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Hrm... In that case the only thing I can think of is that the signal from the XM commander has some noise on it..? Have you tried disconnecting the unit alltogether to see if there's noise when nothing's connected?

Do you have a GLI? What are you plugging into the aux-in board? It sounds like you're both getting some kind of audio inteference/noise over the audio cable somehow cuz I have zero noise with the Silent CD playing & no other audio playing...

Glad to hear the happy trail of customers continues. Thx for the reviews & continued orders guys.

It's just an audio connection - has nothing to do with the ribbon cable or radio. Either the audio cable is a little loose at either end or the jack on the aux-in board itself is a little loose. Usually just reinserting the cable, jiggling it or turning it is enough to get it to work again - mine actually did it a couple weeks last summer & then it went away on its own & never came back. If you can't get it to work after reinserting the cables & such, I can replace the jack on the board...or if you're handy with a soldering iron & would rather do it yourself, I can send you a new audio jack - just let me know. The installation instructions are available at the beginning of this thread & on my website: http://www.jazzyengineering.com/Installation_Manual_1-2.pdf

Uh - I assume by "above" you're referring to Legacy777? The problem he was having was that his CD volume was being adversely affected by the board - which is not normal. It is common however for an iPod & Sirius especially (I dunno why, but Sirius units seem to be on the average the worst) to have slightly lower voltage signals than the internal line levels for the CD player. I would expect the signal from HK D&P to be the best out of the three, but it's possible (depending on your encodings) to still be low. 8-10 notches higher sounds less than ideal, but given the sources, essentially normal. I'd say my XM unit has an average output requiring only about 3-4 notches higher, but it is adjustable, so when set to 8/10 (instead of the default 5/10) it's essentially even. If it requires 20-30 notches higher to get the equivalent volume output, you're either using a headphone output, or something isn't connected correctly. If your output is normally low (headphone jack of mp3 player or some sat radios), I'd recommend trying something like a Boostaroo.

Yea, I'm stumped. It sounds like the audio amp inside the radio isn't working for some reason, but I dunno why that would be. I've never heard of that happening before. If you can't get it to work & your dealer won't replace it under warranty, let me know - I've got a couple extras I could sell ya - or you could get one of those mp3 units on ebay.

Uhhh.... ...two stupid questions - check the volume? & check the radio harness? The aux-in board shouldn't be able to even affect the radio functions. Even if you leave the CD module & aux-in board completely disconnected, the radio should still work... ...if CD's play and you can tune the radio...I have no idea.

Something's wrong. I don't normally need to turn my CD player or XM above 10 to be "loud" & above about 22 will be too loud for the speakers to handle on either one...are you sure the stereo cables are plugged in securely at both ends? I suspect the R/L channels are shorted from a partially inserted cable & drawing eachother's signals down... Nah - it's just sitting on the carpet somewhere. You don't need all the screws to hold the radio in securely, but I'd bet if you fished around down there with a magnet you could pick it up.

Enough to become dependent on the extra income - not enough to quit my underpaid day job. Honestly, I lost count quite awhile ago - I've been sellin' 'em for about a year & 1/2 now, but they've gotten pretty slow in the last couple months. Nope - I just needed a way to hook my XM up to my Outback, I didn't develop anything else. I can get PAC audio parts at "dealer" price and they make *lots* of other vehicle adapters, but so far, no one has requested one specifically from me since they're available tons of other places (who actually stock them) already. Anyway - thanks for the kind words everybody. Still nice to hear my "second job" is appreciated - I know I still use mine every day.

AFAIK - none of the cables/adapters do anything to amplify the signal - they just tie into the line level signals the iPod provides.

No - splicing into the power wires will not affect the functionality of the outlet. I spliced into the power wires for the cigarette lighter for my XM and my wife often plugs in her phone charger to that same outlet on road trips w/no probs. No - just the basic installation diagram I provide on the site: http://www.jazzyengineering.com/ProKit-iPod2.pdf As ZinFreak and others have said - basically you just need to hook it up to power to provide charging (actually, you don't need to - it will function w/o charging if you want too) and plug it in.

Several folks w/Spec B's & VDC Outbacks have installed it w/no probs. Silent MP3's also works fine.

