ipod cable connection

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I'm trying to connect an Ipod Nano to a 13-pin DIN auxiliary input in
the rear of my OEM car cd player/stereo and I wanted to find out if
anyone has purchased the cable needed for this hook up and where to
look for the best prices. Its a Mitsubishi/Infinity stereo, but am I
wrong that just about any male 13-pin DIN connection should work there?


Thanks,
Tim

[Jeremy]

When I was researching this, the best site that I found was

http://www.logjamelectronics.com

Lots of success stories, seem like a production organization. But I
didn't see any Mitsu harnesses. Maybe email and see if your head unit
matches up with any of their harnesses.

hth, Jeremy

[Pious Audio]

I've started offering USA Spec products, which has a lot of cables/cd
changers and so on designed for specific cars. They also offer cables
specifically for Ipod hook-ups. Check www.piousaudio.com and search
for USA, if you don't find what you need, then e-mail me and I'll check
on it. I haven't loaded nearly all of the USA Spec product line...but
I can't specifically remember if I've loaded the cable you need, or
not.

Don Carroll

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Don- thanks for the info about USA Spec products. I looked at their
website and yours, finding similar things to the "package
controllers/cables" running ~ 150$ on a few other sites. I'm confident
those will work, but the idea of spending nearly as much on the cable
to use it with the car stereo as I did on the device (Ipod Nano) itself
doesn't exactly thrill me.

The cd player in the stereo component is acting up lately so it may be
time to just get an aftermarket player with a mini plug aux input for
the ipod.

Thanks for your help-
Tim

[Pious Audio]

I've got those too:).

[John Durbin]

It's not a "cable", it's a module that translates the serial data from
one device to a protocol that the other device can understand. The
cables are just mechanical add-ons to allow the devices to be connected.
Did you think all all electronics speak the same language internally, or
are you just a cheap date?

The straight audio interface you mentioned as an alternative is ok as a
marginal solution, but far from the quality experience you can get with
a good integrated solution with on-display text support. I have two
different iPod interfaces in my car currently, one that provides
on-screen artist & title surfing via my antique Sony XES system, and the
other with no text support via my stock HU (treats the iPod like a
changer, with playlist = disc #, then track #'s etc.)

Guess which one the iPod spends all its time connected to?

JD

wrote:

> Don- thanks for the info about USA Spec products. I looked at their
> website and yours, finding similar things to the "package
> controllers/cables" running ~ 150$ on a few other sites. I'm confident
> those will work, but the idea of spending nearly as much on the cable
> to use it with the car stereo as I did on the device (Ipod Nano) itself
> doesn't exactly thrill me.
>
> The cd player in the stereo component is acting up lately so it may be
> time to just get an aftermarket player with a mini plug aux input for
> the ipod.
>
> Thanks for your help-
> Tim
>