In an in-vehicle mount type AV system for implementing proper acoustic
effect control, a swing angle of a rear monitor is detected by a right
and left angle sensor, and respective acoustic effects of four speakers
(for example, the volume levels of reproduced sounds) are adjusted. The
angle detected by the right and left angle sensor corresponds to the
angle of the display face of the rear monitor, and the correlation
between the display face and the head position of an occupant (automobile
passenger) can be estimated. That is, the probability that the head
portion of the occupant exists in a direction to which the display face
of the rear monitor is oriented is high, and thus the acoustic effect is
controlled so that proper volume balance is established at the occupant
position thus estimated.