2003 Acura RSX- Sonic's Ride - Page 2

Sonicxtacy02 · 10-27-2009, 11:01 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by vijainair

Sweet install sonic!

I just got a question for ya: how exactly did you connect the Directed HD radio unit (power, audio and mitch's cable) to the carPC? I've been trying to figure out how to implement the radio without causing too much interference.

Thanks!

well i probably went overboard in an attempt to get rid of interference unrelated to the radio install... but i have 12v, acc, and gnd from my directed unit running the length of the car and connected to the same distribution units that connect 12, acc, and gnd to the dsatx. Do you have a mast style antenna or a window antenna? It seems people with mast attennas have no problems with interference with these radios.

BTW my install has changed a bit.. i built a box for the equipment and that cleaned up the install pretty substantially, i have to find the time to update my pics

vijainair · 10-27-2009, 11:49 AM

What about the RCA and Mitch's HD Radio cable (well, more on the latter). Are you using a Serial-to-USB cable? or did you run a serial extension?

I'm trying to figure out what cables to run my car's length. I figured I'd power the radio unit via the unused power cables from my headunit wiring and run RCA and either an "8 pin mini din extension" or an RS-232 extension to the computer (since USB adapters cause some issues based on what I've read so far). But would that cause signal degradation?

I have a mast antenna (Scion tC)

Sorry for all the questions and thanks!
-VJ

Sonicxtacy02 · 10-27-2009, 12:05 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by vijainair

What about the RCA and Mitch's HD Radio cable (well, more on the latter). Are you using a Serial-to-USB cable? or did you run a serial extension?

I'm trying to figure out what cables to run my car's length. I figured I'd power the radio unit via the unused power cables from my headunit wiring and run RCA and either an "8 pin mini din extension" or an RS-232 extension to the computer (since USB adapters cause some issues based on what I've read so far). But would that cause signal degradation?

I have a mast antenna (Scion tC)

Sorry for all the questions and thanks!
-VJ

Running a long set of Monster RCA cables from the front of the car to the back, then connect them to the computer with a y-cable and rca to 3.5mm adapter. Mitch's cable is connected via usb/serial and that has caused no issues for me

datdude31 · 10-27-2009, 07:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Sonicxtacy02

yes a few months back i replaced the m2 with a dsatx because the m2 caused my radio to have so much interference it was barely usable. Replacing just the power supply cured the issue.

Oh ok, so it wasn't because it wouldn't supply all of your carputer equipment with enough power? The reason I ask is because I plan on using the same DG45FC mobo but with a slightly smaller E7400 processor, and pretty much everything else similar BUT I want to be able to power a 12.1" sxga lcd monitor off this supply as well, which has 12v 15watt power requirements. Do you think the m2 would be fine? I would like to just purchase the power bundle from the store but want to make sure it will support the lcd....

asdf0123 · 10-27-2009, 08:59 PM

very nice build!

Sonicxtacy02 · 10-28-2009, 08:52 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by datdude31

Oh ok, so it wasn't because it wouldn't supply all of your carputer equipment with enough power? The reason I ask is because I plan on using the same DG45FC mobo but with a slightly smaller E7400 processor, and pretty much everything else similar BUT I want to be able to power a 12.1" sxga lcd monitor off this supply as well, which has 12v 15watt power requirements. Do you think the m2 would be fine? I would like to just purchase the power bundle from the store but want to make sure it will support the lcd....

the m2 should do ya fine.. just make sure to have it cooled either actively or passively and you should be fine. I've had a multitude of setups over the years including a full desktop amd 2800+ mobo with full accessories. The m2 didnt fail there so it shouldnt fail in your case.

vijainair · 11-04-2009, 01:53 AM

I read your review in the Review Palace, and I called up Andrea Electronics to find out more about the mic. They did confirm that you need to hook the mic to their sound card for both noise filtering AND echo cancellation to work.

How did you set up your audio? i.e., which ports on what sound card did you use for input and output?

Thanks!

Sonicxtacy02 · 11-04-2009, 09:17 AM

i have the andrea mic's 3.5 inch line running to their sound adapter which is connected via usb to the pc. All of my outputs come from the onboard HD audio. So in windows sound mixer i selected the andrea sound adapter as the mic device and kept the playback device as the onboard audio. If you do this and keep the andrea software running in the background, noice and echo cancellation works. The only time it didnt work for me is when i hibernated and the mic resumsed as another device... but i fixed that problem by hooking the andrea sound adapter to the carnetix p5usb device from mp3car

respo87 · Yesterday, 11:00 PM

Hey bro! nice install!! I was wondering what front end it is that ur using? Is that the iphone simulator i saw on youtube a while ago that seems to be completely impossible to get a hold off?! well, for me at least. -->

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Sonicxtacy02 · Today, 09:12 AM

at the time it was ride runner with a custom flash skin i was toying with. It was never finished or released. I have since moved on and now use Centrafuse 3

TeamRSX · Today, 10:24 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Sonicxtacy02

at the time it was ride runner with a custom flash skin i was toying with. It was never finished or released. I have since moved on and now use Centrafuse 3

What are your impressions of Centrafuse 3? I have never been a fan of centrafuse, but hear good things about the new version.

Sonicxtacy02 · Today, 12:07 PM

i love its simplicity. I love that i dont have to create a skin for it because the Clean skin is as OEM as a carPC should be. The only gripes i really have about it are things missing like playlist support, and a better media library. All of the things it lacks can be added via plugin though. I've been beta testing it for awhile now and it really has come a long way.

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