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Old 12-22-2006, 07:30 PM
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Question Laptop connected to car audio sys

Hi everyone,

This just crossed my mind today and thought Id see what people said. I have a little system set up in my van, kenwood deck, couple cheap subs 2 1000watt amps, pioneer 3 way speakers (4). I'm just wondering, what if i took the rcas with a Y splitter that could plug into the headphone jack on my laptop. Could I play sound in my car from my laptop being hooked up into the amp?
I duno, just want to hear what people have to say.

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Originally Posted by mp04uz
Hi everyone,

This just crossed my mind today and thought Id see what people said. I have a little system set up in my van, kenwood deck, couple cheap subs 2 1000watt amps, pioneer 3 way speakers (4). I'm just wondering, what if i took the rcas with a Y splitter that could plug into the headphone jack on my laptop. Could I play sound in my car from my laptop being hooked up into the amp?
I duno, just want to hear what people have to say.

Thanks
Cya
you'd probably need a LOC to go inbetween the laptop and the amp, a better solution would be to use the AUX in on your HU, so you use your laptop as a source, then have your HU send the signal to the amps...

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Old 12-22-2006, 10:01 PM
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I connected my laptop's line out to the line in on my deck, although it worked, the only issue I had is the motor noise from the hard drive was picked up by my system.
Word of caution, don't be tempted to leave the laptop unattended in the car.
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To make it work perfectly you should get a Digiport AG USB external sound card to eliminate noise. This is the same card used in high powered dj and club systems. And from personal experience works perfect.
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