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Making tv out cable

Has anyone else made a tv out cable? I made one and had inference from the exposed wires electrical field with each other but used layers of different types of tape to get rid of distortion when playing audio and video. Has anyone else tried some other less tacky way?
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You can buy one that will work for about $10.
You just have to switch the right audio and video. No hacking required.
I have an Electrohome cable. Very thick and good quality.

Agree with above post. I got 2 off amazon for less than a dollar apeice. Search Ipod touch video cables. Same thing we need.

I know but wanted to make my own I must be alone on that cause couldn't find how to make one so I looked at picture of one from ebay and figured out how no help from GOOGLE™
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Can anyone post any links for these cables ?
Thanks,

txdesi said:
Can anyone post any links for these cables ?
Thanks,
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I was looking for one too and was wondering if one of these would work.
http://cgi.ebay.com/3-5mm-Jack-3-x-...er_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item1c19381544

Fyi, here's the info on the pinout of the cable (quoted below):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10484688&postcount=131
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Sorry, I completely missed the part where you said i9000 has pins 3 and 4 swapped compared to Captivate. It's strange, but quite possible that pinout on i9000 and Captivate is different.
From the accounts I've read on this forum and according to pinouts.ru / pinoutsguide.com i9000 has the following pinout:
|----|-----|-----|-----\
|----|-----|-----|-----/
_4____3____2___1
1 - white (left audio channel)
2 - red (right audio channel)
3 - yellow (video)
4 - shield (ground)
According to your diagram Captivate has the following pinout:
1 - white (left audio channel)
2 - red (right audio channel)
3 - shield (ground)
4 - yellow (video)
This seems to be consistent with my experience using Captivate and TV-out cable from WD TV Live. I tested it just now and it has the following pinout:
1 - yellow (video)
2 - white (left audio channel)
3 - red (right audio channel)
4 - shield (ground)
Using this cable with Captivate I get scrambled image no mater which plug (red/white/yellow) I use, which makes sense if Captivate sends video signal to pin 4, the shield of all three plugs instead of the center conductor of just one. The conclusion I can make from this is that Nokia's CA-75U will not work for my Captivate.
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The issue I've ran into so far is the cable I bought, just a generic cable, has pins 3 and 4 swapped, and if you get a cable like that there's no way to fix it.
So it would work on the i9000 according to the quote above, but it doesn't work in the captivate.
The video is sent out over ground in this case, and therefore useless.
How has everyone insuring they get a cable that works with the captivate?

heres the thing i really dont get. a 4 segment 1/8 inch plug, is pretty much only used for these type of cables. Normal headphone jacks only have 3 segments.
where did the OP get one to hack? or did he mod a 3 segment headphone jack and is only getting one channel audio? and the other audio... shorting to video in the jack?
and ya kinda not worth hacking together considering ebay...

ronkoni said:
I was looking for one too and was wondering if one of these would work.
http://cgi.ebay.com/3-5mm-Jack-3-x-...er_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item1c19381544
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Wanting to know myself.

Trusselo said:
heres the thing i really dont get. a 4 segment 1/8 inch plug, is pretty much only used for these type of cables. Normal headphone jacks only have 3 segments.
where did the OP get one to hack? or did he mod a 3 segment headphone jack and is only getting one channel audio? and the other audio... shorting to video in the jack?
and ya kinda not worth hacking together considering ebay...
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A stereo headset with a mic uses a 4 segment plug. I ordered a generic camcorder output cable from amazon for $3.09 that works on my captivate. just have to swap the the right audio with the video

Trusselo said:
heres the thing i really dont get. a 4 segment 1/8 inch plug, is pretty much only used for these type of cables. Normal headphone jacks only have 3 segments.
where did the OP get one to hack?
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I haven't looked hard to find one but was curious if they are available to buy also.
The only reason I can see for making one is that you can build a higher quality cable then you can buy.

http://electronics.shop.ebay.com/A-...era_Cables_Cords&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282
Any of these will work by swapping the a/v around. it's the camcorder cables you are after.
I bought the electrohome one because the colours on the barrels for the rcas are changeable. When I got the correct barrels, I just swapped the colours to match.
I can't find them on ebay. Check your local electronics stores. It was $10.00, if you care about the colours matching.
This may also be an alternative to those wanting to use High Quality cables:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NXG-Camcorder-A...ultDomain_0&hash=item3cb62bc873#ht_500wt_1156

