FM Modulator

[LB]

I know that in Outback '05 (and similar) there is no way to put after market
MP3 player. So I got this FM modulator: http://www.vr-3.com/vr3_fmmod.html

I tried it in my garage and so far I am very impress with quality.

PS: I am NOT affiliated with the maker of this device.
Leon

 

[speednxs]

I know that in Outback '05 (and similar) there is no way to put after market
MP3 player. So I got this FM modulator: http://www.vr-3.com/vr3_fmmod.html

I tried it in my garage and so far I am very impress with quality.

PS: I am NOT affiliated with the maker of this device.
Leon

FM modulators use a specific frequency. Is there any signal or
infterference on this frequency when you tune your radio to it? Low
volume, random static is what you are looking for. If there is signal
or actual noise, it will show up on your MP3 player.

I live in a high population density area of Southern California. There
are no "unused" FM channels. I tried several FM modulators, including
one that could do the entire FM band and couldn't get good results.

I ended up going with an FM modulator that uses a cutout switch on the
FM antenna lead in wire. The switch allows either the normal FM
antenna to the radio or the MP3 RF output signal to the radio. Circuit
City installed this. This worked OK. It's not audiophile quality, but
then my Forester isn't exactly dead quiet with the windows rolled down
driving in traffic anyway.

Good Luck to you.

 

[Mortimer Schnurd]

Use 104.7 Mhz..no one in LA/SB/SD is on that channel. The closest station is
in Ventura County.
That should stop on channel interferance.

 

[Mike Lloyd]

Here's an "aux in" option that requires some time/skill but works super
well. It only applies to certain Soobies, but might work for the OBW, take
a look at see. It's about $35 and sounds awsome!

Mike

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18504

 

[nothermark]

I know that in Outback '05 (and similar) there is no way to put after market
MP3 player. So I got this FM modulator: http://www.vr-3.com/vr3_fmmod.html

I tried it in my garage and so far I am very impress with quality.

PS: I am NOT affiliated with the maker of this device.
Leon

The only thing that makes me nervous is the preset channels. There
are others around that tune the whole band. The whole band is
occupied more than once throughout the country so if a frequency works
where you live that is no guarantee it will work on a trip.

 

[Michael Pardee]

The only thing that makes me nervous is the preset channels. There
are others around that tune the whole band. The whole band is
occupied more than once throughout the country so if a frequency works
where you live that is no guarantee it will work on a trip.

I have a little modulator I was given as a gift, and it definitely has
problems with that. It has 4 channels, and it works fine out in the boonies.
Closer in, even adjacent channel stations start producing crackle in the
receiver. That probably is a characteristic of the radio as much as of the
modulator, but there you have it. The extra price for quality is worth it.

Mike

 

[M. Butkus]

Try driving around.. after 10 or so miles from home the "open" frequency
might get interference. I tried that and finally got a converter to attach
to the antenna input.