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Message: Re: New '13 S owner. Retrofitting a USB audio input?
Changed By: MikenOH
Change Date: March 11, 2013 10:12AM
Re: New '13 S owner. Retrofitting a USB audio input?
Change Date: March 11, 2013 10:12AM
Re: New '13 S owner. Retrofitting a USB audio input?
[quote=arobot]
I picked up a new 2013 Boxter S this weekend (Silver/Back).
Haven't had a chance to drive it yet other than the short ride home from the dealer- the weather in Chicago is pretty soupy at the moment.
It's what I was looking for in that it's near base: 20" wheels, Bose sound, Convenience Package, Heated steeing wheel & seats, ventilated seats.
I'm surprised that the car doesn't seem to come equipped with a USB auxilary input for the radio- all I've found is a stereo analoge line level minijack in the glove box. Nor does it seem to support bluetooth audio. I know I was looking for a near base config, but...
How difficult would it be to retrofit a usb/ipod connection?
BTW, to anyone contemplating the Bose upgrade, my advice would be to pass. I don't know what the stock speakers sound like, but the Bose system in my car is surprisingly bad- I actually checked the sticker once home to verify that my car was equipped with the "upgrade" (the speaker grills in the doors do bear the Bose logo). Lest anyone ask, I did check that the balance, bass, treble, surround were all set correctly. The sound is just dull and unengaging- I guess the engine/exhaust note will have to substitute ;-)
Other than that, I'm happy to be back to the marque- The last Porsche I owned was a base Boxster I bought new in 2000 and drove for about 70K miles. I've since been through two Lotus cars and really missed the Tutonic build-quality of my old Boxster- the Lotus "quality" would have been laughable had they been someone else's cars...[/quote]
I'll let Laz cover the details since he's had his 981 the longest of anyone on this board, but I'm thinking if you didn't get the PCM option or Infotainment, you didn't get the connectivity you're looking for. I think the message is here that many the audio features that typically are included on a US or Japanese made higher end car end up being an option on Porsche's "entry level" car.
Here's a thread on Planet 9 that gets into specifics of where'd the USB go?..
http://www.planet-9.com/981-chat/74920-can-usb-port-added-981-a.html
Here's link that gets into 981 connectivity:
http://www.porsche.com/microsite/technology/default.aspx?pool=uk&ShowSingleTechterm=PTUnS&Category=&Model=&SearchedString=&SelectedVariant=
I picked up a new 2013 Boxter S this weekend (Silver/Back).
Haven't had a chance to drive it yet other than the short ride home from the dealer- the weather in Chicago is pretty soupy at the moment.
It's what I was looking for in that it's near base: 20" wheels, Bose sound, Convenience Package, Heated steeing wheel & seats, ventilated seats.
I'm surprised that the car doesn't seem to come equipped with a USB auxilary input for the radio- all I've found is a stereo analoge line level minijack in the glove box. Nor does it seem to support bluetooth audio. I know I was looking for a near base config, but...
How difficult would it be to retrofit a usb/ipod connection?
BTW, to anyone contemplating the Bose upgrade, my advice would be to pass. I don't know what the stock speakers sound like, but the Bose system in my car is surprisingly bad- I actually checked the sticker once home to verify that my car was equipped with the "upgrade" (the speaker grills in the doors do bear the Bose logo). Lest anyone ask, I did check that the balance, bass, treble, surround were all set correctly. The sound is just dull and unengaging- I guess the engine/exhaust note will have to substitute ;-)
Other than that, I'm happy to be back to the marque- The last Porsche I owned was a base Boxster I bought new in 2000 and drove for about 70K miles. I've since been through two Lotus cars and really missed the Tutonic build-quality of my old Boxster- the Lotus "quality" would have been laughable had they been someone else's cars...[/quote]
I'll let Laz cover the details since he's had his 981 the longest of anyone on this board, but I'm thinking if you didn't get the PCM option or Infotainment, you didn't get the connectivity you're looking for. I think the message is here that many the audio features that typically are included on a US or Japanese made higher end car end up being an option on Porsche's "entry level" car.
