Took the long way home
06-04-2009, 10:18 AM
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The car does what you ask of it. Its an amazing car that has a feel of nothing else on the road. Brake and the accelerator pedals are perfectly positioned for my body habitus. I am 6'3" 200lbs and still have a plenty of headroom and legroom. It has the power that i felt was lacking in the 2002 996 c2. Ride is firm and direct. In the PASM sport mode, going over uneven surfaces will make you wince. The car has a feel of a gocart. My only dissatisfaction is the lack luster stereo. I wouldn't categorize myself as an audiophile but I do appreciate music. I don't expect perfect imaging and detail from a car stereo. I do however expect at least a clear crisp notes that you can expect from a 6 inch speaker. You don't get that from Porsche. Sure... the engine note is a music itself but a decent stereo would be nice.
Overall, driving this beauty puts a smile on my face.
Overall, driving this beauty puts a smile on my face.
06-04-2009, 03:22 PM
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My only dissatisfaction is the lack luster stereo. I wouldn't categorize myself as an audiophile but I do appreciate music. I don't expect perfect imaging and detail from a car stereo. I do however expect at least a clear crisp notes that you can expect from a 6 inch speaker. You don't get that from Porsche. Sure... the engine note is a music itself but a decent stereo would be nice.
Overall, driving this beauty puts a smile on my face.
The bose on 2009 has made a major improvement in terms of imaging and tone frequency, though.
06-05-2009, 02:05 AM
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Likewise, I have racked up 2.5 k miles since getting my car 6 weeks ago. In my case, all of my drives involve the longest route. Too bad I live in a very flat part of the country.
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06-05-2009, 03:22 AM
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You have already broken in the engine. Good for you. Keeping the RPM at bay is difficult. I plan on putting alot more miles on it this weekend. I now have alittle over 400 miles on it. Oh... My wife is having a girls' night out on Friday and she plans on taking the C2S. What i really want to tell her is
. Instead I say, ofcourse honey. Drive safely 
What I truly feel inside is 
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You have already broken in the engine. Good for you. Keeping the RPM at bay is difficult. I plan on putting alot more miles on it this weekend. I now have alittle over 400 miles on it. Oh... My wife is having a girls' night out on Friday and she plans on taking the C2S. What i really want to tell her is
. Instead I say, ofcourse honey. Drive safely What I truly feel inside is .
06-05-2009, 05:23 AM
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My last car is a 2007 C2S, and the bose stereo is really muddy. I turned off the surround mode and move the fader a bit forward, and I found it improves the high frequency a bit.
The bose on 2009 has made a major improvement in terms of imaging and tone frequency, though.
The bose on 2009 has made a major improvement in terms of imaging and tone frequency, though.
The Surround setting seems to smear things too much and leaves the center sort of swishy. The 911 Brochure says "...play CDs...in one of the surround modes generated by Centerpoint...". I have not found any "modes" - just a surround on/off setting. Maybe I need to poke around the menus more or maybe that feature didn't make it to production.
DVD Audio in 5.1 though sounds pretty great - but not a lot of DVDAs out there. DVDAs I have made myself, so far, don't play - need to look into that more.
Also not sold on AudioPilot yet. Seems to do strange things - I have shut that down too for the moment, until I get more used to the basic sound.
Linear seems nice - I like that option. Seems to clean up the bass.
My last car stereo was the Logic7 in a BMW 550i - that was a really fine sounding setup - generated surround was very good and the graphic EQ let me dial in the sound perfectly.
The 2009 911 brochure says "...the Bose Surround Sound system offers a comprehensive selection of equalizer presets..." I have yet to discover these - I'm starting to think it is an error in either the brochure or the PCM software.
I am trying to reserve judgement on the Bose until I get used to it. I need along road trip to really ring it out.
06-05-2009, 10:40 AM
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The Harmon Kardon unit in my 08 Range Rover Sport is
by far the greatest sounding and well balanced stereo
I have experienced in a car or truck.
BOSE is way over-rated.
by far the greatest sounding and well balanced stereo
I have experienced in a car or truck.
BOSE is way over-rated.
06-05-2009, 11:35 AM
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06-05-2009, 12:13 PM
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I agree with many Bose systems being over-rated. The name means nothing if the entire system isn't properly engineered for the specific vehicle. The HK in my C55AMG was also over-rated in my opinion. I think a lot has to do with speaker placement for each car. I once had a 94 Volvo 850 Turbo wagon that had the best sound system of any car I've owned. The mid-range speakers were mounted high on the doors rather than low, allowing better sound distribution. The imaging and frequency response was wonderful.
06-05-2009, 12:22 PM
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I agree with many Bose systems being over-rated. The name means nothing if the entire system isn't properly engineered for the specific vehicle. The HK in my C55AMG was also over-rated in my opinion. I think a lot has to do with speaker placement for each car. I once had a 94 Volvo 850 Turbo wagon that had the best sound system of any car I've owned. The mid-range speakers were mounted high on the doors rather than low, allowing better sound distribution. The imaging and frequency response was wonderful.
I think and SUV is better than a coupe (because of the added space)
to tweek the accoustics and speaker locations.
06-05-2009, 12:25 PM
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Three Wheelin'
Those Surround Modes and EQ Presets they mention in the Brochure simply don't exist - or they are incredibly well hidden from mere mortals. Maybe a software update down the road will add them.
