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cameronv · 08-15-2008

Can anyone recommend a brand or specific adapter that I can get so that I can listen to my Touch through my car stereo?

**baseballboy828** · 08-15-2008

If you don't have a line in port, you have two options: an FM transmitter and a cassette adapter. If you live in a rural area, an FM transmitter will work well. Griffin has a range of great options. If you're in or within FM range of an area saturated with radio stations, Griffin also makes a cassette adapter.

notabadname · 08-15-2008

I found the Cassette adaptor sounded the much better and very consistent. It will essentially always sound as good as a good cassette, which should always exceed an FM transmitter/adaptor in sound quality. As BBB boy said, local FM can be a nuisance with causing interference. And if you road trip, like I do frequently, FM is even more annoying, because you will likely have to change the stations as you pass through different areas with stations on different frequencies. In my experience: Cassette adaptor, hands down.

cameronv · 08-18-2008

Gift and curse with new cars, they dont come with cassette players......guess fm is next best?

notabadname · 08-20-2008

There is one other option for you, and depending on your car it could be affordable, or more than you want to spend. Many "newer" cars, say 5 years or less in age, have an Aux jack or connector on the back of the OEM stereo. Some have a jack on the face, but I am sure you would have noticed that. Anyway, if yours has the jack on the back, which allows connection of dealer installed DVD players, or MP3 playing disc players, you could hook into that. Many times, if it has the connection, it is a proprietary jack or plug, and you need to get a converter to give you something you could plug a mini headphone jack like the "Apple iPhone 3.5mm to Car Audio Aux Jack" into. You could run this wire through a small hole in your dash, or up though an ashtray. There are a lot of blogs on this, and may be one on your "insert car model here"Ownersclub. A good starting point is at this web site, which has all kinds of gear for sale based on make and model. Just look under the "iPod Parts" section after selecting your car.

So if you are a tinkerer, and don't mind finding the blog that tells you how to pull your OEM stereo (and I think there is a blog or You Tube video for basically all of them), take this option for a high-quality sound, semi-built-in option. I did this in my '97 F-150 and it worked great. That stereo had an "Aux" button on the face to send a signal to that rear jack and my now dated iPod click wheel. If I did it, anyone can

cameronv · 08-21-2008

Thanks a lot man....I appreciate it

notabadname · 08-21-2008

You're welcome! If you go with the Aux jack on the back (if applicable), let us know how it goes. I'm curious.

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baseballboy828 Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,252	If you don't have a line in port, you have two options: an FM transmitter and a cassette adapter. If you live in a rural area, an FM transmitter will work well. Griffin has a range of great options. If you're in or within FM range of an area saturated with radio stations, Griffin also makes a cassette adapter. __________________ iMac Intel Core Duo 17" 1.83Ghz, 2GB Crucial RAM ::Twitter : Ben Drucker Photography: Professional Photography Services :: Interested in a free trial Smugmug account?

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notabadname Personal Shopping Specialist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 296	I found the Cassette adaptor sounded the much better and very consistent. It will essentially always sound as good as a good cassette, which should always exceed an FM transmitter/adaptor in sound quality. As BBB boy said, local FM can be a nuisance with causing interference. And if you road trip, like I do frequently, FM is even more annoying, because you will likely have to change the stations as you pass through different areas with stations on different frequencies. In my experience: Cassette adaptor, hands down. __________________ Dual 2 GHz G5; 20" ACD; MBP 15"- 2.5GHz-4Gb mem-250 Gb HD-512MB Video; iPhones 2G/3G; 40 Gb iPod; Shuffle

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notabadname Personal Shopping Specialist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 296	There is one other option for you, and depending on your car it could be affordable, or more than you want to spend. Many "newer" cars, say 5 years or less in age, have an Aux jack or connector on the back of the OEM stereo. Some have a jack on the face, but I am sure you would have noticed that. Anyway, if yours has the jack on the back, which allows connection of dealer installed DVD players, or MP3 playing disc players, you could hook into that. Many times, if it has the connection, it is a proprietary jack or plug, and you need to get a converter to give you something you could plug a mini headphone jack like the "Apple iPhone 3.5mm to Car Audio Aux Jack" into. You could run this wire through a small hole in your dash, or up though an ashtray. There are a lot of blogs on this, and may be one on your "insert car model here"Ownersclub. A good starting point is at this web site, which has all kinds of gear for sale based on make and model. Just look under the "iPod Parts" section after selecting your car. So if you are a tinkerer, and don't mind finding the blog that tells you how to pull your OEM stereo (and I think there is a blog or You Tube video for basically all of them), take this option for a high-quality sound, semi-built-in option. I did this in my '97 F-150 and it worked great. That stereo had an "Aux" button on the face to send a signal to that rear jack and my now dated iPod click wheel. If I did it, anyone can __________________ Dual 2 GHz G5; 20" ACD; MBP 15"- 2.5GHz-4Gb mem-250 Gb HD-512MB Video; iPhones 2G/3G; 40 Gb iPod; Shuffle

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notabadname Personal Shopping Specialist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 296	You're welcome! If you go with the Aux jack on the back (if applicable), let us know how it goes. I'm curious. __________________ Dual 2 GHz G5; 20" ACD; MBP 15"- 2.5GHz-4Gb mem-250 Gb HD-512MB Video; iPhones 2G/3G; 40 Gb iPod; Shuffle

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cameronv Cashier Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orange County, Ca Posts: 49	Can anyone recommend a brand or specific adapter that I can get so that I can listen to my Touch through my car stereo?

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cameronv Cashier Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orange County, Ca Posts: 49	Gift and curse with new cars, they dont come with cassette players......guess fm is next best?

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cameronv Cashier Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orange County, Ca Posts: 49	Thanks a lot man....I appreciate it

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