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<blockquote data-quote="ohio" data-source="post: 7185985" data-attributes="member: 544821">I tried to search for this, but the keywords &quot;no head unit&quot; aren&#039;t particularly useful...I pretty much exclusively use an iPhone or iPod for in-car entertainment. I have no use for CDs, weak internal amps, or flashy lights and displays. I barely have need for AM/FM radio.I&#039;m thinking of just running an 1/2 din equalizer with the RCA input hooked to a 3.5mm AUX cable through the glove compartment for my iPhone (or any other device), a 4-channel amp, and no head unit. I hate fiddly, hard to feel buttons; I love the idea of separate individual analog dials for volume, balance, and fade. My car is from the 80s and fancy displays don&#039;t mix well aesthetically. This will actually look more appropriate since the car came from the factory with an in-dash Blaupunkt amp/EQ. I suppose the EQ may even come in handy to tune the car. I&#039;ll need a small block off plate since this is half the height of a standard head unit. Other than that, are there any downsides to running a setup like this?edit: since i don&#039;t have a high post count, I wasn&#039;t able to link to an example EQ, but any search for &quot;1/2 DIN equalizer&quot; will turn up something like what I&#039;m describing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohio, post: 7185985, member: 544821"] I tried to search for this, but the keywords "no head unit" aren't particularly useful... I pretty much exclusively use an iPhone or iPod for in-car entertainment. I have no use for CDs, weak internal amps, or flashy lights and displays. I barely have need for AM/FM radio. I'm thinking of just running an 1/2 din equalizer with the RCA input hooked to a 3.5mm AUX cable through the glove compartment for my iPhone (or any other device), a 4-channel amp, and no head unit. I hate fiddly, hard to feel buttons; I love the idea of separate individual analog dials for volume, balance, and fade. My car is from the 80s and fancy displays don't mix well aesthetically. This will actually look more appropriate since the car came from the factory with an in-dash Blaupunkt amp/EQ. I suppose the EQ may even come in handy to tune the car. I'll need a small block off plate since this is half the height of a standard head unit. Other than that, are there any downsides to running a setup like this? edit: since i don't have a high post count, I wasn't able to link to an example EQ, but any search for "1/2 DIN equalizer" will turn up something like what I'm describing. [/QUOTE]

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