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Thread ID: 123014	2012-01-27 21:36:00	iPod through an old cd player?	--Wolf-- (128)	PC World Chat

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1256197	2012-01-27 21:36:00	Best way to do this? Have an older CD player radio thing. Not a car one. Only has CD, radio and headphone. No AUX or usb. Without buying another radio, what's the best way to play my iPod through it? A FM transmitter? Are they actually any good? edit: it also has a cassette player, but of course unlike a car cassette it closes fully, rather than sliding in. So I'm not sure if a cassette converter thingy would work? Is the cable on them thin enough to be able to be fully shut in the cassette slot? Would one of these work better than a FM transmitter?	--Wolf-- (128)
1256198	2012-01-27 22:52:00	The radio transmitter things are pretty outdated and they take ages to start up, and then they aren't compatible with half the iPods out there now. You could try the cassette thing and maybe drill a small hole for the wire.?	sahilcc7 (15483)
1256199	2012-01-28 03:19:00	Cassette adaptor may well be fine. I just got a cheapo Dick Smith one and you can adjust where the wire comes out to help it fit. Just tried it in my old Pioneer HiFi and it works fine - wire is very thin and doesn't seem to cause any problems. I got it after having an FM Transmitter which was terrible, may be a bit better for a home radio I suppose. Pretty sure I can remember having a CD walkman and playing it via a tape adaptor on an old school Ghetto Blaster - would have been more than 15 years ago, again without problems.	Contented (15925)
1256200	2012-01-28 09:15:00	Last time I tried a cassette adapter (and to be fair it was years ago) I was disgusted to noticed it introduced hiss to the music, not too noticeable in a car but still annoying otherwise. Both methods will effect the sound quality to some extent, but other than that it should work. No way to know except suck it and see.	dugimodo (138)
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