DIY iPod Input

[Doofus]

I want to be able to play my iPod through an old stereo I have. No, I'm not going to replace it, and yes, I know I won't get the best definition, bla bla blsa

Only problem is, the input on the stereo looks like this:



Is that a '5-pin DIN' or something? Can I buy a headphone-plug to whatever-that-is cable, or will I have to make one?

If I have to make one (assuming I can buy the bits from Maplin), any advice as to which pins I should use?

Thanks all.

[4mo]

http://pinouts.ru/Home/DinAudio_pinout.shtml

Good luck

[Doofus]

Blimey...

[rsv gone!]

Job jobbed.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plug-3-5mm-Stereo-Audio-Ca...

[Doofus]

rsv gone! said:

Job jobbed.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plug-3-5mm-Stereo-Audio-Ca...

Superb, thanks

If I'd known what I was looking for, I could have found that, I suppose...

[JABB]

Get proper advice, or google Phono and say aux inputs. The phono ( Turntable ) input was usually completely different to all the other inputs. You can connect almost anything to any other input ( Tuner, Tape, Aux etc but usually not phono. IIR the phono input was a lot different in terms of current? and plugging your ipod into this will blow the amp / speakers.
Check this link out http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/phono.html

Edited by JABB on Tuesday 14th December 21:20

[toohuge]

JABB said:

Get proper advice, or google Phono and say aux inputs. The phono ( Turntable ) input was usually completely different to all the other inputs. You can connect almost anything to any other input ( Tuner, Tape, Aux etc but usually not phono. IIR the phono input was a lot different in terms of current? and plugging your ipod into this will blow the amp / speakers.
Check this link out http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/phono.html

Edited by JABB on Tuesday 14th December 21:20

It all depends on whether the amplifier has a phono stage built in or not. If the amplifier does have a phono stage built in (basically a pre-amp) then yes you could be in a spot of bother. If it doesn't then it will be fine. 5 pin din stuff is pretty old school, I recall Bang & Olufsen used this a lot, is it one of those?

[Doofus]

toohuge said:

I recall Bang & Olufsen used this a lot, is it one of those?

Hahaha! No, it isn't. It's a high-end, neodynum suspended Saisho thing.

[Denis O]

toohuge said:

JABB said:

Get proper advice, or google Phono and say aux inputs. The phono ( Turntable ) input was usually completely different to all the other inputs. You can connect almost anything to any other input ( Tuner, Tape, Aux etc but usually not phono. IIR the phono input was a lot different in terms of current? and plugging your ipod into this will blow the amp / speakers.
Check this link out http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/phono.html

Edited by JABB on Tuesday 14th December 21:20

It all depends on whether the amplifier has a phono stage built in or not. If the amplifier does have a phono stage built in (basically a pre-amp) then yes you could be in a spot of bother. If it doesn't then it will be fine. 5 pin din stuff is pretty old school, I recall Bang & Olufsen used this a lot, is it one of those?

But the picture of the amp shows a phono input so there's a pretty good chance there's a phono stage behind it. Either MM or MC will not like an iPod plugged into it.

You need to choose a line level input and get a decent quality cable from
http://www.flashbacksales.co.uk/acatalog/info.html

My personal choice is to attach the iPod via the iPod dock connection as opposed to the 3.5mm Jack, thus bypassing the iPods internal amp. You will get better sound quality that way.

[Peter Empson]

As has been said above that phono input wont work on its own, it'll be all bass/no treble and highly distorted as you'll overload it. However you can get 'inverse' phono (RIAA) stages that do the opposite of what the phono stage does, so if this really is the only input on the unit then buying one would be a solution.

I've not tried this unit, but it showed up during a quick google and should do the job;

www.esdl.co.uk/2/invriaa.shtml

Please note the sound quality will not be as good as a conventional line input, but should still be perfectly listenable.

Edited by Peter Empson on Wednesday 15th December 15:32