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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 10:21 AM
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Ideal Location for Hands-Free Mic

I've got the headunit per this:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...ac-set-up.html

But i've never bothered routing a mic because I figured the car was too noisy. I'm willing to give it a try, but I'm wondering where exactly it should go? On the a-pillar? Steering column? Somewhere near the map lights? Anyone got a good solution for this to pick up voice without too much road noise?
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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 10:23 AM
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i put mine on the steering column
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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 10:26 AM
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i'm liking the idea of it - do you have a pic? what holds it in place? please don't say tape..
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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 10:32 AM
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i'm liking the idea of it - do you have a pic? what holds it in place? please don't say tape..
its mount came with a 3m double sided adhesive. I didn't want to route the wire through the actual cover because I take **** apart often, but you could if you wanted to for a cleaner look. Pics incoming
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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 10:33 AM
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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 10:34 AM
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damn i need to clean my interior lol
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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 10:56 AM
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what mic is that? and, can people hear you ok/good noise cancelling? not too much external noise pickup?

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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 11:15 AM
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it came with my pioneer deck, ya I haven't gotten any complaints. My interior is noisy as hell too.
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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 11:18 AM
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another viable spot would be on the underside of the plastic surround above the factory gauge cluster, that would require drilling a hole to run the cable though, which i didn't want to do. As you can see i already have too many left over holes from previous gadgets.
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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 01:07 PM
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got it, i think i found the microphone on amazon -
Amazon Amazon

close enough anyway. need to check to make sure the headunit i have uses 2.5mm (not 3.5) for the mic tho. gotta imagine it's standard but with these chinese companies u never know.
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I have mine on a clip on the visor. It's closer to my mouth (higher sound pressure) and isolated somewhat from chassis vibes. I ran the cable up the inside of the A-pillar cover. No complaints from the people I talk to.
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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by cdrinkh2o
I have mine on a clip on the visor. It's closer to my mouth (higher sound pressure) and isolated somewhat from chassis vibes. I ran the cable up the inside of the A-pillar cover. No complaints from the people I talk to.
what about when you have to use the visor?
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Old Nov 16, 2017 | 06:06 AM
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I put mine in the lower cubby upside down next to the Display for my Fitronic ECA, single din, so that wouldn't work in your case.

Never had a sound complaint there either
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Old Nov 17, 2017 | 12:20 PM
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i ran my wire under the dash and up the drivers side pillar. it sits at the top and haven't had any issues with it.
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Old Nov 17, 2017 | 12:38 PM
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sounds like the main options are the steering column or the a pillar/visor... decisions decisions..
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