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ChrisZang · 02-20-2009, 04:02 PM

One more observation/caution:

I kept the Porsche OEM amp which was in the car (well actually it's a 6-channel amp from a 996, but otherwise it's identical). In any case: the level from the line outputs from the AVIC is not high enough to drive this amp, so the volume is kind of low. It's just loud enough in the highest volume setting. So I will need to install a Line Driver Signal Amplifier (a.k.a. "pre-amp").
This would not have been an issue had I bought the (more expensive) AVIC F90BT as this has 4 Volt line outputs

02-20-2009, 04:02 PM	#16
ChrisZang Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Carlos, CA 94070 Posts: 1,450	One more observation/caution: I kept the Porsche OEM amp which was in the car (well actually it's a 6-channel amp from a 996, but otherwise it's identical). In any case: the level from the line outputs from the AVIC is not high enough to drive this amp, so the volume is kind of low. It's just loud enough in the highest volume setting. So I will need to install a Line Driver Signal Amplifier (a.k.a. "pre-amp"). This would not have been an issue had I bought the (more expensive) AVIC F90BT as this has 4 Volt line outputs __________________ I still wave at Boxsters, but they no longer wave back :-( 2002 Boxster S "Violet" (sold but not forgotten) 2009 Carrera 4S "Kelsey" (current ride) 2015 FIAT 500e "Nikki" my commuter car