Nov 13, 2006 4:04:22 PM
- 997TT (HKG)
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Nov 13, 2006 4:11:13 PM
- Scotty A
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Re: Bose system
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notgood said:
Easily the best stock car stereo I've heard.
I definitely agree..
In audiophile terms it does sounds a little dry and clinical but this system has a very high degree of resolution in the midrange and top end for a factory system. The bass response of this system is deep and very tight. To get the tight bass you must leave the rear seats "up" and locked in position. Otherwise the bass gets loose and sloppy, very evident on plucked acoustic bass instruments. Also, to get the best clarity from this system you must turn off ALL the digital circuitry like the "Surround-Stage processing" and "Autopilot". If you listen carfully you can hear more resolution of the instruments and a more natural sound with them turned off. To the systems' credit the surround circuit does provide a more expansive sound but at the expense of some clarity & fidelity.
Hope this helps.
Re: Bose system
Not be best stock system I've had, but not the worst either, definitely won't be pleasing any audiophiles. But it is a better option than having aftermarket rip your car apart.
Don't know why Porsche aligns with Bose as they are now known as a marketing company rather than an audio research company that originally made them famous. There is a phrase in audio circles that says "No highs no lows... must be Bose".
Don't know why Porsche aligns with Bose as they are now known as a marketing company rather than an audio research company that originally made them famous. There is a phrase in audio circles that says "No highs no lows... must be Bose".
Nov 13, 2006 5:32:07 PM
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Nov 13, 2006 10:28:16 PM
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Nov 13, 2006 11:07:35 PM
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Re: Bose system
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eclou said:
100x better than the old Becker system in my old '00 996. Not as good as the HK in my 04 E55, and questionably better than the Premium Audio on my 04 Touareg. As others have said, Bose is more marketing than quality, and that is coming from a former student of Amar.
The HK Logic 7 upgrade is awesome, that and the Levinson system in Lexus I think are the two best OEM systems.
Nov 14, 2006 6:15:26 AM
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Nov 14, 2006 11:51:13 AM
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Re: Bose system
I drove over 2000 miles in the past 5 days up and down the left coast alone with nothing between me and the road except the music coming from the Bose stereo system. I find it to be a good OEM system for the most part. Not as good as the Harmon Logic 7 in my Rover but good otherwise. It gives a fair amount of detailed sounds ranging from lows to highs despite the "loud" cruising noise at speed. I'm deaf but can hear to an extent with my hearing aids so I depend on a system that's specifically tuned to my purpose. I was able to tweak the system to suit my needs by fiddling with the bass/treble along with the "surround sound" properties. Works great for my purpoes. I'm also still hoping to upgrade to the Dension Ice-link soon. I found the 6+1 CD setup to be a bit too limiting especially for such a long road trip. 
Re: Bose system
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atomic80 said:I'm also still hoping to upgrade to the Dension Ice-link soon. I found the 6+1 CD setup to be a bit too limiting especially for such a long road trip.
Jason, try the single CD with an MP3 CD, it works quite well and makes me wonder why I ordered the changer. At least until I can look into an Ipod kit.
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mawyatt said:
... is the compression good enough for multiple standard recorded CDs on a single MP3 recorded CD?
Mike,
Yes, indeed.
I just burned a test MP3 disc to try out the concept and 22 songs took only 165 MB out of the ~700 MB available. I had previously ripped the songs from their CDs at a bit rate of 256 Kb/sec.
Of course, a lower bit rate for ripping the songs will allow even more MP3 songs to fit in a given data space.
If one were to drop to 192 Kb/s rip-rate, over 100 songs should fit comfortably on a single CD-R.
Re: Bose system
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W8MM said:
[I just burned a test MP3 disc to try out the concept and 22 songs took only 165 MB out of the ~700 MB available. I had previously ripped the songs from their CDs at a bit rate of 256 Kb/sec.
Of course, a lower bit rate for ripping the songs will allow even more MP3 songs to fit in a given data space.
If one were to drop to 192 Kb/s rip-rate, over 100 songs should fit comfortably on a single CD-R.
And as for sound quality compared to CD:
My very unscientific tests on various car stereo systems indicate that 320 Kb/s or 226 VBR Kb/s is quite enough in car stereo use to replace CDs. With lower bitrates you sometimes can hear the difference between MP3 and CD. Unless you're a professional musician or a HiFi-nut..
