new head unit matched with old equalizer

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Topic: new head unit matched with old equalizer

Posted By: waveshredder
Subject: new head unit matched with old equalizer
Date Posted: March 27, 2008 at 9:37 AM

Hello all! I have an old Alpine 3311 equalizer that is in mint condition and i want to use it with my stereo installation. Unfortuneately, the head unit is an Alpine 7163 and is a cassette deck. I don't even own any cassettes anymore. I am going to buy a new deck. Question is, can I hook up the old EQ with any of the newer decks? Has anybody done this with this particular EQ and what deck did you hook it up with? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

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"To defy the laws of tradition, is a crusade only of the brave" Primus

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: March 28, 2008 at 5:11 AM

You will have no problems using that EQ with a new deck.

Posted By: waveshredder
Date Posted: March 28, 2008 at 6:44 AM

Thanaks for the reply ! How do I hook it up? Thanks again !!

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"To defy the laws of tradition, is a crusade only of the brave" Primus

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: March 28, 2008 at 7:11 AM

I never really pay attention to the model numbers. I thought that this was a standard EQ with a yellow constant 12 volt wire. A black ground wire, and a blue remote turn on wire. And RCA jacks for input, front, rear and subwoofer outputs. But since you are asking how to hook it up. This must not be the case. Does it have 8 pin din plugs for input and output?

Posted By: waveshredder
Date Posted: March 28, 2008 at 8:13 AM

Yes it does. The outputs are fine.

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"To defy the laws of tradition, is a crusade only of the brave" Primus

Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: March 28, 2008 at 8:32 AM

Then you need an Alpine to RCA adapter. I'm not sure you can actually still get them, but eBay is a good source for old style connectors like that. Otherwise, possibly your local Alpine dealer can come up with something for you. (I don't usually recommend eBay, but in this case it MIGHT be your best option, although not your ONLY option...)

Your smaller shops will be FAR more likely to help you out than the big box stores, try them first. (Not to mention the fact that they will know their asses from a hole in the ground, usually...)

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: March 28, 2008 at 3:57 PM

I don't remember asking if the outputs were OK but I guess i must have. The important question was Does it have (8 PIN) din plugs for the input and output? If so I think I have an old amp in my shop somewhere so I can power it up and draw you a diagram for the din plugs. I remember the pin out for the ones with RCA and remote. Don't remember where constant and switched is in the plug.

Posted By: waveshredder
Date Posted: March 28, 2008 at 4:54 PM

i am an idiot wrote:

I don't remember asking if the outputs were OK but I guess i must have. The important question was Does it have (8 PIN) din plugs for the input and output? If so I think I have an old amp in my shop somewhere so I can power it up and draw you a diagram for the din plugs. I remember the pin out for the ones with RCA and remote. Don't remember where constant and switched is in the plug.

Thanks again for the help! I can send you a diagram of the plugs for the 3311 that Alpine sent me. my email address is old_surfer_dude@msn.com. I'll reply and send them to you. Thanks.

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"To defy the laws of tradition, is a crusade only of the brave" Primus

Posted By: waveshredder
Date Posted: March 29, 2008 at 7:46 AM

I emailed the din plug specs to the email you sent me. Thanks.

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"To defy the laws of tradition, is a crusade only of the brave" Primus

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: March 29, 2008 at 3:28 PM

Radio Shack sells the din plugs you need to make this up. You will need one 5 pin male din and three 8 pin female dins. If you are using 3 amps. I know that the input plug is an 8 pin plug, the extra pins are to supply constant and switched power to the older Alpine decks.

Posted By: waveshredder
Date Posted: March 31, 2008 at 5:18 PM

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Being that I won't be using the old deck anymore, can I just cut the the cable that goes from the deck to the equalizer and put some RCA plugs on it? That is a 5 pin male. I would have to buy the three 8 pin females to go from the front, rear, sub out connectors to the new amp/amps, correct?

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"To defy the laws of tradition, is a crusade only of the brave" Primus

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: March 31, 2008 at 8:05 PM

Yes you can cut it off and replace it with RCA jacks and the remote wire. If you are going to make the 8 pin plugs with the constant and switched wires on them, the 5 pin plug will be a piece of cake. But if you want to cut it off, it's your EQ.

Posted By: 69 chevy c/10
Date Posted: April 16, 2008 at 12:50 AM

I am looking for the same info. I have an old truck with and alpine 7164 deck and just bought an alpine 3311 eq. I need the pinouts for in and out. rear channels have a 5 pin din out of the deck, front channels go through a line level converter to rca. Amp is 4 channel and has rca inputs. no sub at this point. I have not receive the eq yet so I dont even know if the cables are marked. Thanks in advance.

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Paul