[vsurfer]

Can iPod feed your car stereo? does it come with an adapter that would let it do that ? or What kind of adapter would one need to connect it to a car stereo? just curious ... if it was easy, it would be a good selling point for me.

Thanks in advance.

[ed phelan]

There's a product called iRock. It's also sold at Apple Stores (or at least the one I visited in Massachusetts); I have one and believe it's a worthwhile gadget. Retails for about $30.
Hope this helps/e

[G4ME]

there are mixed reviews of the irock, if you want great sound, ie the same quality that you hear in you head phones, get a stereo with a mini in, I did and it sounds great, way better then any am/fm transmitter, very cd like sound. The head unit was a JVC 50 wattx4, fold down Cd player, for only 179 great sound and over 1000 songs!

[Footy]

Can't you just pick up one of those tape cassette things that you slip into the deck and then plug it into the iPods headphone out plug? I have one I use with my Rio in my car and it sounds great.

[slider]

Originally posted by Footy:
Can't you just pick up one of those tape cassette things that you slip into the deck and then plug it into the iPods headphone out plug? I have one I use with my Rio in my car and it sounds great.

Yes, if you have a tape deck.

[l008com]

Originally posted by Footy:
Can't you just pick up one of those tape cassette things that you slip into the deck and then plug it into the iPods headphone out plug? I have one I use with my Rio in my car and it sounds great.

And if you want it to sound like shït.
I have a GM Delco Bose radio, that has no tape deck, but it does have a DC Changer input, now I believe that someone makes a wire harness that lets you connect RCA audio inputs to this radio. Hooking up an iPod to that should be easy. Now I hope the iPod doesn't cook during those hot summer days.

[motti]

Originally posted by l008com:

And if you want it to sound like shït.
I have a GM Delco Bose radio, that has no tape deck.

Perhaps it depends on the stereo you have, i use my ipod with a sony cassette adapter and a grundig head and it sounds almost like a cd. i put the volume on the ipod to almost max so i don't get any noise.

BUT, i tested this same adapter and ipod in my dads ford scorpio with a stock blaupunkt stereo and it sounds awful!

[l008com]

what the hell is a ford scorpio?

[motti]

Originally posted by l008com:
what the hell is a ford scorpio?

mmh..a car?
no serious: http://www.supercars.ifn.cx/scorpio/gallery.shtml

[zac4mac]

Well, I just blew a half hour looking at T-Birds and GT40's. nice link

Direct input is best. A deck with the option for a changer should have a dual RCA adapter available. Check your deck's maker.

I have a Pioneer Supertuner and I got an adapter from Pioneer for 40 bucks. Plugs into the back of the deck, where a changer would go, thru an RCA-Y to a 1/8" stereo plug into the audio out of the 'Pod. I've also seen adapters for Sony, Blaupunkt, Alpine.

You can get the RCA to 1/8" cord at Radio Shack for 5 or 6 bucks, or get a Monster Cable that works as well as the other for 20 bucks... Either way, it beats driving around with 70+ CD's in the car.

[vsurfer]

You guys are great thanks.

I need to get the RAM 250 'shred van of rust' wired soon - I can't stand it no more!

Used to care about hardware when an original proto JTM 45 that's really a 100 (Jim Marshall) was my amp, those days are gone though the amp increased in value about 24x, and I am thinking about putting it in the van!

Yes I have a tape deck but no CD (hence the iPod interest) - the thing is a JVC I think, with a removable face. I'll follow up some of your suggestions.