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| Thread ID: 97055 | 2009-02-02 22:15:00 | FM Modulators | maccrazy (6741) | PC World Chat |
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| 744318 | 2009-02-02 22:15:00 | Just wondering whether anyone has an FM modulator installed in their car? I'm not talking about FM transmitters, rather the wired equivalent which plugs into the antenna on your head deck. I want to plug my iPhone into my McIntosh head deck. I'm interested to know what brand you purchased, whether the sound quality is acceptable and if you had someone install if for you, who did it and how much did they charge. Thanks. :D |
maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 744319 | 2009-02-03 02:41:00 | im not sure if you can get them however im assuming you want the audio line from the iPhone going through your head unit. depending on your head unit you may be able to use a tape deck to 3.5mm adaptor or if it has an auxillury in a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable. if it doesnt have either have a look on dicksmith or jaycar. or if you can get a new head unit with auxillury input | williamF (115) | ||
| 744320 | 2009-02-03 03:55:00 | He's talking about a modulator. Not an audio line in. A modulator turns audio into an RF frequency (in this case) that can be picked up from his head unit via the FM tuner. An FM transmitter does the same, but is not a direct connection and therefor prone to dropouts, interference etc. I can't say I've even seen such a device for FM modulation. Seen plenty of AV modulators that output on the UHF frequency (such as the ones found in most VCR's). I would be interested in what you find out. |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 744321 | 2009-02-03 03:57:00 | Something like this (www.amazon.com) yeah? | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 744322 | 2009-02-03 04:01:00 | You used to be able to buy CD-Changers that connected to the head unit via the antenna socket and tuned into an FM frequency. That is the only thing I have ever seen that did this. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 744323 | 2009-02-03 08:00:00 | I managed to find a reasonable head deck for under $50 for my old lady, it has aux inputs at the back. You're probably better off getting something like this rather than mucking around with old technology. | roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 744324 | 2009-02-03 09:53:00 | depending on your head unit you may be able to use a tape deck to 3.5mm adaptor or if it has an auxillury in a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable. Unfortunately I don't have either option - no aux in (as is the case with most factory fitted head units more than two or three years old), and a MiniDisc player rather than tape deck (it is a Japanese import). I managed to find a reasonable head deck for under $50 for my old lady, it has aux inputs at the back. You're probably better off getting something like this rather than mucking around with old technology. I thought about that, but to replace the head deck with one of equal quality would cost a reasonable amount (probably four or five times the cost of a modulator), plus I'd prefer to keep everything matching. Something like this (www.amazon.com) yeah? That's the one. I rang up an auto electrician and they said $72 for the modulator and probably about $60 to have it installed. I might look at getting it done in the next few weeks so I'll let you know how it goes (in the US it is apparently quite common because it is the main way people hook their satellite radios up to their car stereo). If I decide to install it myself I'll probably go for something along the lines of this Clarion modulator (www.crutchfield.com). :) |
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