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it's the camcorder cables you are after
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Ah! That's the key!
Thanks

can anyone explain why the video signal comes through partially scrambled?
1: It it scrambled when the pinout order is wrong?
2: or is the scramble from some other problem?
3: when the pin order is wrong is there just no signal/no scramble?
Reason I am wondering is I have a cable I am trying, and have tried on a couple of older TV's and only got a scrambled video. Should I try with newer TV's or is the cable just flat out wrong for the captivate... It's a Samsung branded cable. :-(

pietro_spina said:
can anyone explain why the video signal comes through partially scrambled?
1: It it scrambled when the pinout order is wrong?
2: or is the scramble from some other problem?
3: when the pin order is wrong is there just no signal/no scramble?
Reason I am wondering is I have a cable I am trying, and have tried on a couple of older TV's and only got a scrambled video. Should I try with newer TV's or is the cable just flat out wrong for the captivate... It's a Samsung branded cable. :-(
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Partially scrambled is a bad cable. If the pinout is wrong you would not get a video signal at all.
Try just plugging in the barrel that works for video and wiggling the 3.5mm connector in the captivate and see if it clears up.
BUT your best bet is getting another cable.

nickm50 said:
Partially scrambled is a bad cable. If the pinout is wrong you would not get a video signal at all.
Try just plugging in the barrel that works for video and wiggling the 3.5mm connector in the captivate and see if it clears up.
BUT your best bet is getting another cable.
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Shoot.
I'm pissed because I paid for the Samsung cable expecting it to be a less risky proposition than ebay-roulette... (I should have just bought 3 from ebay for the same price...)
thanks for the info..

Actually, you can sometimes get a "scrambled" image if the pin order is wrong. Not sure what others see when their image is scrambled, but on one cable I have you will get something on the screen, basically a jagged line down the middle of the screen, you can tell its an image coming from the phone because it will change color if you change what is on the phone screen. I should add that I could only see the "scrambled" image on an old crt, on my lcd it just would say no signal.
If you want to check if pins 3 and 4 are swapped you need to switch the outside of the video lead to the inside and inside to outside. I did this and saw a "perfect"/ not scrambled image. Now I know for sure that cable won't work properly, and the TV out function works just fine.
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Because out the pinout posted above I was wary of buying an i9000 cable. Pretty weird/stupid for samsung to change the pinout between captivate and i9000.

bnevets27 said:
Actually, you can sometimes get a "scrambled" image if the pin order is wrong. Not sure what others see when their image is scrambled, but on one cable I have you will get something on the screen, basically a jagged line down the middle of the screen, you can tell its an image coming from the phone because it will change color if you change what is on the phone screen. I should add that I could only see the "scrambled" image on an old crt, on my lcd it just would say no signal.
If you want to check if pins 3 and 4 are swapped you need to switch the outside of the video lead to the inside and inside to outside. I did this and saw a "perfect"/ not scrambled image. Now I know for sure that cable won't work properly, and the TV out function works just fine.
Because out the pinout posted above I was wary of buying an i9000 cable. Pretty weird/stupid for samsung to change the pinout between captivate and i9000.
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If thats the cable you used,
Thats a component cable you have there.....The pin outs on it could be different again!

No, I just picked up the closest cable for the pic.

Trusselo said:
heres the thing i really dont get. a 4 segment 1/8 inch plug, is pretty much only used for these type of cables. Normal headphone jacks only have 3 segments.
where did the OP get one to hack? or did he mod a 3 segment headphone jack and is only getting one channel audio? and the other audio... shorting to video in the jack?
and ya kinda not worth hacking together considering ebay...
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I have only right side audio because only have three segments but shore would have like to known there is a 4 segment one.. But I haven't actualy ever seen one of those cable but I wanted to make my own also
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Auxiliary Bluetooth Car port

Anyone know of someway to use Bluetooth in any car stereo by the use of adding a Bluetooth receiver or something to the auxilliary port? I've messed my up my port on my phone before and I don't wanna do it again with my refurb . I listen to a lot of music...

