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MnLakeBum wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 7:56 am Cobalt doesn’t spell out the difference between Premium and Platinum sound so you will have to visit a dealer to find out. Premium sound is $3,250 vs $6,300 for Platinum or over $10k with tower speakers. I’m happy but not impressed with the platinum sound on my Cobalt but if I were to do it over again, I’d stick with the base system and havre an aftermarket stereo put it as I’m sure I could build a better sounding system for $6k. At the time we were buying our Cobalt in 2018 we were going through a cross country move and building a house and didn’t want the hassle of hauling my boat to stereo shop for a week.

Sierra588 wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 3:43 pm Takes a little digging, but there is a PDF that details sound systems in R8.
https://cobaltboats.com/art/brochures/2 ... R8Surf.pdf

We bought the Platinum system in our 2021 R8 Surf and I couldn't be happier with that option! The clarity and depth of sound is spectacular at all volume levels and it will blow your mind if you like it loud. The Apollo 670 vs 770 isn't that much different outside of the display being larger (I was bothered by this before I actually used the boat). What I came to realize is that I have one of the Garmin's displaying music and I control everything there. Much better UI than any head unit will be able to provide.

I have built/purchased a couple stereos on previous boats with top end JL Audio and they don't compare to the quality of the Roswell IMO

The Cobalt rep told me they are moving away from Roswell to what BMW uses for their top end sound system (Harmon Kardon possibly, but not positive).

Hope this is helpful

Sierra588 wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 3:43 pm Takes a little digging, but there is a PDF that details sound systems in R8.
https://cobaltboats.com/art/brochures/2 ... R8Surf.pdf

We bought the Platinum system in our 2021 R8 Surf and I couldn't be happier with that option! The clarity and depth of sound is spectacular at all volume levels and it will blow your mind if you like it loud. The Apollo 670 vs 770 isn't that much different outside of the display being larger (I was bothered by this before I actually used the boat). What I came to realize is that I have one of the Garmin's displaying music and I control everything there. Much better UI than any head unit will be able to provide.

I have built/purchased a couple stereos on previous boats with top end JL Audio and they don't compare to the quality of the Roswell IMO

The Cobalt rep told me they are moving away from Roswell to what BMW uses for their top end sound system (Harmon Kardon possibly, but not positive).

Hope this is helpful

Krob1114 wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 5:38 am There was a show on TV, I think it was called Brain Games(?), I think on maybe A&E(?), anyway it was about all kind of things concerning brain and perceptions. They once had a piece on about audio. They had an audio tone played to an audience. I was watching with my wife and daughter. I was born in 1952, wife in 1970, and daughter in 1998.

They played a tone, maybe 1400 hertz, and asked everyone who could hear it to raise their hands. All did, as did my family.

They then raised the tone a few thousand hertz and asked everyone who could hear it to raise their hand. Several didn't and neither did I. My wife and daughter couldn't believe I couldn't hear it. They explained that if you were over a certain age bracket, as I was, you probably didn't hear it.

They raised the tone again. My wife couldn't hear it. Similar situation with the audience. They explained the age bracket again, which included my wife.

Anyway the point of all this, Premium Sound is great for us old folks.

Krob1114 wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 5:38 am There was a show on TV, I think it was called Brain Games(?), I think on maybe A&E(?), anyway it was about all kind of things concerning brain and perceptions. They once had a piece on about audio. They had an audio tone played to an audience. I was watching with my wife and daughter. I was born in 1952, wife in 1970, and daughter in 1998.

They played a tone, maybe 1400 hertz, and asked everyone who could hear it to raise their hands. All did, as did my family.

They then raised the tone a few thousand hertz and asked everyone who could hear it to raise their hand. Several didn't and neither did I. My wife and daughter couldn't believe I couldn't hear it. They explained that if you were over a certain age bracket, as I was, you probably didn't hear it.

They raised the tone again. My wife couldn't hear it. Similar situation with the audience. They explained the age bracket again, which included my wife.

Anyway the point of all this, Premium Sound is great for us old folks.

Snowman8 wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:32 pm My wife says I can’t hear the frequency of her voice.

VTENGR wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 7:16 am

Krob1114 wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 5:38 am There was a show on TV, I think it was called Brain Games(?), I think on maybe A&E(?), anyway it was about all kind of things concerning brain and perceptions. They once had a piece on about audio. They had an audio tone played to an audience. I was watching with my wife and daughter. I was born in 1952, wife in 1970, and daughter in 1998.

They played a tone, maybe 1400 hertz, and asked everyone who could hear it to raise their hands. All did, as did my family.

They then raised the tone a few thousand hertz and asked everyone who could hear it to raise their hand. Several didn't and neither did I. My wife and daughter couldn't believe I couldn't hear it. They explained that if you were over a certain age bracket, as I was, you probably didn't hear it.

They raised the tone again. My wife couldn't hear it. Similar situation with the audience. They explained the age bracket again, which included my wife.

Anyway the point of all this, Premium Sound is great for us old folks.

There's a website that will play these frequencies. It can guess your age based on when you stopped hearing the tone. Pretty cool website. Basically, the bones and cartilage in your ear gets less flexible as you get older, thereby making you less likely to hear tones in the higher frequency bands.