McIntosh stereo

by **tangcla** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:49 pm

Ric wrote:Do you also have a problem, with iPod volume?

No... but I have the iPod controller so I figure it's the same device?

by **Ric** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:54 pm

What I want to check is, if the iPods with low output actually require a smaller load resistance to produce more signal.
So, I need to test this on one that's not loud enough

by **colin** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:32 pm

Hi Ric,

I am in Canberra.

Cheers

Colin

by **sooobi** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:00 pm

obviously, check 'volume limiter' and 'sound check' are both off on the ipod side..

by **colin** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:50 pm

Correct, my iPod is old (Gen 3) so doesn't have the volume limiter function, sound check is definitely off and the EQ is also set to off. I don't believe that any of this stuff effects the level that the head unit sees. My understanding is that either an ipod will only give a digital audio stream or line level (ie not volume control dependent) output through a dock connector, therefore the settings within the iPod should not effect the audio that the clarion box is receiving.

by **sooobi** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:48 am

Probably right..

Have you tried adding 'equalization' then?

by **Mano™** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:19 pm

Well my situation goes under this topic

Got a MY06 GT..

sick sick omg haha..

Nah seriouly got a MY06 GT.. stereo died in the arse.. all power, no action for the volume.. lib was due for a service.. got errorc code fixed up and 2 probs.. 1 was the amp.. it blew hahahahha couldnt handle it

annnnnd 1 was a sensor not related to the stereo of cource

So amp is on order from subiewooo

warrenty

by **sooobi** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:06 am

LI81TY wrote:2 probs.. 1 was the amp.. it blew hahahahha couldnt handle it

ohh.. it can handle it.. you just got rat poo on yours (at the factory that makes the ion-degeneraliser) ;-)

it is cool enough with clarion as oem, but macintosh, highly rated..

by **Mano™** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:56 pm

lol..

Umm isnt "Mc Intosh" Clarion??

by **tangcla** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:33 pm

LI81TY wrote:Umm isnt "Mc Intosh" Clarion??

Clarion own Mcintosh.

by **Spec B Wgn** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:27 pm

i find the mac a bit gutless with volume...

any ideas to ramp up the volume..

by **Mano™** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:55 pm

Spec B Wgn wrote:i find the mac a bit gutless with volume...

any ideas to ramp up the volume..

maybe turn the volume knob up? :lol:

hahahah sorry man someone had to say it.. and I need more post counts and beat everyone to it

haha

not sure if there is an option? is there anything on the amp?? :S never really looked under the seat actully loL!

by **jp928** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:26 am

I am finding with my McI that for proper commercial CDs (.wav?) I need to crank volume up at least 7-8 points to be reasonable level...is this common? Then of course going back to am or fm, have to turn it down again.
jp 08 gtb 6mt wagon

by **chriskan** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:46 am

jp928 wrote:I am finding with my McI that for proper commercial CDs (.wav?) I need to crank volume up at least 7-8 points to be reasonable level...is this common? Then of course going back to am or fm, have to turn it down again.
jp 08 gtb 6mt wagon

Yeah thats'a pita.. my experience with previous cars (stock and aftermarket hu's) has usually been the opposite, with FM requiring more volume and Cd's being loud enough at a decent level!

boo clarion!

does anyone know what type of outputs the mac uses between the deck and the amp?

by **Ric** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:41 am

chriskan wrote:does anyone know what type of outputs the mac uses between the deck and the amp?

Yes, there are 5 channels, using line-level differential connections.
It wouldn't be hard to make up a little interface board with 5 small audio transformers to convert these to the "unbalanced" inputs used by most other car audio equipment. You might even dispense with the sub woofer channel, and just feed four inputs to an external amp.

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