Butler
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Im just wondering, ive got one of the newer ipod shuffles. I know you can get car stereos these days with usb ports in the front, the older shuffles had the usb built in so would have been ideal really. My shuffle has a headphone port that I can easily plug into my computer speakers at home, im just wondering if there is a type of car stereo which would work with it?
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Ste
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http://corsasport.co.uk/board/forumdisplay.php?fid=1
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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AlunJ
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you can get them with the headphone input as well or both, brothers kenwood has it, £50ish from halfords think it was?
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Shane
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quote:
Originally posted by AlunJ
you can get them with the headphone input as well or both, brothers kenwood has it, £50ish from halfords think it was?
ive got the same some, its a great little headunit for the money
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pow
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Butler - you new shuffle would work in both a "Aux in" (headphone jack) style input on a stereo, like most new cars come with now.
It would also work with a USB IN feature (like you have said) using the docking station that came with the shuffle.
There are ups and downs, using the aux in means you can only control the volume on the car stereo and the controls on the ipod, but it cannot charge the ipod at the same time.
Using the USB will allow you to charge and completely control the ipod via the headunit, but, you'll have to carry that docking station with you (prehaps get a spare, one for the car and one for the house).
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sampayne21
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make sure, if you are gona run an amp sub etc, you go for the kenwood 3041 around £50, rather than the kenwood 237sa which has no outputs and cant play mp3 cds, also around £50
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Butler
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Butler - you new shuffle would work in both a "Aux in" (headphone jack) style input on a stereo, like most new cars come with now.
It would also work with a USB IN feature (like you have said) using the docking station that came with the shuffle.
There are ups and downs, using the aux in means you can only control the volume on the car stereo and the controls on the ipod, but it cannot charge the ipod at the same time.
Using the USB will allow you to charge and completely control the ipod via the headunit, but, you'll have to carry that docking station with you (prehaps get a spare, one for the car and one for the house).
How does the aux in work, can I get a cable which is headphone to headphone port?
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sampayne21
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yes you can get the cable from any halfords its about £10 for a decent one
you plug in your mp3 player, press play and press source on your cd player till aux
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Butler
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awesome, cheers guys!
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Chrissy
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Please don't give halfords a tenner for the cable..
Even Maplin who are dear at the best of times are cheaper..
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=11422
>>>> Chris <<<<
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AlunJ
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I got a cable in tesco - does the job just fine
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