Simple Aux Input ("Poor man's iPod integration")
09-07-07, 07:45 PM
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Simple Aux Input ("Poor man's iPod integration")
Not having an input for a portable MP3 player has been driving me crazy. I'm planning on having a Vaistech system installed in the car in a couple months, but needed something to hold me over.
I tried an FM transmitter, and while it worked well with the top down, there was way too much interference with the top up. (Also, the transmitter I have was only compatible with my Zune, so I needed another solution for my iPod anyway.) A cassette adapter was the natural choice, but I wanted something that looked a little more "built-in."
This is a quick tutorial on how I created a nice, simple aux input for my SC. It works great, and looks pretty clean. It cost me a total of about $10, and took about 3 hours (not including time for paint to dry.) It's also trivial to remove when I get my Vaistech installed.
http://www.jrj.org/JRJ/Aux_Input.html
Note that I only consider this appropriate for podcasts, not music. The cassette adapter on which it is based is just not high enough quality for music. (However, I consider most digital music, like the 128kbps and 192kbps music that is typically purchased online, to be insufficient quality for the ML sound system in the SC-- when burnt to CD, it sounds like ***-- the ML system is just too good for heavily compressed content.) For podcasts and audiobooks, though, this is a great solution!
I tried an FM transmitter, and while it worked well with the top down, there was way too much interference with the top up. (Also, the transmitter I have was only compatible with my Zune, so I needed another solution for my iPod anyway.) A cassette adapter was the natural choice, but I wanted something that looked a little more "built-in."
This is a quick tutorial on how I created a nice, simple aux input for my SC. It works great, and looks pretty clean. It cost me a total of about $10, and took about 3 hours (not including time for paint to dry.) It's also trivial to remove when I get my Vaistech installed.
http://www.jrj.org/JRJ/Aux_Input.html
Note that I only consider this appropriate for podcasts, not music. The cassette adapter on which it is based is just not high enough quality for music. (However, I consider most digital music, like the 128kbps and 192kbps music that is typically purchased online, to be insufficient quality for the ML sound system in the SC-- when burnt to CD, it sounds like ***-- the ML system is just too good for heavily compressed content.) For podcasts and audiobooks, though, this is a great solution!
Last edited by jrj102; 09-07-07 at 07:51 PM. Reason: Fix typos
09-07-07, 09:45 PM
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