[C320-list] iPod

[Dave Sparks]

This was one of the ads Gmail attached to Jeff's message.
http://www.theistore.com/ipod2car.html
   I'm a Creative Zen (rather than iPod) person. I installed a car radio
that accepts a mp3 input.
What format is used for storing music on an iPod?
    Dave Sparks


On 1/26/07, Jeffrey Hare <catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
>
>    There are a few options.  I've been scheming over a few ideas, similar
> to what you've mentioned.  I wanted to run it by a few audiophiles to see
> what they thought.
>
> Essentially it is a medium quality multi-channel car amplifier with RCA
> (high level) inputs and a minimum of 4 output channels.
>
> For the Ipod itself, I already have a metal case that mounts on the panel
> next to the VHF that holds it securely.  (I have the Ipod Video)
>
> To control the amplifier better, a speaker selector switch with
> balance/volume controls is important, since I have speakers in the Aft
> Cabin, main cabin and cockpit.  I don't want to be accidentally blasting
> too
> much Alice Cooper or Rap music across the anchorage at 5am. :)  (Well,
> unless Al Ahlman happened to be moored near us, that is...)
>
> Another piece of the puzzle I don't have in place yet is some cable that
> plugs into the ipod's dock connector that has both 12v power leads and RCA
> outputs that could be nicely hidden.  I could go with the
> headphone-jack-to-RCA unit along with the 12V-plug-to-Dock-connector like
> I
> have today, but it makes my ipod look like it's in the intensive care ward
> with all these wires poking out of all its orfices...
>
> I have a separate volume control for the cockpit so I don't have to do the
> companionway dance to get the volume adjusted topside.
>
> It was still medium low on my "to do" list however.
>
> -JeffH
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lachance, Michael B (ISD, IT) [mailto:MLaChance at thehartford.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 7:11 PM
> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] iPod
>
> I'm aware of these units but I don't need AM/FM/CD Other options???
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> To: C320-List
> Sent: Fri Jan 26 18:50:04 2007
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] iPod
>
> I just picked up an AM/FM/CD marine unit off eBay for around $80.  I got
> it
> specifically because it has an aux input I can plug my iPod into.
>
> It is replacing an AM/FM unit plus a 10-disc changer.  I'm keeping the
> existing speakers, so it'll be an easy swap.
>
>
> Lachance, Michael B (ISD, IT) wrote:
> > Question for audiophiles: My AM/FM/CD unit has failed. I have good
> speakers and I only wish to play my iPod through existing speakers. What
> sort of electronic device should I place between the iPod and the
> speakers?
> A 12v amplifier? Can anyone suggest an inexpensive solution?
> >
>
>
>
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