[czlandi]

I was not at all satisfied with the Bose solution in my BGTS 4.0 and decided to completely upgrade it. My budget was £3k and it had to be completely compatible with the existing Porsche interface, be fully reversible and have an OEM feel to it. The car went to Audiofile Incar in Bishops Stortford. They had previously done a great job on my Ferrari 458 Spider. They replaced the Bose amp and speakers with an Audison Prima amp, Zen optical interface and Audison speakers. They added a huge amount of sound deadening to the doors.
Wow, what a transformation in depth and quality. They even managed to rebadge the speaker grills. A great little detail.

 

[Maxxsirrah]

Nice, I've been thinking about doing something, but not got around to looking at it properly yet. BTW, Do you take your dog in the front footwell ?

How do you find the 718 compared to the 458? What made you choose it?

 

[czlandi]

Yes, my pug Clemmie is sometimes along for the ride but she has a special bed so she doesn’t damage the leather. The hair is a different story😀. Contant vacuuming!
I’ve owned 2 458s, one Spider and one hard top.
They are beautiful cars…but attracted constant attention and that makes me uncomfortable. I like normally aspirated cars and the 718 GTS 4.0 just hit the sweet spot when I test drove it. It is simply a brilliantly fun car to drive, small enough for UK country roads, not so precious that I worry about the mileage (currently 10k a year) as I take to France and Germany regularly. The 4 litre flat six just feels like an old school car with modern technology. I don’t miss my Ferraris for one second. I’m not interested at all in an electric 718, so this is it until I can drive no more.

 

[casaforte9]

That gentian blue with alum roll bars look cool, any more pics of the car top up/down?

 

[Rocinante]

Yes, my pug Clemmie is sometimes along for the ride but she has a special bed so she doesn’t damage the leather. The hair is a different story😀. Contant vacuuming!
I’ve owned 2 458s, one Spider and one hard top.
They are beautiful cars…but attracted constant attention and that makes me uncomfortable. I like normally aspirated cars and the 718 GTS 4.0 just hit the sweet spot when I test drove it. It is simply a brilliantly fun car to drive, small enough for UK country roads, not so precious that I worry about the mileage (currently 10k a year) as I take to France and Germany regularly. The 4 litre flat six just feels like an old school car with modern technology. I don’t miss my Ferraris for one second. I’m not interested at all in an electric 718, so this is it until I can drive no more. View attachment 54002

That car is gorgeous.

 

[antennahead]

That car is gorgeous.

Agreed!!!

 

[czlandi]

More pix…

 

[mmmn]

I was not at all satisfied with the Bose solution in my BGTS 4.0 and decided to completely upgrade it. My budget was £3k and it had to be completely compatible with the existing Porsche interface, be fully reversible and have an OEM feel to it. The car went to Audiofile Incar in Bishops Stortford. They had previously done a great job on my Ferrari 458 Spider. They replaced the Bose amp and speakers with an Audison Prima amp, Zen optical interface and Audison speakers. They added a huge amount of sound deadening to the doors.
Wow, what a transformation in depth and quality. They even managed to rebadge the speaker grills. A great little detail. View attachment 53994

Isn't that great? I hope your car will become more beautiful

 

[Electron Translator]

I was not at all satisfied with the Bose solution in my BGTS 4.0 and decided to completely upgrade it. My budget was £3k and it had to be completely compatible with the existing Porsche interface, be fully reversible and have an OEM feel to it. The car went to Audiofile Incar in Bishops Stortford. They had previously done a great job on my Ferrari 458 Spider. They replaced the Bose amp and speakers with an Audison Prima amp, Zen optical interface and Audison speakers. They added a huge amount of sound deadening to the doors.
Wow, what a transformation in depth and quality. They even managed to rebadge the speaker grills. A great little detail. View attachment 53994

Can you give more details on the new gear? Which speakers? Did they replace the sub?

 

[Dragobrath]

I was not at all satisfied with the Bose solution in my BGTS 4.0 and decided to completely upgrade it. My budget was £3k and it had to be completely compatible with the existing Porsche interface, be fully reversible and have an OEM feel to it. The car went to Audiofile Incar in Bishops Stortford. They had previously done a great job on my Ferrari 458 Spider. They replaced the Bose amp and speakers with an Audison Prima amp, Zen optical interface and Audison speakers. They added a huge amount of sound deadening to the doors.
Wow, what a transformation in depth and quality. They even managed to rebadge the speaker grills. A great little detail. View attachment 53994

What is the main difference between Bose and the upgrade in terms of sound quality? What kind of music do you listen to?
I also find Bose underwhelming, but idk if you can get s significant improvement in that cabin.

 

[czlandi]

All subjective but I find it sharper and with a lot more depth. At high volume there is no distortion at all. I’m an 80s music victim which does tend to challenge systems.