In answer to my own post - the Canton labeled (Panasonic?!) system is back for MY 2021 and the sub is indeed under the floor. Not my pictures.

 

Delayed reply but I too located this sub today. I had the L&K with Canton and sub in rear left compartment previously and the sub is nowhere near as capable in the iV. However...I remember thinking the Canton was poor when I first got my my67, especially compared to the demo car I'd had for three days. I think like all high end audio the speakers may well need to bed in, as 5k miles in with the iV I think the sound is getting better all the time. The sub still isn't as good but it's not like I'm there craving more bass... Then again I'm not really a fan of booming bass! Also, and I might be imagining it, to me the sound is massively better using Spotify through the media player than Spotify on Android Auto... Anyone else found that?? It's strange because you can now easily access the Canton EQ while playing Android Auto or Media from the pull down menu, and it seems to think it's playing Dolby Pro Logic II for both. Perhaps Android auto plays at a lower bit rate??

 

I have no idea what people actually expect of so-called “hi-fi” in cars; the sound in our ‘16 L&K 280 is exceptionally good… for a car. Mid range and treble are both very good and the bass isn’t overblown as long as the system bass is set flat. Its these qualities have always been lacking in most of the cars I’ve had. I did spend a lot of money on a Pioneer based system in our Peugeot 604 GTi which was OK, but this Canton system is better. However, one cannot expect a car to sound like a quality hi-fi system because they simply do not; ever. 30,000 watts of insane loudness and ridiculous levels of booming, bone and house window shaking bass is not hi-fi IMO. 

Following on from previous posts, I have now done 9500 miles and The Canton has come to life. I assume the speakers and the sub did indeed need to bed in and loosen up. The sound is right up there with my old L&K now and music sounds great - certainly I couldn't have the sub at 9 anymore whereas before it seemed to make no difference where it was set! 

On 02/04/2020 at 20:51, jjc said:

Hi,

 

I can confirm that it is not a Canton system. The reason  you cannot have the Sub is the LV battery is in that space.

However I turned the base up on the equaliser and must say it sounds as good if not better than the Canton in my ex 2019 Superb.

Time will tell as with the lockdown doing much driving 😞

 

John

The batteries are under the rear seats, not in the boot.

Edited 17 April, 20224 yr by globalste

On 19/03/2021 at 09:38, Riolux said:

In answer to my own post - the Canton labeled (Panasonic?!) system is back for MY 2021 and the sub is indeed under the floor. Not my pictures.

 

seems to have been removed completely from the options building list now, for any engine, in the UK that is.