Hi all
Harmon Kadron have just released their 'Drive and Play'
ipod
connectivity solution. It has 3 connection options - the usual FM transmitter, a 3.5mm jack
plug
if you have an output on the HU, and (most interestingly to us) an inline connector for the aerial
plug
. Basically the same as the FM transmitters, ie you tune the radio into the correct frequency, but the unit is not broadcasting anything - it coonects between the cars aerial cable and the HU, thus giving a clean, interference free reception. Looks quite good to me:
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http://www.harmankardon.com/drive-1/default.aspx
What do you guys think ?
Tonse
To connect between the aerial and HU the signal would have to be analog, so somewhere the digital satellite signal is being converted to analog to patch in here, which means a likely loss in quality/fidelity but that all depends on what they use to do the conversion, a good ADC may be indistinguishable from the regular all digital signal. Sounds interesting at least! - I'm thinking more in terms of Sat Radio here than
iPOD
use,
iPOD
is already doing a DAC, it's just a different method of input.
It showed Circuit City as being the distruibutor here in Hawaii, and I called to get a price. They had no idea what I was talking about?
Russ
I think they've only just been announced Russ. They hope to have them available in the stores mid-December in the UK.
Tony
These folks tried it awhile back. When asked if it worked on the new M.O.S.T. Porsche systems they said no. E-mail to HK to find out morehas not be answered.
http://www.rainydaymagazine.com/RDM2005/Workshops/Garage/RDG_DriveNPlayFirstUse.htm
Like K-man S I'm also interested in Sat radio.
I just got a reply from HK and they say it will work on a 2005 Boxster with the MOST
PCM
system, so I would presume it will work in the Cayman.
Also, there is an installation pdf on their website which shows that the control box has a 3.5mm auxilliary input for connected the likes of a Sat radio.
Might be wrth a try, its got to be better than those FM transmitter solutions !?!
Tony
I just got a reply from HK and they say it will work on a 2005 Boxster with the MOST
PCM
system, so I would presume it will work in the Cayman.
Also, there is an installation pdf on their website which shows that the control box has a 3.5mm auxilliary inputto connect the likes of a Sat radio.
Might be wrth a try, its got to be better than those FM transmitter solutions !?!
Tony
