Reddit reviews RiteAV - 3.5mm Male to RCA Stereo Female Adapter Cable (Y-Cable) - 6 inch (2 Pack)

I have done this on a 2017, which uses the same system and can be swapped out in the same fashion. There are a few caveats that may sway your decision however.

I used the iDatalink Maestro RR with the TO2 harness that allowed a very straight-forward installation with no modification to the factory wiring. This is not where this story ends, however.

The Maestro and harness kits do not come with the adapters required for factory USB, Aux (sort of), AM/FM radio, GPS, Satellite Radio, or any integration for the factory microphone. This last part is what has pained me the most in this whole thing, as I've yet to install the aftermarket microphone or make the attempts necessary to try to get the factory one working. I've got lots of wiring diagrams, but no free time.

I used this Axxess adapter for the factory USB. Fits perfectly, just plug into the radio and the factory connector. Wrap the radio USB end with TESA tape so it doesn't disconnect.

The antenna adapters for GPS and Satellite Radio are available from iDatalink as the ACC-SAT-TO2 kit. They should connect directly to the factory harnesses and then to the new radio, but if they don't work for you this is not required to be a specific iDatalink replacement so you may be able to find another brand that works.

I think I ordered the Metra 40-LX11 for the AM/FM radio antenna but I have yet to actually install it so I'm not 100% positive this will work. It says for select 08 and newer Toyota/Lexus vehicles and most Toyotas are fairly similar when it comes to these connectors. Especially given that the Entune radio available in the Corolla is the model used in other non-Corollas I'd imagine it's more likely to be compatible.

For auxiliary input, you do get the aux connection as RCAs, but you may need to invest in a female RCA to male 3.5mm adapter. Don't bother with the one that has red white AND yellow because it's only wired for red and white (audio). Something like this should work fine.

Oh and for actually installing the radio, just get this dash kit. Don't make my mistake and get the cheaper Metra one, it's not worth it.

I hope this is probably more than enough information to get you on the right track. Feel free to PM me if you have questions!

Any real stereo reciever has red/white inputs.

I assume you have computer speakers.

RiteAV - 3.5mm Male to RCA Stereo Female Adapter Cable (Y-Cable) - 6 inch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018MI5F6/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_6FLvxb6FDPJMT

Get this, attach it to the ps2 video out and the other side to your computer speaker's aux in.

No worries! Just plug the yellow into the one that leads to the monitor, and then the white/red into the speaker one(even though the monitor one has white/red, just ignore it).

PS I messed up. Instead of the second one, get this: http://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-3-5mm-Stereo-Female-Cable/dp/B0018MI5F6/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1322875068&sr=1-7

I think these are what your looking for

http://www.amazon.com/Syba-Connectland-CL-ADA31002-Female-Adapter/dp/B002R0DZXU



http://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-3-5mm-Stereo-Female-Cable/dp/B0018MI5F6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1322863773&sr=8-2

I have this setup, i.e. I'm using a monitor with only DVI input and outputting audio through my PC speakers. Here's what I do.

I use an HDMI cable with an HDMI-to-DVI adapter for video.

For audio, well, it's a bit more complicated. I use the Xbox's composite cable for audio, but first, you'll need this adapter. Now that gives us a standard 3.5 mm cable.

If you just want to use standalone speakers (or headphones), buy this adapter and plug your speakers/headphones into it.

If your speakers, like mine, are hooked up to your PC, plug the cable from the RCA adapter (first one I mentioned) into the line in, then have Windows "listen to this device" -- it's in the Sound control panel.

The trickiest part is getting both the HDMI and composite cables plugged into your Xbox, as the composite cable has a stupid ass tab to it that prevents both it and the HDMI cable from being plugged in. I had to resort to ripping the plastic casing off of the composite cable, which is probably your best bet.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Meh... Both 70 and 50 bucks as suggested in comments is a lot.

Buy something like this, connect the classical (not HDMI one) cord to PS3, connect audio cinches with that converter and plug any headphones without microphone you can find (I use ones that cost like 10 bucks). You need to select audio output to the regular cable, not HDMI, in the PS3 menu but that's a piece of cake ;).

I'm really surprised at how terrible advice you guyz are giving him. I mean, 40-50 bucks just to use headphones on PS3? It's ok if he wants to invest 40-50 bucks but if he wants it to be as cheap as possible, this is a very easy solution.

