Listening to your iPod in the car

[ThexQuietxCull]

anyone suggest which iPod accessory is the best for listening to your iPod in the car?

[irthesteve]

there's a brand new one out, the call it a CD. it's pretty fuckin cool

[Shark90576]

I like the tape adapter the best...no radio interference, good sound...doesn't kill the battery like the itrip

[wakeupgomer]

I bought this belkin starter kit for my iPod about a year ago for like $25...it contained this audio-out cassette that fits (narrow side in) into your tape deck (if you're lucky enough to have one...haha).

At first the sound wasn't great, but I found that if I turned the iPod's volume to about 40% and adjusted the car stereo volume accordingly, it worked fairly well.

[ThexQuietxCull]

there's a brand new one out, the call it a CD. it's pretty fuckin cool

thanks, input was greatly appreciated

[ThexQuietxCull]

what about those iTrips? are those any good?

[btbam > you]

what about those iTrips? are those any good?


no, theyre terrible. get a tape adapter. thats the best by far.

[ThexQuietxCull]

no, theyre terrible. get a tape adapter. thats the best by far.

thanks

[SePaMc]

itrips are actually really cool...they have a few issues, but the ones that just came out for a nano are sick, so if you have a 5g, i would wait for that.

otherwise, i agree tape adapter is the way to go if you have a tape deck.

[ThexQuietxCull]

any idea on the wait for the iTrips for the 5G?

[SePaMc]

nope. i just went to www.ipodlounge.com (if u haven't been there, check it out)...

Some other company is making an fm transmitter that looks almost just like the new itrips...I think for this generation they will finally be good..however, I'm sure they are 2-4 months off considering i haven't seen a test one for a 5g (although i rarely look, and one could be out).

[marrost]

The Harmon Kardon Drive + Play if you have the cash.

http://www.harmankardon.com/drive-1/images/pic.jpg

Haha that's the knowledge I get for working with car stereos.

[ActorInThisPlay]

The Harmon Kardon Drive + Play if you have the cash.

http://www.harmankardon.com/drive-1/images/pic.jpg

Haha that's the knowledge I get for working with car stereos.
wow, how much do those things run?

[ActorInThisPlay]

well apparently it runs around $200 which is a little pricey for me.

[crit]

definitely tape adapter.

[i like guitars]

get an fm transmitter

[MLLMillenium]

no, theyre terrible. get a tape adapter. thats the best by far.

Unless you get the roadtrip. Its actually betttr and charges your iPod. its madddddddddd cash though. definitly better sound not the slightest static. fuck in the middle of NYC it blocked out every channel even Z100 no static. It's a dock for your car/transmitter.

[fedhed7]

Get an iTrip. I love mine, I use it every day. Its small, easy to bring anywhere, and you can play it anywhere there's a radio frequency. Plus if you get a tape deck you can't use it on a shower radio, which i do all the time. The only problem is the battery loses power quick, so get a car charger.

[Mercy Medical]

get an fm transmitter
DO NOT get an FM Transmitter. They're not worth the money because there's always static. Find some way to connect your iPod directly to your car stereo.

[TJ Wells]

anyone suggest which iPod accessory is the best for listening to your iPod in the car?
definitely cassette

[Sureshot182]

i'd just get a sattelite to orbit my car. the adapters suck, espeicially the radio ones. tape adapters will play, but it sounds like crap.

[MLLMillenium]

definitely cassette

I told you. RoadTrip. It's better. I would know, I had a iTrip, which blew. Used Cassets, then got the Xetreme Airplay. Got rid of that it was ehh good on a few channels.. sometimes. Put up the money for the Apple casset. That worked great, but then I tried the Roadtrip. It's by far the best thing I have used. You don't know that your suing the radio, it's a REALLY powerful transmitter and will totally block out absolutly any channel with no problem, not once have I had the slightest static.

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/roadtrip/

http://www.griffintechnology.com/images/products/prod_roadtripblack_main.jpg

http://www.griffintechnology.com/images/products/prod_roadtripblack_side01.jpg

Fit's every size iPod.

[DroppedUrPocket]

I like the iTrip, mainly because both of the cars I drive do not have tape decks.

[she cant swim!]

i got the cassette adapter

its pretty good

[MLLMillenium]

I like the iTrip, mainly because both of the cars I drive do not have tape decks.

That was also part my problem. The Roadtrip is easilly the best player.

[noodledancer]

if you have an audio jack in your car stereo, you can just hook your ipod up to it with an audio cable. that's what my friend does & it works really well.

[DroppedUrPocket]

if you have an audio jack in your car stereo, you can just hook your ipod up to it with an audio cable. that's what my friend does & it works really well.
Yeah, I do the same thing in my van. It's perfect.