Hey guys, just wondering if anyone knows any good, cheap FM transmitters that would work for the HTC EVO. My car doesn't have blue tooth so I need to buy one of these! Obviously, the main reason I'm getting one of these is for music.
If anyone has one, tell me about it.
Thanks
Unless you live in the middle of nowhere, don't waste your money. I've tried a bunch and they are all terrible.
The only good ones are the ones that are hardwired to the antenna.
if you can find one, I bought one of the generic white ones that is similar to the tunecast 2. But it was made in china. I took it apart to do the antenna mod that you can do with the tunecast 2 and sure enough there was a pots inside. When i adjusted it I could pick really good. If you want something that will broadcast you can try the digital transfmitter from c crane. I have heard good things about it.
I have the Motorola t 505 Bluetooth fm transmitter. It's an ok fm transmitter. I wish it had a stronger fm signal... living in nyc, there aren't too many good empty stations to use..... another downside to the t 505 is the price.... I think its still a bit high.
What kind of car do you have, does it have the factory radio in it, if not what make and model stereo is in it?
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I'm going to assume the OP has the factory stereo system in his car that does not have a aux in and a blue tooth module.
DarkManX4lf said:
I have the Motorola t 505 Bluetooth fm transmitter. It's an ok fm transmitter. I wish it had a stronger fm signal... living in nyc, there aren't too many good empty stations to use..... another downside to the t 505 is the price.... I think its still a bit high.
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+1 for the Moto T505. Perhaps due to the fact that my car's FM antenna is built into the rear defroster, my FM reception is typically quite poor with most FM transmitters. However, living in a much less urban area than NYC, I've no problem finding solid FM stations for the T505.
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I just got this the other day on a recommendation and all I can is wow, it actually works. You won't be getting concert sound from it but if your deck has no tape/bluetooth/aux this is your best option. And if you don't like it Meritline is great with their returns
DamienChaos said:
+1 for the Moto T505. Perhaps due to the fact that my car's FM antenna is built into the rear defroster, my FM reception is typically quite poor with most FM transmitters. However, living in a much less urban area than NYC, I've no problem finding solid FM stations for the T505.
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+1 here as well. I got the T505 in my car and it rocked - at first. The more and more I use it, the more and more I regret buying it. I'm saving money to buy a stereo deck with Bluetooth built in instead. I live in Chicagoland and even if I do find a clear station you can totally tell the audio quality isn't up to par. Do yourself a favor and get a deck with built in Bluetooth. You'll be much, much happier.
i actually bought the t505 a few weeks ago. posted a review on it here.
i live in NYC and it works great for me.
great buy imo, and if you order online its like 50-60.
i'm not trying to contest a deck with BT built in, i'm 100% sure that's better, but this works great for me and is dramatically cheaper.
imo, try to t505, if it doesnt work out, return it and save up for a good head unit with bt built in.
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i actually bought the t505 a few weeks ago. posted a review on it here.
i live in NYC and it works great for me.
great buy imo, and if you order online its like 50-60.
i'm not trying to contest a deck with BT built in, i'm 100% sure that's better, but this works great for me and is dramatically cheaper.
imo, try to t505, if it doesnt work out, return it and save up for a good head unit with bt built in.
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I agree with you completely I bought it cause I wanted to save some $$ too. I mean, who doesn't??
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I'm looking for a FM transmitter for my evo to transmit music in my car. Anyone have any suggestions?
I use a Satechi Soundfly Bluetooth to FM Transmitter - works great ($59.99 from Amazon). I tried several cheaper versions from Ebay that never worked - this one works perfectly.
I have the Motorola T505 and a lot of people recommend it...but I don't...there is a lot of static no matter what radio station I try to tune it to. You can't tune it to a specific station, you can only tune it to the stations the device thinks are good.
So I say stay away from the T505 .
In general I would never use one of these kind of FM modulators because the sound usually isn't that good. But if it's what you want, this one looks excellent: http://www.newpotatotech.com/TUNELINK_ANDROID/tunelink_android.html
The built-in charging port is a nice touch.
It can also connect to your stereo with an auxiliary cable but I suppose since you didn't mention that, your car doesn't have one.
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In general I would never use one of these kind of FM modulators because the sound usually isn't that good. But if it's what you want, this one looks excellent: http://www.newpotatotech.com/TUNELINK_ANDROID/tunelink_android.html
The built-in charging port is a nice touch.
