Aux jack question
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the best way to increase the quality of sound coming from an ipod/iphone is to use less compression. Unless you have a $.99 flea bay special cord that is picking up lots of EMI/RF from your truck, a new cord will probably not make a noticeable difference.
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I use a Monster cable for my Sirrius reciever in the truck and yes it makes a difference
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What I've noticed is the port itself (at least in my truck) is the source of most of my noise. I bought a ground loop cord from Radio Shack and while it does get rid or a bit it is not all. My wifes minivan is even worse using the aux port for my sirius anyway. She at the very least has Bluetooth so I can do my iPhone that way. I have a couple noise filters like the ones that come on computer monitors but have not put them on yet to see if there is a difference. I am toying around with putting a seperate ground on it to see if that makes a diff.
Well, that pretty much confirms what I originally thought. I don't have the sat feature on my radio so I am not sure if the ipod interface will work for me either.
I don't get much background noise/feedback as much as the quaility and sound volume is so poor.
I don't get much background noise/feedback as much as the quaility and sound volume is so poor.
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I don't have the SAT feature either and I plug my external Sirius radio into the AUX port. Works fine. The only issue I had was the first patch cord had a "fat" plug and the dimple around the AUX port prevented it from fully inserting. I got a cord with a skinnier plug and it seats properly in the jack.
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I listen to Pandora using my droid and a cheap a$$ cable. It sounds pretty good.
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I rewired mine and relocated it to the back of the truck... Beside the tailgate... It sounds fine.
For the volume problem I bought one of these.Amazon.com: Upbeat Audio T613-BNC Boostaroo for All Audio Application: Electronics
For the volume problem I bought one of these.Amazon.com: Upbeat Audio T613-BNC Boostaroo for All Audio Application: Electronics
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Get a pocket dock. It uses the dock connector to give you a true line out, not a crappy headphone socket.
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Amazon.com: SendStation PDLO-MiU5 PocketDock Line Out Mini USB Adapter for iPhone, iPod, and iPad - Black: Electronics
The quality is night and day different.
The quality is night and day different.
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this sounds like something i might be getting. first i need to get my aux jack fixed. the signal drops in/out like there is a connector malfunction on the back of the faceplate. thanks for the product link.
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Make sure the volume on your iPhone/iPod/Droid isn't turned all the way up. If you've got the stock RF system in the truck, the speakers/sub can handle the volume being pushed over halfway easily (haven't blown one yet). If the volume on the music player is turned up too high it gives a lot of distortion and feedback. Dial it down to like 80% at most on the player, make sure your equalizer is set right, then just crank the speakers up. I've got a crappy $3 cord from WalMart and my Droid has no problems.
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Pocket dock is a line out so you don't have volume control. The dac is on board and should sound way better than the headphone socket.
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