thesmithsUK

Can anyone recommend a DAB radio for a UK 964?

I'm looking to swap out my old Alpine FM unit (connected to the now-defunct windscreen aerial!).

Railmaster.

DAB? That is sooooo 1990's!
Have You considered the Porsche Classic Sat nav/ Radio etc?

thesmithsUK

I'm all for period correctness, except in the realm of infotainment!

The Porsche Classic system looks good. I just can't quite get my head round the £1000 ticket price!

964tit

I'm about to get one of these:
https://www.kienzle.de/kienzle-audio.html

thesmithsUK

Those Kienzle heads look great.

I'm also going to investigate this Continental unit: https://www.bergvillfx.com/index.php...7418ub-or.html

Marine Blue

Clarion is coming out with a car audio version of this in January / February of 2018. https://www.waterskimag.com/clarion-m508

If the price is reasonable it’s likely what I’ll get as it checks off everything I want in a head unit and has the right looks for our cars. It’s about time one of the bigger suppliers came out with something like this to serve the classic European car market.

Navaros911

I got me the Continental unit referenced above.

ToreB

Thanks for the reference to our Continental 7418 unit.
DAB is indeed spreading worldwide now, especially in Europe, Australia and NZ. In Norway we even have shut down all FM transmissions, with full DAB+ coverage.
The Porsche Classic radio unfortunately has no DAB tuner.
Cheers,
Tore

P964nut

Take a look at the thread on this topic..

https://rennlist.com/forums/964-foru...head-unit.html

jgj

I also have the Continental and I'm in the UK. Works well even with the crappy aerial sellotaped to the windscreen! I'll post a picture cos it looks quite period. I kept all original speakers but have hidden a small sub woofer under the dash. BTW does anyone know how to connect the Continental aerial to the actual aerial in the windscreen?

ToreB

It is not possible to use the FM windscreen antenna as a DAB antenna without major rework.
The 964/993 FM antenna is equipped with a active antenna amplifier, which is a very good filter for frequencies higher than about 100Mhz. DAB operates on around 200MHz, and you will have better reception leaving the DAB antenna disconnected than plugging it into the FM cable.
Cheers,
Tore

salty87

Curious to hear/see more if you don't mind.

jgj

Thanks for that detail Tore. Fount of knowledge (as always). Salty my set up ain't too pretty but I'll try and post a pic tomorrow.

thesmithsUK

Got my Continental DAB Radio professionally fitted yesterday. Very pleased with the result - both aesthetically and technically.
Looks very 1990 to my eye, but with digital radio, bluetooth telephony, etc.
Tore B is a real enthusiast who certainly knows his stuff. Highly recommended.

ivortheengine

I have just taken delivery of a cdd7418, look forward to getting it fitted to my 944 S2 .So is it best to leave out the dab aerial completely ?thanks in advance.