992 Carrera T Club
A few random pix at PCA Zone 2's Boardwalk Reunion in OCNJ held yesterday 10/14. There were two Carrera T's on the boardwalk, mine and a red one. For the first time in it's 5 year history, we had something other than sunny and clear skies, but it's always a fun event.
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A few random pix at PCA Zone 2's Boardwalk Reunion in OCNJ held yesterday 10/14. There were two Carrera T's on the boardwalk, mine and a red one. For the first time in it's 5 year history, we had something other than sunny and clear skies, but it's always a fun event.
I HIGHLY recommend it. I took a direct rock shot on my Cayman. It was LOUD! It left a serious mark in the film. My guy removed the film and put new windshield film on and the glass underneath was perfect. There is NO DOUBT in my mind that it would have cracked it otherwise.
If you drive in the rain, try to minimize using wipers. You can, it's just that it will accelerate the wear. But replacing it was no big deal.
If you drive in the rain, try to minimize using wipers. You can, it's just that it will accelerate the wear. But replacing it was no big deal.
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My T has now arrived with the dealers and has been sent off for front end PPF.
Just need to sign the finance paperwork, pay the remainder of the deposit and arrange a collection date.
I tried to swap over the car insurance to cover the T earlier but the vehicle registration number wasn't recognised yet. Weirdly my insurance should go down? What high insurance rated vehicle was replaced with the T to result in a smaller premium? Just a 6 year old VW Golf R - nothing else changed - go figure
Just need to sign the finance paperwork, pay the remainder of the deposit and arrange a collection date.
I tried to swap over the car insurance to cover the T earlier but the vehicle registration number wasn't recognised yet. Weirdly my insurance should go down? What high insurance rated vehicle was replaced with the T to result in a smaller premium? Just a 6 year old VW Golf R - nothing else changed - go figure
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Maybe because they find the Musicar's solution too expensive
I have the Burmester. It has enough "boom" or definition (strong dependency on source quality, of course), it's good, but not $5,500 good. The way the sound system is arranged in a 992, ensures that even if you go aftermarket, like above, the system will still be lacking. Because it is very "front" heavy. If I turn the Burmester up to 20-25, you can feel that most of the "sound" is coming from the front/front-side. The ONLY 2 rear speakers are too week and by far, not enough to balance the cavalcade that is coming at you from the front. There should be at least 4-5 speakers, with at least two big(er) ones.
For the next new 911, i will try to get the Bose. Far less expensive than the Burmester and above what the base can offer.
EDIT: small edit, when I said "The way the sound system is arranged in a 992, ensures that even if you go aftermarket, like above, the system will still be lacking" I was referring to the 1:1 replacement. You need extra speakers in the back, like ECNJ did.
I have the Burmester. It has enough "boom" or definition (strong dependency on source quality, of course), it's good, but not $5,500 good. The way the sound system is arranged in a 992, ensures that even if you go aftermarket, like above, the system will still be lacking. Because it is very "front" heavy. If I turn the Burmester up to 20-25, you can feel that most of the "sound" is coming from the front/front-side. The ONLY 2 rear speakers are too week and by far, not enough to balance the cavalcade that is coming at you from the front. There should be at least 4-5 speakers, with at least two big(er) ones.
For the next new 911, i will try to get the Bose. Far less expensive than the Burmester and above what the base can offer.
EDIT: small edit, when I said "The way the sound system is arranged in a 992, ensures that even if you go aftermarket, like above, the system will still be lacking" I was referring to the 1:1 replacement. You need extra speakers in the back, like ECNJ did.
One of the reasons for that is how our ears work — we don't pick up on subtle details that come from behind us. For that reason, the rear speakers in a car are usually for the rear-seat passengers(not that we have those in a 911 very often). Some systems use the rear speakers as "effects" channels, and that can be really useful for making the soundsystem feel bigger than the car. In a large room or live event, we hear reflections from the sound reverberating off the walls behind us. In our systems, we use this approach with a L-R stereo signal and a lot of delay. We don't need good or large speakers to accomplish that effect.
The reason @ECNJ 's system sounds better with the woofers in the back is because low frequencies are non-directional. Below ~80hz, we can't tell where the sound is coming from. This is why subwoofers can be stuffed in a trunk(or in the dash) but tweeters need to be within our direct ear shot.
Now, none of this accounts for subjective preference. We tune systems to be accurate to the recording, and that typically gives you a front-biased stereo presentation — you can picture the band playing in front of you as if it were a visual performance. Some people don't want that. I have a client that wants to be more immersed in the experience like he's in the middle of the dance floor at a club. He also listens to mostly EDM and hip-hop, so recreating an image of the performance isn't as useful as it might be with recordings from folks like Fleetwood Mac or Steely Dan.
That said, I agree that the factory systems(whether base, Bose or Burmester) don't give you either of those experiences. I don't agree, however, that you absolutely NEED more/bigger speakers in the back to get better sound — but, that's my subjective opinion.
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You can always do a wire tap into the wiring already in the mirror area for radar detectors. Search the forums here for how-to's. I did mine. Easy, once I knew about the hidden screw lol.
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