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I know they make something you can hook up an mp3 player to your radio through the cassette player, but are those universal to all mp3 players and cassette players?
Also is there anything like that for plugging into cd players?
Do most aftermarket radios now come with a plugin for an mp3 player?
I know they make something you can hook up an mp3 player to your radio through the cassette player, but are those universal to all mp3 players and cassette players?
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Also is there anything like that for plugging into cd players?
No.
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Do most aftermarket radios now come with a plugin for an mp3 player?
Yes.
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Where is the best place to get these plugins?
If you're talking about the cassette ones, they're available everywhere. I'm not sure the quality varies much so just get one cheap.
They also make a FM transmitter you plug into your mp3 player then set your radio to a dead station and it will play your music wirelessly. These do not have as good sound though as a straight connection.
I'd say only about 60% of cars today are made with the aux jack input. My Civic has it, but lots of makes and models still only come w/ CD player.
I know they make something you can hook up an mp3 player to your radio through the cassette player, but are those universal to all mp3 players and cassette players?
Also is there anything like that for plugging into cd players?
Do most aftermarket radios now come with a plugin for an mp3 player?
Where is the best place to get these plugins?
Often an aftermarket CD player will have auxiliary RCA stereo outputs on the back with which you can plug in an RCA to 3.5mm adapting cable.
If you dont have the auxiliary RCA outputs and really want to dig deep then after acquiring a schematic you can pop open the player and solder to the correct locations on the board. This is nice if you have a factory cassette player, you can use the stereo output pins for soldering to the 3.5mm cable, simply pop in a "dummy" tape and actually use the mp3 player with no quality loss.
The cassette adapters and FM transmitters are limited to medium quality audio. So it all depends on what you want.
Well I'd obviously like the best, but I'll think I'll try the adapter or fm transmitter. Are they both about the same or is the adapter a lot better? Also what is the distance on the transmitter?
Well I'd obviously like the best, but I'll think I'll try the adapter or fm transmitter. Are they both about the same or is the adapter a lot better? Also what is the distance on the transmitter?
The cassette adapter will give you roughly the quality of a cassette being played for the first time. As for the FM transmitter, of all the ones I have used they all required to be in a sweet spot for optimal quality. I'm sure the FCC has a specific regulation but according to wisegeek its about 30-75 feet:
If you buy the FM transmitter type - you will have wasted the cost of it. They have horrible sound. The best FM types actually are cabled in via the antenna cable. The ones that transmit over the air typically have low volume and terrible frequency response.
Go to the Crutchfield website, enter your vehicle data, and it will tell you what options you have.
I've had the cassette adapter for a few years now. Love it. Tried the FM transmitter originally and hated it.
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