AUX only sound system

[StereoInstaller1]

In what way? Broke easy or just not as powerful as advertised? Seems like the best bet for now especially since I can just tap into the power anywhere

No, it works fine but the quality of sound is horrid. Literally garbled and almost impossible to use for anything.

We swapped an old 2 channel radio shack receiver in its place and all is good.

This echoes precisely what others have said about this exact unit BTW.

The LePai, on the other hand, seems pretty OK. I haven't heard one yet though

[stinkydriverx]

I did this exact thing in my "race" car... Just ran power from the battery, to a switch, then to the amplifier(4 channel, 50 watts/channel). RCA->AUX cable plugs into my Iphone.. Then ran it to two alpine speakers I had lying around. My car is loud as shit, and I can still hear it just fine on the freeway.... It definitely isn't anything great quality wise, but it is better than factory premium audio. I'm going to throw in a better amp, and a pre amp setup like SI said.. Then Run a pair of 16x9's behind me and call it a day.

[JFarhanbod]

quick update: i got the lepai and while it seemed cool, wiring it to the car seemed like a headache. you would need to drop the voltage cause apparently itll shut itself off at over 12v not to mention that it uses an dc plug switch so you would have to wire that in too.

i just returned it and am waiting for this in the mail

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0077IA57Q/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

this one looks like it might get the job done

[AndrewBird]

The built in over voltage circuit shuts the amp off at 14.4V, so you should have been fine running it straight off the battery. I don't understand what you mean by a "dc plug switch".

[JFarhanbod]

There was a thread that I saw saying that you had to run a couple silicone diodes because the 13.8 was shutting if off.

I should have said dc plug connector

http://www.schurter.com/var/schurter/storage/ilcatalogue/files/image/datasheet/IM0004984_large.jpg

All the ones that I found were a really the gauge. Like sketchy thin