It can also connect to your stereo with an auxiliary cable but I suppose since you didn't mention that, your car doesn't have one.
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Damn $99......
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In general I would never use one of these kind of FM modulators because the sound usually isn't that good. But if it's what you want, this one looks excellent: http://www.newpotatotech.com/TUNELINK_ANDROID/tunelink_android.html
The built-in charging port is a nice touch.
It can also connect to your stereo with an auxiliary cable but I suppose since you didn't mention that, your car doesn't have one.
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I thought this was kinda cool and did some more digging and came up with more info on the above product:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/23/new-potato-reveals-tunelink-auto-bluetooth-to-fm-transmitter-for/
(iPhone but should be similar on Android): http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/re...ies-tunelink-auto-for-ipad-iphone-ipod-touch/
Seems pretty spiffy. I do not have an aux port in my car so I am thinking about trying this thing out as well. If I end up doing it I will post back my findings.
fyi guys none of those fm modulators sound good they are all crap. ive used tons of em. You could do a few things though, one you could always buy a new deck they r cheap and most of em have bluetooth and/or aux. two, i dont know what kind of deck you have but they make aux input jacks that can be integrated into your stock deck for like 79 dollars i had one in my honda that worked like a champ and was really easy to wire up. lastly go for the gusto and not only get an aux input but make your stock deck sound like a nice aftermarket deck give your self both high(wires) and low(rca) outputs(so you can expand your system with amps when u want) the unit costs about 140 and if your decent at wiring its a lot of wires but not to daunting if you take your time and do it step by step. some stock stereo will require installation though.
Right now I am trying the Jabra Cruiser. So far seems to work pretty good for the price. Right now changing out the radio in my car isn't an option. Would like to stay with stock radio for now.
I recently bought a GOgroove Flexsmart X 2 Advanced Wireless
In- Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter with
Charging, Music Control and Hands - Free Calling Capabilities from Amazon. So far it is working pretty well and was very easy to set up. By the way, I copy and pasted the description from Amazon.
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I recently bought a GOgroove Flexsmart X 2 Advanced Wireless
In- Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter with
Charging, Music Control and Hands - Free Calling Capabilities from Amazon. So far it is working pretty well and was very easy to set up. By the way, I copy and pasted the description from Amazon.
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This one: http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-Hands-Free-Capability-Blackberry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0 ??
It looks awfully bulky.
The other downside with the tune link device is that you can't answer a phone call through the car speakers. The jabra cruiser and the Motorola t505 have built in mics and a pickup / drop call button so u can make or answer a phone call through the device.
See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966783
Did you know the chip in the EVO that handles receiving FM is also capable of transmitting FM? They just didn't build the functionality in unfortunately.
So far the cruiser works great. I i drive 25 miles to work and cant tell a difference between it and FM. No static , excellent audio. Well worth the $30 i spent.
I don't know if you've got AUX in on your current deck, but you could use the Nokia BH-214 as a quasi-bluetooth/fm transmitter, but at that point, I don't see why you wouldn't just plug straight into your deck from the phone. I love my BH-214 outside though, it's loud too. See my review on it.
I use BT to my 7" touchscreen deck that works great too, much louder than my USB connection.
+1 for the GOgroove Flexsmart
Best FM transmitter I've ever used and the bluetooth works great. Mics are strong and have excellent noise cancellation.
OgremustCrush said:
Did you know the chip in the EVO that handles receiving FM is also capable of transmitting FM? They just didn't build the functionality in unfortunately.
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That would have been one sweet freaking feature!
Hi everyone, this is my first ever android device, loving it, especially with Car Home and navigation. I got a car kit (mount, charger etc) for my Thunderbolt and now the only thing left is getting a good FM Transmitter.
If you have any recommendations for an FM Transmitter to be used with the Thunderbolt, please reply here. Also if you do use one currently, let me know.
Thanks in advance
They are all pretty much the same. It's going over FM so sound quality won't be as good as it can be. Any ones that I used with past phones were the same quality (audio wise) whether it was a $10 ebay brand or a $50 Belkin.
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Hi everyone, this is my first ever android device, loving it, especially with Car Home and navigation. I got a car kit (mount, charger etc) for my Thunderbolt and now the only thing left is getting a good FM Transmitter.
