„M-Power“ for your BMW
HiFi sound system
The MATCH UP 8BMW is the "M Package" for your
BMW HiFi sound system! This high performance 8-channel plug & play upgrade
amplifier with integrated 9-channel 64 Bit DSP was specifically designed for
BMW E & F as well as G30 / G31 (pre-facelift) with HiFi sound system (Option
676). It ensures a significantly more powerful and dynamic audio experience
while offering seamless integration. Because a BMW deserves sound that
matches its dynamics!
Seamless Integration and Convenient Upgrade
Options
With the UP 8BMW,
a simple and seamless integration into the BMW HiFi sound system at the
original installation location is easily achievable thanks to the included
plug & play connection cable and BMW-specific mounting plate. To facilitate
further upgrades, it is perfectly designed for combination with other MATCH
UPGRADE components for BMW vehicles, such as subwoofers, 2-way
systems, and center speakers. With a total of
eight amplifier channels and an additional preamp output, individual speaker
configurations can be easily realized, thanks to the powerful 9-channel DSP.
Two amplifier channels, each delivering 160 W output power at 2 Ohms,
provide enough power to boost even large subwoofers. Furthermore, the MATCH
UP 8BMW boasts enhanced connectivity, featuring an intelligent 6-channel
highlevel input with the ADEP.3 circuit and a MEC slot for system expansions
such as Bluetooth® HD
audio streaming. It also includes a 1-channel mono line output for
connecting external amplifiers like the MATCH
UP 1FX and an optical input in SPDIF format with a
sampling rate up to 96 kHz. Last but not least, it also comes with our SCP
port for optional accessories like the DIRECTOR, CONDUCTOR etc.??
Virtual Channel Processing – The Modern Way of
Signal Routing?
The optimal
adaptation to existing multi-channel sound systems requires sensible
management and configuration of the many DSP channels – so it was no
question that the UP 8BMW is also equipped with Audiotec Fischer's
innovative virtual channel processing. Especially when front, rear and
center systems are split into multi-way systems, conventional routing
concepts quickly reach their limits, both in terms of implementation and
usability. The multi-stage "Virtual Channel Processing", in conjunction with
the recognized user-friendly DSP PC-Tool software makes it easy to map even
highly complex system configurations and to freely assign our proprietary FX
sound features. Additionally, thanks to its
generous number of channels in combination with the optional MEC
ANALOG IN module, the UP 8BMW is also a prime
example for applications where 1 to 1 routing (IOR) makes sense.?
ACO – Advanced 32 Bit CoProcessor Plattform?
Of course, the UP
8BMW is equipped with our proprietary 32 Bit ACO platform, which doesn’t
just take over all control tasks ultra-fast, but also handles a bunch of
audio functions: fantastic sound
effects such as Augmented Bass Processing or Real
Center are implemented as well as a channel-separated Input EQ including
Input Signal Analyzer (ISA) for easy analysis and compensation of input
signals of OE radios, which already include a sound setup by default.?
DSP PC-Tool 5 feat. TuneEQ – Powerful features
for the ultimate sound experience?
Of course, the
MATCH UP 8BMW can be easily configured via our professional and
exceptionally intuitive DSP
PC-Tool 5. The familiar, numerous setting options
leave nothing to be desired and guarantee an extremely precise sound
adjustment even for complex system configurations. And thanks to the
proprietary TuneEQ function for automated frequency response correction, you
also save a lot of time when optimizing your sound.
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High-performance 8-channel
Plug & Play upgrade amplifier with integrated 9-channel 64 Bit DSP for
significantly more power and dynamics
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Specially developed for BMW E
& F as well as G30 / G31 (pre-facelift) models with BMW HiFi sound
system (Option 676)
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Easy and seamless installation at the original
mounting location via included Plug & Play connection cable and mounting
plate*
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Perfectly combinable with MATCH UPGRADE components
– subwoofer, 2-way system & center speaker
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ACO – Advanced 32 Bit CoProcessor platform for
extended feature set
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ISA (Input Signal Analyzer) and InputEQ for easy
analysis and compensation of input signals
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Proprietary TuneEQ function for automated
adjustment of the output equalizers
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SFX (DSP Sound Effects) – Augmented Bass
Processing, RealCenter & Co.
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MEC slot for system expansions like Bluetooth® HD
Audio Streaming, High Resolution Audio Streaming via USB etc.
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Start-Stop capability down to 6V supply voltage
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Mono RCA output for
the connection of an external amplifier e.g. subwoofer amplifier MATCH
UP 1FX
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Optical input in SPDIF format
with sampling rate between 12 and 96 kHz
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SCP (Smart Control
Port) for optional accessory like DIRECTOR, CONDUCTOR &
Co.
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Easiest
configuration via the intuitive DSP
PC-Tool Software incl. VCP
(Virtual Channel Processing) and TuneEQ
* Mounting plate not suitable for 1-series E models
Special Features:
Class GD technology
Audiotec Fischer/s proprietary Class GD
concept takes the efficiency of conventional Class D amps to the next level.
By varying the internal supply voltage in several steps depending on the
amplifier’s input signals, idle losses are significantly reduced and overall
efficiency is close to maximum at any time. So heat dissipation is almost
negligible, thus allowing smallest heat sinks and most compact form factors.
