Home stereo system, with a car head unit? Options

[aslearvert]

I have a sony head unit laying around (and some speakers) from my last car and I was just wondering if anyone has ever made a car cd player into something that you can plug into the wall and use for a home stereo. I'm pretty sure its possible. Any specifics I could get like a how-to, or a link would be great. I wanted to post this in the wiring forum of 6gc, but I thought it was too off topic.

thanks!

[azian_advanced]

i've been using one for my room for the past 5 years.
it's a Sony cdx-m301 and i'm using the rear line-out RCA jacks as my output to my logitech computer speakers, and the line-in RCA jacks as the input from my PC.
i can get a ac/dc convertor here for like $20. basically you twist the red (battery - constant 12V) and the yellow (ignition/ACC - switched 12V) wires from the stereo together and connect them to the positive end of the convertor. and ground the black wire from the stereo. no need to have a toggle switch if you stereo has a on/off button.