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Last updated: November 20, 2023

Audio Systemlink

2024+ Model 3 has 2 types of audio packages:

  • Base Audio
  • Premium Audio

The Base Audio includes 9 internal speakers, 2 external speakers, 1 amplifier, and 1 Audio Digital Signal Processor (ADSP). The Premium Audio includes 8 additional speakers and 1 additional amplifier.

There are 2 sets of microphones located on both the left and the right side of headliner and are used for the Telephony subsystem.

The Music, Movie, Gaming, and Telephony audio processing are completed by a dedicated ADSP located on the Infotainment Board.

Audio Speaker Location

Audio System Architecturelink

The external amplifier is located in the trunk of the vehicle, and the Media Control Unit (MCU) amplifier consists of 3 amplifiers located on the Infotainment Board, with 1 dedicated to the rear Pedestrian Warning Speaker (PWS).

Base Audiolink

The on-board Base Audio is driven by 3 amplifiers. Base audio has of a total of 9 speakers: 3 Instrument Panel (IP) Speakers, 2 Front Door Tweeters, 2 Front Door Woofers, and 2 Rear Door Mid-range Speakers. See the following table for more details:

Amplifier Type Channel Index Speaker Name
baseamp - 1 AMP1 Channel 1 Right Front Woofer + Tweeter
AMP1 Channel 2 Left Front Woofer + Tweeter
AMP1 Channel 3 Right Rear Door
AMP1 Channel 4 IP Center
baseamp - 2 AMP2 Channel 1 IP Left (Front-mid Woofer)
AMP2 Channel 2 Left Rear Door
AMP2 Channel 3 IP right (front mid woofer)
AMP2 Channel 4 Front Pedestrian Warning Speaker
baseamp - 3 FDA 803 Channel 1 Rear Pedestrian Warning Speaker

Premium Audiolink

The Premium Audio package comes with an additional amplifier external to the car computer and is located behind the trunk trim. It has an Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) chip (secondary) for communication. Premium audio has a total of 17 speakers: 3 Instrument Panel Speakers, 2 Front Door Tweeters, 2 Front Door Woofers, 2 Front Door Full-range Speakers, 2 Rear Door Mid-Range Speakers, 2 Headliner Speakers, 2 Parcel Shelf Speakers, 2 Parcel Shelf Woofers, and 1 Premium Amplifier. See the following tables for more details:

Base amplifier speakers:

Amplifier Type Channel Index Speaker Name
baseamp - 1 AMP1 Channel 1 Right Front Tweeter
AMP1 Channel 2 Left Front Tweeter
AMP1 Channel 3 Right Front Headliner
AMP1 Channel 4 IP Fullrange Center
baseamp - 2 AMP2 Channel 1 Left Front Mid Woofer
AMP2 Channel 2 Left Front Headliner
AMP2 Channel 3 Right Front Mid Woofer
AMP2 Channel 4 Front Pedestrian Warning Speaker
baseamp - 3 FDA 803 Channel 1 Rear Pedestrian Warning Speaker

Premium amplifier speakers:

Amplifier Type Channel Index Speaker Name
Preimum Amp Amp 1 Channel 0 (FDA Class D) Subwoofer1
Amp 1 Channel 1(FDA Class D) Subwoofer2
Amp 1 Channel 2 (FDA Class D) Left Front Woofer
Amp 1 Channel 3 (FDA class D) Right Front Woofer
Amp 2 Channel 0 (TAS) Left Rear Door
Amp 2 Channel 1 (TAS) Right Rear Door
Amp 2 Channel 2 (TAS) Right Rear Shelf
Amp 2 Channel 3(TAS) Left Rear Shelf
Amp 3 Channel 1(TAS) Left Front Door
Amp 3 Channel 2(TAS) Right Front Door
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