Audi S7 Center Dash Speaker Size
The Audi S7 center dash location accommodates 1 inch speaker size and 3.5 inch speakers across all listed model years. Compatible types for the audio system include tweeters and full-range units. The specifications cover a range from 2013 to 2018.
| Year | Type | Size (inch) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2018 | Full-Range | 3.5 |
| 2017 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2017 | Full-Range | 3.5 |
| 2016 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2016 | Full-Range | 3.5 |
| 2015 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2015 | Full-Range | 3.5 |
| 2014 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2014 | Full-Range | 3.5 |
| 2013 | Tweeter | 1 |
| 2013 | Full-Range | 3.5 |
Speaker Types
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Tweeter | A small driver built for high frequencies, typically from about 2,000 Hz to 20,000 Hz. It adds treble detail and clarity and is usually mounted near ear level or aimed at the listener. |
| Full-Range | A single driver that reproduces bass through treble without a separate crossover network. It is the simplest replacement option and is common in factory audio systems. |
Additional Notes
- The center dash location in the Audi S7 sits at the top-center of the instrument panel, a position that places the speaker at approximately ear level for front-seat occupants and near the windshield's base, where shallow mounting depth is a primary physical constraint.
- The center dash position is geometrically centered between the driver and front passenger, making the acoustic output equidistant to both seating positions and well-suited for producing a stable, centered stereo image.
- A 1 inch speaker diameter corresponds to a physically small driver with a lightweight diaphragm, which allows rapid pistonic movement and accurate reproduction of high-frequency content, typically operating from around 2 kHz upward.
- The Audi S7 center dash accommodates a 1 inch tweeter, and at a central dashboard position the high-frequency dispersion from a driver of that size radiates broadly across the cabin width, reducing localization artifacts between left and right channels at the high end of the audio spectrum.
- Tweeters are transducers dedicated to the upper portion of the audible frequency range, handling treble detail such as cymbal transients, string harmonics, and vocal air, frequencies that are highly directional and attenuate quickly with off-axis angle.
- The center dash placement of a tweeter positions high-frequency reproduction at a point equidistant from both front occupants, which is acoustically significant because the human ear is most sensitive to directional cues at high frequencies.
- A 3.5 inch speaker diameter is a compact full-range driver capable of covering a wide frequency band within the spatial and depth limitations typical of a center dash cavity, where larger driver diameters generally cannot be accommodated.
- Full-range drivers are designed to reproduce the entire audible frequency spectrum from a single cone, making the 3.5 inch full-range specification for the Audi S7 center dash consistent with a location where both midrange vocals and upper-frequency detail require coverage from a single mounting point.
- The relatively small cone area of a 3.5 inch driver limits low-frequency excursion and bass output, meaning the full-range role at the center dash position is practical primarily across midrange and upper-frequency bands rather than deep bass reproduction.
- Both the 1 inch and 3.5 inch sizes share a shallow physical profile relative to larger driver formats, a characteristic that aligns with the limited cabinet depth available within a center dash panel assembly.
- The specifications list both a 1 inch tweeter and a 3.5 inch full-range as separate compatible options for the same center dash location across all listed model years from 2013 through 2018, indicating two distinct installation configurations exist for the Audi S7 center dash depending on the audio system variant.
- The consistent presence of both size and type combinations across all 6 model years in the specifications reflects dimensional and acoustic continuity in the center dash location throughout the Audi S7's listed production span.