You could plug an FM transmitter into the headphone socket and tune the car radio to it if that's any help, those things are very cheap these days and you can get them integrated into car chargers..

Troute said:
You could plug an FM transmitter into the headphone socket and tune the car radio to it if that's any help, those things are very cheap these days and you can get them integrated into car chargers..
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Love the idea but my radio is broken lol

Belkin makes a product for this. Two of them in fact. Look it up on belkins website under the iPhone in car section.
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If you're willing to replace your head unit, search these forums for mention of the JVC KD-X50BT. Its a nice Bluetooth receiving head unit that apparently has some pretty decent sound. Reasonably priced, too! I plan on picking one up soon to use with my nexus.
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Belkin makes a product for this. Two of them in fact. Look it up on belkins website under the iPhone in car section.
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The belkin, if its the cheap one we're both talking about, apparently has awful sound quality. Maybe the second of the two is better.
Always check reviews, just ignore the idiots lol
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I remember looking on ebay and seeing what looked like a bluetooth box thing that connected through the aux port.
ie this: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/iKross-Bluet...ltDomain_0&hash=item51a218fae1#ht_2983wt_1032
For a simpler idea, cant one just use a male to male cable to connect it?

i just bought this and recieved it today..
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00727FE5U/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00
its great, no loss in sound quality, easy charging and easy pairing, small with short cord, comes with an adapter so you can also connect it to stereos/tvs/etc.., also has good BT range.

fiendskillz said:
i just bought this and recieved it today..
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00727FE5U/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00
its great, no loss in sound quality, easy charging and easy pairing, small with short cord, comes with an adapter so you can also connect it to stereos/tvs/etc.., also has good BT range.
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Oh thanks this is exactly what I was looking for! Can you easily switch the chord out with a longer one?

Do an ebay search for "bluetooth receiver", you'll find all kinds of devices. As for how well they work, well, let us know. :laugh:

You can try the flexsmart x2. It has a line out and line in jack. It is charger and Bluetooth as well. If you plug the line out to the head auxiliary jack then hook the device up through Bluetooth, you won't have to keep unplugging and plugging in. It could potentially work through Bluetooth.
I would try it, bit my car radio doesn't have an auxiliary jack though. Ill see If I can figure out a way to test it and report back.
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i use a samsung Bluetooth receiver (bt clip with headphone jack) with my car stereos aux and it works pretty good...
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it's the hs3000
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I just tested with my phone.
What you will need:
Flexsmart x2 - http://www.amazon.com/FlexSMART-Tra...8&qid=1349149438&sr=8-1&keywords=flexsmart+x2
Bluetooth phone or tablet
Auxiliary cable(included with flexsmart)
Auxiliary jack on car stereo
Plug flexsmart into car lighter
Turn car on
Connect Bluetooth device with flexsmart
Connect line out jack on flexsmart to auxiliary jack on car stereo
Play music, talk on phone, and enjoy!
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afrojoc said:
Anyone know of someway to use Bluetooth in any car stereo by the use of adding a Bluetooth receiver or something to the auxilliary port? I've messed my up my port on my phone before and I don't wanna do it again with my refurb . I listen to a lot of music...
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They have a bluetooth 2.0 a2dp on deal extreme, it gives pretty decent sound and is only 13$, only downside is you have to wait for like a month for it to get here. I can post links yet as I havent hit 10 posts lol, but the sku is 8422 and its on Deal Xtreme. Happy hunting

I use this one in my truck.It did not come with bluetooth and I plug this in my aux to listen to music from the n7 or phone.It works well and pairs very easy.Battery last around 12 hours during use and charges in about 2.
http://www.amazon.com/Britelink-Bluetooth-Audio-Receiver-Portable/dp/B0059M4G9K/ref=pd_cp_e_3

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll check these out once I get away from this blocked WiFi.

