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What's the best iPod Touch FM transmitter?

Asked by erichw1504 (26453points) August 13th, 2009

I’m looking for a good iPod Touch FM transmitter so I can play my music through my car’s speakers. Price doesn’t matter too much because I’ll probably ask for one for Christmas.

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robmandu's avatar

Several are recommended here.

sandystrachan's avatar

Also similar mentioned here tho this was iphone and i am unsure if they are compatible .

J0E's avatar

I’ve been looking into buying one also, this is the one I like.

dpworkin's avatar

This is what I have used for the past 3 years with no complaints. 3 presets, full spectrum, quite reliable.

dpworkin's avatar

Ooops! Sorry! My iPod is a Classic, not a Touch.

robmandu's avatar

Doesn’t matter… they all use the headphone jack.

[Edit:] Errrr… well, except for those plug directly into the docking port. But then, they all use the same docking port anyway. It’s a wash.

IchtheosaurusRex's avatar

I tried a couple of them, and they didn’t work very well. Hard to find an empty station in the Chicago area, and there was a lot of noise. I had to turn up the volume on both the player and the radio all the way, and what sound I did get was muffled. I’ve had better luck with a cassette adapter, but the solution is to get a head unit with a line in jack for an external source.

robmandu's avatar

@IchtheosaurusRex makes a really good point.

Before you buy an FM transmitter, you should scan the available frequencies in your area. Even my extra powerful transmitter cannot completely drown out a local blowtorch broadcasting at 100,000 watts.

Most transmitters only work on a select 4–6 frequencies… usually at either extreme end of the spectrum. So make sure whatever you buy won’t conflict directly on every one of those few points.

RocketGuy's avatar

I have a Belkin, which would work well except there are very few empty frequencies in my area. I found that the wired, cassette adapter works much better.

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