Thread: Hooking up an iPod to your car question...

Hi,

First I would check the iPod's menu to see if the maximum output is not limited. It's a security feature on some iPod to preserve your hearing.

If you want to try an amplifier, I would suggest this one. It very small, only 60 $ US and only works with 2 AA rechargeable batteries. It will not run with normal batteries.




Last time I checked, one could not use rechargeable batteries with the Headroom amp. In the long run it could be expensive, as it uses 4 AAA batteries.

As someone suggested, you could also add another amplifier stage to your cars radio which may be the least expensive solution if you keep to something "reasonnable".

Is the volume OK with the radio is playing ?

Volume is speaker dependent, if your spakers are rated at 82db/1watt, a 1000 watts amplifier won't do much good. If they're rated at 91db/1watt a 15 watts amps will blow your ears off.

Regards,

McKie