Is Denison the Best Solution

Hello, I have a 2008 Cayman S with Bose and CDR-24. I'd really like to add my iPod Touch and have been considering the Denison. I read K-man's excellent install article. Is the Dension still the best option? If so, is Bumperplugs the best place to order one? My wife and I are driving to Atlanta to see Weezer next weekend, and I'd love to get something installed before then. Thanks, Tony

Hi, I didnt think the Dension worked with the CDR-24. Plus at that price, I would either change out the head unit, or, even better from cost perspective, get the Alpine ex-10. Thanks Joe D.

I think you need PCM for the Dension to work! ________________________ "Sir! We're surrounded!" - "Excellent! We can shoot in any direction!" A good car will get you from point A to point B. A great car... will just get you into trouble!

PCM is not required for the Denison. It looks much easier to control with PCM , but can be done with CDR-24.

If I had the cdr-24 with no intentions of changing, I would use a wired FM modulator. The ability to change tracks from the head-unit doesn't mean much too me without being able to see what I'm actually doing in text. The slight boost in audio quality because of a slightly greater tonal range and digital signal would barely be perceptible in a poor listening environment such as the Cayman 's cabin. Not to mention with aac and mp3 compression used on the iPod , you're not taking full advantage of a digital MOST connection between the iPod and stereo anyways. With the PCM , I believe the Dension is the most common and proven audio interface on the market today and I love mine. The audio quality is phenomenal, but a properly installed and grounded wired FM modulator should sound almost as good.

That's funny, I could have sworn that I listened to my iPod via my Dension running through my CDR-24 on the way to work this morning. Re: the Alpine, it's an FM transmitter, which will at best cause a loss of frequencies above 15 khz and at worse provide a lot of static. I've never tried an FM transmitter that has provided satisfactory sound quality.

Thanks for the responses. Suneet--which wired FM transmitter would you recommend? The official Porsche one is almost the cost of the Dension.

Loki, I've heard good things about the Scosche FM modulator... about $25 online from Amazon . You can get FM modulators locally at Bestbuy/Circuit City as well and they will typically even install them for around $70. You will need an antenna adapter/bypass for a European car stereo, available through bestbuy or crutchfield .com.

I spent several hundred dollars installing a Kenwood FM modulator. You have to turn the volume to max to get decent sound. I would install the Denson if I had a chance to start over. I'm thinking seriously replacing the FM modulator next year with the Denson on my Bose CDR-24.

I have the Dension w/ CDR-24 in my CS and set up to control via the Ipod unit. I replaced the head unit in my truck with a Kenwood (plus amps and subs). Although the sound system is now better in my truck, I much prefer to use the Ipod unit to control my tunes (which my truck system locks me out of).