Here's a thread on Planet 9 that gets into specifics of where'd the USB go?..
http://www.planet-9.com/981-chat/74920-can-usb-port-added-981-a.html
Here's link that gets into 981 connectivity:
http://www.porsche.com/microsite/technology/default.aspx?pool=uk&ShowSingleTechterm=PTUnS&Category=&Model=&SearchedString=&SelectedVariant=
Original Message
Author: MikenOHDate: March 11, 2013 09:45AM
Re: New '13 S owner. Retrofitting a USB audio input?
[quote=arobot]
I picked up a new 2013 Boxter S this weekend (Silver/Back).
Haven't had a chance to drive it yet other than the short ride home from the dealer- the weather in Chicago is pretty soupy at the moment.
It's what I was looking for in that it's near base: 20" wheels, Bose sound, Convenience Package, Heated steeing wheel & seats, ventilated seats.
I'm surprised that the car doesn't seem to come equipped with a USB auxilary input for the radio- all I've found is a stereo analoge line level minijack in the glove box. Nor does it seem to support bluetooth audio. I know I was looking for a near base config, but...
How difficult would it be to retrofit a usb/ipod connection?
BTW, to anyone contemplating the Bose upgrade, my advice would be to pass. I don't know what the stock speakers sound like, but the Bose system in my car is surprisingly bad- I actually checked the sticker once home to verify that my car was equipped with the "upgrade" (the speaker grills in the doors do bear the Bose logo). Lest anyone ask, I did check that the balance, bass, treble, surround were all set correctly. The sound is just dull and unengaging- I guess the engine/exhaust note will have to substitute ;-)
Other than that, I'm happy to be back to the marque- The last Porsche I owned was a base Boxster I bought new in 2000 and drove for about 70K miles. I've since been through two Lotus cars and really missed the Tutonic build-quality of my old Boxster- the Lotus "quality" would have been laughable had they been someone else's cars...[/quote]
I'll let Laz cover the details since he's had his 981 the longest of anyone on this board, but I'm thinking if you didn't get the PCM option or Infotainment, you didn't get the connectivity you're looking for. I think the message is here that many the audio features that typically are included on a US or Japanese made higher end car end up being an option on Porsche's "entry level" car.
Here's link that gets into 981 connectivity:
http://www.porsche.com/microsite/technology/default.aspx?pool=uk&ShowSingleTechterm=PTUnS&Category=&Model=&SearchedString=&SelectedVariant=
I picked up a new 2013 Boxter S this weekend (Silver/Back).
Haven't had a chance to drive it yet other than the short ride home from the dealer- the weather in Chicago is pretty soupy at the moment.
It's what I was looking for in that it's near base: 20" wheels, Bose sound, Convenience Package, Heated steeing wheel & seats, ventilated seats.
I'm surprised that the car doesn't seem to come equipped with a USB auxilary input for the radio- all I've found is a stereo analoge line level minijack in the glove box. Nor does it seem to support bluetooth audio. I know I was looking for a near base config, but...
How difficult would it be to retrofit a usb/ipod connection?
BTW, to anyone contemplating the Bose upgrade, my advice would be to pass. I don't know what the stock speakers sound like, but the Bose system in my car is surprisingly bad- I actually checked the sticker once home to verify that my car was equipped with the "upgrade" (the speaker grills in the doors do bear the Bose logo). Lest anyone ask, I did check that the balance, bass, treble, surround were all set correctly. The sound is just dull and unengaging- I guess the engine/exhaust note will have to substitute ;-)
Other than that, I'm happy to be back to the marque- The last Porsche I owned was a base Boxster I bought new in 2000 and drove for about 70K miles. I've since been through two Lotus cars and really missed the Tutonic build-quality of my old Boxster- the Lotus "quality" would have been laughable had they been someone else's cars...[/quote]
I'll let Laz cover the details since he's had his 981 the longest of anyone on this board, but I'm thinking if you didn't get the PCM option or Infotainment, you didn't get the connectivity you're looking for. I think the message is here that many the audio features that typically are included on a US or Japanese made higher end car end up being an option on Porsche's "entry level" car.
Here's link that gets into 981 connectivity:
http://www.porsche.com/microsite/technology/default.aspx?pool=uk&ShowSingleTechterm=PTUnS&Category=&Model=&SearchedString=&SelectedVariant=