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MP3 Players/Accessories for Boat Use?
"RG" wrote in message news:8oJBf.1426$MJ.912@fed1read07... Thanks. I've tried two of the "broadcast" units to hook my player up in the car, and I've not been overwhelmed. It's been my experience that all FM modulators are just truly awful. Barely a step above are the adapters that plug into the cassette player. The bottom line is that to be listenable, the audio signal needs to be fed to the amplifier at line level with no previous conversion, just as your components are at home. That only leaves two options if your current head unit does not have a line level auxiliary input. 1). Replace the head unit with one that does have an aux input (most newer ones do now, because of the iPod phenomenon. 2). Have your head unit or, as in my case, the path between the head unit and the power amps altered to allow for a line level aux input. All of the RF modulators I've tried were crap with the exception of the built-in transmitter in a JVC Sirius receiver. Although it had line level outputs in addition to the RF, I didn't feel like removing the radio in the car I had at the time to connect the lines. These units have a switch to select one of about 5 frequencies that it will transmit to the FM radio in the car. It sounded excellent, except I found that while traveling back and forth to Florida, local FM stations would occasionally interfere with the selected freq. Solved that problem by simply removing the car antenna for the duration of the trip. Eisboch |