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Need a good FM Transmitter for an Ipod and a 2005 Corolla
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Posted by: Engine

Hi Everyone,

I have a 2005 Toyota Corolla Sport and i have the new 30gb ipod video. I need an awesome FM Transmitter to be able to charge and play my ipod through my cars stereo. The car is a lease so i dont want to change out the stock radio, to get a direct line. I have already tried several FM Transmitters and are not having very good sucess. I have tried the Belkin Tunecast II, the griffin itrip w/ dock connecter. And most recently the Kensington FM Transmitter. And none of them are that great. I was really shocked with the Kensington, because it cost $79.99 and it sounds like crap. Any words with the letter S in it sound like SSSSSSSS, and there is always a distinct hiss in the background. I only bought the Kensington because www.ilounge.com gave it an A- and they raved about how good it was and it was the closest thing to having a direct line.

Somebody please help me give me a recomendation that will actually work. Thanks in advance.

Posted by: nsx280ps

None of the FM transmitter work that great....

Posted by: WoNGsTeR

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Originally Posted by Engine

Hi Everyone,

I have a 2005 Toyota Corolla Sport and i have the new 30gb ipod video. I need an awesome FM Transmitter to be able to charge and play my ipod through my cars stereo. The car is a lease so i dont want to change out the stock radio, to get a direct line. I have already tried several FM Transmitters and are not having very good sucess. I have tried the Belkin Tunecast II, the griffin itrip w/ dock connecter. And most recently the Kensington FM Transmitter. And none of them are that great. I was really shocked with the Kensington, because it cost $79.99 and it sounds like crap. Any words with the letter S in it sound like SSSSSSSS, and there is always a distinct hiss in the background. I only bought the Kensington because www.ilounge.com gave it an A- and they raved about how good it was and it was the closest thing to having a direct line.

Somebody please help me give me a recomendation that will actually work. Thanks in advance.

as nsx puts it.. u cant find a fm transmitter that is perfect.. and esp if u live in a really dense population with alot of radio station.. u have to really search to find the best station where there is nobody on.. i got the belkin for my gf.. and for city of toronto is hard to find too. she us using i think 90.1 and its pretty good most of the time...

Posted by: TheRupp

FM transmitters suck. Use a tape adapter if you can.

But, if you need to use an FM transmitter, the iTrip is pretty good.

Posted by: eimajuno

The Mosnter Cable Adaptor IMO is the best RF transmitter for the iPod. I tried my sister's in my car while it was not the greatest, it did sound decent on most stations.

Posted by: celeron_266

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Originally Posted by TheRupp

FM transmitters suck. Use a tape adapter if you can.

Is a tape adapter better than a FM transmitter in sound quality??

Posted by: Engine

I dont know but i do not have the option of having a tape.

Posted by: buhdussy

These types of auxillary adapters are the best. http://www.pac-audio.com/default.asp Monster makes an iCruze that seems pretty reasonably priced.

Posted by: dynamo768

I need to buy ipod

Posted by: TheRupp

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Originally Posted by celeron_266

Is a tape adapter better than a FM transmitter in sound quality??

It's immeasurably better. No signal interruptions, nobody using your frequency, and it doesn't use up near as much battery as the FM unit does.

Posted by: mblphnlvr

http://www.monstercable.com/productPage.asp?pin=3233

This is probobly the best one I have used. The itrip sucks, plus i think the corolla's ant. placement doesn't help.

Posted by: str8edgepunker

I feel so lucky that my car has a tape player in it after reading everyones bad experiences with RF adapters. I spent a bit extra on a monster tape adapter ($20 total) and it works beautifully. I'd love to pick up one of these up so that I can charge my iPod on the go.

Posted by: dynamo768

nice it looks hot. Once I get my Ipod I buy cassete thing then I am going to buy the thing to charge

Posted by: Heavy Fluid

I am using a DLO FM transmitter in my car, and it is ok. I don't think any of the transmitters work all that well. One thing that I did notice that helped a bit, is if you turn the EQ off on the iPod. I think that the EQ creates some distortion coming through the car speakers. I listen to a lot of dance/trance/house music, so I had my EQ settings on dance. That caused quite a bit of distortion when I listened in my car, so I turned the EQ off, and it sounded a lot better.

Line in is probably the best that you can do to have quality iPod sound in your car.

Posted by: Engine

I think i am just goint to get a line in installed for my ipod. I am sooo sick of FM transmitters they are just garbage. I have tried so many of them. I thought that by spending $79.99 on an FM Transmitter that maybe it was superior quality. But it sounds even worse than the one i picked up in walmart for $17. Does anyone know if Best Buy installs the adapters on a 2005 toyota Corolla Sport with stock stereo. That has the jack for the ipod that will charge it the same time. And does anybody by chance have a stock corolla with the adapter installed that they can post a picture of what it looks like... Thanks