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Good morning. The original blaupunkt car stereo no longer works. It was connected with connectors III and I, so it should have the separate amplifier. I bought a car stereo with only one ISO connector and four RCA outputs (4 X 60 WATT 4OHM).
Dino -
What Porsche model are we considering? Presumably a 993 with the optional 490 HiFi arrangement?
As mentioned, Tore at www.bergvillfx.com is the go-to resource here. Are you certain to make use of the factory Nokia amplifier? (w/round (DIN) Input connector / Output connector is rectangular shaped w/wiring to speakers) The IC amps (15w RMS) incorporated in the Nokia amplifier, circa the 1990s, are historic by any comparison. The IC amps used in a present-day modern head unit radio are far superior. . Do reach out to Tore for the audio wiring specific's when bypassing the Nokia amplifier. It's a well-traveled practice.
Dino -
What Porsche model are we considering? Presumably a 993 with the optional 490 HiFi arrangement?
As mentioned, Tore at www.bergvillfx.com is the go-to resource here. Are you certain to make use of the factory Nokia amplifier? (w/round (DIN) input connector) The IC amps (15w RMS) incorporated in the Nokia amplifier, circa the 1990s, are historic by any comparison. The IC amps used in a present-day modern head unit radio are far superior. . Do reach out to Tore for the audio wiring specific's when bypassing the Nokia amplifier. It's a well-traveled practice.
Dino, this response is in a totally different direction but take for what it’s worth. My buddy owns a stereo/alarm business so I had him install a very nice (modern) stereo deck and added an amplifier which he concealed in the trunk area. He replaced all my speakers and made the system sound awesome. Now many will say you do not need a stereo and to just listen to your engine and exhaust which I cannot disagree with because it sounds awesome too. However, on longer freeway trips there is something to be said about great sounding traveling music for the freeway.
So my suggestion, and that’s all it is, is to do what you like since it’s your car and enjoy every minute of it while you own it. Some day it will get a new caretaker who will likely modify to his/her own liking.
Dino -
What Porsche model are we considering? Presumably a 993 with the optional 490 HiFi arrangement?
As mentioned, Tore at www.bergvillfx.com is the go-to resource here. Are you certain to make use of the factory Nokia amplifier? (w/round (DIN) input connector) The IC amps (15w RMS) incorporated in the Nokia amplifier, circa the 1990s, are historic by any comparison. The IC amps used in a present-day modern head unit radio are far superior. . Do reach out to Tore for the audio wiring specific's when bypassing the Nokia amplifier. It's a well-traveled practice.
Dino, this response is in a totally different direction but take for what it’s worth. My buddy owns a stereo/alarm business so I had him install a very nice (modern) stereo deck and added an amplifier which he concealed in the trunk area. He replaced all my speakers and made the system sound awesome. Now many will say you do not need a stereo and to just listen to your engine and exhaust which I cannot disagree with because it sounds awesome too. However, on longer freeway trips there is something to be said about great sounding traveling music for the freeway.
So my suggestion, and that’s all it is, is to do what you like since it’s your car and enjoy every minute of it while you own it. Some day it will get a new caretaker who will likely modify to his/her own liking.
Good luck on your P-car journey. RRC
Hello. You're right. But I think I'll rarely turn it on. I'd just like to replace the broken radio.
Thank you.
The connector to connect to the stereo is rectangular, not round. Maybe I should take out the amplifier.
Yes, for the Premium Sound optioned car with the large speaker boxes on the doors and the amp under the seat one of the radio connectors should be rectangular and one is round. If your car has the speaker boxes and amp and is different than this we would love for you to post some pictures of the back of your original radio and the plugs that go into it as a Premium Sound configuration without the round DIN connector I have not come across before.
If your car is not a premium sound optioned car it has round speakers in the door cards and no amp under the seat and uses no line-level outputs to a power amp. In this case, it has two rectangular connectors one for electric control and one for speaker attachment. Putting a new radio head in becomes much simpler as a replacement radio with power amps internal to it will be a direct fit with a simple adapter from Tore. In this case, replacing the original round speakers in the door with even a set of inexpensive aftermarket 2-way coaxial speakers <$75 will profoundly improve the sound. If you have already purchased a radio head without an internal power amp it can be used with any number of power amps sold in the aftermarket. I used a 4 channel Alpine amp with 75W RMS per channel under my passenger seat. Works great.
Dino -
What Porsche model are we considering? Presumably a 993 with the optional 490 HiFi arrangement?
As mentioned, Tore at www.bergvillfx.com is the go-to resource here. Are you certain to make use of the factory Nokia amplifier? (w/round (DIN) Input connector / Output connector is rectangular shaped w/wiring to speakers) The IC amps (15w RMS) incorporated in the Nokia amplifier, circa the 1990s, are historic by any comparison. The IC amps used in a present-day modern head unit radio are far superior. . Do reach out to Tore for the audio wiring specific's when bypassing the Nokia amplifier. It's a well-traveled practice.
What features should crossover filters have?
Thank you
08-23-2021, 02:41 AM
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