HU with AUX input

[Whygee]

Hi,

I'm looking to buy a unit with a mini-jack AUX input to plug in my MP3 player (it is a Creative so it doesnt work with all the ipod compatible units).

Do you have any recommendations of players around 150$ ?

I can get the JVC G-420 for about 125$. This seems to be a good deal.

Pyle also makes unit with both USB and AUX input but I don't know how they compare with JVC in terms of quality.

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[OhioRed 10+ year member]

I hooked my Creative MP3 up to the AUX on my HU and the sound quality and volume **** bigtime, have no idea why.

 

[dont_smokerocks 10+ year member]

I plugged my iPod into the aux on my HU and it only plays out of my rear speakers... no sub or front speakers... anyone got a clue whats up with that?

 

[justinschmiidt 10+ year member]

i hooked up a aux set up for my friend and his ipod, he didnt have subs or anything but it played out of all speakers connected to the head unit.... most pioneers have it to my knowledge, you can also pick up the y jack that converts to a stereo jack.

 

[Whygee]

you can also pick up the y jack that converts to a stereo jack.

Yea that's true... do a lot of HU have a RCA input on the back ?

 

[Colt9699 10+ year member]

Yea that's true... do a lot of HU have a RCA input on the back ?

so you are saying I can use a rca to head phone jack to hook up my mp3 player?

 

[Whygee]

Yea, you should try it if you have a Y cable. Give us some feedback.

Thanks!

 

[Colt9699 10+ year member]

i will have to go buy one at wal mart and see if it works..

But any other feedback on weather it will work or not would be appreciated.

 

[Y2K SE 10+ year member]

I connect my iRiver MP3 player through the AUX in connector on my Alpine and it works fine. Alpine makes an adapter to convert the AUX in connector on the headunit (its a DIN-style connector for trunk mounted CD changers) for into a set of RCA plugs, so I've got that and a Radio-Shack cable adapter that turns the RCA's into an 1/8" stereo plug. I just made a small hole in the center console pocket to pass the cable through:

 

[Colt9699 10+ year member]

I'm goingto try it, seems it will save me a bunch of scratch as those cd rb10's are like 30 bucksshipped and i know i can get that cable for under 10 bucks.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

I plugged my iPod into the aux on my HU and it only plays out of my rear speakers... no sub or front speakers... anyone got a clue whats up with that?

make shure the mini plug going in to the ipod it in all the way.. same with the rca's

 

[Whygee]

I connect my iRiver MP3 player through the AUX in connector on my Alpine and it works fine. Alpine makes an adapter to convert the AUX in connector on the headunit (its a DIN-style connector for trunk mounted CD changers) for into a set of RCA plugs, so I've got that and a Radio-Shack cable adapter that turns the RCA's into an 1/8" stereo plug. I just made a small hole in the center console pocket to pass the cable through:

Nice setup. Do you know if a lot of HU have a background aux input ?

Can anyone recommend a good unit around 150$ with that kind of feature ?

Thanks.

 

[Y2K SE 10+ year member]

Do you know if a lot of HU have a background aux input?

I believe so.

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

If you're using an iPod, I'd go buy a power adapter that will give you a line-level out, like this one :

http://www.powermax.com/product/Mobile_Power_Cord_For_iPod_W_3.5mm_Audiutput/g07262.html

Sound quality will be a lot better.

 

[OhioRed 10+ year member]

Found out why i can hardly hear my mp3 player through the AUX input, the head unit has a sensitivity adjustment for the AUX and it was set on VERY LOW, what a freakin idiot. Now it sounds pretty darn good.