I currently have an all-stock setup in my 1994 nsx, and am (*gasp*) pleased with the stock speakers for the music I play in my car - as my car is currently setup I have the antenna disabled (for aesthetic purposes), and only use the headunit to change between discs in the alpine cd changer in the trunk - I have been interested in installing my ipod into the car, but have been putting it off...
With this scenario in mind it occured to me that even with an adapter attached to my oem headunit I would just be using the oem deck as a (fairly heavy) go between for my ipod and the speakers, I would not be using its radio functions or cd changer functions if I were to have a working ipod port - so, my question:
I understand there is a need for some sort of an amplifier between the ipod and the speakers, but how are the actual speaker connections setup? Is there a simple turn key setup I can purchase online, that will hook up to the OEM speaker connector, and in turn hook up to an ipod? I would be looking for something I can mount where the OEM deck is now, attach to the OEM speakers, and plug directly into the bottom of an ipod - I would then run the 'ipod cable' to the center console, and replace the oem center trim piece with one of the blank 'carbon glass' pieces sold by dali, with a cut out for the climate control, but the appearance of a stereo delete - the ipod would need to be 'chargable' by the interface cable, but aside from that all radio functions would be controlled directly from the device - does this sound reasonable? It would allow me to remove the alpine 6 disc from the trunk, as well as the OEM headunit, and I wouldn't lose any functionality I would miss... what do I need to buy to make this a reality?
With this scenario in mind it occured to me that even with an adapter attached to my oem headunit I would just be using the oem deck as a (fairly heavy) go between for my ipod and the speakers, I would not be using its radio functions or cd changer functions if I were to have a working ipod port - so, my question:
I understand there is a need for some sort of an amplifier between the ipod and the speakers, but how are the actual speaker connections setup? Is there a simple turn key setup I can purchase online, that will hook up to the OEM speaker connector, and in turn hook up to an ipod? I would be looking for something I can mount where the OEM deck is now, attach to the OEM speakers, and plug directly into the bottom of an ipod - I would then run the 'ipod cable' to the center console, and replace the oem center trim piece with one of the blank 'carbon glass' pieces sold by dali, with a cut out for the climate control, but the appearance of a stereo delete - the ipod would need to be 'chargable' by the interface cable, but aside from that all radio functions would be controlled directly from the device - does this sound reasonable? It would allow me to remove the alpine 6 disc from the trunk, as well as the OEM headunit, and I wouldn't lose any functionality I would miss... what do I need to buy to make this a reality?