Aux In

[ellis]

Guys, wondered if you could help a new owner? 

Having picked up my sport today, I thought I'd connect up my mp3 player through the Aux in socket. I found that I have to crank the volume right up to max on the mp3 player    just to get any sound through the head unit. Is this normal???

I use Sony Walkman mp3 players as opposed to ipod's, but I assume this would not make any difference.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks

Ellis

[Benji]

i think its just a poor aux unit in the 2 as with my ipod i have to have it cranked to the max as well and the car volume up to around 20 to get the level of sound i want. I would suggest also having your mp3 player just under full volume just a bit as it distorts at max volume.

[ellis]

Cheers for the info Benji!
Just checking I didn't have a dodgy connection or anything.
I can see that somewhen I'm going to take my mp3 player out of the car and use the headphones and blast my ears out if I'm not careful! 

[matkeir]

Yeah its really low volume when directly through an aux lead. I had the same issue with my Blackberry and this method.
I am now using a bluetooth gateway connected to the Aux-in and this is much better, quality and volume  wise. I know its not an option using an MP3 player but for anyone using a phone or other bluetooth device its a definite winner.
 
Matt

[angelos]

My N95 doesn't have this problem, my archos 2 must be at 95% volume and the car at  ~ 25 to hear the mp3s good enough while driving!