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Subject: Recommend me an FM Transmitter
The day I come home for Easter break, my tape deck in my car stops working. For most, this wouldn't be a big problem, but for me it's a killer. My CD changer in the trunk broke a few summers ago (no biggie since I never used it) and with the loss of my tape deck, I had no way to listen to my Karma. I have searched the internet for any information about my car (1995 Lexus ES300), but as the interbutt as we know it was in its infancy at that point and there isn't anything out there - as an expert googler, this is somewhat disheartening. So after going to Best Buy and Circuit City, both of which are offering "free" installation on stereos this week, I have realized that even with the $50 of free labor offered, I'd still end up paying approximately $260 after all was said and done.
Earlier today my mom went out and picked me up an FM Transmitter (after she, my dad, and I had just had an argument about how $25 won't buy you a decent FM Transmitter). The sad part is that it's a Monster RadioPlay 300 transmitter that she paid $65 for and clips highs like a motherfucker and sounds as flat as a 10 year old. Now, I know that you won't get the worlds best fidelity from an FM Transmitter, and that this will work for the time being, but I have about 30 days to either find something better and return this one or suck it up and deal with it.
The biggest problem in this quest is that I'm probably going to be selling this car within the next year or so, so my dad has (smartly) stated that I can't do anything to the car, such as putting a new stereo in it, or anything too crazy like that. My challenge to you guys is to recommend me something that I can purchase for about $70 and not have to have a hollow sound in my ears when I drive around.
There is one hardware thing I could do, however, and that is to retrofit an RCA cable into the CD Changer in the back. Here are the pictures of the cables attached to it. The larger left clip is the power to the changer, and we believe the smaller right clip is the audio.
http://lycoloco.thephlogiston.com/files/images/es300/ (full listing of pictars)
![[Image: http://lycoloco.thephlogiston.com/files/images/es300/002.jpg]](http://lycoloco.thephlogiston.com/files/images/es300/002.jpg "http://lycoloco.thephlogiston.com/files/images/es300/002.jpg")
![[Image: http://lycoloco.thephlogiston.com/files/images/es300/006.jpg]](http://lycoloco.thephlogiston.com/files/images/es300/006.jpg "http://lycoloco.thephlogiston.com/files/images/es300/006.jpg")
![[Image: http://lycoloco.thephlogiston.com/files/images/es300/008.jpg]](http://lycoloco.thephlogiston.com/files/images/es300/008.jpg "http://lycoloco.thephlogiston.com/files/images/es300/008.jpg")
Thanks guys! I know you won't let me down.
Earlier today my mom went out and picked me up an FM Transmitter (after she, my dad, and I had just had an argument about how $25 won't buy you a decent FM Transmitter). The sad part is that it's a Monster RadioPlay 300 transmitter that she paid $65 for and clips highs like a motherfucker and sounds as flat as a 10 year old. Now, I know that you won't get the worlds best fidelity from an FM Transmitter, and that this will work for the time being, but I have about 30 days to either find something better and return this one or suck it up and deal with it.
The biggest problem in this quest is that I'm probably going to be selling this car within the next year or so, so my dad has (smartly) stated that I can't do anything to the car, such as putting a new stereo in it, or anything too crazy like that. My challenge to you guys is to recommend me something that I can purchase for about $70 and not have to have a hollow sound in my ears when I drive around.
There is one hardware thing I could do, however, and that is to retrofit an RCA cable into the CD Changer in the back. Here are the pictures of the cables attached to it. The larger left clip is the power to the changer, and we believe the smaller right clip is the audio.
http://lycoloco.thephlogiston.com/files/images/es300/ (full listing of pictars)
Thanks guys! I know you won't let me down.
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<macky> i think LycoLoco is drunk
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would kick in during quiet parts and song transitions, but the sound wasn't too bad.