ELS Surround(R) Premium Audio System Featured On All-new 2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon

The latest ELS Premium Audio System reaches a higher level of audio performance with an emphasis on sound quality and system integration. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) January 13, 2011 - The 2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon features the most advanced ELS Surround Premium Audio System yet produced for Acura - designed in collaboration with Acura and Panasonic engineers to offer extended frequency range, lower distortion, enhanced clarity and transparency, and a studio-like audio experience developed specifically for Acura's all new 5-door luxury sports wagon.

Available as part of the Technology Package on the TSX Sport Wagon, the latest-generation ELS Surround Premium Audio System boasts an impressive 460 watts of power. Specifically tuned to match the vehicle's interior acoustic characteristics, the ELS system drives a total of 10 speakers.

Since its introduction on the 2004 Acura TL, the ELS Surround Premium Audio System - developed in collaboration with multi-Grammy® Award-winning producer/engineer Elliot "Els" Scheiner - has drawn the highest praise from critics and customers alike.

With an emphasis on clarity, definition and faithful music reproduction from a variety of sources, the ELS Surround Premium Audio System is designed to deliver a studio-like audio experience.

"Elliot Scheiner's expertise in the recording studio is legendary," said Steve Center, Vice President of National Marketing Operations, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "The ELS Surround Premium Audio System is a differentiator for Acura and is among the most authentic sounding premium audio systems available."

Personally involved in each phase of audio development for the Acura TSX Sport Wagon, Scheiner translates his expertise as a professional recording engineer and producer to tune the ELS Surround premium audio system to the vehicle's specific acoustic environment.

"The Acura TSX Sport Wagon presented a unique set of challenges as the interior space of this vehicle is different from a traditional sedan or even an SUV," said Scheiner, collaborator on Panasonic's ELS Surround Premium Audio System.

"Together with Panasonic Automotive and Acura, we were able optimize the TSX Sport Wagon's audio system performance to reproduce music in the very same manner that I hear it in the studio."

Scheiner continued, "Looking back at all the ELS systems that we have created over the years, one thing stands out in my mind: I approached each new system the same as I would a different musical artist - each is unique. Having worked with a variety of artists this year, including Band of Horses, Jennifer Warnes, Ozomatli and Sting, it was great to be able to personally tune the TSX Sport Wagon with music selections that contain details and nuances that I know very well from my work in the studio."

Ten-Speaker System with 460 Watts

The ELS Surround Premium Audio System's 10 speakers create an accurate and dynamic listening experience for all TSX Sport Wagon seating positions.
System specs:
• 4cm soft dome tweeters which reproduce a wide frequency range and low distortion
• 8cm center speaker with polypropylene cone and micro-cell foam edge
• 17cm front and rear door speakers featuring extremely light-weight designs
• 17cm rear surround speakers with dual thickness cone with micro-cell foam edge
• 20cm subwoofer with patented SLDD design
• Multi-channel DSP power amplifier with 96kHz, 24-bit performance and adjustable equalization to optimize each individual music source
• Speed-dependent volume control
• PWM subwoofer amplifier
• System power: 460-watts

"Over the years, Acura, Elliot Scheiner and Panasonic have created the gold standard for luxury in-car audio with the ELS Premium Audio System," said Tom Dunn, marketing director for Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America.

"Elliot spent hours and hours with the Panasonic engineers during each stage of the vehicle development process, carefully listening and tuning this system to maximize the performance of the audio components within the TSX Sport Wagon. When listening to any music source, the ELS Surround system in the 2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon provides a remarkably accurate and enjoyable musical experience."

"Our relationship with Elliot and Acura is measured not only by the awards we win, but by the praise from owners and music industry professionals alike," Dunn added.

About Elliot Scheiner

After nearly 40 years in the music industry, Elliot Scheiner continues to be a highly-sought-after producer and engineer. His career includes work with such music legends as The Eagles, Steely Dan, REM, Foo Fighters, Beck, Queen, Sting, Van Morrison and Eric Clapton. He also won his sixth Grammy Award for Donald Fagen's 2006 release of Morph The Cat. Scheiner's recent work includes mixing for The Eagles' multi-platinum release, Long Road Out of Eden, along with the remixed release of Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York performance. His extensive industry accolades include an Emmy® Award for his work with The Eagles on their farewell tour broadcast and he has received four Emmy Award nominations. A TEC Hall of Fame inductee, Scheiner is the inaugural recipient of the Surround Pioneer Award, which was created to honor individuals who have made significant groundbreaking contributions to the art of surround music production. He holds an honorary Doctor of Music degree from the Berklee College of Music and is also the only American to be awarded the Master of Sound honor from the Japan Audio Society.

About Acura

Acura offers a full line of technologically advanced performance luxury vehicles through a network of 270 dealers within the United States. The 2011 Acura lineup features six distinctive models including the RL luxury performance sedan, the TL performance luxury sedan, the TSX sports sedan and wagon, the turbocharged RDX crossover SUV, the MDX luxury SUV and the ZDX four-door sports coupe. For more information about Acura vehicles, please visit www.acura.com. For additional media information, please go to www.acuranews.com.

About Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America

Based in Peachtree City, Georgia, and with Detroit-area operations located in Southfield, MI, Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America is a division company of Secaucus, New Jersey-based Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation. (NYSE: PC) of Osaka, Japan, one of the world's leading developers and producers of innovative digital and other electronic products for consumer, business and industrial use. Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America also acts as the North American operating company of Panasonic's Automotive Systems Company, which coordinates global automotive industry systems and components operations. For more information on Panasonic, visit www.panasonic.com/automotive.
*ELS Surround is the registered trademark of Panasonic Corporation of North America, all rights reserved. Acura, TSX, TL, RDX, MDX, and ZDX are trademarks of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. GRAMMY is the trademark of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.

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