Can someone please post a link for the cable that is needed to use an ipod with the AUX jack.

Thanks!

dmg

 

Its just a 3.5mm stereo cable. You can get one anywhere like best buy, circuit city, probably walmart, target. If you want to spend more money you can get one from Apple.....

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...lm=TF367LL%2FA

 

for those who have used it with their rdx, is that the exact cable people recommend? does the length make a difference?

 

I bought one like this, works great because its retractable so it doesnt take up any space and looks tidy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/For-iPod-MP3-Aud...QQcmdZViewItem

Its not the highest quality obviously, but it sounds great to me.

 

Obviously if you get a generic cable, the sound quality will be worse. But in most cases, a 3.5mm (headphone jack) male to male connector will work.

 

I personally dont think you will notice that much of a dif with generic vs. brand name, if at all. Its only a 3.5mm cable, its pretty hard to mess up.

 

Shielding and contacts can make a slight difference, especially with analog signal. Anything that is shielded with gold plated contacts should be more than sufficient, probably about 5 bucks too. Stop by radioshack and take a look around. Their may or may not be a noticeable difference, but I am willing to bed you will get slightly less static and slightly less of that annoying sound from when you cell phone connects for one of various reasons.

Mike

 

I Purchased Mine From Radio Shack...2.95$.about 4 Inches Works And Sounds Great...have A Day!

 

Yeah, the good'ol over pricing by radioshack. Hope its works for you, theres no reason for it not to.

 

If you are super concerned about sound quality, get a cable that goes from the iPod's dock connector to a 1/8" headphone connector. The dock connector contains a clean line-level audio out that should match the line-in level of the RDX stereo.

If you go from the iPod's headphone jack, you are dealing with a signal that has gone through an amplifier and you will need to crank the volume up to get to an appropriate line level matching the radio. And it's possible to go too high on the volume and add more distortion. If adjusted correctly, it will sound OK, but not as clean/loud as the line level output from the dock connector.

 

Very true, but where do you get one of those cables? You could also get the iPod universal dock and it has a 1/8" line out.

 

Monster cable and Belkin make some that are integrated with chargers. Here are a few audio-only ones (many more available than this):

http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/...010157&Redir=1

http://www.radtech.us/Products/CablesiPod.aspx

http://www.cables4computer.com/newpr...roupcode=I3442

http://www.dreamhardware.com/store/p...duct_id=656758

 

Do you have one of those cables? I am always worried about getting one of those retractable types since there is so much they could cheap out on. Thanks for the links!

 

Are the monster and Belkin versions with charges designed so you could actually charge the IPOD in the RDX or use it without the battery? Also, it looks like the Zipling links that you included might not work --they look like a dock connector on one end and then 2 jacks (white and red) on the other. Don't we need a single jack on the other end?
thanks

 

In the past, I have had good success with Belkin products, so I picked up a Belkin cable from Circuit City last week. I was not impressed and returned it a few days later. The audio quality was poor, dropping out the left or right channel when I'd go over any bump in the road. Plus, the cable would stay kinked up, so I had a wad of cable sitting on the center console.

I found this Monster cable online at http://www.shopallmonster.com/produc...I.asp?PIN=2719 and I really like it. The audio quality is excellent, and the cable does not kink up. It spools nicely out into the space between the center console and the passenger seat. Then if my kids in the back seat want to listen to their music, I can hand them the iPod and let them choose.

Price is reasonable and includes priority shipping.

 

Yes, the Monster and Belkin (and other) products with chargers will power the iPod and charge its battery.

There are a bunch of different Zipling products -- some include RCA jacks, others include the 1/8" headphone jack.

If/when I get a RDX, I would put the charger in the center console 12V outlet, then snake the audio cable up to the aux jack on the radio, hopefully tucking it in along the way . It's a pity the aux jack is on the radio -- in my current vehicle, the aux jack is in the center console so all the wires are easily hidden. And on other vehicles with the aux jack in the dash, you can usually get to the wiring behind it. You'd have to crack open the radio to get at the RDX's aux jack for any sort of hidden wire installation.

 

This Monster charger with a line-out connection seems pretty nice. Has anyone used this - comments?

http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=2132

 

that looks pretty nice. Wonder if it has any ground loop noise...

 

What is a "line out connection?" Does this mean that this cable is more than just a charger? Will play the IPOD through the RDX stereo? The link does not say anything about it doing anything more than just charging the IPOD in the car.

