• Warwick Acoustics takes advantage of the fundamental physics and packaging benefits of electrostatic loudspeakers to create a sound stage up to 10x larger than the vehicle’s physical size
• Electrostatic speakers generate ‘planar waves’ which our ears perceive come from sources signifcantly further away than the actual physical speaker
• Electrostatic speakers are also 90% lighter and just 1mm thick, opening up acoustically optimal speaker locations that were impossible with conventional electromagnetic speakers
• Warwick Acoustics is the only electrostatic automotive audio system in production
• Warwick Acoustics will launch worlds first production system launching with a global luxury vehicle brand in 2026
• Discover more: warwickacoustics.com/automotive
• High-resolution images of Warwick Acoustics electrostatic speakers and technical diagrams here: bit.ly/WarwickAcousticsMedia

Warwickshire, UK, 20^th November 2025: Warwick Acoustics, developer of revolutionary Electrostatic Audio Systems for the automotive and consumer markets can make your car sound 10x bigger than it is in reality. The unique 1mm thick flat speakers generate planer, or “near-flat”, sound waves. Combined with the inherent packaging advantages of their ultra light weight and thin profile which provide greater flexibility in transducer positioning, Warwick Acoustics’ can create car audio systems that sound like the room or studio the music was recorded in.

Warwick Acoustics CEO, Dr Mike Grant explains the challenge: "If we look at a good concert venue, a bespoke listening room or a recording studio, they are many times larger than the interior of a car which is just 7m² - even in a larger premium car. A recording studio is anywhere from 20-70m², so getting close to recreating that feeling of size with the sound in a car requires a lot of tricks and digital processing. Ultimately, with traditional louspeakers, no amount of digital manipulation can make up for the lack of space. With the Warwick Acoustics electrostatic speakers we can bring that sense of realism and space of the soundstage back to the listener."

The “near flat” planar waves produced by the unique physics of electrostatic loudspeakers are fundamental to the creation of this “virtual recording room” or “concert venue”.

As Warwick Acoustics Chief Commerical Officer, Ian Hubbard, explains: "The human ear is well set up to detect the distance of a noise from where we are, it is part of our survival mechanism our ancestors relied on. As soundwaves travel through the air, they have a tendency to flatten and spread out, much like the ripples from dropping a pebble in a flat smooth pond. This means you can tell from where a sound has come from and get a sense of how far away the sound was when it was produced.

Conventional speakers, due to their conical shape, produce soundwaves that begin much like where the pebble entered the water and disperse through the air before reaching our ears. In a car cabin where speakers are no more than 1 to 3m away from the occupants, the soundwaves haven’t been able to travel very far and hence the sound is perceived to be close to our ears.

The joy of listening to sound produced from Warwick Acoustics’ electrostatic speakers is that it starts off appearing to be flat. We then perceive this as a sound that has begun further away – in some cases up to 30m - from our ears, and thus representative of a venue much bigger than the physical size of the car cabin. The speed and accuracy of Warwick Acoustics’ electrostatic speakers also reduces the need to manipulate sound using digital technniques giving the potential to reduce the size, cost and energy consumptons of the digital signal processing (DSP) components."

The creation of the soundstage in a car comes down to more than just planar waves. Locating speakers at or above ear level is also key, something not always easy in a car but the Warwick Acoustics speakers’ physical properties allow fitment in positions impossible with a coil and magnet traducer. At just 1mm thick and with a 90% reduction in mass compared to a conventional speaker, they can be easily positioned high up in the A-pillars, and/or in the roof lining – locations where conventional speakers are excluded from on packaging grounds. This characteristic provides car audio system designers another significant tool to recreate that “concert hall” experience.

Warwick Acoustics will imminently start volume production of electrostatic speakers for a global luxury car maker, which is set to be unveiled in 2026.

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