Depending on which system you get, the PCM isn't the DAC, the DAC is part of the option you add... Bose comes with a different DAC than Burmester... (an ESS 9018).. so I know the Burmester can stream a lot of high resolution formats, including MQA and DSD .. Can't speak for the Bose system.

 

Ahhh. Gotcha. No, you won’t have to mess around with the phone screen. The Tidal app is part of CarPlay. So you’ll have the Tidal icon on the cars main screen and will be able to manipulate your music selections that way (as Sam said).

The DAC in the iPhone is fairly poor (ironic right ?). By plugging the phone in using a lightning cable the iPhone DAC is bypassed, and the Burmester system DAC is then used.

Hope this helps.

 

Still not an option for me... as I am not an Apple guy... and Porsche won't let Android Auto into their vehicles (even though the PCM uses Google Maps for the Nav and Google Search as native)

 

According to the online manual, searching for "FLAC" finds on page 285:

 

Oh. I see. 🕴

In that case I have no idea. You can begin the arduous journey of loading your music into the ‘Jukebox’ (shudder) if it still exists ?, use an SD card, or move towards the dark side and dump Android.

 

Apple CarPlay supports Tidal regardless of Bose or Bermester. I recommend you set audio quality to uncompressed. Also, you can load music into your HD, I believe is 12GB? Not sure if it’s been updated to more since the 991.2. Or just put music on a thumb drive and use via USB.

 

As mentioned (more than once); I do not use an Apple phone... so Apple Car Play is not an option.

 

you see, there’s this great company out of Sunnyvale, CA that makes phones and other stuff called Apple.... You should check them out.

 

As a huge Apple user myself...even I’m not sure of the point trying to be made. OP prefers Android, and it would be nice if more manufacturers offered both options. Competition is good...and this could easily be the other way around.

 

Have you considered using Appl ....... Sorry. I couldn’t restrain myself.

Is ‘ripping’ still a thing ?

 

I use Tidal. It’s not built into the PCM, as far as I know its only via the phone. You will need to either buy an iPhone, (do iPods support Tidal I assume so)? Or run Tidal on your Android and use a USB cable?

I haven’t tried an Android phone so I don’t know if the cable method will work. However, it should work via Bluetooth (as the car won’t care what app is playing music over Bluetooth).... Not the best connection but having swapped between cable and Bluetooth on my 992 I’m not convinced it makes as bigger difference as you might imagine. I’m really into my hi-if so as I would like to think I would notice.

I think there are a few options. You could buy an old iPhone and just leave it in the car connected via cable with a cheap sim. That would allow you to use Apple Car Play on screen in the car?

For reference I have Bose in my car. I really wanted the Burmeister but decided that I would try to Bose and go the upgrade route if the Bose wasn’t good enough. To be fair I haven’t upgraded yet...

 

Tidal . . . Not interested due to its current ownership.

 

What other alternatives to TIDAL are available that provide "hifi" tracks?

 

Compact Discs also known as “CDs”.

 

I’m an iPhone user but have an iPod plugged in for music, sounds good but the PCM often ‘forgets’ it on startup. Tried Spotify via wireless CarPlay this week, horrible!