installing AUX input
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installing AUX input
I'm debating on whether to install L/R rca jacks or just go with a 3.5mm plug.
I've heard that RCA can be grainy-sounding, but 3.5mm kinda limits me.
Thoughts?
I've heard that RCA can be grainy-sounding, but 3.5mm kinda limits me.
Thoughts?
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It's 6 of one, half-dozen of the other. They're just 2 different kinds of plus for exactly the same connection. 3.5mm is easier to use and there are plenty of adapter cables to connect standard 1/4" RCA jacks to the smaller connector.
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you only have to find the adapter once ;-)
http://www.vpi.us/cable-audio.html
go with what you'll use most. if you have an ipod then go with the rca's and use the doc connector for a line level output.
http://www.vpi.us/cable-audio.html
go with what you'll use most. if you have an ipod then go with the rca's and use the doc connector for a line level output.
Thread Starter
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Joined: Feb 2001
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From: Galveston... well, Santa Fe Texas
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you only have to find the adapter once ;-)
http://www.vpi.us/cable-audio.html
go with what you'll use most. if you have an ipod then go with the rca's and use the doc connector for a line level output.
http://www.vpi.us/cable-audio.html
go with what you'll use most. if you have an ipod then go with the rca's and use the doc connector for a line level output.
I have a 512MB Sayno MP3 player, which is 3.5mm, or I use my LG Chocolate phone, which has a 2.5mm plug (easy enough to put into 3.5mm).
Although, as I searched around, I found it wouldn't be that difficult to have both RCA and a 3.5mm, just a few extra bits of wire.
I was looking into RCA simply for expandability (since most aftermarket heads use RCA).
I'll probably go with just a 3.5mm, as it'll make finding space to mount it in the dash. and make my own adapter. I am an Electronics Technician, might as well make use of that at home.
