Date:         Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:07:06 -0800
Reply-To:     Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Addendum to trip report: tunes
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If you read my post "carefully", you would have noticed that I wrote FM
"modulater" and NOT transmitter.  I agree the
transmitters are iffy at best although I tend to use one and am satisfied
for book tapes.  But the FM MODULATORS are
much better as they connect directly to the fm antenna.

Steven

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:51 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:

> Just FYI, the cassette plug in dies not scratch the heads. The head sensor
> does not move, but stays stationary. A quality cassette adapter outperforms
> an FM transmitter any day (check the FM limits vs. Cassette specs).   I have
> tested lots of them. I also have used a cassette adapter in my Beetle TDI
> for many years with no issues.
>
>
>
> Chris.
>
> Wysłane z iPhone'a
>
> Dnia Feb 22, 2011 o godz. 14:19 Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
> napisał(a):
>
> Interesting how and why we hang on to the "old-school" stuff.  (I still
>> have
>> my vinyl....Not on the road..)
>> I think that you might consider an FM mudulator signal that allows for an
>> auxilary input which gives a
>> somewhat better sound than your cassette adapter or those FM tranmitters.
>> If you want to keep your
>> cassette player in good shape, I'd think you'd want to not keep scratching
>> the heads with the cassette
>> plug-in thingie.....
>>
>> Just my $.02...
>>
>> Steven
>> 91 Westy
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Mark L. Hineline <
>> hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote:
>>
>> My music plays through a VW Design cassette player that I pick-and-
>>> pulled out of an early 90s Jetta. Yesterday, as I was driving into the
>>> wind and wondering if I would ever go more than 50 mph again, I wanted
>>> some music to soothe the soul. My iPod is connected to one of those
>>> wired cassette adapters, but it kept reversing. Drove me crazy.
>>>
>>> I later figured out that the volume on the iPod was too low, so the
>>> head on the cassette player wasn't getting enough signal to be
>>> satisfied.
>>>
>>> I really like having a cassette player. I can run anything and
>>> everything through it, including tapes nature sounds I capture on my
>>> old broadcast-quality Marantz recorder.
>>>
>>> Mark and Peregrine fille
>>>
>>>