Attaching external walkman to Accord

Discussion in 'Accord' started by Suhas Joshi, Jan 1, 2004.

  1. Suhas Joshi

    Suhas Joshi Guest

    My 2004 Accord LX does not have cassette player. Is there any way to
    attach an external walkman and listen to it through the accord
    speakers?

    I am trying to figure out if I can get away from buying a in-dash
    cassette player.
     
    Suhas Joshi, Jan 1, 2004
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  2. Suhas Joshi

    stewart Guest

    For $30, Radio Shack will sell you a gadget that plugs into the headphone
    port on your cassette player and broadcasts an FM signal to the radio. Works
    perfectly in my '03 Accord EX V6.
     
    stewart, Jan 1, 2004
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  3. Suhas Joshi

    stewart Guest

    Lots of them available on eBay for $10 or less: irock 300FM Wireless Music
    Adapter
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3068513483&category=3281
     
    stewart, Jan 1, 2004
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  4. My 2004 Accord LX does not have cassette player. Is there any way to
    Try reaching you hand around behind the back of the radio. My CRV has
    RCA inputs on the back of the radio. You can buy a cord with RCA jacks
    on one end and a miniplug on the other end. I also have on eof those FM
    things and a cassette thing.

    I play my ipod and satellite radio the same way. In ranking them -
    1. Best - RCA input cord
    2. Better - Cassette with wire on it
    3. Worst - FM transmitter
    Harry
     
    Harry Everhart, Jan 1, 2004
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  5. Suhas Joshi

    JAC Guest

    Use an FM transmitter that runs off of batteries. It "broadcasts"
    whatever you plug in into, to an unused Fm radio station on your dial.

    I've used 3 different transmitters now. The cheap ones are OK. I've
    noticed that they tend to drift a little when used for several hours,
    and they don't perform as well in big cities where there is a lot of
    radio signals close to the frequency you are using.

    The 3rd one that I tried I love. It is made by a CCrane and will run
    you $80. But I used this on a 13 hour drive and it worked great, big
    city and all.

    It has a digital tuner rather than a thumb knob.

    Here is a link: http://www.ccrane.com/fm-transmitter.asp
     
    JAC, Jan 1, 2004
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  6. Suhas Joshi

    Misti Norton Guest

    Something people have ommitted is that these radio thigns are not legal
    everywhere. The Us is Ok, but I know for a fact that in the UK, to be able
    to broadcast in that range (87-108 Mhz iirc) you MUST have a license. If
    not, one of the radio Association trucks which does random driveabouts and
    scans, can and will take you to court.

    Check local laws before buying/using
     
    Misti Norton, Jan 1, 2004
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  7. You have two options. First, as several people have mentioned, is using an
    FM transmitter. The second is to use a SoundGate SNHOND3 adapter which will
    plug into the audio bus and allow you to plug RCA inputs directly into the
    radio. The SoundGate adapter will give you better sound than an FM
    transmitter, but then, being that you are looking at listening to a cassette
    tape, that probably doesn't matter all that much.
     
    Scott MacLean, Jan 1, 2004
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  8. Suhas Joshi

    Martin Guest

    Yes, there's a device that costs about $30 or $40 at Best Buy or Circuit
    City (or Radio Shack, though I hate Radio Shack) that you plug into an
    regular walkman cassette (or CD or MP3 player) and that sends a signal to
    your radio. You set it for a certain frequency (radio station) and it picks
    up the signal.
    I heard once that it's a bit static-y, but others have told me it works very
    well.
    On the Web sites of the two big chains, you can read comments from other
    consumers.
    Martin
     
    Martin, Jan 1, 2004
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