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mp3 player directly connected to a amp
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Thu, 16 June 2005 11:02
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Any1 heard how it performs? One source tells me its not good quality but one source isnt much.
I am talking about gettin a ipod lets say and connecting it directly to an amp and playing it.
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I supported Toymods
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Thu, 16 June 2005 11:07
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Comes down to the quality of the MP3 being played. Most will sound very wish-washy.
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Thu, 16 June 2005 11:22
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Good quality MP3s (say 256kbps+ LAME encoded) through the line-out on a docked iPod sound just fine through a decent system.
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Fri, 17 June 2005 06:08
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yeah, it would also depend on the quality of the player. if it's an ipod, say, it would be fine, but for a generic mp3 player, it may not be so good
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Fri, 17 June 2005 07:12
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You pretty much have to run it through a headdeck to get good sound. Running it from rca's direct to amp will sound worse than one of those FM things.
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Fri, 17 June 2005 07:53
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It will sound bad mainly due to the headphone preamp. What you will need to do is use one of those car kits that plug into the bottom of your ipod and has a line out. Thats the easiest way otherwise its called getting a spare cable that plugs into the bottom of it and hacking it up to get the line output wires.
Theres plenty of info on the net. just search for it.
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Fri, 17 June 2005 17:11
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get the cable frm jb hifi. i tried hooking up laptop to amp b4 and it sounded decent
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Re: mp3 player directly connected to a amp
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Wed, 22 June 2005 02:23
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| b1gb3n wrote on Sat, 18 June 2005 03:11 |
get the cable frm jb hifi. i tried hooking up laptop to amp b4 and it sounded decent
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is it rca one end and headphone jack the other?
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Re: mp3 player directly connected to a amp
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Wed, 22 June 2005 03:06
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| michaelhaynes110 wrote on Fri, 17 June 2005 15:12 |
You pretty much have to run it through a headdeck to get good sound. Running it from rca's direct to amp will sound worse than one of those FM things.
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No it wont. Headphone opamp not withstanding, it's still going to sound better than something that's been converted to FM. That said, the best option if you're really concerned about the sound is to an adapter for line out. This will be the same regardless of the bitrate, although the lower you go, the more crappy the sound will be.
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Wed, 22 June 2005 03:35
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| justcallmefrank wrote on Wed, 22 June 2005 13:06 |
| michaelhaynes110 wrote on Fri, 17 June 2005 15:12 |
You pretty much have to run it through a headdeck to get good sound. Running it from rca's direct to amp will sound worse than one of those FM things.
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No it wont. Headphone opamp not withstanding, it's still going to sound better than something that's been converted to FM. That said, the best option if you're really concerned about the sound is to an adapter for line out. This will be the same regardless of the bitrate, although the lower you go, the more crappy the sound will be.
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Im a bit lost, so what should I do?
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Wed, 22 June 2005 03:58
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If you are really concerned with plugging it directly into the amp, then get something like:
http://store.apple.com/133-622/WebObjects/australi astore?productLearnMore=T6715Z/A
Use that and get a cable that goes from 3.5mm stereo plug to RCA's and plug it into amp.
If you have an average stereo, I'd probably just recommend the FM modulator one, as it's cheaper. It's all about how much you want to spend and is a trade-off, quality vs cost.
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Wed, 22 June 2005 10:17
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Not sure if u fully understand but my friend wants to run a mp3 player through a amp without any headunit. He doesnt want to use cd's anyway so he wants to run it directly through the amp.
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Wed, 22 June 2005 10:32
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just go to jb hifi and tell them u want to play ur mp3 player in the car. they will give u a cable. think it was only about $10, so no harm trying
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Wed, 22 June 2005 10:38
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i tried my ipod connected up with those $10 Rca cables, and i thought the quality was pretty poor.
my Alpine mp3 CD deck is much better.probbably coz its got all that special sound improvement gear it says it has.
i dunno but i think it all comes down to the special gear inside a CD deck Vs the MP3device
cheers, daniel
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Wed, 22 June 2005 11:02
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Umm, doesn't it have to do with the line out voltage on those rca's into the amp?
Your amp should have in it's manual what voltage it loves...
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