2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Sound System Detailed (Headrest Speakers Are Back!) - Car and Driver (blog)
Mazda MX-5 Miatas and Bose have gone together like Bud Light and hot dogs since the second-generation car came around in 1999, when the audio brand was applied to an optional sound system for the iconic roadster. Since then, each generation of Miata has offered some form of a Bose-designed audio upgrade, and now Mazda is showing off the all-new fourth-generation Miata ‘s Bose setup. ) Those cars offered sound systems (separate from the ’93’s optional Bose bits) with a pair of speakers in each seat’s headrest. the idea was to deliver sound directly to the occupants’ ears, thus reducing sound degradation with the top down. The speakers were relocated to the rear parcel shelf in the second-generation Miata, while the outgoing, third-gen model sported speakers in the vertical panel between the seats. The 2016 MX-5’s Bose system cuts it classic, however, and includes a pair of 2-inch speakers in the driver- and passenger-seat headrests, as well as one 6. 5-inch speaker in each door, a 1-inch tweeter in each A-pillar, and a 5. 25-inch woofer... Bose supplies a seven-channel amplifier that’s fitted beneath the softtop’s cubby behind the seats, and the system boasts two equalizer settings that automatically adjust based on the status of the roof. Happy 25th, MX-5 Miata. Source: blog.caranddriver.com
