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BAF
Member #2,981
December 2002
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I'm looking for tips on a CD Player to Cassette adapter. I have an el-cheapo one now that sounds okay (distorts bass a little bit), but I'm looking for tips on adjusting stuff so it sounds good, or maybe suggestions on a better tape deck adapter, or maybe a totally different solution that would sound better. I'm getting a new stereo for my car when I have the money (one with a CD player, so this won't be an issue), but for now, my portable MP3 CD player will have to work. [edit] |
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gnolam
Member #2,030
March 2002
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I'd go with an FM transmitter instead. They're much more convenient, and you can keep them for your mp3 player even if you get a modern car (for some reason, most car stereo makers still won't give you a 3.5 mm jack (or similar) for arbitrary sound input). Note: Local laws and regulations may apply (limited-power FM transmitters are finally becoming legal here!). -- |
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BAF
Member #2,981
December 2002
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FM transmitters sound fuzzy and generally staticy in my opinion. I won't be getting a more modern car anytime soon, and eventually I'm getting a mp3 cd player for this car, so I could just take that to a newer car. |
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Steve Terry
Member #1,989
March 2002
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The votage coming from the cassette head is much less than the output from the minidin jack on your mp3 player so I don't think you can bipass the head and just send it directly to the amp that way. I never really liked the output from the cassette deck adapter anyway, it was always a bit grainy, same as the FM tuner as it can lose signal very slowly sometimes. Just save up a bit and get a real radio with cd player and an aux in jack. ___________________________________ |
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BAF
Member #2,981
December 2002
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Not bypassing the head, just hacking it with the cassette deck. Kinda like this guy did. I'm going to pull the head unit tomorrow and see if it looks do-able. My cassette deck is separate as far as I can tell from the outside, so we'll see. [edit] |
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Sirocco
Member #88
April 2000
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Quote: FM transmitters sound fuzzy and generally staticy in my opinion. Very true... back in the early 90s I did the whole CD->Tape thing from my Discman and it sounded absolutely wonderful; the quality was much better than I was expecting. It was quite annoying having the power cord and cassette cable trailing from the player, but that kept me going until I was ready to pony up the $400 for a decent in-dash CD player. The quality from the FM tramsmitter I've tried (Belkin Tuneast II) leaves a lot to be desired. --> |
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Tobias Dammers
Member #2,604
August 2002
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I use a 20 euro cd/mp3 player, 4 euro earphones, and a 16 euro train ticket. Amazing sound. --- |
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relay01
Member #6,988
March 2006
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to feed my random curiosity... BAF, What kind of car do you own? I just got a 90' Honda Accord EX, also with a built in tape deck... Which leaves a lot to be desired in many ways. If the volume goes past a certain point one of the speakers makes rattling noises. It may be a lose speaker and I'll deal with that when I finally find a day that it's not hotter than the surface of the sun outside. (dramatic exaggeration) I have a perfectly good anti-skip mp3/cd player lying around at my house so I'm thinking of getting a cassette adapter for it. Probably go for the band-aid solution for now and just get an adapter... I also got an mp3 player so I could just plug a bunch of stuff into it... Just gotta find a decent one for at least some sound quality... _____________________________________ |
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Hard Rock
Member #1,547
September 2001
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I bought an incredibly cheap cassette adapter myself, and i find that the sound isn't to great, its comes out slightly muffled (especially for the first minute, the casstte seems to correct itself after being played a bit) but its certainly passable and considering how terrible my car speakers are anyway its no big deal. _________________________________________________ |
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BAF
Member #2,981
December 2002
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relay01: a 1990 Toyota Celica GT. My solution only cost about $14, and sounds and works extremely well. Of course, YMMV if you try to do a mod like mine, depending on how the cassette deck interfaces with the stereo. |
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