Edit: Now, you will need both RCA (cinches) females and headphone jack female. I can't find this option on amazon at the moment but you can do with female cinches and male jack as long as you buy female-female jack connector.

I see there is a Phone/Line switch. Since the cable is not removable this should do, right?

https://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-Stereo-Female-Adapter-Y-Cable/dp/B0018MI5F6

If your TT has built in stereo phono cables, use this adapter to plug it into your speakers. http://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-3-5mm-Male-Female-inch/dp/B0018MI5F6

If there are no built in cables and instead just two phono jacks on the back, use this. http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Stereo-Design-accommodates-SmartPhones/dp/B004YEBK66

Your TT has a built in phono preamp, so make sure that's switched on and you should be good to go.

It's just a printing thing on the back. The 3.5mm port works as a strange hybrid COAX digital (SPDIF) INPUT on one channel, with ANALOG (full range) mono subwoofer OUTPUT on the other channel when you plug a standard 3.5mm stereo male (TRS) to dual RCA (Y adapter) into it, regardless of the indicated printing.

EXAMPLE:

• https://www.amazon.com/C2G-Cables-40645-Adapter-Compliant/dp/B000J1H4VI
  
  
• https://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-Stereo-Female-Adapter-Y-Cable/dp/B0018MI5F6
  
  
  Alternatively, like a Mac's old 3.5mm headphone jack or a Chromecast Audio's output - That port can ALSO function as a optical SPDIF (Mini TOSLINK) connection - When a mini TOSLINK cable is inserted, it becomes another INPUT.
  
  EXAMPLE:
  
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Toslink-Mini-Feet/dp/B00JLTURKE
  
  This would give you a second optical input, but render the subwoofer output unuseable.
  
  Also, the DSP is complete shit. Stay away from the silly preset EQ modes!
  
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  EDITED - don't gamble on the earlier version having a sub out - I had read they're all the same except for the printing, some people say otherwise.

Assuming your N64 is using the standard Composite A/V cable, you'd plug the yellow into the "SIDEAV" port for video.

If your TV doesn't have any audio inputs, you'll have to handle sound separately. Do you have a set of speakers with aux inputs? Some of them will take the Red/White RCA cables directly, but most will at least have a 3.5mm input in which case you'd need an adapter like this.

I bought one of these Xbox VGA adapters a few months ago, and it works like a champ.
If you get one of these RCA to Stereo adapters, you can run the sound into your computer's sound-in port and play your game sounds through your computer speakers.

http://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-3-5mm-Stereo-Female-Cable/dp/B0018MI5F6/ref=sr_1_2?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1324298178&sr=8-2

$2.69, no shipping cost with Amazon Prime (probably qualifies for free super saver shipping too).

You could go from the Xbox rca output to a cheap Fiio amp. Or you could get a dac/amp combo that supports toslink.

http://www.amazon.com/FiiO-E5-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B001P9EQH8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324088821&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-3-5mm-Stereo-Female-Cable/dp/B0018MI5F6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1324088830&sr=8-4

Basically you would buy this from Amazon and use the splitter cable that comes with the X11's to plug the Xbox into VGA port of the monitor and switch back and forth from DVI for PC and VGA for XBOX.

Also purchase this in order to tie your xbox audio into the built-in speakers in case you don't want to use your headset.

I've used this exact setup for both of my nephews :)

Yeah not to mention you'd need something like this to convert the left and right audio signal from the RCA to 3.5mm stereo. It's not rocket science really. Surely they would've plugged in a DVD player or xbox or something into a TV at that age. I was doing it at like 7 years old.

If you have a blue line in port on your laptop, you can get an adapter [like this] ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018MI5F6?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00 ) and plug the red and white plugs from the PS3 AV cable into the respective female ends on the adapter going into the line in on the laptop.

You then have to go into the sound settings on your PS3 and choose to output audio to the AV. You may also have to turn on the playback audio from the line in port using Realtek HD audio manager on your PC.

This is how I personally do it with my desktop PC and PS3.

