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hard-wired fm modulator
I want to wire my iPod into my 4-year-old Clarion head unit, which does
not appear to have an "Aux In" (CDX-765), but I'm otherwise happy with it and in no hurry to junk it (good, clean 4V signal, etc). I live in SoCal, where those little wireless FM modulators (the iTrip, etc) don't work for sh!t -- too much interference, there's no one place on the radio dial that's empty enough. So I'd like to hard-wire a modulator, ideally one intelligent enough to sense a singal on the "line in" jacks and switch off the external antenna. I've seen lots of cheap ones that have a manual on/off switch, but I'd like something a little more intelligent, so when I want to listen to the iPod I click "play" and when I don't, I just turn the iPod off, no messing with anything else. Is there such a beast? Google's not of much help. Thanks! Wendell |
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FYI- a "hard-wired FM modulator" is an oxymoron...... like jumbo shrimp once its hardwired, u dont need the FM mod anymore look for AUX input devices, try PAC Audio -- loulax07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ loulax07's Profile: http://www.caraudioforum.com/vbb3/me...p?userid=20366 View this thread: http://www.caraudioforum.com/vbb3/sh...d.php?t=211208 CarAudioForum.com - Usenet Gateway w/over one million posts online! |
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Jumbo Shrimp, Smart Mexican......
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 05:21:08 +0000, loulax07
wrote: FYI- a "hard-wired FM modulator" is an oxymoron...... like jumbo shrimp once its hardwired, u dont need the FM mod anymore look for AUX input devices, try PAC Audio Actually, there ARE hardwired FM modulators. They're the ones where you disconnect the antenna from the back of your deck, plug the modulator into the back of your deck and then plug your antenna into the modulator. (In other words, the modulator goes in-line between your antenna and your deck). You still have to tune your radio to a particular frequency, but they're called "hardwired" to differentiate them from the ones that broadcast your tunes wirelessly to your deck. Scott Gardner |
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Hardwiring or Direct Connect FM modulator is still an oxymoron, whether you interrupt the antenna or not, you're still not getting the full bandwidth or quality of a true direct connection from the source. The problem is, whether you choose 88.1 or 88.9 as the station to be intercepted, you'll still get noise and interruption just like you would on a regular FM station. I'd contact the manufacturer to see if you could get an auxilary input through the cd changer controls or like loulax said, an aftermarket auxilary device like PAC, Peripheral, AAMP, Blitzsafe. -- Vestax05pro ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vestax05pro's Profile: http://www.caraudioforum.com/vbb3/me...hp?userid=7766 View this thread: http://www.caraudioforum.com/vbb3/sh...d.php?t=211208 CarAudioForum.com - Usenet Gateway w/over one million posts online! |
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"Scott Gardner" wrote in message ... On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 05:21:08 +0000, loulax07 wrote: FYI- a "hard-wired FM modulator" is an oxymoron...... like jumbo shrimp once its hardwired, u dont need the FM mod anymore look for AUX input devices, try PAC Audio Actually, there ARE hardwired FM modulators. They're the ones where you disconnect the antenna from the back of your deck, plug the modulator into the back of your deck and then plug your antenna into the modulator. (In other words, the modulator goes in-line between your antenna and your deck). You still have to tune your radio to a particular frequency, but they're called "hardwired" to differentiate them from the ones that broadcast your tunes wirelessly to your deck. Scott Gardner Also keep in mind that there are large quality differences in these devices. I bought a 29.95 special and found the high end muffled and some carrier artifact present. I tried to re-tune it but after getting it on an RF spectrum analyzer found that it's spurious emissions were terrible and gave up on it. Chad |
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Id go with a head unit that has AUX in or direct ipod control. Even if
you get a FM mod to work, you will only be hearing up to 15khz, which IMO sucks. I have never heard anything good from a unit using FM mod. |
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