Audio Out from Laptop to Car Amp

[DigitalBee]

I am wanting to run a wire from the audio out on my laptop to my car stereo, as far as I can tell, there isn't a way to do so through the deck.

I am not sure what the output voltage is on the laptop, but I was wondering if it would hurt the amp if I hooked it up that way?

Please let me know.

[youngcamarokid]

You can hook the line output from the laptop into the amp, no problem. Just make sure it's "line out" instead of the headphone output.

[DigitalBee]

Ok... Thanks.

But, just for fun, whats wrong with going from the headphone jack?

Thanks,

[youngcamarokid]

1) The impedence of the headphone output will not match the High-Z input of the amplifier

2) The levels will be quirky, to say the least

3) because of 1 and 2, the sound won't be the best.

Hey, it's possible though!

Have you looked at the possibility of an FM modulator with line-level inputs to broadcast from your laptop to your radio?

[blk02bird]

dont mark my word
but one of my buddies
hooked his laptop up to his hu
i think he pluged a wire from his laptop
into his audio in on his hu
matter of fact i saw him playing that duce biggalo male jiggalo movie, was pretty cool

[Dojo2000]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by DigitalBee:
I am wanting to run a wire from the audio out on my laptop to my car stereo, as far as I can tell, there isn't a way to do so through the deck.

I am not sure what the output voltage is on the laptop, but I was wondering if it would hurt the amp if I hooked it up that way?

Please let me know.<hr></blockquote>

Do you want to run it to your HU or your amp? You can buy a headphone plug-to-RCA audio cable from Wal-Mart. That's what I use to get audio from my laptop to my home stereo receiver.

[youngcamarokid]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Dojo2000:


Do you want to run it to your HU or your amp? You can buy a headphone plug-to-RCA audio cable from Wal-Mart. That's what I use to get audio from my laptop to my home stereo receiver.<hr></blockquote>

I think he's saying he doesn't have RCA ins...i may be wrong though.

If you have RCA inputs, you want a "1/8" stereo phono to dual RCA" cord.

[nikon]

if you wanna jury rig it, use a tape player adapter...or just spend 40$ and buy an RF adapter ;)