ally
Member Since: 05 Jun 2005
Location: York
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Ok, I know there are a few topics around about this, but all I want to know is whats the cheapest and easist way to connect an ipod to my D3.
Reason is a friend is travelling with us to Scotland at christmas and she's asked if her Ipod will work in it.
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 9th Dec 2005 5:46 pm |
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grommet
Member Since: 15 Feb 2005
Location: Northern California
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If you have an AUX jack in your Disco 3, a male to male 3.5mm stereo minijack cable. Done.
Volume will be slightly lower than usual, even with the iPod at maximum volume, but it will work.
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| 9th Dec 2005 5:52 pm |
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Guy
Member Since: 05 Jul 2005
Location: Sitting Down, Facing Front
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Simply plug it in the Aux socket (3.5mm to 3.5mm cable from Maplin). One of those Belkin adapters that plugs in the ciggy lighter is aslo good and fairly cheap. It also needs the 3.5mm cable to feed the Aux.
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| 9th Dec 2005 5:54 pm |
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Monkeyhanger
Member Since: 21 Oct 2005
Location: Hartlepool
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If you go to the Apple Store on line, you can buy a power unit that connects the bottom of the Ipod with the power plug and save the batteries. You can also get an in line remote which changes the volume and tracks. Both are about £20.00. Not as cheap as those suggested by Grommet and Ally but they work really well.
Buy them on line with almost always next day delivery.
Incidently, anyone out there got an Apple Mac?
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| 9th Dec 2005 9:48 pm |
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bluebarchetta
Member Since: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Aylesbury
Posts: 524
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Yep have got an iBook that is great.
Which is the in line remote which changes the volume and tracks - I can't seem to see it in the Apple store?
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| 9th Dec 2005 10:24 pm |
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grommet
Member Since: 15 Feb 2005
Location: Northern California
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This is what Guy is talking about: http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage..._Id=149006
It has a volume adjustable "line-out" on the power plug... which outputs at a higher level than the iPod headphone jack. And, of course, it keeps the iPod charged. Since the AUX jack is right next to the power port, it's fairly clean with a very short 3.5mm audio cable.
Now, the real fix... we need to convince Land Rover to add an AUX input volume offset to the head unit controls. This is sorely lacking; almost every audio device is "too quiet" for Disco 3. (The Navigation voice will make your ears explode, since you need to raise the volume far too high for most AUX playback.)
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| 9th Dec 2005 10:33 pm |
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croyde
Member Since: 17 Aug 2005
Location: SE England
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Harmon Kardon, makers of the Disco 3 stereo, have a unit for iPod called Drive and Play which allows you to hide the iPod in the glove compartment and has a controller that you can situate near you as well as a display.
About £170 though but looks cool.
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| 9th Dec 2005 10:36 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
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Grommet, got one... the output (on mine) is no higher than the line out from the standard docking base or the Griffin line out port. it only appears to work as an attenuator, not an amplifier. the EUpod software does boost the output though, albeit with some clipping on some tracks
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| 9th Dec 2005 10:38 pm |
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grommet
Member Since: 15 Feb 2005
Location: Northern California
Posts: 331
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In North America, the iPod "line out" is maybe 20% louder than the headphone jack. Enough so it's not as irritating as the headphone jack level.
You are correct. The output of the Belkin (at 100% volume) is the same as any line-out dock (and the HK Drive+Play), so it doesn't seem to really be an amplifier. But it does help here.
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| 9th Dec 2005 10:42 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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Monkeyhanger wrote:Incidentally, anyone out there got an Apple Mac?
PowerBook 17" and just a few at the office 
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| 9th Dec 2005 10:48 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
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grommet wrote:In North America, the iPod "line out" is maybe 20% louder than the headphone jack. Enough so it's not as irritating as the headphone jack level.
You are correct. The output of the Belkin (at 100% volume) is the same as any line-out dock (and the HK Drive+Play), so it doesn't seem to really be an amplifier. But it does help here.
try the EUpod software at +40%... seems to be about right to me... (fanx to someone on here who I can't remember  for pointing me in the right direction - cheers mate  )
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| 9th Dec 2005 10:53 pm |
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grommet
Member Since: 15 Feb 2005
Location: Northern California
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I can notice distortion doing that here on tracks already at the top of the dynamic range... (EUpod just seems to change the "volume" field on the tracks in iTunes). So I avoid it. But hey, if it works for you...
There is a program to change "volume limited" European iPods to the no cap US iPod settings... http://gopod.free-go.net/ But I'm already in the US. 
Last edited by grommet on 9th Dec 2005 11:11 pm. Edited 1 time in total
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| 9th Dec 2005 11:08 pm |
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Roddy
Member Since: 18 Apr 2005
Location: Aberdeen
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Quote:Incidently, anyone out there got an Apple Mac?
Powerbook 15" and G5 Discovery 3 'S' Bonatti Grey.
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| 9th Dec 2005 11:10 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
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grommet wrote:.... But I'm already in the US.
Oh, I'm sorry... Thanks for the link, I'll give it a go... I keep a 'virgin' library separate from my iTunes library so I should be able to do a decent comparison
funny how most studio's use harmonic distortion as a 'feature' on guitar tracks, some bands use it exclusively on the final mix... maybe EUpod should licence their product to them?
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| 9th Dec 2005 11:15 pm |
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