Nicoli, where are you? Proclip is da bomb!

 

That's actually not true...if you pay the $36.00 a year ( I believe that's how much I paid) the audio quality bumps way up. When I had my Audi A7 with the B and O system, it was amazing sounding (too bad that was the most exciting part of the car)...I sold it.

 

Hey thanks. Big relief. I love streaming spotify in my 535. Works like a charm. Why do sales people say stuff like that?

Alec

 

I actually notice than when using Bluetooth via my iPhone,the balance is off and sounds very bright.
Otherwise I have a 64gb microSD card in a USB adapter living in the glovebox, playing on the Jukebox.

I also have Kenu's for all my cars for activated iPhones, and use Nite Ize Steelie magnets for my older iPhone that serves as a music/radar display for my V1.

 

I use my iPod in the glove box. My order for best to worst quality music sources are:

CD
iPod (usb in glove box)
FM
XM
Bluetooth (iPhone)

For me, Bluetooth streaming is very poor quality but, it can be done.

 

Spotify premium bumps the audio quality to 320kbps (max mp3) and Pandora starts at 64kbps but can get up to 192kbps. Compare those to the CD rate of 1,411.2kbps.

This also does not account for the actual bluetooth stream from your phone to the car. Some are well below the max stereo stream of approximately 320kbps.

So CD or wav is best (disc, stick or drive); apple lossless is next; then all the rest. The other high quality alternative is MLP encoded discs which are very, very limited.

 

Have you compared AL vs. AAC@256? My car is new and deciding how I will roll wondering how the size versus sound tradeoff works out in this particular codec case.

 

Trimmer, nice color scheme

 

Thank you, I like it

 

I use AL (apple lossless) thru the ipod and the Burmester. IMHO there is a noticeable difference (worse) when going to lower bitrates. I would prefer flac, AL, or wav straight into the Burmester DAC because the system can use the difference in bitrates (positively). However it is too much of a pain to use Porsche's USB input for large sticks or drives so I go with what I think is the next best solution.

 

Thanks that's good advice.

I custom ordered a Boxster S with Burmester but at the last minute bought the 911. When the Boxster came in the dealer had both waiting for me to test drive. I thought the Burmester was pretty dam good for an audio system from the factory.

I have the Bose system and will go with your recommendation to get the most out of it.

 

This may be a dumb question, but if you have an iPhone why do you also have an iPod connected to the car. Wouldn't you just have all your music on your iPhone?

 

Try a 5.1 DVD, make sure you go to the options and choose 5.1. It may go to the top of your list.

 

Where exactly is that seting? I've searched but can't find it.

 

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