For the audio, he'd already have the audio rca cables coming out, so he'd need a cable like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018MI5F6?ie=UTF8&tag=forum0bbf-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0018MI5F6

Yup, I bought mine from Amazon, and it works great.

your receiver doesnt have RCA inputs? or are you using desktop speakers?

either way:

amazon

Hey guys, simple question about a frugal speaker set up. I'm looking at getting this setup, suggested over in /r/BuyItForLife and I was wondering if I could get an opinion on it, or suggestions for improvement. Sadly, I have a pretty small budget of $85. I'm really just looking for something that will play decent sound and volume from my computer.

Speakers

[Amp]
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012KZNP4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER)

RCA cord

Would something like this suffice? http://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Male-RCA-Female-Discontinued/dp/B0018MI5F6

I would use ethernet to minimize interference and lag. I would not use the system /u/hornflips recommends because that runs on the 2.4ghz band. The same band your wifi runs on which will cause interference. I would try these. There very cheap so if they don't work then no big deal. As long as it's not more than 250ft away, you should be golden.

EDIT: Your TV may only have a headphone output so you will need an adapter like this.

they would both work, but the T amp is also a speaker amplifier which you dont need. the E3 needs a battery to run and is not rechargeable which is why i didnt recommend it before.

with the portable Fiio amps you need an RCA to 3.5mm minijack converter. i dont know if that turntable has leads already built in or it has female RCA ports on it, so i cant say if you need something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018MI5F6/

or like this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004Z5CP

This is what you need.

If your TV doesn't have an available HDMI port, maybe this will help:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apR4Na5OHnY

http://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-3-5mm-Stereo-Female-Cable/dp/B0018MI5F6/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1334076863&sr=1-2

You may be able to connect your headset to the monitor with one of these: 3.5mm to RCA female

Hmmm, so if I were to get a converter like this, then I will just need an Amp (e.g. Topping TP21) to run my setup?

Edit: My motherboard is a GA-Z87X-UD3H if that helps.

This isn't as difficult as it sounds. You will have to have your hdmi connected to your monitor, and the av cables connected to the back of your Wii U. You will also need one of these.

http://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Male-RCA-Female-Discontinued/dp/B0018MI5F6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1418680524&sr=8-4&keywords=av+to+3.5mm&pebp=1418680539436

Alternatively you can get the female end if you want to use headphones, but this will allow you to connect it to your speakers so you can get audio from you Wii U.

In your Wii U system settings there is an audio output option. You need only select the option that allows you to output sound via the av cables.

It'd have been nice if Nintendo would have added optical output for audio, but since that is not the case, this is the easiest, and cheapest, way of getting this done. This is the exact configuration I have on my Wii U.

I am not responsible for any damage done to your computer. The reason I suggested the hardware solution with the 3.5mm to RCA adapters in my other post is because it does not change the functionality of your PC and is easily reversible. Registry changes like these seem small now, but as time goes on, you tend to forget what you did and will wonder "Why the hell doesn't my sound work correctly?" So... you have been warned.

Things you will need:

• 2 monitors with built in speakers (they must have speakers, not just the audio in jack)
  
• 2 3.5mm speaker cables
  
  First, plug one cable into the Green jack behind your PC and one cable into the Black jack. You must do this first before anything else. Open the Registry Editor (Windows + R, "regedit") and navigate to the following key:
  
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\00XX\Settings\DrvYYYY_DevType_YYYY_SSYYYYYYYY
  
  XX is the key for Realtek High Definition Audio. It's usually 00, but you can click on 0000 and read the key for "DriverDesc" on the right panel and it should read "Realtek High Definition Audio".
  
  YY is usually a string of numbers and letters unique to each PC, so don't worry too much about this.
  
  Once you've made it to this registry folder, right click the folder on the left panel and select Export. Keep this somewhere safe in case you mess up or want to revert your jacks back to their original functionality.
  
  Next, you'll need to make one modification to an existing entry. Modify the following key:
  
  Pin15 = 04 00 00 00
  
  This will reprogram the Black (rear speakers) jack to act as if it is a GREEN (front speakers) jack. If Pin15 doesn't appear in your registry editor, make sure the cable is plugged into the Black jack and refresh Regedit. Once you've successfully made the changes, restart your PC so that the registry changes can take effect.
  
  Once your PC is up and running again, open the playback devices (Right click sound icon in taskbar, select Playback Devices). Then click on the speakers and select Properties. Under the Levels tab, find "Front" and click "Balance". Change the Balance to be ZERO Right and 100 Left. Your Green jack is now your left channel. Now find the "Rear" and change the balance to be ZERO Left and 100 Right. Your Black jack is now your right channel.
  
