MP3 straight to Amp
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Printed Date: June 12, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Topic: MP3 straight to Amp
Posted By: dekay
Subject: MP3 straight to Amp
Date Posted: December 14, 2005 at 3:02 PM
I just have a simple question which I so far have not been able to find the answer to.
Why or how can I connect my Mp3 player straight to my Amplifier (which drives 2 6"x9" and a 12" sub)?
I do not see the need for a head, I like the idea of hiding the entire system also. Plus all my music is in Ogg Vorbis format, which my mp3 player handles correctly but all the head units I have looked at cannot.
What would be the problems with this setup, dangers, what will I loose, and/or is there a way to do this correctly.
Thanks
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Posted By: 7keen0
Date Posted: December 14, 2005 at 4:14 PM
You CAN do that dude but why would u want 2...u can get HU's with all kinds of animations, screen savers and all that.
But to do that take an old pair of headphones and splice it in2 a set of RCA cables and insulate it well with black tape...then plug it in2 ya amp.
But i would get a head unit
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Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: December 14, 2005 at 7:59 PM
Why not use a headunit with an auxiliary input? That way you can use an headphone to RCA adapter to feed audio from your mp3 player directly into your system. ------------- My ex once told me I have a perfect face for radio.
Posted By: dekay
Date Posted: December 14, 2005 at 8:05 PM
Well the point for me is really WHY buy a head unit. My mp3 player has all the tunes I want, even a radio, and I completely care nothing for blinking lights and such. I really like the idea of an invisible setup!
My only worry was possible loss of clarity.
Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: December 14, 2005 at 8:15 PM
If that's all you want, then sure, go for it. Just buy an adapter and run your RCA's to your amp.
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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: December 14, 2005 at 9:38 PM
7keen0 wrote:
But to do that take an old pair of headphones and splice it in2 a set of RCA cables and insulate it well with black tape...then plug it in2 ya amp.
You DO know such an adapter already exists, right? Don't rig it. Do it right.
Here's one...
Here's another...------------- It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Posted By: arrow12
Date Posted: December 14, 2005 at 10:15 PM
Yea do what haemphyst said. Don't rig up a homemade pair. Spend the extra money to get a pre made one. It'll sound and look better and last longer.
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Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: December 14, 2005 at 11:11 PM
Ummmm, I might be reaching here but I bet the voltage output on a mp3 player is complete shhh. In fact I think most of them are so low that they are measured in millivolts not volts. Mabye a line driver could boost the voltage to a respectable level. If not then you are gonna need to use a head unit to boost the voltage to something thats actually usable
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Posted By: sedate
Date Posted: December 16, 2005 at 1:18 AM
I dunno, I was playing with my Sony Discman and I plugged it into my e6450 with one of those headphone->rca plugs you guys are talking about... I had no problem running the bejezus out of the amp with it.. I was trouble-shooting my deck though, I didn't mess around with it too much..
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Posted By: ragoal12
Date Posted: December 16, 2005 at 5:08 PM
i have heard of a few problems with the mp3 players and the volume output on them... i believe this is what Ravendarat is talking about..... the guys here ran the mp3 player through an fm modulator... but these problems arouse from playing an mp3 player thru a deck not stand alone.. ------------- S.O.B custsoms.. South Omaha, Nebraska
Posted By: JMaxx93
Date Posted: December 16, 2005 at 5:21 PM
to answer your question it won't casue any problems to you amp and that is a definate option that you have. the only issue would be to set the gains on the amp accordingly and the output voltage on the mp3 player may be low causing a lowering of the sound quality but mp3's have pretty shhhty sound quality anyway so go for it. and the adapter that you need to buy is anywhere from $2 at radioshack to $20 for a monster cable.
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Posted By: 350d50
Date Posted: December 17, 2005 at 9:02 AM
That would be a pretty cool setup actually, then you could smooth the dash, run all your wiring so you have a plug hidden up front, then just plug in your player and go. Plus most mp3 players now are made with enough features to function as well as a deck. Im really digging the idea of having the smooth dash.
Posted By: satfiles
Date Posted: December 18, 2005 at 3:45 AM
Those adapters look fine if you are only pushing 2 speakers. Otherwise you have to find an adapter with 2-3 sets of outputs like any decent head unit has. If you want to push more speakers you may have some splicing to after all.
Posted By: oxygen65
Date Posted: December 18, 2005 at 3:59 AM
get a ipod interface and hook that up it will be good
Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: December 18, 2005 at 11:56 AM
oxygen65 wrote:
get a ipod interface and hook that up it will be good
I dont understand what you are talking about, hook up the Ipod interface to what? ------------- double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer
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