TOYOTA Harrier genuine car audio review.JBL Premium Sound System that adds a sensual moment to drive

Experience the standard equipment, manufacturer options, car audio of dealer options, and so -called "vehicle genuine audio" installed when purchasing cars.In this article, we review the genuine car audio system outline and sound.This time, I will introduce Toyota's SUV "Harrier".The JBL Premium Sound System is adopted by the car, and it can be installed as standard equipment or manufacturer options depending on the grade.From city riding to highway driving, we actually drove and interviewed.The sound settings you want to try are also introduced, so I hope you can refer to them.

Sentence / photo = Kei Hasegawa

　Toyota Harrier is a popular advanced SUV with coupform.This is the fourth generation model, and has become one of the many in the city since its debut in 2020.The grade is a 2WD gasoline engine vehicle, and a hybrid, 4WD gasoline engine vehicle and hybrid e-FOUR, respectively, S, G, G “Leather Package”, Z, Z “Leather Package”.This time, the Hybrid Z “Leather Package” was equipped with a JBL premium sound system as standard.By the way, JBL is installed Z and Z "Leather Package", G and G "Leather Package" will be manufacturer options (369,600 yen including tax), and there is no setting in S grade.

　The JBL Premium Sound System is not the only choice, but is provided in combination with the T-Connectsd navigation.The 12.3-inch large-screen infotainment includes the T-Connect function (helpnet, E-care, private caracy), car navigation system, ETC2.0, and Bluetooth function.Considering this content, the price set by the option is quite affordable.

Harrier's front seat.The display audio in the center uses a horizontal long form of 12.3 inches of screen size.

The pillar Hortou Touter is combined with a dedicated horn that controls the sound analysis effect on the outer periphery of a 25mm dome type treble unit.

JBL logo on the display monitor of the center console.

　The JBL Premium Sound System introduced in this paper is a car audio developed for Harrier, composed of nine speakers and DSP power amplifiers that drive them.Among them, the 25mm tweeter arranged on the pillar is a dome -type unit, but the surrounding area has a horn designed with its own curved surface, gaining the unique sound of this car, and a sound field peculiar to JBL Premium Sound System.It is possible to play.

　What I felt and felt was the depth of the sound field.The sound stage, which feels like the left and right directions and the height direction is well, but the sound stage that seems to be deployed on the hornet at the end of the wind shield, is also large to twist into a dedicated horteweter.See.In the space of the sound drawn brilliantly, there was an exclamation voice.

　By the way, Harrier's infotainment system is a display audio, and there is no DVD / CD player.The USB terminal can be played by connecting memory, players, smartphones, etc., supports Bluetooth audio, and supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.In addition, it is possible to receive radio and television rehabilitation.

A hortouter at the base of the pillar, and an 80mm wide dispnate speaker at the end of the dashboard near the side.

On the 12.3 -inch display, two screens of the air conditioner operation screen (switching to other operation screens) and navigation and audio display are displayed.These two screens can be displayed by replacing the left and right positions.

Two USB terminals (Type-A) are prepared in front of the shift lever, in the back of the center console.Immediately next to the USB terminal, it is also equipped with AUX input of 3.5mm stereo mini jack, and portable players can be enjoyed with the JBL Premium Sound System.

A 170mm midwoofer is arranged below the front door and in front of the door pocket.

Like the front door, the rear door mounts the speaker in front of the door pocket.The unit is a 150mm full -range speaker.

The door speaker grill is designed in a grid, and it is easy to see the fixing speaker unit in the back.The image is a rear door speaker, and you can see that the edge has JBL orange.

A subwoofer grill is designed on the side wall of the luggage.The unit is a 224mm caliber fixed to the enclosure in the back.

Harrier JBL Premium Sound System speaker layout.The 8 -channel power amplifier equipped with DSP is mounted on the opposite side of the luggage subwoofer.

　The Harrier's JBL Premium Sound System is equipped with a tone control that can adjust the level of Trable, MID (medium tone), and BASS (bass).Each band can be adjusted in ± 5 steps.Although it is a medium -low range where the woofer diaphragm is moving to the fullest, I was a little worried about the bumpy feeling, so I lowered the Bass by one step to adjust the level.The system of this car is likely to be an irregular three -way configuration by hortutocyters with front speakers, wide -in -depth speakers on dashboards, and front door woofers.However, in fact, it is better to interpret it as 4 -way (5 -way?), Which including the rear door full -range speaker and the rear -end subwoofer, and it seems that the DSP amplifier has skillfully adjusted the fine balance adjustment.

　Rather than distinguishing the front speaker / rear speaker, it is appropriate to consider the sound balance as a whole vehicle speaker, so it is better to set the fader to two steps before the default in terms of the sound field.It felt better performance.This is because in the driver position's ear position, the rear door speaker is quite close, and when the existence of this sound is pulled, the sound field that wants to expand forward seems to be slightly reduced.In terms of sound balance, the balance that was played with a moderate thickness in the front door was mainly made by the rear door speaker, so the fader adjustment is quite clean.You will be able to listen.

