FEATURED Am i able to run an Alpine Dsp with a Pioneer headunit???

[Svkn. Baylee]

Im need of assistance in my car audio set up.
I just received an Alpine MDA-5046 (MD/DSP), and a CDA-7846J(CD HEAD UNIT). Is there a way to try and use the DSP, with my current head unit in my truck instead, which is a Pioneer AVH-X4800BS.

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[1aespinoza 10+ year member]

Is there a way to try and use the DSP, with my current head unit in my truck instead, which is a Pioneer AVH-X4800BS.

It looks like it can be run as a standalone unit. If so, then those RCAs may have input. You run your Pioneer into those inputs and then the outputs to the amp. Bench test it.

 

[Svkn. Baylee]

Heres a better view of the dsp, it has a black and yellow wire and an “Ai Net” cable, also looks to have only RCA outputs, is it possible to run the dsp by itself to the pioneer headunit?

 

[1aespinoza 10+ year member]

Heres a better view of the dsp, it has a black and yellow wire and an “Ai Net” cable, also looks to have only RCA outputs, is it possible to run the dsp by itself to the pioneer headunit?

Oh shoot. When you took the back pictures the units were upside down, so I thought the DSP had speaker level outputs. A DSP goes between the source and the amplifier; so it needs input and output. It looks like the only input would be the Ai Net cable. I think it is proprietary, so no way to adapt it to the Pioneer. I think the MD/CD controller may have inputs so if you want to use the DSP, you will have to use it with the controller.
Would you verify if the controller has inputs?

 

[1aespinoza 10+ year member]

Heres a better view of the dsp, it has a black and yellow wire and an “Ai Net” cable, also looks to have only RCA outputs, is it possible to run the dsp by itself to the pioneer headunit?

Check this out. This may allow you to run your Pioneer with the DSP.