Hey, 686, I tried your method of doing it and was curious, is it just as loud as the CD's or is the sound diminished. This was the first thing I've ever soldered, and just curious if it was a rookie mistake or not. Also, when I use my iPod, I get engine interference(a sort of "whirring" that increases with rpms) but with my Droid it doesn't occur... Is that odd? Well hopefully you'll poke your head in on this thread, although your last post on it was a few months ago.