ACO – Advanced 32 Bit CoProcessor
The UP 8BMW incorporates an extraordinary
powerful 32?Bit CoProcessor of the latest generation. This not only takes
over all control tasks ultra-fast, but also the lightning-fast switching
between up to ten possible sound setups.
But ACO offers much more – besides a channel-separated Input EQ including
Input Signal Analyzer (ISA) for easy analysis and compensation of input
signals of OE radios and fantastic sound effects like Augmented Bass
Processing or RealCenter, there is now the revolutionary TuneEQ function for
automated adjustment of the output equalizers.
A further significant advantage is the integrated, native boot loader of the
CoProcessor. It allows software upgrades of all components of the DSP in
order to adjust the microcontroller-controlled ADEP.3 circuit for example at
future modifications?/ changes in the diagnostic system of factory radios or
if the device will be extended with additional interfaces.
Smart highlevel input ADEP.3
Modern, factory-installed car radios
incorporate sophisticated possibilities of diagnosing the connected
speakers. In particular the latest generation of BMW car radios are equipped
with additional monitoring functions so that failure messages and loss of
specific features (e.g. fader function) quite often appear if a common
amplifier will be hooked up - but not with the UP 8BMW.
The new ADEP.3 circuit (Advanced Diagnostics
Error Protection, 3rd Generation) avoids all these problems without loading
the speaker outputs of the OE radio during high volumes unnecessarily.
Start-Stop capability
The switched power supply of the MATCH UP 8BMW
assures a constant internal supply voltage even if the battery’s voltage
drops to 6 Volts during engine crank. If the supply voltage drops below 10.5
Volts for more than five seconds the amplifier goes to “Protect mode”
(Status LED lights up red) in order to avoid any further discharge of the
car’s battery.
Automatic Digital Signal Detection
Switching from analog input to the digital
input is done automatically as soon as a signal is detected on the Optical
Input. This feature can be deactivated in the DSP PC-Tool software.
Alternatively you can use an optional remote control for manual switching
between analog and digital inputs.
Power Save Mode
The Power Save Mode is incorporated in
the basic setup. It allows to significantly reduce the power consumption of
the UP 8BMW and potentially connected amplifiers once there’s no input
signal present for more than 60 seconds. Please note that in many up-to-date
cars with “CAN” or any other internal bus structures it may happen that the
radio remains “invisibly” turned on for up to 45 min. even after locking and
leaving the car! Once the “Power Save Mode“ is active the remote output and
therefore the connected amplifiers will be turned off. The MATCH UP 8BMW
will reactivate the remote output within a second if a music signal is
applied. It is possible to either modify the turn-off time of 60 sec. or
completely deactivate the “Power Save Mode” via the DSP PC-Tool software.
Note: “The Bluetooth® word
mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and
any use of such marks by Audiotec Fischer GmbH is under license. Other
trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.”
TuneEQ
TuneEQ is an extremely flexible and
particularly easy-to-use function for automated frequency response
correction. A single measurement per audio channel or channel pair with
a suitable measurement microphone (e.g. our MTK1) is sufficient for
TuneEQ to independently and precisely adjust the equalizers to the
desired reference curve. TuneEQ uses the full function set of the
parametric equalizer including center frequency, Q-factor and gain
adjustment. And since the highly complex arithmetic operations required
for this run in the background, you also save a lot of time when
optimizing your sound with TuneEQ.
RealCenter
The “RealCenter” feature is an algorithm,
developed by Audiotec Fischer, that emphasizes the music information
which is present in both the left and right front channel to create an
unique center signal. In contrast to common procedures, in which only
the channels are summed up, the intensity of the center signal is also
dynamically controlled by the stereophonic informational content of the
left and right channel.
Sounds complicated but this effect is
astonishing: That means if solely the left or right channel delivers an
audio signal, the center channel will not reproduce a signal. In the
case of common algorithms, the volume level of the center channel is
only reduced by 6 dB (= half volume level). Audiotec Fischer’s
“RealCenter” allows a unique, broadened sound staging for both driver
and co-driver at the same time! Therefore, the disadvantages of a
conventional center channel, such as an intrusive, small sound stage,
are things of the past.
Augmented Bass Processing
Audiotec Fischer’s proprietary “Augmented
Bass Processing”, consisting of the two revolutionary sound features
“Dynamic Bass Enhancement” and “SubXpander”, has been especially
developed to dramatically improve the bass reproduction of subwoofers.
The “Dynamic Bass Enhancement” ingeniously
combines maximum deep bass and highest sound pressure – regardless of
the music style or the tone controls in the head unit. Depending on the
input signal, the “Dynamic Bass Enhancement” gains the lower frequency
range and varies the cut-off frequency of the subsonic filter. The
result is a significantly more powerful and deeper bass response at low
and medium volume levels without the risk of overloading the subwoofer
neither mechanically nor electrically at high volume levels. It is
simply fascinating which bass performance is suddenly possible.
If you want an even lower and “darker”
bass reproduction, the “SubXpander” can be additionally activated.
Therefore, subharmonic tones are added to the fundamental tones in the
frequency range between 50 and 100 Hz.