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I now realise the Alpine "head unit" in my new +8 is a low-end (£99) one with CD radio and USB only. I'll be changing it for one that has bluetooth and iPhone connector. Also aerial is still as poor as on a +4 or Roadster, now I can hear the radio, its worse :-))
The radio in the Ex Demmo Plus 8 I'll get..when MMC get round to agreeing a delivery date.... is, as you say, cheap and nasty. I tried it: why bother on FM? In the Roadster I have an Alpine CDE 136BT that has all the required bits, works perfectly with the i-phone on bluetooth. Also it is a DAB reciever and connected to £34.99 active splitter-converter it works as well as any DAB Radio in a car. This was a surprise: it seems to like the £10.00 aerial MMC use on the trads. So when I get the Plus 8 I'll swap the head units over and connect the splitter. At least on the Plus 8 I can actually see the display on the Radio!!
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...
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Also have a look at the KR-737+ - a 1-Din radio with satnav which doesn't look out of place.
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Also have a look at the KR-737+ - a 1-Din radio with satnav which doesn't look out of place. Very nice indeed, well priced, but seems to not be available in the UK. The Kramer website doesn't mention sales outside Germany and the site is only in German.
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
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That's the only downside! 
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Hmm.. thanks to Mark I see it is available through an Amazon trader.
But no DAB!!
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
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I do not feel comfortable in recommending the kraemer radio.
It's probably the evolution of the 737 model (the porsche classicrebranded/retuned/reshaped) without not even the nice clean look from Porsche.
Pros
- it reads almost everything. From MP3 to DVD to SD cards and USB sticks
- it has a lot of in-out options (for cameras etc)
Cons
- The cheap standard far est radio look
- The tuner is crap
- The SW of the navi/radio is antique
- You need to use the remote control even for basic functions
Said that, at the end I bought the Porsche version since it was the best look/function/price compromise I was able to find.
2010 Violet Aero Supersports | 2012 Green Vantage S Roadster
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Any pictures of the Porsche one?
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Any pictures of the Porsche one? Page 2 in this thread.
2010 Violet Aero Supersports | 2012 Green Vantage S Roadster
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This is the KR-737+ in my Supersports:  I also found this subwoofer below the dash: 
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Just Getting Started
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the Porsche unit has been discontinued, there is a new one due out in the new year
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