Macan EV: Initial Impressions of Macan Turbo
09-30-2024, 06:37 PM
#46
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Don’t mean to hijack the thread with this but: why is there an audio quality difference with wired vs wireless CarPlay? I’m more of a networking nerd than a car nerd and I can’t figure out why that would be. The wireless is by wifi - not Bluetooth - right? There’s zero compression or audio degradation over wifi. It should connect and be the same as wired. What’s the difference, exactly? And why?
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10-01-2024, 12:52 AM
#47
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10-01-2024, 02:55 AM
#48
WiFi, not Bluetooth connects the wireless CarPlay
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10-01-2024, 03:26 AM
#49
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That’s interesting but the response isn’t right. The wireless CarPlay doesn’t operate using Bluetooth. It operates using WiFi. Bluetooth DOES compress audio and shouldn’t be used if there’s a wired alternative. But in this case wifi is used. And WiFi does not compress the audio at all. It’s the same as if there was a wired connection. So, again, still wondering why there’s an implication that wireless CarPlay has more compression than wired. It doesn’t make any logical sense.
It makes perfect logical sense for CarPlay to have it’s limitations on wireless. They want their product to work and not pause, skip, or buffer.
Apple CarPlay supports lossless audio via W-Fi up to 16-bit / 48 kHz. Therefore, Wireless CarPlay does not support hi-res lossless
Wired connection via USB-C with Tidal can play 24-bit 192kHz
https://discussions.apple.com/thread...44?sortBy=rank
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10-01-2024, 03:51 AM
#50
Moreover, don’t forget that WiFi is half duplex, one transmission in one direction at once per antenna. To mitigate that, you need to have multiple antennas and to optimize the flux (all modern routers, phones, computers etc have several antennas indeed)
That’s another reason that explains why wired connexions are way better than WiFi ones.
That’s another reason that explains why wired connexions are way better than WiFi ones.
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10-01-2024, 03:14 PM
#51
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Wired connection via USB-C with Tidal can play 24-bit 192kHz
https://discussions.apple.com/thread...44?sortBy=rank
https://discussions.apple.com/thread...44?sortBy=rank
None of these standards have anything whatsoever to do with Bluetooth audio quality (or lack thereoif).
Moreover, don’t forget that WiFi is half duplex, one transmission in one direction at once per antenna. To mitigate that, you need to have multiple antennas and to optimize the flux (all modern routers, phones, computers etc have several antennas indeed) That’s another reason that explains why wired connexions are way better than WiFi ones.
10-01-2024, 03:18 PM
#52
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This thread has been totally hijacked. It was started as being about the OPs impressions of the new Turbo an devolved into a discussion about how the Burmester sound system sounds and works?
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10-01-2024, 04:06 PM
#55
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It has been hijacked by arguments about how the infotainment works/should work, granted. But that's interesting in itself.
If you have a new Turbo in the garage and there's nothing else to talk about but audio and CarPlay and networking, then Porsche has a big problem on their hands.
If you have a new Turbo in the garage and there's nothing else to talk about but audio and CarPlay and networking, then Porsche has a big problem on their hands.
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10-01-2024, 05:31 PM
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What a concept!
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