Fit iPod Hookup
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12-23-2007 | 05:33 AM
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Fit iPod Hookup
I felt that for the widespread benefit, it was time to jumpstart this subject again... here it goes...
O.K... here it is..
Sorry I didn't chime in earlier to offer up the way. I wasn't here yet.
A very good, cool, high quality way to hook up your ipod to your Fit (Sport) is to use the Monster iCharger !
See my avatar for a dark pic of the system in action. I'll post some pics later of the actual install setup. Just in case you can't make out what you see, that is a bottle of water lit up blue by LED illuminated cupholders, with the Monster iCharger glowing green in the upper left, with the ipod in the top middle area sitting in the pocket ahead of the cupholders.
The Monster iCharger hooks up to the dock at the bottom of the ipod, which gives a far superior sound output. What is also superb about this setup is that you do not have to adjust the volume on the ipod at all. The iCharger sets a constant volume output level which is unaffected by any ipod volume control changes on the ipod itself. This setup also virtually eliminates any potential noise to come out of the ipod audio.
The actual audio cable, (1/8" mini headphone male/male) which you do still need, hooks up to an input on the dock connector end of the charger cable, then you plug the other end of the audio cable into the aux audio input jack next to the charger socket. You can feed the audio cable through the charger cable, which is coiled, which makes for a "one cable" appearance to the total setup.
It's selling on amazon.com right now for cheap. Just click on the Monster iPod Charger Link in my signature.
My background is audio, sound, recording, synthesizing, and I would highly recommend this Monster ipod accessory to add to your system. It is clean.
An added bonus is that the charger Monster symbol is LED lit, displaying a different color depending on the status. So now you can have another cool light in the center console of your Fit.
The only possible obstacle to using this right off, is if you have your ipod in a case that has alot of meat around the actual dock input of the ipod. With my case, I just carved away the excess to allow clearance of the dock connection, using an exacto knife. I've used my charger for a few years now, transferred it from my previous car to the Fit now.
You can make a nice clean installation, so that all you see is a cool LED lit charger sitting in the jack, and a short length of cable coming out with the dock connection cable to hook to your ipod. In my Fit, I've set it up with just the right amount of length to hook up to the ipod and sit it in the pocket in front of the cupholders, and tucked the rest of the cable away just above the center console. You can leave it hooked up all the time, since when the ignition is turned off, the power to that area is turned off.
I also set up an additional 12V input socket at the rear end of the center console to connect my cell phone charger, to be able to run both at the same time.
I hope this makes many happy ipod users. If you have something different than an ipod, sorry to leave you out here. Peace ! e.b.
O.K... here it is..
Sorry I didn't chime in earlier to offer up the way. I wasn't here yet.
A very good, cool, high quality way to hook up your ipod to your Fit (Sport) is to use the Monster iCharger !
See my avatar for a dark pic of the system in action. I'll post some pics later of the actual install setup. Just in case you can't make out what you see, that is a bottle of water lit up blue by LED illuminated cupholders, with the Monster iCharger glowing green in the upper left, with the ipod in the top middle area sitting in the pocket ahead of the cupholders.
The Monster iCharger hooks up to the dock at the bottom of the ipod, which gives a far superior sound output. What is also superb about this setup is that you do not have to adjust the volume on the ipod at all. The iCharger sets a constant volume output level which is unaffected by any ipod volume control changes on the ipod itself. This setup also virtually eliminates any potential noise to come out of the ipod audio.
The actual audio cable, (1/8" mini headphone male/male) which you do still need, hooks up to an input on the dock connector end of the charger cable, then you plug the other end of the audio cable into the aux audio input jack next to the charger socket. You can feed the audio cable through the charger cable, which is coiled, which makes for a "one cable" appearance to the total setup.
It's selling on amazon.com right now for cheap. Just click on the Monster iPod Charger Link in my signature.
My background is audio, sound, recording, synthesizing, and I would highly recommend this Monster ipod accessory to add to your system. It is clean.
An added bonus is that the charger Monster symbol is LED lit, displaying a different color depending on the status. So now you can have another cool light in the center console of your Fit.
The only possible obstacle to using this right off, is if you have your ipod in a case that has alot of meat around the actual dock input of the ipod. With my case, I just carved away the excess to allow clearance of the dock connection, using an exacto knife. I've used my charger for a few years now, transferred it from my previous car to the Fit now.
You can make a nice clean installation, so that all you see is a cool LED lit charger sitting in the jack, and a short length of cable coming out with the dock connection cable to hook to your ipod. In my Fit, I've set it up with just the right amount of length to hook up to the ipod and sit it in the pocket in front of the cupholders, and tucked the rest of the cable away just above the center console. You can leave it hooked up all the time, since when the ignition is turned off, the power to that area is turned off.
I also set up an additional 12V input socket at the rear end of the center console to connect my cell phone charger, to be able to run both at the same time.
I hope this makes many happy ipod users. If you have something different than an ipod, sorry to leave you out here. Peace !
e.b.
Last edited by ebcspace; 01-09-2008 at 06:42 PM.
#2
12-23-2007 | 05:55 AM
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is there some sort of dock/holder your using for your ipod? its hard to tell in the pictures....either way, since your a audiotechh, does it really make a big difference in sound quality? the quality coming from the ipod is already tainted, so anything to help it would be great!
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12-23-2007 | 06:08 AM
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ipod hookup
The way the ipod is held in place is...
1. the length of cable coming out from the console area, I designed so that as it reaches the bottom (dock) area of the ipod, it almost holds the ipod there because of where the cable puts the ipod.
2. the position of where the cable is coming out to head into the console pocket area is set up so that the right edge of the ipod rests against it. Now the ipod is resting between the upper left corner of the console pocket and the edge of the cable on its right side.
clearly, I'll need to post some pics of this when the morning comes around again, so it can be seen.
e.b.
1. the length of cable coming out from the console area, I designed so that as it reaches the bottom (dock) area of the ipod, it almost holds the ipod there because of where the cable puts the ipod.
2. the position of where the cable is coming out to head into the console pocket area is set up so that the right edge of the ipod rests against it. Now the ipod is resting between the upper left corner of the console pocket and the edge of the cable on its right side.
clearly, I'll need to post some pics of this when the morning comes around again, so it can be seen.
e.b.
#6
12-26-2007 | 08:25 PM
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From: Avon, CT
The sound quality from an iPod is surprisingly good compared to most audiophile-level players out there. It's one of the most neutral players you can get. And yeah, going through the dock connector will really improve the sound quality because it's a line-out, meaning you skip the headphone amplifier stage of the output. The signal is a lot cleaner. It's especially noticeable with a 4th or earlier generation iPod because the headphone-out lacks bass, but the line-out sounds amazing.
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