Sunday, February 17, 2008

Re: [Apple iPod] Re: MP3?

I have been amazed at the lack of good quality and reasonably priced FM modulators. The ideal unit, without being tied to specif car models or radio models, is one that plugs into the sync port to charge while it's plugged in, has the full range of the radio dial and plugs in line with the antenna lead to prevent ghosting of other radio stations.
My XM satellite interface plugs direct in with the antenna as does my CD player and I get excellent quality sound through those but try and find a decent setup like that for the iPod is impossible.

David Sawyer
K1DRS -.- .---- -.. .-. ...
1998 Pearl Chaparral Beige Goldwing SE
http://www.davesgoldwing.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Valcho <fvalcho@yahoo.com>

Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:01:16
To:AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Apple iPod] Re: MP3?


David,

I agree that the FM devices are not up to par. Sadly, they are one of the easiest to use, too. I like the audio plugs, as they are very available.

-fred-

----- Original Message ----
From: David Clark <dc1999@cox.net>
To: AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 8:20:43 AM
Subject: [Apple iPod] Re: MP3?




A year and a half ago I had installed a device into my Jeep Liberty

that plays the ipod through the speaker system, and the sound is

great. My wife with very sensitive hearing likes the sound, and so

do I despite my really crappy hearing. I bought and had installed

the whole system from Circuit City, and it's inside my glove box.

The default is it plays a mass random shuffle, but I can game it by

launching on the iPod whatever Playlist is wanted. The whole thing

cost about $200. What's really great about it is the connection is

through the synch end of the iPod, not the audio jack, and it is

charging the unit while it plays.

Regrettably, I can't now recall the name of this thing, but you'll

find it at C-City in a box for sale to consumers in the Car Audio

department. IMO, you do not want something that plugs into the audio

jack or certainly not a unit that works on the FM radio band.

Good luck, and enjoy.

Dave

[snip]

I know exactly how you feel, Linda. It took me hours of on-line

research but I finally figured out that what you want is called an

"Auxilliary Audio Input" (AAI). It's just a simple 1/8-inch coaxial

stereo input jack that's mounted on the dashboard and connects via a

patch cord (available for a couple of bucks from Radio Shack or just

about any other electronic retailer) with the earphone jack on your

iPod.

Dave Clark

http://web.mac. com/dave28c

http://home. earthlink. net/~dc1999/

http://www.clarklaw firm.com




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