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Audi A3 Sportback 40 TFSI e - No Auxiliary 3.5mm Jack Socket

rozel
in Audi A3 (8Y) Forum

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Hi once more - the second of my two posts.

As stated in the title there's no jack plug socket.  I have been used to the older MMI during past 7 years and this new touch-screen digital one whilst looking very promising takes a bit of getting used to, particularly the lack of the former "control-knob".  I am a HiFi enthusiast and always play my music at the highest resolution possible.  Previously I deployed my current Samsung S21 Android phone using an external DAC which plugs into my phone and from which a std 3.5mm jack plug to jack plug lead was deployed.

After trying out a USB c to female 3.mm jack socket lead the MMI recognises the DAC in the USB c plug (seems 99% of this type of connector cable are fitted with a DAC) but not my external one.  The external DAC is an S3 HIDIZS Pro Ultra Portable Hi-Res Dongle and has worked fabulously.

I have purchased a non-DAC enabled USB c to female 3.mm jack socket lead, which is called a "Passive" connector.  Cheap as chips but is passive so that only the Analogue Sound signals pass through it, not the Digital ones.  This is what I need but my question to the forum is, can the MMI accept Analogue Sound signals via one of its USB c sockets?

Thanks in advance

4.8 (17 Reviews)

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May I politely Bump this please

Hi,

I'm no audio buff, but bluetooth from phone to MMI, is that not high quality?

Thanks, Joe

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@JMKC82Thanks for replying Joe 😁

Compared to Analogue via std 3.5mm jack plug leads or Digital via USB no it definately is not.  About 2 thirds the quality of a CD at best if you adopt, or can adopt a quality Codec - I play Hi-Res lossless music and even in my previous Q5 I can most definately hear the difference.  But now I have an extremely quiet PHEV I can't believe Audi are forcing us to connect via Bluetooth.  I shall see if the ordered Passive cable works and take things from there

Edited by rozel

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Needless to say the Passive cable didn't work.  Seems I'm being forced to play via Bluetooth Audio!

Does anyone know how to feed the MMI with analogue audio?

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