Just get a cheap stereo with a front audio input jack. For a few bucks
more you can probably find one with a CD that read MPs files off the CD.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Aaron Pearson
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 6:21 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: '87 gl stereo cheap fix

i hadn't thought of that.  i guess i'll just keep toting around the dc
computer speakers until i feel like buying a proper amp or a radio with
the external jack.  i'm not much of an audio feak...

aaron
'87 syncro gl

-----Original Message-----
From: Max Wellhouse [mailto:maxjoyce@IPA.NET]
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 4:09 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: '87 gl stereo cheap fix

I'm no electronics expert, but unless you have Klipschorns for speakers,
I doubt you'll hear that mp3 player without a substantial power
amplifier.  As I understand most portable players, they produce
milliwatts  of power to the headphone jack and I would guess to hear
your factory speakers in a Vanagon(or even decent aftermarket speakers),
you'd need 10-20 watts of power.  Not even sure plugging the mp3 player
to an external poewer amp would work with potential impedance
mismatches.  The Audi World group has a separate forum for audio freaks
and they've been toying with your concept and they have suceeded.

Yeah, it's Friday, so burn some holes in my thinking here!!

Max

At 10:05 AM 1/28/2005, Aaron Pearson wrote:
>my stock radio/tape player doesn't work very well (the tape player
>doesn't work, even after numerous cleanings, and the antenna is gone so

>the radio reception is poor).  i don't listen to tapes or radio anyway,

>so my new plan is to remove it entirely, and plug my mp3 player
>directly into the speakers.  the idea is to wire in a potentiometer
>between the speaker plugs and an 1/8" audio jack.  that way i can plug
>in whaterver potable device i want.  this seems like a good idea to me.

>can anyone think of why it's not, or have any suggestions to make it
>better or more reliable (or why it's a bad idea in the first place)?
>this is the cheapest way i can think of to get what i want.
>
>fyi, i'd bring along a portable weather radio on trips for emergency.
>
>aaron
>'87 syncro gl