Where can I find adapter for IP bus ???

**dos4who?** · 06-30-2001, 08:52 PM

Where can I find one of those adapters that has the CD changer/controller plug on one end and the RCAs on the other?
TIA
~m

**ppgt94** · 07-01-2001, 12:29 AM

Try www.crutchfield.com They sell car stereo equipment. Your brand stereo has to support it. Some don't.

**gerard** · 07-01-2001, 04:45 AM

i chopped up my cd changer cable and made one myself.

**Arby** · 07-01-2001, 10:01 AM

Or you could make your own... it's only 3 wires.

I have a diagram on my site... http://mp3box.2y.net/photos/ipbusdiagram.gif

You can use RCA jacks instead of the 1/8" stereo, too.

**gerard** · 07-01-2001, 04:29 PM

yup, thats the way i connected it too !!

**ppgt94** · 07-01-2001, 04:41 PM

It's not the same for everyone. Not all pin-outs are the same. I had to put resistance in certain signals to "fool" my head unit into thinking there was a cd-changer connected.

**dos4who?** · 07-01-2001, 05:52 PM

Ok Guys - Thanks for all the help. Thanks for the link to Crutchfield, Carlos... I recall reading about them here earlier, just couldn't remember the name...

My current Kenwood head unit doesn't support the adapter, so I'm looking at a new head unit as well.

Ok, so in my price range (that would be "AS CHEAP AS POSSIBLE" heh heh), I've narrowed it down to a few units:
(BTW, all prices are in Canuck $$)

Adapter plus Kenwood KDC-516s- $320, but lose the option of adding a changer as well.

Adapter plus Pioneer DEH-P3300(DEH-P330 in the states) - $390.

Adapter plus Sony XRCA300 - $300.

So... The Sony, it is...

I'm still at work, (got the on-call page, now just waiting for a database to rebuild

), so unless someone posts a good reason not to go this route, I'm off to Future Crap as soon as I'm outta here, to pick up the Sony unit...
~m

**schrodos** · 07-01-2001, 10:50 PM

dos4who?: I have a Kenwood HU model KDC-6015 and it was only $299 at A&B Sound. I believe its a little better then the 516S (or whatever).

Also with the Kenwoods you can buy a switcher box that will plug into the cd-changer aux in and then give you 2 cd changer plugins and a pair of RCA ins.

Just thought I'd pass that along.

**dos4who?** · 07-02-2001, 10:18 AM

Thank you all for your help...
Well, for 300 bucks (Canadian) and change, I ended up going for the Sony package.
I went to Future Shop, and they were all out of the model I wanted, and they said it'll be a LONG time before they expect stock again, so I just ordered it online. Total, including taxes & 2-day shipping was $179.19
Then, I went to Crutchfield's site and ordered the adapter. Total there, including 2-day shipping was $109.90 US. ($166.51 Canadian).
The math totals out to $345.70 CDN. For reference, that's $228.20 USD.
Since I got called in for a few hours overtime both yesterday AND today,

, my little weekend spending spree hasn't really come out of my pocket... Actually, I'm ahead by over a hundred bucks.

Thanks again for everyone's help & input. As always, you'll read about the results on this board...
~m