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Best $21 I've spent

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jgarcia540

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Jul 10, 2009
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Ever since I've gotten my 3Gs, I've been looking for a solution so I can listen to music through my car stereo. I didn't want to go the FM transmitter route. My GMC Denali stock radio does not have an AUX input and I didn't want to spend $150 on the product my local stereo store suggested. So I sopped by Radio Shack (actually looking for something else) and saw the cassette adapter.

This thing works great. I can even listen to Pandora through the stereo. It might not be the slickest setup because you see the wire, but it works great for listening to music.
 
jgarcia540 said:
Ever since I've gotten my 3Gs, I've been looking for a solution so I can listen to music through my car stereo. I didn't want to go the FM transmitter route. My GMC Denali stock radio does not have an AUX input and I didn't want to spend $150 on the product my local stereo store suggested. So I sopped by Radio Shack (actually looking for something else) and saw the cassette adapter.

This thing works great. I can even listen to Pandora through the stereo. It might not be the slickest setup because you see the wire, but it works great for listening to music.
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Those cassette adapters have been a great solution for many years...unfortunately, most late model cars do not have cassette players any more..:(
 
that's what I used to do; it really does work great. Unfortunately, my current car doesn't have a tape deck, so no dice. (it does have audio-in tho... that'll do!)
 
use them when theres nothing but tape player. There in between aux and transmitter as far as quality tho. and they usually cost about 8 bucks.
 
It's generally pot luck with the low end, generic cassette adapters. I've had some pretty bad ones that came with sat radio kits, etc. I have a Sony one that works VERY well and I think it was either $15 or $20, so yeah I'm willing to pay a few bucks more for something that doesn't end in frustration. I have a $10 adapter (brand name escapes me) and it worked well in my daughter's boom box but didn't in my wife's Sienna.

I have a 2004 Audi S4 and it's "premium" audio system still had a cassette. The car manufacturers extracted their heads from their backsides shortly thereafter and began to put aux inputs in, so I'm sure the lack of a cassette player won't be an issue the next time around. I'm just not done having fun with this car yet. :D
 
Ronnoco said:
Those cassette adapters have been a great solution for many years...unfortunately, most late model cars do not have cassette players any more..:(
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Yes, but I don't have a late model car. I have a 2003 GMC Denali (no-navigation). So for those people that don't have a late model car or an AUX input option, this cassette adapter is a good solution.
 
MadGoat said:
I thought they were more like $4.99'ish
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Yeah, maybe if you search on-line or know of a place. For me I'd rather spend the extra $16 I did than try to find the cheapest one. Besides, I'm enjoying my music now rather than waiting a week if I had to order a cheaper one online.
 
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jgarcia540 said:
Yes, but I don't have a late model car. I have a 2003 GMC Denali (no-navigation). So for those people that don't have a late model car or an AUX input option, this cassette adapter is a good solution.
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The other solution is often to just get access to the back of the car radio where an input is available. I used on in my Acura TL. It was hard to get to but I managed to get it done in about 30 minutes.

The cost for that iPod/iPhone type solution ranges from $70-100 though.

Well worth it when you consider the qualitative difference in the sound.
 
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