 

the line out connection is a line level output on the base of the dock connector. you'd connect that line out to the aux in on the RDX to play your ipod through the RDX audio system. The line out connection is cleaner in that you don't have the signal going through the ipod amp and the RDX amp, you just have it going through the RDX amp.

 

so do you buy another cable (3.5 mm to 3.5mm) to connect the line out on the dock connector to the aux in on the RDX? This monster product seems nice, but expensive.

How is it different from the apple product? (Xtreme Mac car charger)

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...lm=TF427LL%2FA

 

I was using the AUX cable for a while. But later on realized that why don't I put all MP3 songs on the CD/DVD. One DVD can easily hold more songs than a typical 2 gig Ipod, and we got 6 slots. Thousands and thousands of songs in our audio system already. Why bother to plug/unplug the cable at all

 

The Monster product has the line out capability, and the xtreme mac car charger only charges the ipod. That i the difference I see intially.

yes you would use another 3.5 to 3.5 cable for teh line out on the monster product. Your talking $30-40 for the monster product to have a charger with line out capability. Or $15-20 for just the charger. All depends on what you are looking for and what you want out of the setup in the end. I don't use any of these product as I am using the musiclink right now and it serves my purposes nicely and compeltely out of sight.

As far as I know you can't load up a DVD with mp3s for use in the RDX, but hopefully someone can prove me wrong on that. I tried it just as a quick test before and it did not work. But of course you can load up 6 CD's with lots of mp3s if you want. I carry around about 40GB of music on my ipod, but of course 90% of the time I only listen to maybe 5GB of that music, but I keep my DVD slots full of DVD-A's already.

 

Sorry - what's musiclink?

 

Acura MusicLink for iPod

The product has been pulled from the shevles by acura because of problems they are having with it, but the "new and improved" one should be out soon. But it connects into the back of the head unit and provides a direct input for your ipod into the sound system through a dock connector that charges the ipod as well. The navigation is terrible, but the audio is perfect, and the install is completely hidden. iPod stays in the glove box or center console. Hopefully the new one will be better than the first one....

 

For those who are interested, I use:

a line out adapter and cables

 

thats sweet lookin'! Will it charge through the USB port if you have it connected to a computer, or to the USB charger?

 

yep!

 

But that doesn't allow you to charge the ipod in the car, right?

 

Not by itself.....

 

Can anyone with an RDX confirm that a home burned DVD filled with MP3s will play in the stereo? If so, that would be great news.

 

I thought it was confirmed that it won't work.

 

Works with cd's

 

After looking around for a while for a charging solution, I have settled on this: Belkin

I have a mini and can't justify buying another ipod, so I think this will work well. It will help properly position the ipod, as well as having the line out. The question is whether it will power off the ipod when I turn the car off. I guess I'll find out.

I believe Griffin makes one for the nano.

 

Seems like all you need is this other Belkin product - auto kit for Ipod with dock connector. This also has a line out and charges through the lighter.

http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProdu...duct_Id=193794

 

hey guys, i read thur this thread, but still a bit confused. with the standard mp3 aux input jack, can i simply play my ipod nano thur the speakers with a cable? btw, a dealer told me today they need $650 to install the acura music link as an option! does that make any sense?

joe

 

You can plug your nano in with a 3.5mm cable into the aux port and listen to you nano that way if you wish. The Acura MusicLink is a different option for conencting an iPod. The MusicLink has some flaws but is a cleaner install since it is completely hidden. I won't go over the flaw since they have already been discussed.

$650 is ridiculous. I think the retail cost of the MusicLink is close to $200. So $450 for installation? that's crazy. I installed mine myself in about a half hour. Not to mention the fact that the MusicLink isn't even available right now since it was pulled becuase of it's problems, unless you are being quoted a price for the new and improved musiclink.... but still $650 to play your iPod is crazy no matter how good the musiclink is. Even if it displayed titles and playlists on the nav screen and you were able to navigate it visually, it still wouldn't be worth that much.

 

Yes - you can play your MP3 (Nano included) through the speakers using a simple 1/8 to 1/8 cable.

I purchased the 2nd and 3rd cables (one for home one for the car) on this page - http://www.radtech.us/Products/CablesiPod.aspx - great solution - thanks c_hunter!

dmg

 

thanks sasair! perfectly clear now. i think the salesman didn't want me to pursue this option based on what you said & now that i fully understand the option; although it would be nice, I don't need it & could just use the cable. thanks again.

 

I like this 3rd cable too. How do you charge the ipod (if at all) in the car?