The ipod cable has dual outputs - both RCA & 1/8" stereo. You can ignore the RCA outputs. The iPod cable connects to the GLI - and the GLI connects to the aux-in board. Here - check it out on the iPod Pro kit installation diagram: http://www.jazzyengineering.com/ProKit-iPod2.pdf

+1 to what wimwam said.

Hey guys - I know a few of you are probably struggling with non-line level output devices :: aka, headphone jacks = low volume. I've found a few devices out there that "work" ok, but nothing that really fits in with this setup terribly well. A few guys on the Saabaru forums seem to have stubmled across a good, cheap, simple pre-amp though that I thought I'd pass the word on for...I haven't had a chance to try it on my laptop & Archos yet, but they swear by it. Anyway, I figured a few of yas might be interested. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103656&cp=&sr=1&origkw=headphones+booster&kw=headphones+booster&parentPage=search http://rsk.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pRS1C-2266226w345.jpg

AFAIK - your stereo is basically the same as ours - and therefore made by Panasonic/Matsushita. Only the Japanese made Legacy/Outbacks have OEM Kenwood stereos...AFAIK...

Well - this is a little late now - sorry, I dunno why I don't get notifications sometimes. Anyway - what you describe sounds a lot like what happens on the extra CD player I have on my desk. I knocked it off the desk at one point & it landed pretty hard on the floor. In the process, it broke the mechanism that "grips" the CD to spin it up after it changes disks. For some reason, it doesn't have any problem spinning it up once it's "gripped" it once, but if I eject it or change CD's, I have to sorta mess with it to get it to "take hold" the first time or it will just spin w/o the CD & eventually spit it back out like a bad CD. You didn't *drop* your CD player did you? Not that I know of...the MOFSET is at the back of the radio & screwed into the giant heat sink. Everything else should be fairly passive. Glad your install went well & you're enjoying the board. You can order the other parts from me if you want - my prices are about the same as everyone else. Of course, that means you can get them from pretty much anywhere else too.

Impressive - nice work. I still want to do this some day, but you guys don't do much to make it look easy. I say leave it red though.

As far as the kits - the iPod Pro kit comes with a GLI. I have made it optional (you can buy the iPod Install kit w/o it) but I have been told time & time again that it should be just required - ie. with an iPod install, I think you're going to want it, but it's all about sound quality - some people don't mind a little buzzing in the background...some people it drives insane.

Indeed. Thanks - I'll get your order out asap.

Cool - we finally busted through 100k views on this thread!

Not that it has anything to do with my aux-in mod (??), but AFAIK, no one has ever tried swapping only the CD changer units between radios. I've always been curious if the 6CD changer could be swapped into the 1CD radio...

Your air bag light? I might take credit for a radio-related problem, but I don't see how this mod, or any mistaken installation thereof could cause a problem with the SRS. ...better go see the dealer.

It just depends on how you're going to use it. I don't need a jack availble because I almost always only listen to my XM on it - I think most others also only listen to one thing on it. That's a pretty clean install though. It looks good. I would have had the jack located nearer the armrest cubby (or inside it), but that's just my personal preference. I assume this location works better for you.

It means I ship whatever way I want - - j/k. In the shipping information - it says I ship everything USPS Priority...in your case, USPS Global Priority. I do think there are quality differences between GLI's, although not necessarily related to the uneven windings. The signal response on the PAC GLI is nearly perfect. The uneven windings just help prevent voltage loss. Regarding your Sirius unit - it seems almost universal that the Sirius units don't put out a high enough voltage signal for some reason while XM units do. Considering the different manufacturers, I have no idea why that would be, but I have yet to hear from a Sirius owner that didn't think it was a little quiet and have yet to hear from an XM owner that thought anything was lacking at all. On my XM unit - I have an adjustment (in the menus) to turn up the output of the line level signal too, from one to 10 I have it set on 8 right now I think - often I listen to it at 5-8 on the radio and can hear it quite well driving around. Does your Sirius unit maybe have a similar adjustment available? If it doesn't, I think you need a preamp to get the best sound out of it. If you can't find one in Canaydia, I can sell ya mine for $30 and just order another one with my next parts order. It's the Turbo 1 on this page. I've only used it once for a long road trip when we hooked up the laptop for book tapes off the 'net (damn DRM), but it worked really well. You might be able to find one on ebay Canada for cheaper too.