Lincoln cabin
>Revel audio systems, including Revel Ultima™, will debut
with launch of the next-generation Lincoln MKX midsize utility vehicle
coming next year
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DEARBORN, Mich. -- (Business Wire)
The Lincoln Motor Company announced an exclusive 10-year collaboration
with Revel® that will add the premium loudspeaker brand to
Lincoln vehicles. The pairing will make Lincoln the only automotive
brand to offer Revel audio systems.
The speaker grille and Revel Waveguide of the Revel Ultima system for Lincoln. (Photo: Business Wire)
Since 1996, Revel has served its audiophile customer base with premium
home audio equipment. Emphasizing science-based speaker architecture and
acoustic precision, Revel systems are designed to recreate a musical
performance as precisely and purely as it was recorded.
Revel, HARMAN International’s most premium loudspeaker brand, designed
both a premium Revel audio system and a Revel Ultima™ system
for Lincoln that audiophiles will revere. Revel’s automotive audio
systems will be seen – and heard – for the first time in the
next-generation Lincoln MKX midsize utility. Offering uncompromising
acoustics and intuitive technologies, Revel audio will give Lincoln a
strong brand differentiator in the luxury market.
“The Lincoln collaboration with Revel is the next step in our commitment
to build vehicles that exceed luxury expectations,” said Matt VanDyke,
global director, Lincoln. “Revel is synonymous with the finest home
speaker systems, and it’s that exceptional audio experience we want our
Lincoln drivers to enjoy.”
An immersive sound experience
To replicate the Revel home audio experience in Lincoln vehicles,
engineers from Revel worked closely with Lincoln engineers and
designers. Fusing form, function and innovation, the teams employed what
Revel refers to as the Science of Sound in the vehicle design process.
Placement, tuning, calibration and number of speakers are unique to each
Lincoln model to ensure superior audio quality and accuracy.
“The Revel system for Lincoln was created for the unique interior
environment of each Lincoln model,” said Phil Eyler, senior vice
president and general manager, HARMAN global car audio. “The system is
tuned to create an immersive audio experience unlike any other on the
road.”
All Revel home loudspeakers are designed with the tweeter and midrange
speakers positioned close together – known as point-source architecture.
This architecture is crucial to delivering the remarkably pure sound
quality for which Revel is known. The Revel system for Lincoln maintains
that standard by carefully integrating the architecture into the vehicle
design, improving the accuracy of midrange and high-frequency
reproduction, an essential element to a true high-fidelity system.
Tweeters are positioned within custom Revel Waveguides to optimize
high-frequency dispersion, allowing a seamless blend between the
tweeters and midrange speakers. This uncompromising design approach
ensures that every detail of a song reaches a Lincoln passenger’s ears
at the exact same time and magnitude, for the purest, most authentic
listening experience.
Revel’s proprietary hybrid amplifier strategy employs Class A/B and
Class D amplification to provide extraordinary fidelity at any volume.
Unique Revel technology
Revel audio systems for Lincoln feature QuantumLogic Surround®.
This next-generation surround-sound technology delivers an authentic,
multi-dimensional experience while eliminating the smearing effects that
often hamper typical surround-sound systems.
Lincoln owners will use the MyLincoln Touch™ screen to select
from three distinct listening modes – Traditional Stereo; Audience, for
an intimate concert experience where the boundaries of the vehicle
seemingly disappear; and On Stage, a surround-sound experience that puts
listeners in the middle of it all, placing individual instruments and
musical elements throughout the cabin.
Revel Ultima includes Clari-Fi™, a patented HARMAN technology
that works in real-time to rebuild audio details lost in digitally
compressed music. Many audio details originally recorded in a music
track can be lost in the compression process; Clari-Fi intelligently and
seamlessly reconstructs the digitally compressed music for an enhanced
listening experience regardless of the source.
Impeccable Lincoln, Revel craftsmanship
Underscoring the Lincoln and Revel commitment to quality and
craftsmanship, every Revel component is meticulously tested prior to
vehicle production. This attention to detail includes calibrating each
Revel amplifier to within 0.2dB channel-to-channel to ensure precise
system balance.
Lincoln and Revel designers worked closely to establish a speaker grille
design that complements luxurious Lincoln interiors while passing
rigorous acoustical testing for optimal performance. Vehicles equipped
with a Revel Ultima sound system will include upgraded aluminum speaker
grilles for an elegant experience.
“Revel and Lincoln have so much in common in terms of our devotion to
quality, craftsmanship and performance,” VanDyke said. “This
collaboration is such a natural one.”
Further details about Revel automotive audio systems for Lincoln will be
available closer to the launch of the next-generation Lincoln MKX.
In the meantime, please take a look at our film “The
Art of Listening” which brings this collaboration to life.
About The Lincoln Motor Company
The Lincoln Motor Company is the luxury automotive brand of Ford
Motor Company, committed to creating compelling vehicles with an
exceptional ownership experience to match. The Lincoln Motor Company is
in the process of introducing four all-new vehicles through 2016. For
more information about The Lincoln Motor Company, please visit media.lincoln.com
or www.lincoln.com.
Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/Lincoln.
About Revel by HARMAN
Revel® speakers are the product of a design
philosophy that focuses on performance and quality above all else. Revel
is a luxury brand of HARMAN, which designs, manufactures and markets
premier audio, visual, infotainment and enterprise automation solutions
for the automotive, consumer and professional markets. The company’s
shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
NYSE:HAR. For more information about Revel please visit www.revelspeakers.com.
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Contacts:
Lincoln Motor Company
Stéphane Cesareo
313.323.8917
scesareo@lincoln.com
or
Debbie
Chennells
313.323.9708
dchennel@lincoln.com
or
Darrin
Shewchuk
203.328.3834
darrin.shewchuk@harman.com
Source: Lincoln Motor Company
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