Boxster Radio is as good as my '72 Buick's - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

IceBox · 02-21-2005, 03:41 PM

What better music can you play in a Boxster than the sounds that come from the intake and exhaust. The stereo upgrades will drown out all that. You'll look like this guy if you make those changes :ah:

Dons986 · 02-21-2005, 05:46 PM

Maby I should spend the money on a radar/laser detecter instead.

QporscheQ · 02-21-2005, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dons986

Maby I should spend the money on a radar/laser detecter instead.

Haha. When I bought my car, I was seriously disappointed with the stereo too. However, I’m not big into expensive stereos so I put the money into a good radar detector, clear side markers, and clear/red tail lights. I was going to install the CD changer, but I realized it was much cheaper to buy an iPod and the appropriate connectors.

Brucelee · 02-21-2005, 07:32 PM

There you go!

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Originally Posted by QporscheQ

Haha. When I bought my car, I was seriously disappointed with the stereo too. However, I’m not big into expensive stereos so I put the money into a good radar detector, clear side markers, and clear/red tail lights. I was going to install the CD changer, but I realized it was much cheaper to buy an iPod and the appropriate connectors.

Dons986 · 02-22-2005, 02:42 AM

My guess is that the radar detector actually saved you big bucks in tickets and insurance.

Perfectlap · 02-22-2005, 09:07 AM

luckily my 2000 S came with the touring package, wind deflector four channel amp, six speakers (including rears) and the sound tuner-thing under the head unit.
This has to be the best sound set up in a convertible out of the box I've ever experienced. At speed with the top down its loud and clear. Maybe too loud because I can't hear the engine for gear changes.
Very deep rich sound from the dash speakers but the rears are not really equal at all. To have a 'surround sound effect' the out put has to be susbstantially lowered up front. So its a trade off.

ettsn · 02-23-2005, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Dons986

My guess is that the radar detector actually saved you big bucks in tickets and insurance.

The Boxster should have come with a Valentine1 from the factory. Get one, you'll love it.

-Paul

jfmillr · 02-23-2005, 12:47 PM

The V1 is aesome...got one myself

My 986 came with the basic setup dash and door speakers. i thought the stereo sounded crappy too, but for me it turned out to be just the deck. I hooked up an Alpine to the existing Amp and speakers. I added the rear speakers and the system sound 1000X better then it did before.