can i wire an ipod directly to car speakers w/o reciever?

james57 · 24th December 2005, 08:08 AM

i'm a poor college student, and somebody recently stole my cd player. i was wondering if anyone knew whether it is possible to splice a headphone jack to the speaker wires and hook the speakers up to my ipod in place of the headphones?

i'm not sure if the ipod has enough power to power the speakers, but i have one of those ipod car chargers that can be hooked up if that helps.

if anyone knows, please be detailed...i'm kinda dumb. thanks

AudioFreak · 24th December 2005, 09:17 AM

The short answer is no. The longer answer is still no. You need an amplifier.

sr20dem0n · 25th December 2005, 12:15 AM

Definitely not, not only would it not have nearly enough power to drive the speakers, the speakers are such a low impedance that it could quite possibly fry the ipod's output if you tried. You need an amp, whether it's a headunit or an external amp it doesn't matter.

james57 · 25th December 2005, 07:44 AM

thanks for the info.... i guess i'll just have to suck it up and buy a crappy player that isn't worth stealing

24th December 2005, 08:08 AM	#1
james57 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ohio	can i wire an ipod directly to car speakers w/o reciever? i'm a poor college student, and somebody recently stole my cd player. i was wondering if anyone knew whether it is possible to splice a headphone jack to the speaker wires and hook the speakers up to my ipod in place of the headphones? i'm not sure if the ipod has enough power to power the speakers, but i have one of those ipod car chargers that can be hooked up if that helps. if anyone knows, please be detailed...i'm kinda dumb. thanks

24th December 2005, 09:17 AM	#2
AudioFreak Warp Engineer On Holiday Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Queensland, Australia	The short answer is no. The longer answer is still no. You need an amplifier. __________________ - Dan

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25th December 2005, 12:15 AM	#3
sr20dem0n diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Broomfield, CO	Definitely not, not only would it not have nearly enough power to drive the speakers, the speakers are such a low impedance that it could quite possibly fry the ipod's output if you tried. You need an amp, whether it's a headunit or an external amp it doesn't matter.

25th December 2005, 07:44 AM	#4
james57 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ohio	thanks for the info.... i guess i'll just have to suck it up and buy a crappy player that isn't worth stealing