If you have any recommendations for an FM Transmitter to be used with the Thunderbolt, please reply here. Also if you do use one currently, let me know.
Thanks in advance
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Yes, I would like to know this as well, since I do not have an AUX plug in my deck.
Does anyone have any exprerience with a specific dock that has an FM transmitter and powers the phone, as well?
The sweet spot would be bluetooth streaming audio like Ford does with Sync, but such systems aren't nearly as available as they need to be for someone without that installed :/
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The sweet spot would be bluetooth streaming audio like Ford does with Sync, but such systems aren't nearly as available as they need to be for someone without that installed :/
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I actually have an 09 Fusion w/ Sync.
I need this for the other car.
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I actually have an 09 Fusion w/ Sync.
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Insert my envy right here!
I use a Belkin transmitter, after trying three, I liked theirs the best.
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Thanks everyone for the helpful tips + suggestions. I have decided from reading these replies that I'm going to hold off on getting an FM transmitter for now. I have a friend who is very good with cars and he told me he'd be able to install an aux input into my car for whatever the part costs me off ebay. I think I may just go with this option.
I just order this today. I'll update with how well it works after a few days with it.
http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-Hands-Free-Capability-Blackberry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1
ddrj said:
Thanks everyone for the helpful tips + suggestions. I have decided from reading these replies that I'm going to hold off on getting an FM transmitter for now. I have a friend who is very good with cars and he told me he'd be able to install an aux input into my car for whatever the part costs me off ebay. I think I may just go with this option.
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Going that way will get you much better audio quality than an FM transmitter will.
If you're stuck with using an FM transmitter, then the best one you can get is the Scoshe (I think that's how you spell it) *WIRED* FM transmitter from Wal-Mart. It runs off a 12v line (pull out your car stereo and cram or splice the wires into the 12v input and the ground), then it actually plugs into the back of your stereo, and your antenna plugs into the unit. When you flip the switch, it basically kills your antenna, so you can't get any interference at all. It is the absolute best FM transmitter you can get (as far as I'm concerned).
just get those mp3 player to tape-deck things, if you still have a tape deck in your car. it will be way better quality than FM transmitters.
brandogg said:
If you're stuck with using an FM transmitter, then the best one you can get is the Scoshe (I think that's how you spell it) *WIRED* FM transmitter from Wal-Mart. It runs off a 12v line (pull out your car stereo and cram or splice the wires into the 12v input and the ground), then it actually plugs into the back of your stereo, and your antenna plugs into the unit. When you flip the switch, it basically kills your antenna, so you can't get any interference at all. It is the absolute best FM transmitter you can get (as far as I'm concerned).
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I've seen these on crutchfield but I think if you're going to go through all the trouble why not just jut a new head unit in that has AUX? If you MUST go FM I'd do it this way but honestly it's as much work as a new head unit which would give you better sound quality than your stock stereo anyway.
Actually, I found the cheaper "ebay brands" to be better than the expensive brands. I had a run where I was buying new ones about every two months to use in my work cars, and the best ones were the ebay 7 dollar ones from Hong Kong. I have no verifiable proof of such, but this is my opinion which it seemed the OP asked for. Make sure you get one that has selectable bands though the entire fm range.
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I just order this today. I'll update with how well it works after a few days with it.
http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-H...ry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1
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After about a week with this transmitter, I can say that I'd recommend it, for the $ it's fantastic. I've tried $75-100 ones from Best Buy & returned them within a day. This transmitter works much better than any of those.
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Honestly I just use the jabra cruiser. It has great battery life and has a built in fm transmitter. It work perfectly for me and I have very little interference with it. I use it to stream music on a 4 hour drive I make once a month and with the HTC car dock my setup couldnt be any better, full gps navigation via car speakers and live streaming radio thanks to tunein radio pro.
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komradefox said:
just get those mp3 player to tape-deck things, if you still have a tape deck in your car. it will be way better quality than FM transmitters.
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+1
I have one of these in my car, and it is fantastic!
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So here's my problem.. I've got an aux port in my personal car which works great for my commute to and from work but once I'm in my work car I lose that ability..
I've purchased a cheap FM transmitter from ebay but there's a lot of static.. anyone have a suggestion for a good transmitter that's not ridiculously priced?
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I have a belken one that doesn't have that much static. You can go to belken website and they give you suggestions on which stations are the best to use in your area.
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There are also those bluetooth trasnmiter that work really well.
