12-13-2010, 04:48 PM
I put the aux input jack in yesterday and had mixed results. Most disappointingly, the jack doesn't seem to fully break the connection back to the radio portion and leaks signal through when there is a plug inserted. Hearing sports talk radio in the backround behind Sinatra is not what I was hoping for. I'm trying to get a higher quality replacement than what was available at Radio Shack.
The other problem is with output levels. There seems to be some impedance mismatch between the iPod and the radio as I have to turn up the volume to the max to have even low volume output. Admittedly, right now I'm technically using the headphone jack off my iPod and my final installation will be using a line level output from a different device, so things will change slightly. Has anyone else attempted this modification and succeeded in solving this problem? I'm not really sure where to begin.
The other problem is with output levels. There seems to be some impedance mismatch between the iPod and the radio as I have to turn up the volume to the max to have even low volume output. Admittedly, right now I'm technically using the headphone jack off my iPod and my final installation will be using a line level output from a different device, so things will change slightly. Has anyone else attempted this modification and succeeded in solving this problem? I'm not really sure where to begin.