  Lastly, connect the 3.5mm cable from the Green jack to your LEFT monitor and the 3.5mm cable from the Black jack to your RIGHT monitor. Make sure the volume on your monitors is turned up. Once everything is wired up, you'll have your sound working exactly as you would like.
  
  For anybody curious with the hardware route, it's this:
  
  
• 1x 3.5mm male to RCA female
  
• 2x RCA male to 3.5mm mono male
  
  Plug the 3.5mm male to RCA female into your Green jack, plug one RCA male to 3.5mm mono male into the red RCA connector and plug that wire into your right monitor. Repeat for the white RCA connector and the left monitor. EZPZ.

Does the new monitor have a headphone jack? If so, you can get an RCA-3.5mm adapter for it.

https://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-Stereo-Female-Adapter-Y-Cable/dp/B0018MI5F6

Yes you Need rca splitters.

1 of these
https://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-Stereo-Female-Adapter-Y-Cable/dp/B0018MI5F6/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=3.5+to+rca+short&qid=1563493423&s=gateway&sr=8-14

2 of these

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-1-Male-2-Male-Audio-Cable/dp/B01D5H8MKY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Single%2Bmale%2Brca%2Bto%2B2%2Bmale%2Brca&qid=1563493523&s=gateway&sr=8-3&th=1

To come straight from computer.

You can put a DAC with headphone amp that has rca output between pc and speakers and sub but you will still need to split the rca output from the DAC

Agree with the other poster, It looks like that splitter is splitting it out into dual stereo.

You could do: https://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-Stereo-Female-Adapter-Y-Cable/dp/B0018MI5F6 to https://www.amazon.com/Hosa-HPR-010X2-Stereo-Interconnect-Cable/dp/B004NCYVY2

You should be able to run your dreamcast through hdmi with better graphics for 60 bucks, you simply need these three things...

http://www.amazon.com/Etekcity-1080p-HDMI-Scaling-Converter/dp/B008COJXHC/ref=pd_cp_e_0
http://www.amazon.com/Tomee-Sega-VGA-Cable-Sound-Adapter/dp/B00HPU96FI
And then a tiny audio adapter in order to connect the cables and have the audio go through hdmi, http://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Male-RCA-Female-Discontinued/dp/B0018MI5F6/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406852313&sr=1-3&keywords=red+white+audio+to+3.5mm

The Etekcity can do 720p but for some reason 1080 does not work. I first bought a Panlong, it did not work for me. The picture would show in 720 and 1080 but it scrolls diagonally and could not be fixed. I then bought the Etekcity, and although it only works in 720 it still looks ridiculously nicer than standard. I assumed it would barely be noticeable but it is a lot, though if you never played dreamcast the standard way it might not seem all that big of a deal.

No problem. You will still need a phono pre-amp of course (they start at around $15), and a RCA to stereo adapter like this one.

If you could accept a $4.20 hardware solution, get this and this, and connect Red=>White and White=>Red. No soldering necessary.

If you have a cable length problem, 3.5mm audio extension cables are also quite cheap.

oh... ok. Then you'll probably have to use your computer speakers. and, I"M GUESSING, you're probably gonna need something LIKE THIS

You'll have two cables coming out of the xbox. One is an HDMI cable running to the monitor. That's the video signal. The other is a RCA cable (audio) running into the above mentioned convertor cable, running into your computer speakers. Sounds complicated but its not hard. You can get this cable for cheap at any electronic store like Fry's

I ran one of these to the line-in on my computer and set HDMI for video on the PS3 and Audio Input Connector / SCART / AV MULTI for the audio.

Like this one?

RCA to XLR x4---> https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-XLR-Male-RCA-Cable/dp/B001VLW398

RCA Splitter x2 -----> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075HYKJHJ

RCA to 3.5mm ---> https://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-Stereo-Female-Adapter-Y-Cable/dp/B0018MI5F6

No. Thats the right idea, but if you're going from the RCA outs which are male, into a 3.5mm input you want this one.

Thank you! that is very helpful. would this work:
http://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Male-RCA-Female-Discontinued/dp/B0018MI5F6/ref=sr_1_13?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1396463881&sr=1-13&keywords=RCA+adapter