how did they do that....

[auditodd at comcast.net]

I disagree, I think the FM broadcast modules are pretty cool.

I bought an iRiver unit that plugs into a cigarette lighter outlet and has a cord to plug into the headphone jack on any MP3 player (not just iPod) and then you tune a radio station on your radio with no current commercial station broadcasting (88.3FM seems to be the default on a lot of the units) and then tune the iRiver unit to the same frequency and hit play on your MP3 player.

It works fine. It even has three presets (user adjustable) so that you can preset three "empty" frequencies in case you drive around a lot and have problems in some areas.

I've even used it in the garage while working on the car. Plug the module into the car, tune a station (most cars do not have to have the ignition on for the lighter socket to work) then tune your garage radio (everyone has a radio in their garage don't they?) to the proper frequency and listen to your tunes.

On the other hand, the cassette adapters don't always play stereo very well because the head on the adapter doesn't quite line up properly with the head in the stereo. Plus you then have that cable dangling out of your cassette deck. 

Plus, some of those cassette adaptors won't work in some decks, whereas the FM unit works anywhere.

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Todd Young

> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:17:34 -0500
> From: "Jason Kohls" <jasonkohls at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: how'd they do that?
> To: "Tessie McMillan" <tessmc at drizzle.com>
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
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> Sure, go to BestBuy, RadioShack etc. and pick up one of those old
> cassette to mini-jack converters and hook it up to the headphone jack
> of your portable CD player, MP3 player etc.
> 
> Don't let them try to sell you one of those FM broadcast/receiver
> units that allows you to "tune into" your portable songs on your car's
> radio.  They don't work good at all.
> 
> On 2/23/06, Tessie McMillan <tessmc at drizzle.com> wrote:
> > I've seen folks who have integrated their modern media players with
> > the stereo systems in their cars. The cars are fairly new models though,
> > with such goodies as onboard GPS, etc.
> >
> > I have the original radio/tape deck in my '88 and for various reasons am
> > not planning on changing it. But I'd like to tote around a portable media
> > player and listen to it without headphones. Is there any kind of unit
> > that can send a signal to my _old fashioned stereo_ so my stereo system
> > will amplify the portable media player?
> >
> > Have any of you actually done this? How'd you do it?
> >
> > Tess