afrojoc said:
Anyone know of someway to use Bluetooth in any car stereo by the use of adding a Bluetooth receiver or something to the auxilliary port? I've messed my up my port on my phone before and I don't wanna do it again with my refurb . I listen to a lot of music...
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Im using the HTC Stereo Clip. Awesome device. A little pricey but I think worth it because it does sound like it's directly plugged into the device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1637848

kpjimmy said:
Im using the HTC Stereo Clip. Awesome device. A little pricey but I think worth it because it does sound like it's directly plugged into the device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1637848
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I use the Stereo Clip as well. I've found that battery life on it sucks, so to remedy that I have it constantly plugged into a car charger. This works for me because both my AUX port and a charging port are inside my center console, so they are both hidden from view. Otherwise, you have to recharge it every 2 days or so.

nooomoto said:
I use the Stereo Clip as well. I've found that battery life on it sucks, so to remedy that I have it constantly plugged into a car charger. This works for me because both my AUX port and a charging port are inside my center console, so they are both hidden from view. Otherwise, you have to recharge it every 2 days or so.
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How long do you have it connected? What's your bt device play time? I guess I don't use the clip enough in a shot to really compare. But I have been happy with it and I too, have it constantly plugged into my car charger.

I like some of these that I see here. The GoGroove has pretty decent reviews but can it charge while I use it in my car? Anything that I won't have to take out of my car to charge and has pretty decent audio quality will do. Also if it sleeps on its own when a Bluetooth device isn't connected to it. Really just needs to not be so much of a hassle to use and be reliable.

Home audio question

I just bought a yamaha 471 and polk monitor60 series ii and 16 gauge wire. What exactly is the process of hooking up devices via hdmi out or optical or rca connections... Like what's the difference in audio quality?
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slufa111 said:
I just bought a yamaha 471 and polk monitor60 series ii and 16 gauge wire. What exactly is the process of hooking up devices via hdmi out or optical or rca connections... Like what's the difference in audio quality?
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What are you using for a source?
Dish DVR? Cable box?
Personally I hook up via hdmi in my setup and use it for video only. Audio will pass through to your TV (if I ever need it) but I turn the volume down on the TV since I don't use the speakers for audio. I then use optical audio from source to receiver then to speakers with speaker wire. I find it is a lot better than the audio passed through HDMI. May not be. But I have better luck with surround and bass decoding through optical.
Hint (No, mods this is NOT advertising, just advice to save money) Use monoprice.com for ALL of your different cable needs. It will save you a TON of money versus getting raped over the price of cables found at retail outlets. And the quality is there. You can get a 6' HDMI cable for under $10. I have used them for years and never had a defective product.
I haven't looked at all of your detailed specs, glancing at your equipment you should be able to use HDMI for video and use the optical for great audio decoding.
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And a side note: Go ahead and buy Banana plugs for the receiver end of your speaker wires. It will make a world of difference in hooking up your speakers. Especially if you have to unhook them and hook them back up. No more twisting wires and trying to get into the hole then turn a knob to tighten it down.
Looks like your receiver will take banana plugs. You can get 5 pairs of the plugs for around $8.

I use optical audio out, too. Though my living room setup was stupid simple with a (free) Bowers& Wilkins Panorama. I use optical out in my bedroom, too. If you hear crackling or audio skips, that's a bad optical cable. It happened to me. Cable swap fixed all.
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Ok so I have a my TV, Cable box, PS3 and a blu-ray then I have my reciever ....sorry for the lack of information, I was at work cleaning a damn howitizer. Ok so, that seems like a bunch of HDMI cords... maybe you can explain a bit further since you know what I got.

