Question for those who own a Rising 20/20

[static2000g]

Does the line-in work well with mp3 players for you guys? I'm in the middle of restoreing one and the radio sounds great, the tape player is slow but sounds good and the line-up sounds jacked up. I know some boxes don't lend themselves well to mp3 players, just wondering is this one of them.

 

[blu_fuz]

You need to use both the right and left 3.5mm input jacks. Make sure you are also plugged into the correct holes.

 

[howie1976]

Mine works perfect but the key is to have the correct Y- cable going into the inputs. You y-splitter has to have 2 monos that lead to 1 stereo. All need to be 3.5. Internally the Rising is wired to work this way. If you use a Y-cable that has stereos in every end it will not sound right especially when you have your Rising on the stereo function. It took me two weeks and a lot of trips to my local electronics store to figure this out.

 

[blu_fuz]

My cables are also stereo split to seperate L and R mono into the rising.

 

[JustCruisin]

I had this connector on mine, worked great..View attachment 14104

 

[static2000g]

Mine works perfect but the key is to have the correct Y- cable going into the inputs. You y-splitter has to have 2 monos that lead to 1 stereo. All need to be 3.5. Internally the Rising is wired to work this way. If you use a Y-cable that has stereos in every end it will not sound right especially when you have your Rising on the stereo function. It took me two weeks and a lot of trips to my local electronics store to figure this out.

Ohhh, that my be the problem..........

this is the one I've beem using

 

[howie1976]

I had this connector on mine, worked great.. image.jpg

What kind of connector is that?

 

[howie1976]

Ohhh, that my be the problem..........

this is the one I've beem using

I tried using an rca input like that too but didn't have much success. Get yourself some 3.5 all around cables and you will get the results you are looking for.

 

[static2000g]

I tried using an rca input like that too but didn't have much success. Get yourself some 3.5 all around cables and you will get the results you are looking for.

Okay, this must be the cable.

 

[howie1976]

Okay, this must be the cable.

No that isn't! You needs cable that has 3.5 connections on every end. This is what you need:

 

[Reli]

Ohhh, that my be the problem..........

this is the one I've beem using

That's what I use on almost every single box I own.

 

[blu_fuz]

I also have the one justcruisn posted and it works ok. It has a sleeker design but the connection is better with the Y cable i think.

 

[howie1976]

I also have the one justcruisn posted and it works ok. It has a sleeker design but the connection is better with the Y cable i think.

So what kind of connection is that and where do you get it?

 

[JustCruisin]

That plug I got came in a package of different connectors from the dollar store.. It's kind of a right-angle connector, dual male pin to female input for an AUX cord..

 

[blu_fuz]

I bought the y cable from radioshack and the block connector from china on epay.

 

[blu_fuz]

Here is the block piece:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dual-Mono-3-5mm-Plugs-to-3-5mm-Stereo-Jack-Phono-Audio-Splitter-Adapter-/281517968270?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item418bc74b8e



Here is dual mono Y cable, not exactly what I have but this is what you need:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6ft-CablesOnline-3-5mm-Stereo-Male-to-Dual-Rd-Wh-Mono-3-5mm-Blue-Audio-Cable-/291011535994?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43c1a3a47a


This one will fit nice because the ends that connect to the box have a right angle plug so the cable doesn't stick straight out to the side of the box:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hosa-YMM-492-Headphone-Adaptor-3-5mm-TRS-1-8-Stereo-Female-to-Dual-Right-angle-/271532231471?pt=US_Ethernet_Cables_RJ_45_8P8C_&hash=item3f38950b2f

 

[Reli]

Is this one of those boxes that has 3.5mm inputs instead of RCA inputs? That's why I was confused.

Are they phono inputs, aux inputs, or mic inputs?

 

[static2000g]

Here is the block piece:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dual-Mono-3-5mm-Plugs-to-3-5mm-Stereo-Jack-Phono-Audio-Splitter-Adapter-/281517968270?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item418bc74b8e



Here is dual mono Y cable, not exactly what I have but this is what you need:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6ft-CablesOnline-3-5mm-Stereo-Male-to-Dual-Rd-Wh-Mono-3-5mm-Blue-Audio-Cable-/291011535994?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43c1a3a47a


This one will fit nice because the ends that connect to the box have a right angle plug so the cable doesn't stick straight out to the side of the box:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hosa-YMM-492-Headphone-Adaptor-3-5mm-TRS-1-8-Stereo-Female-to-Dual-Right-angle-/271532231471?pt=US_Ethernet_Cables_RJ_45_8P8C_&hash=item3f38950b2f

Perfect breakdown Blu!!!! Dude - this makes so much sense now and has saved me a lot of time. I know there are many other folks who don't know this because I've seen boxes sold on Ebay and the seller will say "This box wasn't made for mp3 players" when in reality - they were just using the wrong outputs and cables.........

you learn something new everyday......

 

[blu_fuz]

Is this one of those boxes that has 3.5mm inputs instead of RCA inputs? That's why I was confused.

Are they phono inputs, aux inputs, or mic inputs?

They are in fact AUX inputs and the L and R jacks are MONO 3.5mm - 1/8". So you need to convert your MP3 stereo output into separate L and R mono inputs.

 

[hemiguy2006]

These are what I use and it works great.
1/8th inch stereo plug out of your MP3 player to dual mono splitter setup. That is what you need connect into the aux inputs.

2 1/8th inch to rca adapters
And one 1/8th inch stereo to dual rca iPod style cable.View attachment 14158View attachment 14159View attachment 14160