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Hifi with MP3 Connection
Hi Guys,
I have bought a Hifi "Sony CMT-NEZ50" which enables you to listen to your MP3 Player through your speakers by connecting your MP3 Player to your Hifi via a cable that plugs into the front (sort of a Headphone socket). I have a Creative Zen 20GB Mp3 Player but I do not know what cable to purchase. Can anyone help me and once I have bought it please can you tell me how to connect it Thanks Craig |
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It could be one of these that you need.
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Yep - there are two ways of getting sound out of the Creative ZEN.
No.1 is digitally via the mini USB port to your computer, where you can use Creative Media Source to play the contents. No.2 is analogue via the headphone socket, which you can also connecct to an amplifier. According to my information, though, the Sony CMT-NEZ50 doesn't have ANY inputs - you can only use the sources provided on it. The only way you can play MP3s, as far as I can tell, is to write them to a CD and play that. |
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It could be one of these that you need.
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At the front (I have x2 phono prots)
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It could be one of these that you need.
RobAnt, This 'HiFi' has a 3.5mm input on the front. |
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'HiFi'
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![]() I call it that what are we meant to call it? |
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Why is that snobby?
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Originally Posted by Telly_Man
That's the correct cable.
RobAnt, This 'HiFi' has a 3.5mm input on the front. I can't see why this question is so difficult. WizUk, you simply need a cable that has the connectors that fit |
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Originally Posted by Hooloovoo
It can't be the correct cable if WizUk says he has two phono ports on the front........
I can't see why this question is so difficult. WizUk, you simply need a cable that has the connectors that fit And it looks as though this HIFI may have 1x line in and 1x headpone socket. But it seems the English PDF is unavailable and I was looking at the German product manual instead. It may be that the other European versions of this product have slightly different specs. So I am not certain. Looking at webshop product pages(UK ones) for this HiFi some say it has no headphone socket/no line In and some say it has both OP can you upload a pic of these sockets. Or just borrow a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable from a friend and attach to your players Line Out or Headphone Socket and the other end into the HiFi's Line In Socket. If sound comes out of your HiFi speakers you know it has worked. Last edited by Elbewasser : 27-07-2006 at 09:38. |
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I tried looking it up too, and could not find any reference to an input at all. I'm happy to be corrected if it does, but if I can't find the correct information, I can't give the correct advice.
So far as I could tell, there was a headphone socket on the front and that's it. You can't "input" via a headphone socket. If it has two RCA Phono sockets, as you say, then you need 3.5mm jack to two phono plugs - and I would have thought that was obvious anyway. |
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Why is that snobby?
I call it that what are we meant to call it? You get "a stereo" at best. I don't know what I'd call it, but "HiFi" wouldn't be the first word that sprung to MY mind. |
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... it seems the English PDF is unavailable ...
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I tried looking it up too, and could not find any reference to an input at all. I'm happy to be corrected if it does, but if I can't find the correct information, I can't give the correct advice.
So far as I could tell, there was a headphone socket on the front and that's it. You can't "input" via a headphone socket. If it has two RCA Phono sockets, as you say, then you need 3.5mm jack to two phono plugs - and I would have thought that was obvious anyway. The thing is the manual applies to a number of models in different countries which is why I said it may have. |
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And when I clicked it would just shut firefox down ![]() Anyway it tells me the same as the German version |
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The cable i linked to IS the correct cable, there's an identical socket at the other side for headphones.
Also, hooloovoo, it were nothing to do with the grammar, just simply that this isn't 'HiFi', as RobAnt said... |
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A better option would be to get a cheap DVD player that plays MP3s (they all do now) and an AV amplifier, ideally with a digital audio input on the back.
This cheap DVD player from Aldi would've been good. It has a memory card slot and USB input. |
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A better option would be to get a cheap DVD player that plays MP3s (they all do now) and an AV amplifier, ideally with a digital audio input on the back.
This cheap DVD player from Aldi would've been good. It has a memory card slot and USB input. |
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Thanks All Everything Is Sorted
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There's no need, the cable i recommended were the right one, guaranteed, seeing as we sell these where i work and i looked today
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I currently listen to my iPod through my stereo through and 'Audio In' port too, however the '3.5mm to 3.5mm' cable I use is a cheapy one. Would buying a more expensive one improve the sound quality I get through my stereo? Please give me your advice!!!
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Originally Posted by Simpsons_Fan_16
I currently listen to my iPod through my stereo through and 'Audio In' port too, however the '3.5mm to 3.5mm' cable I use is a cheapy one. Would buying a more expensive one improve the sound quality I get through my stereo? Please give me your advice!!!
The main thing you could do to improve the quality would be to stop listening to compressed audio. |
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