ICE setup minus the HU ! - Team-BHP

jkdas · 26th December 2006, 21:40

1) PDA / or some contraption with headphone out
One with big touch screen can play videos

2) 4 channel amp

3) RCA

4) wiring kit

5) DIY the stand for the player/pda

navin · 26th December 2006, 21:45

why video ?

Sam Kapasi · 26th December 2006, 21:46

I see a HU. What's your point JKD?

Anyways thats how you achieve a 4 channel pre out for your 4 channel amplfier. With fader and the general pish pash of pre amplfier control.

So what's "minus" the HU? How will you feed the 4 channel amplifier with a stereo EP? With a Y connector? Thats 2 channels. Then why bother with a 4 channel amplifier? hmm?

navin · 26th December 2006, 21:55

hypothetically, one can get a 4 ch. amp and use an external fader. Still the PDA is very limited as a music device. I would suggest a proper hard disk based MP3 machine such as an Ipod or Creative. you'd still need some controls.

Bass&Trouble · 26th December 2006, 22:45

And the most painful part is that you will need a switch to turn on the amp :(

jkdas · 26th December 2006, 22:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

I see a HU. What's your point JKD?

Anyways thats how you achieve a 4 channel pre out for your 4 channel amplfier. With fader and the general pish pash of pre amplfier control.

So what's "minus" the HU? How will you feed the 4 channel amplifier with a stereo EP? With a Y connector? Thats 2 channels. Then why bother with a 4 channel amplifier? hmm?

the HU is not 'on'

the pda was connected directly to the amp via a Y connector and then split to 4 channel.

Posted this to show how a simple ICE can be setup by a novice who has a pda/ipod and dont want to buy a HU.

You get good softwares to work in pda etc that play music and that had various controls.

hydrashok · 26th December 2006, 23:14

That's a 4GB Palm Lifedrive if I'm not mistaken.

That stand is DIY? Good job!

I've seen a similar setup here with a Blau GTA475 amp (It accepts direct line-in from any device that gives output to a stereo jack). It is cumbersome once the novelty wears off.

jkdas · 26th December 2006, 23:32

yah its teh Palm. Maybe you can check this setup sometime this week when he visits Cochin to buy good RCA

navin · 27th December 2006, 09:44

I still dont get the point. How much music can a PDA carry?

jkdas · 27th December 2006, 11:43

Navin, its got a 4GB hard disk

and supports SD card

Sam Kapasi · 27th December 2006, 11:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkdas

Navin, its got a 4GB hard disk

and supports SD card

That doesnt impress Navin at all JK. He is waiting for the 200GB iPod.

jkdas · 27th December 2006, 11:56

Navin your P990 supports Duo pro. So why dont you try. P910 supported till 2GB and hence P990 should support more than that.

and he has an Atom right?

esteem_lover · 27th December 2006, 13:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

That doesnt impress Navin at all JK. He is waiting for the 200GB iPod.

The 2.5" portable HDD is what Navin is after.

gunbir · 27th December 2006, 13:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by esteem_lover

The 2.5" portable HDD is what Navin is after.

Nah... Its the 1.8" ones Navinji is lusting for... while the 100GB ones are coming in Jan, it will be a while before the 200GB ones are out.

navin · 27th December 2006, 16:15

Gunbir, is seems, keeps a track of my fetishes! Yes 200GB on 1.8" is what will satisfy me as it will allow me to store a mathematically lossless (yet with ID3 tags) version of all my CDs in my car!

As far as my P990 goes, it is still to behave well as a phone leave alone as a browser, media player, etc... I like the form factor thought and was even considering a Rover PC S5 to replace it but that phone is only available in Russia.

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Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bombay (but watch this space) Posts: 7,211 View My Garage	I see a HU. What's your point JKD? Anyways thats how you achieve a 4 channel pre out for your 4 channel amplfier. With fader and the general pish pash of pre amplfier control. So what's "minus" the HU? How will you feed the 4 channel amplifier with a stereo EP? With a Y connector? Thats 2 channels. Then why bother with a 4 channel amplifier? hmm? __________________ Live the YetiLife®

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navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 12,576	hypothetically, one can get a 4 ch. amp and use an external fader. Still the PDA is very limited as a music device. I would suggest a proper hard disk based MP3 machine such as an Ipod or Creative. you'd still need some controls. __________________ Scixelsyd Etinu

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jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 5,519 View My Garage	yah its teh Palm. Maybe you can check this setup sometime this week when he visits Cochin to buy good RCA __________________ -__-

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navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 12,576	I still dont get the point. How much music can a PDA carry? __________________ Scixelsyd Etinu

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jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 5,519 View My Garage	Navin, its got a 4GB hard disk and supports SD card __________________ -__-

27th December 2006, 11:56	#12 (permalink)
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 5,519 View My Garage	Navin your P990 supports Duo pro. So why dont you try. P910 supported till 2GB and hence P990 should support more than that. and he has an Atom right? __________________ -__-

27th December 2006, 16:15	#15 (permalink)
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 12,576	Gunbir, is seems, keeps a track of my fetishes! Yes 200GB on 1.8" is what will satisfy me as it will allow me to store a mathematically lossless (yet with ID3 tags) version of all my CDs in my car! As far as my P990 goes, it is still to behave well as a phone leave alone as a browser, media player, etc... I like the form factor thought and was even considering a Rover PC S5 to replace it but that phone is only available in Russia. __________________ Scixelsyd Etinu

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