Your tv should have optical audio out, which is a nice way to get all audio through your surround sound. Hdmi cables from all inputs into tv, optical audio out from tv into surround receiver.
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slufa111 said:
Ok so I have a my TV, Cable box, PS3 and a blu-ray then I have my reciever ....sorry for the lack of information, I was at work cleaning a damn howitizer. Ok so, that seems like a bunch of HDMI cords... maybe you can explain a bit further since you know what I got.
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LOL. My howitzer is dirty too. If I get some nice weather this week I may get out in the backyard and clean it.
No offense to jRi0T68, but don't go optical to receiver from TV and don't do HDMI from your components to TV. Your receiver is capable of switching HDMI and it is unnecessary. And it degrades the signal. It is not necessary and you may end up with audio/video timing problems. In his scenario audio is going to go from your source via HDMI through......screw it. Too much typing to explain that. DON'T do what he said LOL.
You didn't say what cable box. I'm assuming it has HDMI and Optical audio. Also, you didn't say how many or what configuration you have for your Polk Speakers. I am assuming front R &L, center, and rear surround + Sub.. So you will be 5.1.
Here's what I would do in your setup with those assumptions and your equipment.
1st, ditch the Blu-Ray Disk player if it isn't a high-end unit. It is redundant. Use your PS3 for BD playback.
Hook your HDMI from cable box to receiver on HDMI4 and optical from cable box to optical in on AV4. Then hook your PS3 HDMI to HDMI1 and optical from PS3 to AV1. I chose those two inputs because you only have those two optical inputs and you should be able to work it this way without having to reassign any inputs in the receiver. You can swap 1 for 4 in the way of inputs. I put cable on 4 because AV4 is labeled (TV) on your receiver. Just easier to track things.
Also, label both ends of your cables. Itis easier when it turns into a pile of spaghetti. LOL
If you are hell bent on hooking up the Blu-Ray Disk player, then hook HDMI to HDMI 2 or 3. Then use coaxial cable to hook audio to respective A/V input. I know it is called "coaxial" but it is actually a regular RCA cable with shielding. If it is a short run a regular RCA cable should suffice. "Coaxial" is still a digital signal and can carry a 5.1 signal for decoding. It is better than the HDMI audio IMHO. And it is definitely better than L and R analog inputs. But it is still lesser then optical. You don't get RF interferance with optical.
Then hook up an HDMI cable from HDMI OUT on the receiver to your TV HDMI input. You should only have one HDMI cable hooked to your TV and that will carry signal to your TV no matter which source you are using.
I quickly looked at your receiver manual. The above should work without having to reassign inputs which can be a pain.
Without Bluray player you will need:
3 HDMI cables. (1 from cable to rec. 1 from PS 3 to rec., and 1 from rec to TV._
2 optical cables. (1 from cable to rec. and 1 from PS3 to rec.)
If you add the Blu Ray player in the mix, add:
1 HDMI from BD to rec. and one "coaxial" for audio.
Other things you need:
If you have a powered sub, you will need another coaxial cable. That is the only way you can hook a sub to the receiver. And it must be a powered sub. Get a subwoofer coaxial cable if you have a long run to you sub. It is less prone to interference.
Don't forget the banana plugs if you are ordering stuff. Also, leave yourself some extra room when getting your cables.
I hope I didn't forget anything.
If I helped you, find some other posts from me in another forum and thank me. LOL
If my assumptions are wrong, let me know and I will tell you what to do different.
FYI, here is a link to my setup. Though the equipment is in another room.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703795&highlight=home+theater

Admittedly, I did suggest the lazy route. I'm not using anything "normal"at home and sometimes forget the right way with a standard system. B&W Pano spoils me on ease of setup.
Do what 85gallon said.
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[Review] USB Aux out cable with charging

I bought two of these http://www.ebay.com.hk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160922293980
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Mainly to use in the car so I can have one cable for both power and aux out.
They work OK but there is a low level interference noise when the phone is charging. If you reduce the charging current using stweaks (I am using perseus kernel) to 500mA the noise reduces quite a lot.
I have another cable on order from another supplier, I'll see if that is better shielded on the aux side to keep out noise.
Edit: just been for a drive and the sound quality is fantastic compared with bluetooth with the charger off. The noise is very noticable when a track has a low volume. Going to try some tweaks or maybe a ferrite core on the cable to see if I can improve it.
The other idea was to mhl instead and get a hdmi to av composite converter as my head unit has a 7" pop out screen so I can mirror the screen on my phone

You can make your life a lot easier by getting this for $1 from Monoprice. Its a matching white Type A male to micro-usb Type B cable, gold plated, with 28/24AWG data/power wires, and ferrite core filter. Just cut off micro-usb end along with ferrite code and splice it with your cable. I assume ferrite bead core isolates and filters power wires only considering this is 24AWG cable to handle 3.5A.

exactly what i've been looking for! do you have link to the other cable you purchased?
maybe something like this http://www.amazon.com/PAC-SNI-1-3-5...290739&sr=1-4&keywords=aux+cable+noise+filter for the ground noise?

