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[snowhite]

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which one sounds better - the FM radio transmitter or the casette adaptor?

And, what type/brand of either do you use/like? I bought one before but it was horrible in quality.

 

[TypeA]

which one sounds better - the FM radio transmitter or the casette adaptor?

And, what type/brand of either do you use/like? I bought one before but it was horrible in quality.

CASSETTE ADAPTER...hands down.

I had the Griffin iTrip...hated it. I don't know what brand of cassette thingy I have..I bought it at the Apple Store though.

 

[jebus]

I have a radio adapter for my nano. If nothing else, it looks really cool.
It sounds pretty good and can actually overpower some radio stations, but if I had a tape player in my car I would get that. I also live in a pretty small city (albuquerque) so the radio dial isn't littered with stations like more populated areas. The radio transmitter eats up a lot of battery life. And it doesn't always sound good. If you're driving through the city you may just hit some area where your preferred radio station gets a lot of interference. I don't see either one of these as a problem with the cassette adapter. I would get a little dock attachment for your ipod and plug the cassette adapter into that rather than use the iPod's headphone amp because using the audio out will sound much better than than the headphone jack.
Sorry if this didn't make much sense.

 

[deleted59964]

which one sounds better - the FM radio transmitter or the casette adaptor?

And, what type/brand of either do you use/like? I bought one before but it was horrible in quality.

The casette adaptor is MUCH better - sound, easier to use, no problems positioning your ipod for good reception. I had a griffin FM transmitter - it was junk.

 

[deleted59964]

The casette adaptor is MUCH better - sound, easier to use, no problems positioning your ipod for good reception. I had a griffin FM transmitter - it was junk.

oh crap - i stuffed your poll - up all night studying - clicked wrong button
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[SRK85]

Tape adapter just make sure the songs you are playing have good bitrates or else they sound bad.

 

[fun8stuff]

i had the griffin fm transmitter for about a year until it broke and wouldnt work quite right. then i switched to just plugging my ipod in directly through my radio's Aux input. It sounds so much better now. It was missing some highs and lows, not to mention it was mono, through the fm transmitter.

 

[snowhite]

Ok, so it seems the consensus is the cassette player. My cassette player, when playing cassettes, sounds HORRIBLE. Won't this sound the same when I plug my ipod into it as well?

Oh and another question - I just bought the ipod shuffle (which I just realized you can get a student discount on and your name engraved on it when you go through the apple online store). I don't know too much about it except that it's small and holds enough songs to get me through my long runs, so I was wondering if you guys know if it only plays songs in a shuffle manner or can you go in some sort of order?

 

[fun8stuff]

Ok, so it seems the consensus is the cassette player. My cassette player, when playing cassettes, sounds HORRIBLE. Won't this sound the same when I plug my ipod into it as well?

Oh and another question - I just bought the ipod shuffle (which I just realized you can get a student discount on and your name engraved on it when you go through the apple online store). I don't know too much about it except that it's small and holds enough songs to get me through my long runs, so I was wondering if you guys know if it only plays songs in a shuffle manner or can you go in some sort of order?

yeah. on the back of the shuffle there is a switch. the switch has 3 positions.
1: off
2: in order they are on the shuffle
3: shuffle

the best thing to do is to see if your car radio has an auxillary input on the back (RCAs). get an adapter to go from rca to headphone jack (ask at radio shack, they will know). then plug it in that way. if not, buy a radio that has input on front. heck, you can even get radios now with USB ports....

 

[snowhite]

the best thing to do is to see if your car radio has an auxillary input on the back (RCAs). get an adapter to go from rca to headphone jack (ask at radio shack, they will know). then plug it in that way. if not, buy a radio that has input on front. heck, you can even get radios now with USB ports....

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Was that English? 😛 You do know I have no idea what you're talking about, right? I'm so out of the loop.

Thanks for the info though. 👍 I'll definitely check into this.

 

[fun8stuff]

😱 😕
Was that English? 😛 You do know I have no idea what you're talking about, right? I'm so out of the loop.

Thanks for the info though. 👍 I'll definitely check into this.

on the back of some radios there are audio inputs (RCAs). you have probably seen them on a tv. they are red and white female plugs. they are not on most factory radios, but if you have an aftermarket radio then you might have them.

at radio shack you can get a cord that plugs in to your ipod at the headphone jack and also plugs in to these audio inputs (red and white plugs) on the back of your radio. this will be better quality than you could get from the other ways (fm transmitter or tape deck).

if you do not have these audio inputs, i would recommend buying a better car stereo. 🙂

 

[Febrifuge]

I like the sound of the cassette adaptor, but for long road trips, the problem is recharging the Pod. My buddy has the radio adaptor, and while it does sound a little inferior, it plugs into the cig lighter for power, plus it has a jack to power the Pod itself as you go. Advantage: radio adaptor.

 

[matakanan]

Definitely Rca to headphone/adaptor/etc. Least quality loss. here is a link advising abt ipod accessories( good read) -> http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/I...e/ipod/ipod_accessories.html?print=1&page=all

 

[DrMT]

cassette for sure sounds better but FM transmitter is alright if you do the iTrip mod

http://forums.ilounge.com/showthread.php?threadid=98944