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Best bang for your buck is a device that uses bluetooth to grab the music and then has an FM transmitter in it... like the blackberry VM-605 .. that way you can use it in your house too.
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Best bang for your buck is a device that uses bluetooth to grab the music and then has an FM transmitter in it... like the blackberry VM-605 .. that way you can use it in your house too.
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would my radio need to be bluetooth ready for this to work?
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would my radio need to be bluetooth ready for this to work?
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yep, which is almost pointless (for this topic) because aux ports are in a lot more head units than bluetooth
i was able to get away with a cheap one from walmart ~$20 and it worked great for me even used it on a trip that i was in the back and phone was 10-15 feet away from the antenna and i still had very little static.
Get a blackberry Bluetooth gateway. It plugs in to your aux port and connects to your device via Bluetooth. I use one with my stereo and used to use one in the car until I upgraded the car to a Bluetooth ready system. It will connect to any Bluetooth device that supports a2dp.
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yea, but if his company car dont have an AUX port, I seriously doubt that it would have bluetooth...
I went to Wal-Mart and in the Ipod/headphones section found a good FM transmitter by Griffin. It plugs into the cig port for power and then plugs into your phones Headphone jack. a little time playing with different stations and you can find one that works real good and is nice and clear.
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yea, but if his company car dont have an AUX port, I seriously doubt that it would have bluetooth...
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This.. I'll just have to stick with
an fm transmitter unfortunately.. They just don't produce the quality I'd like but oh well
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I was actually thinking of buying this for myself, according to reviews it seem great
GOgroove Flexsmart X2 Advanced Wireless In-Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter with Charging, Music Control and Hands-Free Calling Capability for Android, iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Smartphones
I cant add the amazon link sadly since I dont have enough posts, but google
GOgroove Flexsmart X2 and you will find it.
this should be exactly what your looking for, its still a fm transmitter but besides bluetooth or aux you have no choice but to use fm transmitter, the reviews on that looks great (saw on amazon)
The best ones to get are the ones from crap storeslike big lots and etc. The cheaper the better for some reason. You have to remember that truck bridges and heavy metal objects will obstruct it. I personal have an M gear. For it from big lots for $4.99. But in the end they all suck.
I picked up a motorola roadster for a steal at a verizon store, was about 50 bucks there (they kind of screwed up a lot and tried to charge me about 300 dollars more on one bill, raised hell got credits for accesories) and the thing actually works pretty well. There are a few minor issues with it, but those are easily solved and the sound quality is actually surprisingly good over FM.
Now there is the problem with degradation of sound when broadcasted over bluetooth, then over FM, but unless you are an audiophile and have high end speakers in your car (and i'm assuming you aren't because you were asking for an fm transmitter) then I doubt you could really tell the difference.
Another handy dandy feature of this device is that it searches for OPEN fm channels so you aren't manually tuning one frequency by one and instead looking for a frequency you can actually break through.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Road...7KOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308640277&sr=8-1
The only problems I have with this unit is sometimes the BT disconnects for a second or so then it reconnects, but that only happens like once a week. Also sometimes coming out of sleep mode it won't kick on the FM transmitter. This is fixed by unplugging, turning off, waiting a few seconds then turning the device back on again. Other than that, this would seem to be the perfect solution to your problem.
I have also heard great things about the GOGroove Flexsmart X2, but have not tried it out so I cannot give an honest review of it.
Heres the link for that one: http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-H...erry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0/ref=pd_sim_e_3
I tried the flexgroove it worked great with Bluetooth for the exception of no bass output. Speaking on it was not great but that's just my cars power outlet location making it to far for people to hear me. My brother got a jensen kit from amazon with steering wheel controls and separate lcd to see songs,calls and phone book that one worked great the Mic was external.
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Cassette Option?
If your work car has a cassette tape, the best solution I have found is this:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Car-iPo...sette-Adapters/abcat0307013.c?id=abcat0307013
I don't remember which one I bought, but I got it at Wal-Mart a few years ago and it works perfect. You don't have to worry about traveling through areas where the FM stations change, and you don't lose any quality by transmitting over the FM signal.
Looking for a good FM Transmitter, most of the reviews online I read show poor signal issues.
I love my jabra cruiser. The fm works really well and there are plenty of fm stations to choose from unlike some of the current models.