Any updates on this? Can you test if cm10.1 based ROMs have USB audio out as well?

Ground loop isolator looks interesting, if thats what the cause is.
I tried a ferrite and it did not help, although I attached it to the micro end not the USB A end, might try moving it.
I got a HDMI to composite converter for the car which has the added bonus that I can mirror my screen on the 7" screen on the head unit listen to music, play movies, have the nav up there etc. Initial testing shows the audio quality is OK, I'll have to make some more comparisons to judge it properly

FWIW, I bought a black one and a white one. Theory was since they came from different sellers they may be different cables other than color. Well, theyre both the same. I set it up in my car and I have beautiful audio. The volume level is proper, no hisses or crackles, just great. Charging might have taken a minor hit, but it still charges with the screen on at full brightness so it's good enough! Screw bt audio. Until head units start coming with Apt-X, regular a2dp is complete garbage.

farfromovin said:
FWIW, I bought a black one and a white one. Theory was since they came from different sellers they may be different cables other than color. Well, theyre both the same. I set it up in my car and I have beautiful audio. The volume level is proper, no hisses or crackles, just great. Charging might have taken a minor hit, but it still charges with the screen on at full brightness so it's good enough! Screw bt audio. Until head units start coming with Apt-X, regular a2dp is complete garbage.
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Same as the OP I believe. There is only one cable like this on ebay advertised for our phones, it only works with the Perseus kernel too...

I bought two of these cables(black) from ebay for cheap. One of them was totally defective as it wouldn't even fit the note II's port but the other one works just fine. Great audio(totally dependent on your setup) and fast charging with my 4.2 amp dual usb charger and it's got that nice tight fit that makes everyone happy. It doesnt work with the jelly bean or later kernels so you MUST install perseus kernel. It's pretty awesome having to plug in only one cable. No more crappy wireless audio for me :victory:

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I bought two of these cables(black) from ebay for cheap. One of them was totally defective as it wouldn't even fit the note II's port but the other one works just fine. Great audio(totally dependent on your setup) and fast charging with my 4.2 amp dual usb charger and it's got that nice tight fit that makes everyone happy. It doesnt work with the jelly bean or later kernels so you MUST install perseus kernel. It's pretty awesome having to plug in only one cable. No more crappy wireless audio for me :victory:
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Devil kernel as well as Trinity work too

Has anyone tried it on a CM/AOSP based ROM?

D3_ said:
Has anyone tried it on a CM/AOSP based ROM?
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Yeah, no worky...

How does this manage to work...? I wouldn't think there would be enough pins on the MicroUSB port...

KosanRio said:
How does this manage to work...? I wouldn't think there would be enough pins on the MicroUSB port...
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Theres 11 pins, 5 of them are regular USB and there is another row of 6 which are proprietry and do hdmi, audio out etc.

But the cable appears to only use the 5 normal ones...

KosanRio said:
But the cable appears to only use the 5 normal ones...
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The sgs2 which had a 5 pin port was also capable of it. The official Samsung car dock took advantage of it.
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jjschind said:
I bought two of these cables(black) from ebay for cheap. One of them was totally defective as it wouldn't even fit the note II's port but the other one works just fine. Great audio(totally dependent on your setup) and fast charging with my 4.2 amp dual usb charger and it's got that nice tight fit that makes everyone happy. It doesnt work with the jelly bean or later kernels so you MUST install perseus kernel. It's pretty awesome having to plug in only one cable. No more crappy wireless audio for me :victory:
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Looking for some clarification, does that mean that a stock Note II, such as a Verizon model, that's gotten its regular OTA updates to 4.1.1 won't work with this cable? Or will it not work with any USB -> audio out cable/dock/etc.?

matguy said:
Looking for some clarification, does that mean that a stock Note II, such as a Verizon model, that's gotten its regular OTA updates to 4.1.1 won't work with this cable? Or will it not work with any USB -> audio out cable/dock/etc.?
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To clarify- Samsung firmware Jelly Bean and above lost car dock mode in favor or smart dock mode. The only way to make this cable work is with a custom kernel that enables car dock mode in TouchWiz.
Or, buy a iBOLT cable that enables smart dock mode on any JB firmware. I haven't measured mine yet to find out what the resistances are to enable it. There is some more info on this type of stuff in the S3 forums if you wanted to make one.

