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Buy Sell Trade Audio Equipment => Looking for something special? => Topic started by: gdv on October 20, 2022, 11:17:42 AM
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A friend has a 2019 Honda Civic & the only aux in connection is USB?. Anyone familiar with an adapter to go from car usb to a 3.5mm male or female?
Briefly looked at Cruchfield & they have one for $250! Ouch!
TIA,
George
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What device are you trying to connect? If it can't be wired you can always use something like this...
https://www.target.com/p/just-wireless-fm-transmitter-3-5mm-with-2-4a-12w-2-port-usb-car-charger-black/-/A-53271865 (https://www.target.com/p/just-wireless-fm-transmitter-3-5mm-with-2-4a-12w-2-port-usb-car-charger-black/-/A-53271865)
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That amazon website has bunches of these for $7 and up. Search "3.5mm to USB". No clue if these will work with whatever may have hidden inside their radio.
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That amazon website has bunches of these for $7 and up. Search "3.5mm to USB". No clue if these will work with whatever may have hidden inside their radio.
I don't think that just an adaptor is going to get it done (but that's way I asked what was being hooked up). If it's a CD player or MP3 player that only has analog out they will need either some sort of ADC to be part of the unit or they can use the FM Transmitter I linked above.
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He wants to connect a portable cd player (with cable) to the car stereo. Which only seems to be thru the USB input...
Thanks for comments/responses so far...
Sir Thrift, the dc power connection may work...
MacGeek, I have been looking at a few of the items similar to what you suggested, seems the main problem here is the "cheap" adapters do not convert analog to digital, which I believe is what is needed here...
Again, TIA...
George
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MacGeek, I have been looking at a few of the items similar to what you suggested, seems the main problem here is the "cheap" adapters do not convert analog to digital, which I believe is what is needed here...
Correct. You don't need an adaptor, you need a converter. Huge difference. An adaptor will just send analog line level to your USB, which will look at it and ask WTF? That's why I recommended the FM converter. It is the cheapest way to do what you are looking for.