iriver fm transmitter

[rooney2oons]

anyone ever used one of these?



I was thinking of buying one to replace my belkin that I dont like.

[cuzu]

I ordered it a few days ago. I should get it in the next few days, and then tell you what I think

[wolfport2001]

A cassette adapter beats it any day. I have one and its a pain to try to get a clear station when all of the fm stations are taken.

Trust me, a cassette adapter is a lot better than an fm transmitter.

[fcormier]

Originally Posted by wolfport2001

A cassette adapter beats it any day. I have one and its a pain to try to get a clear station when all of the fm stations are taken.

Trust me, a cassette adapter is a lot better than an fm transmitter.

My old car had a cassette player, but my new one only has a CD player. In this case, a transmitter is the only option. In my case though, I have found a mod I can do to plug an auxiliary input on my car radio.

[rooney2oons]

On this mod, is this for a factory stereo with no rca connections.
This is for my company truck which has no tape or cd, no rca and I cant get the cheap boss to do a $100 stereo. I have seen some of the "aftermarket aux inputs" for $100, but I dont want to pay that. Especially since I gotta pay for a speeding ticket.

[fcormier]

Originally Posted by rooney2oons

On this mod, is this for a factory stereo with no rca connections.
This is for my company truck which has no tape or cd, no rca and I cant get the cheap boss to do a $100 stereo. I have seen some of the "aftermarket aux inputs" for $100, but I dont want to pay that. Especially since I gotta pay for a speeding ticket.

Yes it is. My car is a 2000 Mazda Protegé with the original radio (same radio as in a Miata). The radio had a tape player option with the standard CD player. On the back of the unit, there are some connectors for the tape player and someone found the pinout for them to connect an auxiliary input and a switch to activate it.

[Danfried]

There was a thread about this a year or two back, but to repeat, this thing is EXCELLENT.

It works much better than some of the other FM transmitters out there, so don't assume that they are all the same. My brother had tried one (I'm not sure if it was an iTrip) with his iPod and experienced quite a few problems in the Toronto area, but we tried my iRiver FMT and it worked perfectly. The iRiver FMT is notable for being quite powerful -- I found that the thing can sometimes overpower signals from FM stations! Though of course, you should ideally try to find an "unoccupied" frequency.

As for audio quality, it is basically indistinguishable from what you would receive from a regular, clearly received FM radio station.

I've found only two minor drawbacks with this device. First, the display can sometimes be a bit hard to read, depending upon where your cigarette lighter socket is. Secondly, this model doesn't have an attachment to provide power to MP3 players. iRiver did have a separate model specifically for Clix that _did_ supply power.

[alejandro]

As many have said, this is one of the best, if not THE best FM transmitter out there. Has never given me any problems.

[Mahjong]

This is the only unit I've had that was effective. The Belkins are a disaster.

[salsaman]

I have Belkin as well and am not impressed w. it at all. and is there anything better for my H10 20G

what is the mod? do you have to pull the dash out?

Salsman

[fcormier]

Originally Posted by salsaman

what is the mod? do you have to pull the dash out?

Salsman

No, just remove the radio, and plug the wires (which need to be made).
Links:
http://members.cox.net/zoomzoom/auxinmod.html
http://web.archive.org/web/200504130...om/aux_in.html
http://web.archive.org/web/200201090...interface.html

[lord-derfel-cadarn]

Not used the IRiver transmitter but I do have 3 others I bought off ebay for £1.99 (around $4.00 US) and they are terrific. Clear reception over 4 different wavelengths. Best couple of pounds I ever spent.

[magneto]

Which model did u buy. can u provide me a link on e-bay