Product advice please- does such a thing exist?

[Sergeant Pluck]

What I want to do is be able to listen to both my mp3 player and my GPS instructions through the same headphones on the bike. The GPS is on my PDA/mobile phone thing which has a 2.5mil jack, and the mp3 thing has the normal 3.5mil jack. I bought a 2-into-1 adapter from Maplins for a couple of quid but it didn't work as the output from the PDA had virtually no volume (I assume this is because the 2.5mm connector is 2-way, rather than just an output?). So does anyone know of a connector/adapter that I can buy that will work? I don't really want to go down the Autocom route unless I have to as I have no need for rider to pillion communication and I don't have any interest in being able to use the mobile phone either.....

Thanks in advance

 

[Manni]

Well without going the Autocom route, you may try their part 65 which blends two 3,5mm inputs into one output. You'd then need a 2,5mm to 3,5mm cable/adapter, and that's their mobile phone lead (part 50). That should sort out your problem with the volume, as it's a phone lead, therefore you'll get the mono sound out of your PDA phone as well as the mike (which you won't use). Total cost: less than 35£. You could also check their "solo" kits, they're around £100 and allow you to do bike to bike as well as get your GPS, music and everything sorted. No need to have to talk to a pillion!

Good luck!

Alternatively, you could buy a bigger memory card (probably SD card) for your phone/PDA and put your MP3 music there!