Originally Posted by Mbiondo

You are short changing yourself with MP3 files-- compressed files, by nature, while convenient, are limited within the Hz band zone. You will not fully exploit the Burmaster system by using this source. Unfortunately, only the CD can (to a certain extent!) bring this system to life. Now, if you really want to explore the full potential of the Burmaster, get yourself an LP player, a phone amp, and listen to the music come alive. You will, of course, need to take out the front passenger seat, add a table supported by vibration eliminating supports, and secure the phone amp and turntable to it. It will look real nice, and anyone sitting in the backseats will undoubtedly acknowledge you as a true audiophile. Take pictures, too; we're curious as to how it comes out!

Originally Posted by RedlineRallys

Audiophiles,

I just recently took delivery of my 991S that was equipped with Burmester sound. I am trying to determine what I should use as my primary music source and was hoping to get some input from the experts.

I had plan's on using a USB powered hard drive and loading it up with music that is high quality. If I just fill the drive with MP3's, will I easily be able to sort music? Does the system have genre filtering that you can enter in the properties of the file?

I have an Android phone and was hoping to not use that as my music source as it will be annoying having to connect and disconnect it everytime I want my music but read it has better sorting capabilities if you use your phone.

My last question is with regards to the setting's for the system. Are there "ideal" settings for certain types of music or for the system as a whole or would the stock settings be best?

Sorry for the "audio-newbieness"

Thanks all,
John

Originally Posted by M. Schneider

Use a FLAC lossless app for HD storage, or use your Android to store music as well, the Android supports this.
MP3 recording's are not HiFi.

P.S., Edit. Apple's Lossless app is excellent and the iphone 5 supports this.

Originally Posted by IndyRob

Longer post, but it’s after a year of messing with the Burmester..so this is all I know.


Next I learned about HD Tracks site, that you can download files that in MP3 would be 3mbs, but these run 100 mbs. I got sucked in because it said, hey…you don’t need any other equipment, it will work with I-Tunes. It does work with I-Tunes, and you can download the mammoth uncompressed files into your library, but if you try to add them to your Iphone, or ITouch they are not compatible. It has something to do with you need a DAC converter. So then wanting to play the two albums I bought and downloaded I found out basically there might be a workaround by buying a little handheld DAC and hardrive unit that may work in the Porsche PCM via USB, or even headphone aux… but it was another $1,000 but I hadn’t found anyone who had actually got it to work. The other problem with HD Tracks is although their library is expanding, not everything is at the 24bit oversampling 192kbs rate, some is less than that which is till uncompressed and better than mp3’s, but what about all the songs I listen to the most?
So what works best for me at least for now is pretty easy is to make sure you go into your ITunes. Go to “Edit”, “Preferences”, “General”, “Import Settings” and take the default off 128kbs, and put on 320kbs. You can also check the VBR button. Variable Bit Rate is a way to let it stream at 320kbs but on quiet parts of the track it doesn’t keep the bit rate at 320 it can scale down and save space. I find most my songs average about 280, which is not a lot of space savings, but supposedly not really any loss in quality from the fixed 320 bit rate.

Originally Posted by Mbiondo

You are short changing yourself with MP3 files-- compressed files, by nature, while convenient, are limited within the Hz band zone. You will not fully exploit the Burmaster system by using this source. Unfortunately, only the CD can (to a certain extent!) bring this system to life. Now, if you really want to explore the full potential of the Burmaster, get yourself an LP player, a phone amp, and listen to the music come alive. You will, of course, need to take out the front passenger seat, add a table supported by vibration eliminating supports, and secure the phone amp and turntable to it. It will look real nice, and anyone sitting in the backseats will undoubtedly acknowledge you as a true audiophile. Take pictures, too; we're curious as to how it comes out!

Originally Posted by IndyRob

After my friend heard mine, he’s totally unable to even turn on his Lexus Mark Levinson, and is now on a nightly mission scanning auto trader looking for the cheapest entry point to Burmester. Actually I believe it would be the new Macan S at $49,900, and just order one option, Burmester for $5,700. If he goes the 911 route there are only 28 new ones, and 17 used with Burmester in the WHOLE country. That is covering 3 model years, 2012-2014. That is less than 1 per state, so few people have ponied up for them, and even fewer dealers get them. If you step up the Turbo S, other than some leather and carbon fiber choices, it’s about the only option you can add, for a very reasonable $3500. Still, I know a lot of those guys wives are willing to let them spend 182k, but not go the 185k, so they will have to pass.

Originally Posted by IndyRob

Handful, thank you for you info on the ibasso. It looks like others have rated it very favorably. Here is a link of a blog discussing it. One question, can the USB connection handle the music input and keep it charged, I see it can go about 7 hours without a charge, or is no charging or playback through USB supported, you just set it in the seat or center console and connect with headphone aux?