Re: Bose system
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mawyatt said:
Tony,
Is this about a MP3 recorded CD, one that you could make on your computer? If so, is the compression good enough for multiple standard recorded CDs on a single MP3 recorded CD?
TIA,
Mike
Mike, I am by no means an expert at this but yes this is an MP3 CD burned on a PC. What ever software you are using has multiple setting to control what info is written, you just need to make sure that you are making an MP3 CD otherwise you will get very few files on the CD. On the first CD I made, I was able to store 81 songs, some of those were lengthy Rush and Pink Floyd tracks so I'm sure more songs could have been stored. I placed a master CD in the changer and played the same song from both the changer and the single CD and could not really tell any diference. It worked really well and all the track and CD info is displayed in the PCM. I think it worked great... at least until I can get the Ipod connected.
Re: Bose system
In my 996TSCab, the stock system is fine, although it has to "compete" with my power and exhaust upgrades. 
One problem, though, is that when I hit peak boost (over 1.2BAR), my Metallica CD's keep skipping.
Too much G-force, I guess....
Anyone know if the anti-skip program on the 997TT CD system is an improvement over the 996TT's?
One problem, though, is that when I hit peak boost (over 1.2BAR), my Metallica CD's keep skipping.
Too much G-force, I guess.... Anyone know if the anti-skip program on the 997TT CD system is an improvement over the 996TT's?
Nov 17, 2006 12:24:32 PM
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Re: Bose system
I use the windows media to burn mine, although the real player allowed you to record cd's into the pc at higher compression rates, but this does come at a cost sound quality.
I have noticed anything above 192 kbps is what they say is cd quality, but when you go at 160 or below the sound starts to go, although if you have 128 kbps track you may find that you need to turn up the volume abit more..
when i burn my cds i never compress them to fit more on, i like the best sound quality as possible.
I dont know anything about the bose cd system, maybe if you have a manual for it, it may give you the specification for the cd system.
I use to think car cd players were amasing as to not to skip when you hit bumps, as one whos owned a discman will know that a slight horizontal shock would make the cd skip, although if applied the same force but virticaly it doesnt skip!
Reason is the horizontal shock forces move the lasers lens side to side making it lose focus on the cd and interupting sound.
Where as a virtical force only makes the laser go closer to the disc or further away, and this doesnt affect sound not unless you really shake it, this is why they created a memory buffer for discmans..
Cd players also have error correction program this is made to stop the cd from skipping because of dirt or scratches on the cd, this may also help to correct any errors caused by shock.. Or by you doing to many drop starts
so this brings us back to car cd players and they seem to have better anti vibration bits on the laser / laser lens mechanism.
But when your pulling off fast your applying more horizontal forces on the player so its not supprising it skips
Also car cd players could include memory buffer but i've never heard of a car cd incorperating one.
I took a few cd players apart as a kid..
I have noticed anything above 192 kbps is what they say is cd quality, but when you go at 160 or below the sound starts to go, although if you have 128 kbps track you may find that you need to turn up the volume abit more..
when i burn my cds i never compress them to fit more on, i like the best sound quality as possible.
I dont know anything about the bose cd system, maybe if you have a manual for it, it may give you the specification for the cd system.
I use to think car cd players were amasing as to not to skip when you hit bumps, as one whos owned a discman will know that a slight horizontal shock would make the cd skip, although if applied the same force but virticaly it doesnt skip!
Reason is the horizontal shock forces move the lasers lens side to side making it lose focus on the cd and interupting sound.
Where as a virtical force only makes the laser go closer to the disc or further away, and this doesnt affect sound not unless you really shake it, this is why they created a memory buffer for discmans..
Cd players also have error correction program this is made to stop the cd from skipping because of dirt or scratches on the cd, this may also help to correct any errors caused by shock.. Or by you doing to many drop starts
so this brings us back to car cd players and they seem to have better anti vibration bits on the laser / laser lens mechanism.
But when your pulling off fast your applying more horizontal forces on the player so its not supprising it skips
Also car cd players could include memory buffer but i've never heard of a car cd incorperating one.
I took a few cd players apart as a kid..
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