i pod cassette adaptor opinions/views

[Steviesam]

I know most PH members have unlimited funds so therefore have the latest fandango ipod connections in their cars, but I am very very poor!

I have briefly tried an itrip and while it actually was OK, I constantly had to change the frequency as we travelled-this was a pain as my wife is incapable of such highly technical processes and I ended up doing it while steering with my knees.

Someone mentioned the cassette player adaptor....now is the quality better/worse or the same as the itrip?

I know there will be no hissing etc, but are they dreadful or OK?

I am not a musical expert and do not expect it to sound like the Sydney Opera house!

Thanks

[eybic]

I've been in the car with someone that was using one before and it worked ok, the wires on it were sooooo thin though so the quality is far from fantastic.

[Dalto123]

I've been using a cassette adaptor on and off now for a few years. Mostly in the Micra where it was great - quality was normal to be honest (Micra stereo's aren't fantastic for referance ).

Been having trouble getting the cassette to work in the first place in the MX5 - for some reason it just refuses to work! Luckily I found itrip in the garage the other week and will continue to use that I think - that or a wireless transmitter I also have.

[Mr SFJ]

I used a belkin cassette adapter on my first car which worked fine, but I had to manually change songs and I wasn't keen on wires everywhere, so I bought a BT headunit for about £70.

[bungle]

We've had one for years and it's fine as long as you understand it's just a £5 solution. The quality isn't great, but it does what it says on the tin. Far better than an itrip for me, as that always used to lose signal (albeit that was years ago, they might be better now).

It's a million miles away from the B&O quality in our other car though!!

[Petrol Only]

I use one in my eunos as to be honest sound quality doesn't really matter in that thing. Works just fine. Plus nobody gonna nick your headunit hehe

[Steviesam]

Mr SFJ said:

I used a belkin cassette adapter on my first car which worked fine, but I had to manually change songs and I wasn't keen on wires everywhere, so I bought a BT headunit for about £70.

When you say manually change songs, do you mean once 1 had played you had to press play for another? Did it not just continue to play the album or playlist?

[anonymous-user]

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Probably cheaper than buying a succession of things that don't really work properly.

[Steviesam]

Thing is, I like to OEM look and have steering wheel controls that I would like to keep.

[Mr SFJ]

Steviesam said:

When you say manually change songs, do you mean once 1 had played you had to press play for another? Did it not just continue to play the album or playlist?

Sorry I wasn't that clear.

If you wanted to change a song midway through it playing you would need to do it on the phone, rather than the device.

[Steviesam]

Ah I see!

Thanks for the in put all.