"Sound setting" menu that adjusts audio.3 Band tone control, fader / balance, and ASL can be controlled.

The adjustment of Trable / Mid / Bass was almost defaulted, but only Bass was lowered by one step.

The fader / balance adjusts the fader two steps before.This is the result of checking the balance with the tone control.

Infotation operations are also possible with steering switches.If you are used to this operation except for the search screen of the car navigation system, you will not have to make the display full of fingerprints.

Immediately under the louver of the air conditioner, the operating switch of the electrostatic touch type is lined up.Infotation systems have frequently used switches.

　It seems that the beauty of the Hortoueter is that the hearing of the listening is small depending on the listening position, and there is no difference in the way of feeling the sound stage unless the seat position is extremely low.Isn't the genuine audio system with such a wide sweet spot in cars quite rare?

　The biggest attraction of this Harrier JBL Premium Sound System is the rich midrange playback sound.It is an impression that the treble with gorgeousness, the low sound that supports the music, and the although the sound is blended to listen to the singing voice that fits well here.The sounds they woven were enough to feel a kind of eroticism.

　The vocals felt moist in the throat, regardless of the voice of the male voice, and even glossy.In addition, the sound of the base and the piano that can be heard thickly in slogas and the like is really sensual, and at night driving, it seems that it seems to be an illusion that I may be playing a drama scene., I feel like that.

　The subwoofer made on the side of the luggage is a full -fledged one with a 224mm unit mounted on a dedicated enclosure, and the bass from here accurately adds a very low sound.It can be said that it does not generate a inflated bass, but plays a high level as a decent subwoofer.This enclosure method is not possible.However, although it is a good bass, level balance is important.If you tune the volume of the subwoofer only, the exquisite sound balance will be a clear wood, so you want to sound well.

　This fulfilling bass may be a song with a strong beat, but it is actually very effective in the playback of classical music, and the drums and contrabass bowing echoes and rich.Let me listen.For this reason, small string songs can be used to run noise, but full orchestras can enjoy the majestic music world with some power.

　It seems to be a sound that embodies the loud & clear like JBL.Rocks and pops are fun to understand the recording and mixing techniques.The most fun person was the sound of an electric guitar.The tone of the distortion is fresh.It would be strange that an instrument using an electric machine would be fresh, but it was irresistible to hear the sound that felt like a roar of creatures.

　In the live album "Flash Point", which includes Rolling Stones's first performance in Japan, M. Jaguar's singing voice is sexy and is outstanding.As a person who was at the venue of the performance, I was thrilled.The JBL -like character, which is focusing on the playback of live sound sources, seems to have appeared in this place.

　For those who do not believe that the ideal of audio playback sound is Hi-Fi, I wonder if there are many unsatisfactory places, but this Harrier is completed in how attractive the music that enjoys the drive.The degree will be quite high.It was one that could taste the scent of music.

The source selection screen of the audio menu.In Harrier, it is likely that smartphones and portable audio will generally play smartphones and portable audio due to display audio specifications without DVDs and CD disk media players.The audition at the time of the interview was focused on USB memory.

When I listened to "NOBU'S Popular Selection" from the stereo Sound Reference Records, I enjoyed the details of how to make the sounds and how to put sound images.

In the "Song Selection" menu, you can display the list according to the tag settings of the music data, and access the song you want to listen to immediately.

Apple CarPlay icon menu screen.

The Rolling Stones' live album "Flash Point" is played on Apple CarPlay.It seems to be an audio display screen of the infotainment system.

This image is seen on the Apple CarPlay screen.There is not much operation difference, so it is better to decide which one to choose on the left.

The vocal songs you listen to in the Harrier JBL Premium Sound System can enjoy singing voice in a good atmosphere regardless of the song.The voices of the two diva who listened to "Roman and Armors" were also exceptional.

The glove box between the front seats is equipped with two USB terminals on the back.However, this is for charging and cannot be used for media regeneration.

"Lupine III 1977-1980 Original SoundTrack ~ FOR Audiophile ~" on a stereo sound remover record that also includes jazzy songs.When I listened to this song in Harrier, it was one of the sound sources that made me feel better.Since there is no disc player in Harrier, I listen to ripped data in USB.

The pleasure of car audio is that your favorite music will produce the drive scene.Driving a car is fun alone, but music expands its fun many times.And the pleasure depends greatly depending on the content of the car audio system that plays music.There are many manly -like drivers who custom installed commercial car audio components on vehicles so that they can fully enjoy music, but in recent years there are many genuine car audio that has been incorporated during the new car and can not be replaced, and the number of options is decreasing...

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The JBL sound system is dedicated and adjusted so that it fits the interior of each model of Toyota.The sound system, born through these commitments, matches perfectly with the design of the customer Toyota model and their characteristics.