“While it’s great to occasionally turn up the volume and have your seat pumping into your back like the bass from a giant speaker at a gig, that’s not how we receive the haptics of sound during most of our listening,” said Meridian’s automotive business director, Paul Andrews. “Outside of rock concerts, haptic inputs to our bodies are so subtle we often don’t even know they are there.”
The company’s business director remarked that Meridian conducted experiments with participants who weren’t aware they were in a Vibrohaptic seat. “They generally don’t notice any haptic inputs, but when we turn it off, they immediately notice a reduction in the quality of the audio experience.” The addition of this system will improve the listening experience, regardless of whether you’re watching a movie or playing your favorite tunes.