ipod in place of cd player?
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Topic: ipod in place of cd player?
Posted By: bkoepp2
Subject: ipod in place of cd player?
Date Posted: April 16, 2008 at 11:12 PM
So, I have an eclipse HU plugged into a Pioneer DEQ 9200. I'm tired of CDs so I want to replace the HU with an iPod.
I'll use a mini-headphone to RCA adapter and plug it into the DEQs input (as if it were the eclipse line out).
Has anyone tried this, using an iPod in place of their CD player?
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Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: April 16, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Many people do it...its what the auxiliary input is for basically. I use my Zune everyday. CD's suck now lol
Posted By: bkoepp2
Date Posted: April 17, 2008 at 12:34 AM
My point is that I won't be using an aux input designed specifically for iPod connectivity. Instead I'll use a mini-headphone to RCA cable.
Has anyone used a mini-headphone to RCA cable to connect to an EQ? Below is the cable I'm referring to:
https://www.beachaudio.com/Belkin/Av20604-07-p-59821.html?utm_campaign=froogle&utm_content=reg&utm_term=av20604-07&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=froogle>KW=av20604-07&GCID=C12585x003
The small end connects to your headphone out of the ipod and sends it to stereo RCAs.
Posted By: skee-weezy
Date Posted: April 17, 2008 at 6:45 AM
there are also a number of pieces out there that will give u a dock style connector to go to rca into your radio.. most can also be hardwired to charge the ipod too... and yes... soundgate has a similar piece coming for zune too... ------------- there can be only one.......
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: April 17, 2008 at 9:41 AM
It'll work perfectly fine. A line signal is a line signal, it doesn't matter WHAT the device is that is providing it.
I PERSONALLY wouldn't do it. The frequency response, S/N ratio, and distortion figures from a portable's headphone jack are orders of magnitude worse than the Eclipse head, (or ANY decent quality head unit) but if you are plugging it into an aux input already, you are already suffering the destructive aspects of those things.
After re-reading, I see you haven't been using it up till now. This being the case, I still wouldn't do it that way. Find a head unit with iPod CONTROL built-in. You'll HATE it, (the whole "not-having-a-head-unit" thing...) eventually.
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: April 17, 2008 at 9:55 AM
I agree, it will work fine - and despite what Dave thinks, it will probably sound fine, too. But the reason I won't recommend doing it is that you'd be restricted to using the iPod controls for volume, etc. instead of the larger, easier to use while driving controls on a good HU. The iPod wheel is a genius of industrial design, but a real PITA to try and use while driving, and potentially dangerous since you have to really look at it to see what you're doing. I'd recommend an iPod oriented HU like the Alpine iDA-X001. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: bkoepp2
Date Posted: April 17, 2008 at 8:13 PM
I actually tried plugging the iPod directly into the amps at one point using the mini-headphone to RCA...it sounded fine. Not as good as the Eclipse HU of course.
Of course the equalization was left up to the iPod, and that sucked.
I have a ton of mp3s and can't stand cd's anymore. I'm more into the convenience of an iPod than the sound quality features of a new unit for $400 (the 800 PRS), for now...
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