Ground loop isolator takes care of the engine noise / charging interference / noise. Got mine at Radio Shack for $9.

sorry to revive old thread but i got the cable from amazon through a seller named EZCart out of north carolina and got it all hooked up. Sound works great and i didn't even need a ground loop isolator or a ferrite core.Only issue is that I can't get the phone audio to play through the car speakers, i have searchhed numerous forums and the closest thing i found was that turning off the speaker should send the audio to the car but that still didn't work, has anyone been able to get phone call audio to play through the usb if so how? Thanks
Edit: I'm running Perseus Kernel on Jelly Beans 18

USB Type-C headphones' volume is too low

Hello guys !
I am not sure if anyone has noticed (or I'd rather say, has felt annoyed) by the stock headphones or by the output produced by the regular Jack 3.5 through their Type-C to Jack converter, but I have...
Personally, I am very demanding when it comes to music, and by choosing a 850-euro phone, this possible "issue" didn't cross my mind before I bought it. It seems like listening to music on this phone, (using headphones of course) comes with pluses and minuses.
As a Pro feature, the sound is excellent, the lows and highs sound quite good actually, but (there is a big "BUT") the maximum volume is too quiet, compared to other mainstream phones on the market, using mainly Jack interface for the headphones. The maximum volume on this phone, when using headphones is about 70-75% of the maximum volume on other phones (Mi Note Pro, Samsung Galaxy series, IPhone).
I made sure "Dolby atmos" is enabled, I have even tried raising all the EQ parameters (so that the general volume may be increased), I have also tried preamp-ing the sound with apps like Poweramp or Speakerbooster, but they would only sound like forced, and not actually louder, and the result is the same.
So, my sole question is : what should I do/buy/try in order to get a LOUDER experience when using headphones ?
Thank you in advance !
P.S.: sorry if I'm being awkward, it's my first post on XDA. Cheers !

Is there a safety volume limiter on?
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Robertdotnet said:
Hello guys !
I am not sure if anyone has noticed (or I'd rather say, has felt annoyed) by the stock headphones or by the output produced by the regular Jack 3.5 through their Type-C to Jack converter, but I have...
Personally, I am very demanding when it comes to music, and by choosing a 850-euro phone, this possible "issue" didn't cross my mind before I bought it. It seems like listening to music on this phone, (using headphones of course) comes with pluses and minuses.
As a Pro feature, the sound is excellent, the lows and highs sound quite good actually, but (there is a big "BUT") the maximum volume is too quiet, compared to other mainstream phones on the market, using mainly Jack interface for the headphones. The maximum volume on this phone, when using headphones is about 70-75% of the maximum volume on other phones (Mi Note Pro, Samsung Galaxy series, IPhone).
I made sure "Dolby atmos" is enabled, I have even tried raising all the EQ parameters (so that the general volume may be increased), I have also tried preamp-ing the sound with apps like Poweramp or Speakerbooster, but they would only sound like forced, and not actually louder, and the result is the same.
So, my sole question is : what should I do/buy/try in order to get a LOUDER experience when using headphones ?
Thank you in advance !
P.S.: sorry if I'm being awkward, it's my first post on XDA. Cheers !
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Hello, I don't use high quality/impedance headphones with my P20 Pro but watch this review from about 15min 15secs in. I've not verified this but hope it helps you!
https://youtu.be/nD3j00wzcao?t=15m16s

I checked with Bose QC35 and the sound is 30% louder via Bluetooth than the jack lead....... How can this be

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orangecroc said:
Is there a safety volume limiter on?
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Nope... I have checked and there's nothing like that.

