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Originally Posted by Fluffywings
Not wanting to upgrade has nothing to do with looks..and yet it does. I don't care what it looks like. What I do care is having my stereo stolen again. Out of sight, out of mind sort of thing.
What I meant was using 3.5mm headphone jack from my iPod to RCA's. And then connecting that to an EQ. Then for FM/CD, just use a line out converter to the EQ. This way I bypass any degrading between iPod and RCA to amp.
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Theft I understand as well. My 98 Civic got stolen when my remote's battery died and I simply locked it at the gym. They used a slim jim to open it and a flat head screw driver to start it. Got the car back, but they obviously emptied it. That's why I haven't done anything to my Fit, I just tinted the windows and will put the alarm with remote start in next week.
Anyways. I'm not sure (someone correct me if I'm wrong) but the source of the noise will be the amplifier chip in the stock head unit. This amp chip has a very poor signal-to-noise ratio, meaning that it is not a clean sounding output. As long as you're using the stock head unit's amp, that noise will still be there and further amplified by any aftermarket amp. What you're looking for is a line out, not a powered or speaker level output. Unfortunately the only way to use an aftermarket amp with the factory HU is with a line output converter (that you mentioned) which uses the noisy amp chip. If you could bypass the stock HU, then you'd be fine. Is that what you intend to do with the iPod and EQ? If so, that's probably your best option and should work well.
I hope it doesn't look like I'm trying to shoot down your ideas. I'm just telling you the things I've learned from experience (both personal and professional) in order to hopefully save you wasted time, effort, and money. I really am trying to help!