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coby ca 745 fm transmitter...wont let me post link yet, i dont make enough posts to post a link yet apparently lol. you can find it on amazon for 20 bucks and works great. strong signal even on stations that arent entirely clear. extra accessory jack on top alittle loose is the only thing. but for 20 bucks you cant beat it. hope this helps
I highly recommend this one.
GOgroove FlexSMART X2 ADVANCED Wireless In-Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter with Charging, Music Control and Hands-Free Calling
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It is $45 from amazon. A little expensive, but I use it everyday without issue. The hand-free calling is convenient.
If you don't like using bluetooth, you can hook it up with a normal audio (1/8") cable.
It also has a USB port so you can charge your phone at the same time.
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Looking for a good FM Transmitter, most of the reviews online I read show poor signal issues.
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In my experience... FM Transmitters work great if you live in a more rural area, with not so many radio stations...
In 2005, when I got my Pontiac G6 GT and it didn't have 3.5mm aux in, I had to get an FM Transmitter to listen to my mp3 player
Even living on the out skirts of Wilmington, DE (not the biggest city). I couldn't just get in the car, set it, and go. I couldn't get a clean frequency that was available everywhere I drove, and I would start hearing static and need to change the frequency the FM Transmitter was using in the car about every 10 or 15 minutes.
Even a belkin with "clearscan" (which is supposed to auto pick a "clean" frequency), and allowed me to step up/down .1 mhz increments didn't help.
It made using an FM transmitter completely useless.
Make sure of the return policy of where you purchase from just in case.
I agree with the above GoGroove suggestion. I love mine!
HTC is launching this with the Evo 4G LTE, it might be worth looking into as long as it supports Bluetooth 3.0 on release. Also, bluetooth is far superior to FM transmitters in terms of quality.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/htc-car-stereoclip-hands-on/
If you need an FM transmitter, then I *highly* suggest a *wired* transmitter. I used to use one in my Ford Explorer with my iPod - it connected to the back of the stereo between the head unit and the antenna (and drew power from the +12V line), and had a switch, so when you used it, it would cut off the car's antenna, so you couldn't get any outside interference even if you wanted to. It also had the best volume and sound, since it was broadcasting directly into the stereo.
Ive never researched them, and I was hoping to get some input.
My friends usually have issues with audio quality on theirs, I was hoping sometime could recommend a good quality, fair priced FM transmitter?
Is like 40$ enough for a decent one?
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jefferson9 said:
Ive never researched them, and I was hoping to get some input.
My friends usually have issues with audio quality on theirs, I was hoping sometime could recommend a good quality, fair priced FM transmitter?
Is like 40$ enough for a decent one?
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try monster fm transmitters. $40 you can get best one
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Your best bet is to find a no brand name car stereo with a aux port, I found one at a pawn shop for 23 bucks....wired it up in my work truck and more don't ever have the crap sound and reception...I did use a fm transmitter prior, they are all the same and in today's times they are trash.
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I use my belkin fm transmitter, it dulls the sound a little.... but other then that is crisp and clear!
http://www.google.com/products/cata...=X&ei=cmELUL_jF8akrQHT6bHBCg&ved=0CKkBEPMCMAg
Jabra Cruiser works very well. Bluetooth and fm transmitter, works well for hands free calling over car stero and streams music from phone to car stereo. I have been having one for 2 1/2 years and it has worked flawlessly!
Most common FM transmitters only work to 20-30 ft, because of regulations more powerful ones are not particularly legal. But if you want something with a little more "kick" check out this one, there's a dial you turn on the main board to crank up the juice. I use it at work to sync 4 radios in our shop to the same input source, but be care full, at max power it will transmit about 1/2 mile. Audio quality is the same as any strong radio signal you normally get, in other words, quite good for what it is.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GUQ0FI/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
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The best transmitters were from a company called Aerielle... And, of course, it now appears they're out of business. A long, long time ago (this was probably 7 years ago) Kensington had a transmitter for the iPod that used Aerielle. It was $80, but it was probably the only transmitter that didn't get horrible reviews. I had one, and it did work really well. Anyway, Best Buy used to sell some universal transmitters under their Dynex brand that also used Aerielle, and they worked great too. Every once in a while, I see some pop up on eBay. If you're lucky, you can get one for $5-8. The model number is DX-FMDC1. Most FM transmitters are garbage, but if you can find any of the Aerielle ones, I swear they blow the rest out of the water.