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New member Username: OldvalPost Number: 1 Registered: Jul-05 | Hey all, Don`t know an awful lot about the iPod but I do know you can connect them to your car`s system - now what I wanted to know is can the iPod be connected straight to an amp without having to use an HU at all?? Sounds a bit silly I know, but my HU has just died after 9 years of loyal use, don`t want to buy another one, but I`m just about to by an iPod for work - so I was wondering if I could use it directly to the amp? Cheers for any info |
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Silver Member Username: IlluminatorPost Number: 942 Registered: Apr-05 | You could try. For that to work you'll simply need a cable that converts the headphone jack into RCA cable. |
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Silver Member Username: ScubasteveAnnapolis, MD Post Number: 160 Registered: May-05 | Its worth a shot, but you won't be getting a clean signal stronger than 1 volt, or so i hear. If you use the headphone jack, you're taking the signal thats been passed through the headphone amp and it isn't all that great. You could try a line driver if its terrible, that would still be cheaper than buying new HU. |
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Bronze Member Username: Audioguy22Post Number: 48 Registered: Jul-05 | You could buy a $150. Line drive with an EQ, you'd than have all the output needed. There are sound cool ones out with X-Overs aswell. |
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New member Username: OldvalPost Number: 2 Registered: Jul-05 | Sounds what I`m looking for - any brands/models of line drivers I should be checking out?? Cheers |
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Bronze Member Username: Audioguy22Post Number: 56 Registered: Jul-05 | Soundstream has a cool lookin one I've been thinking about trying. It uses a couple of tube for the sound. Its called the Mtube8 http://www.soundstream.com/sub/products_processors.html |
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Silver Member Username: ScubasteveAnnapolis, MD Post Number: 175 Registered: May-05 | Hmmmm, that looks pretty interesting, but it has a RMS voltage output of 10V. It doesn't say if its variable, check your amp on the highest level of input it can take. Some i've seen from AudioControl have fully variable output up to 13 V. |