"Hi i'm new to /r/diysound and i dont know where to start..." questions go here.
Posted Apr 9, 2020, 11:40 PM UTC
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You know how earbuds have those in-line controls/microphones? Like this.
Is there a larger (say roughly the size of a deck of cards) standalone version of this that I can buy? If not i'm going to have to build one. I want to use it to quickly pause my audiobooks when I'm driving in my car without fumbling around with my phone or trying to feel around for those tiny buttons.
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Search for "Bluetooth steering wheel adapter". There's a multitude of devices that will connect with you phone via Bluetooth and give you controls. A bunch of them snap on to you steering wheel for convenience.
Also, a separate piece of advice. DON'T USE HEADPHONES WHILE DRIVING!
I do know what state you in but it's actually illegal in many state to drive with your hearing obstructed. Kind of a safety issue.
On that note: Get a Bluetooth fm adapter with buttons and both problems are solved! Or if your handy, wire one into you stereos aux input.
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My car doesn't have Bluetooth. It plays through the speakers via an aux cord.
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Sorry if I explained poorly. I am talking about a device like this: https://youtu.be/TAApyQl42xQ
Basically gives you care Bluetooth so you can stream from your phone and control with a dash controller. There's a million versions from a ton of companies
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Sorry I explained poorly. The device I'm talking about basically gives your car Bluetooth letting you stream from your phone. Like little round box that connects to your stereo with an aux cable and then connects to your phone with Bluetooth. Lookup car Bluetooth adapter. You will find what you need
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The device below does this -
[your phone]---> [bluetooth receiver]---> [aux input in your car]---> [your radio]
The bluetooth receiver has play/pause buttons and you can mount it anywhere. When you memorize the play/pause button positions you will be able to push them without looking at the bluetooth receiver or taking your eyes off the road.
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Don't really want Bluetooth. I'll just make my own. It's three buttons and some jacks.
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Hi I'm struggling to find information on wiring speakers. I'm trying to build two speakers but I cant find much information on what components i need for hooking up power supplies to them, connect them to each other and my laptop or phone. I'll be using Dayton Audio woofers and tweeters but I don't know what i need to connect them together into usable speakers. Can anyone recommend some good videos or articles that might help or share any insight you might have yourselves. Thanks in advance Naoise
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Yeah I'd do what that guy who commented in your post said. Build a kit.
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I have a question about using a dac/amp for headphones with low impedance. I have a pair of vintage headphones (Pioneer SE-L40) that give a range of impedance, 4-16 ohms, rather than a specific number. I've seen someone post a review that claimed they have 8 ohm impedance. They went on to say that its a good idea to boost the bass with an amp. This confuses me because 1) I don't know any amps that are rated for below 16 ohms and 2) wouldnt an amp blow out the headphones if I used a 16 ohm rated one on headphones that are 8 ohm impedance?
On a side note, someone also commented that these headphones have resistors behind the drivers that can be ripped out and will fix the bass (plus increase overall SQ). Is this advisable? What will removing the resistors do? Increase drive? Since im relatively new to all this I'm a little scared to go tampering with the electronics of it. The only mod I have planned right now is to re-terminate the 1/4" jack which seems relatively low risk. Then again, removing the resistors should be a simple soldering job.
This is worthy of its own post. Removing the resistors is not advised (if its a single driver per ear then it should just increase drive level, but its likely the resistors are there to make the load easier on an amplifier meaning the real impedance of the drivers is incredibly low for a headphone). I don't know of any low impedance headphone amps off the top of my head. I'd experiment with a 50 ohm resistor in series with your headphones and then testing on a normal headphone amp if you have one.
Okay thanks! I'll make a post for this then. Might try out the 50 ohm resistor and test an amp that does 16 ohms