Is your iPod connected through a wire?? If so, smart money says bad cable. How does the iPod sound through the ear buds? If it is good through the buds, try hooking the iPod to a home stereo with the cable you are using to connect to the car stereo (may need a 1/8" to rca adapter) if that works well, then it may be a faulty AUX jack on the Clarion.

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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