Ol' Blue Eyes said:
Hello, I don't use high quality/impedance headphones with my P20 Pro but watch this review from about 15min 15secs in. I've not verified this but hope it helps you!
Thank you very much ! I think I am actually going to buy a new adapter in the near future. :highfive:
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Just buy the Google Pixel 3.5mm USB C adapter , its the best. I also have the HTC adapter, but Google's one is better.

gavinfabl said:
Just buy the Google Pixel 3.5mm USB C adapter , its the best. I also have the HTC adapter, but Google's one is better.
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Thank you for the reply! I will consider your advice.

gavinfabl said:
Just buy the Google Pixel 3.5mm USB C adapter , its the best. I also have the HTC adapter, but Google's one is better.
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Link

Here you go https://store.google.com/product/usb_c_headphone_adapter

gavinfabl said:
Here you go https://store.google.com/product/usb_c_headphone_adapter
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Thanks for the link. I found it a few hours ago, but I can't place the command, because my country is not covered by the official Google store, so I'm going to buy it from eBay

This worked a treat:
Belkertech Nylon Braided Type C to 3.5mm Audio Microphone Female

qwerty1q said:
I checked with Bose QC35 and the sound is 30% louder via Bluetooth than the jack lead....... How can this be
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Because in wired mode the headphones are driven by the phone's amp and in Bluetooth they are driven by their own internal amp. Its why you can use wired mode even when the headphone battery is depleted.

How about any advice buying replacement earphones instead of the adapter? I'd rather just have one external thing to not lose. Are there any USB-C earphones that will do the same job as the replacement USB-C to 3.5mm for regular earphones?

Robertdotnet said:
Hello guys !
I am not sure if anyone has noticed (or I'd rather say, has felt annoyed) by the stock headphones or by the output produced by the regular Jack 3.5 through their Type-C to Jack converter, but I have...
Personally, I am very demanding when it comes to music, and by choosing a 850-euro phone, this possible "issue" didn't cross my mind before I bought it. It seems like listening to music on this phone, (using headphones of course) comes with pluses and minuses.
As a Pro feature, the sound is excellent, the lows and highs sound quite good actually, but (there is a big "BUT") the maximum volume is too quiet, compared to other mainstream phones on the market, using mainly Jack interface for the headphones. The maximum volume on this phone, when using headphones is about 70-75% of the maximum volume on other phones (Mi Note Pro, Samsung Galaxy series, IPhone).
I made sure "Dolby atmos" is enabled, I have even tried raising all the EQ parameters (so that the general volume may be increased), I have also tried preamp-ing the sound with apps like Poweramp or Speakerbooster, but they would only sound like forced, and not actually louder, and the result is the same.
So, my sole question is : what should I do/buy/try in order to get a LOUDER experience when using headphones ?
Thank you in advance !
P.S.: sorry if I'm being awkward, it's my first post on XDA. Cheers !
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I find it as loud as my S8 plus or Pixel 2 through headphones, but BT is where it's at for volume.

fingerbob said:
How about any advice buying replacement earphones instead of the adapter? I'd rather just have one external thing to not lose. Are there any USB-C earphones that will do the same job as the replacement USB-C to 3.5mm for regular earphones?
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I don't think I need head/earphones. I have 2 pairs of earphones (Samsung and Sennheiser), a pair of HyperX Cloud Stinger II, and studio headsets from Focusrite. I have tried all of them. And they are not the problem.

I've had many Huawei phones and 3,5mm volume has always been too low
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20-pro/how-to/guide-boost-headphones-volume-t3803824
If you have unlocked bootloader..

gavinfabl said:
Just buy the Google Pixel 3.5mm USB C adapter , its the best. I also have the HTC adapter, but Google's one is better.
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In what way are these better than the HTC adapters?

Robertdotnet said:
Thanks for the link. I found it a few hours ago, but I can't place the command, because my country is not covered by the official Google store, so I'm going to buy it from eBay
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I use the HTC dongle linked in the video above. It makes a noticeable difference. Even my cheap £15 earphones are much louder using it over the Huawei dongle.
It won't blow you away, so be realistic but it is DEFINITELY a noticeable improvement and worth the investment if you listen to music.
In fact, even my larger headphones were louder but I think you need a dac/amp to really enjoy louder volumes on large headphones. It's the cheap earphones that I found gave the loudest sound.