1kyle Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Hi thereHas anybody used one of these devices for playing HI-MD discs in a carhttp://www.cavuk.com/product.php?productid=1140&cat=2&page=1What's the quality like --- are they actually feasable.Cheers-K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueraja Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 (edited) Hi thereHas anybody used one of these devices for playing HI-MD discs in a carhttp://www.cavuk.com/product.php?productid=1140&cat=2&page=1What's the quality like --- are they actually feasable.Cheers-KI did a lot of research on these, and found that the best one (and I have one now) is This iRiver AFT 100 Mobile FM Transmitter unit. Generally speaking it seems that FM transmitters are not that great, nor reliable, and NOT for audiophiles (nothing beats an AUX in)... however if you need one for the car and have no other solution this unit works best. Edited October 5, 2005 by theblueraja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben@cavuk.com Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Hi, C.A.V is my company, I was just looking at our stats and noticed a hit from here.We were sceptical about the FM transmitters at first until we tried one out. The quality is impressive as is the battery life.The iRiver one may well be better (it has an LCD display for starters, plus it's powered from the DC socket on the car) but as ours is battery powered, you can put it anywhere - like hidden away in the glove box.We will be stocking a DC powered version next year, but the feedback we've had on this one is good. Remember that because this is battery powered, it can be used in the home too.It also has more frequency steps than most, ranging across the entire FM range.... of course I'm going to say that ours is great as it's my company, but just thought I'd give my input.Oh and just to plug my site - www.cavuk.com - Cheers, Ben BaberOh yeah, meant to say that while testing these we also found that some of the DC powered devices pick up alternator noise. I'm sure the iRiver one will be good quality, but beware of inferior ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Thanks for the input Ben, and welcome to the forum.TTFNBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 (edited) @benis this tool available in Germany too? Edited October 23, 2005 by kamui Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben@cavuk.com Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 @benis this tool available in Germany too?Not from us as we only ship within the UK, but I'm sure that they are available. Remenber that these are illegal within the EU (we sell them with a disclaimer on the back). The UK enforcement of this particular law is virtually non existent but I don't know how strict the German transmissions police are.CheersBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poodle Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 I have the tune free devcice, and use it with my NW-HD5 in my car. I'd say it's not bad in terms of quality, about as good as a cassete adaptor probably, and the battery lasts me about a week. Obviously it would be best to get through an aux input, but this isnt bad if you don't have that option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 I have the tune free devcice, and use it with my NW-HD5 in my car. I'd say it's not bad in terms of quality, about as good as a cassete adaptor probably, not as good as a cassette only about as good as any fm transmission. good enough for the car though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Oh and just to plug my site - www.cavuk.com - Cheers, Ben Baber Welcome to the forums! Nice store you have there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poodle Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 (edited) not as good as a cassette only about as good as any fm transmission. good enough for the car though.Yes, but not all cassettes sound as good as FM though Edited October 25, 2005 by Poodle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben@cavuk.com Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Welcome to the forums! Nice store you have there.Thanks, worked very hard on it so good feedback is much appreciated, but criticism is also welcome as it helps us improve.On the subject of the cassettes, whilst testing our products we found that many of the cassette adapters suffered from either poor build quality or poor sound quality (such as the £5 ones available from Maplin).The one we have now (below) appears to be decent quality but there are loads available that simply aren't up to the job.http://www.cavuk.com/product.php?productid=1254&cat=0&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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