The Blue Goose: Adventures of a first time Jag owner
#21
thanks for sharing guys OB we cant take any thing back from the rig as we leave by helicopter lol! no planks of wood will fit in my little carry on bag ha ha ha. But nah, that must be a little cringe worthy to watch them jacking it up like that. Thanks Greg, i was having a read of that. So you use an FM frequency still though? cheers Scott. Many people have recommend the Kirby Palm to me. i have downloaded that and have started reading it. Good read.
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#25
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#26
Correct. The signal lead goes right into the head unit's aerial port on the back, then the car aerial plugs into it. When the iSimple unit is powered up, the car's aerial signal is interrupted and does not reach the radio. So your MP3 signal is clean.
You probably know this, but I'm pedantic so I have to say it: other FM Transmitters broadcast a weak radio wave signal that the car's aerial picks up. It therefore has to compete with any radio station in the vicinity that broadcasts on the same or near frequency. Your music will be muddied by competing signals from outside.
You probably know this, but I'm pedantic so I have to say it: other FM Transmitters broadcast a weak radio wave signal that the car's aerial picks up. It therefore has to compete with any radio station in the vicinity that broadcasts on the same or near frequency. Your music will be muddied by competing signals from outside.
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#27
The iSimple Tranzit IS77 was right for my XJS because I consider it a special car and wanted to keep is original. But I'm taking a different approach with my 1986 XJ6 and installing an new head unit that doesn't play CDs: Alpine UTE-52BT Digital Media Receiver w/ Bluetooth & Aux
I have already put these in the doors: Alpine SPS-410 4" Type-S Coaxial Car Speakers - Sonic Electronix but there's no bass because they're only 4" dia.
Therefore next goes in the little under-seat sub: Kenwood KSC-SW11 Low-Profile Amplified Subwoofer + Enclosure 150W
Not an expensive system but with tons of functionaity (Bluetooth, Siri connection if you have an iPhone, front inputs for USB or 1/8" jacks...).
I have already put these in the doors: Alpine SPS-410 4" Type-S Coaxial Car Speakers - Sonic Electronix but there's no bass because they're only 4" dia.
Therefore next goes in the little under-seat sub: Kenwood KSC-SW11 Low-Profile Amplified Subwoofer + Enclosure 150W
Not an expensive system but with tons of functionaity (Bluetooth, Siri connection if you have an iPhone, front inputs for USB or 1/8" jacks...).
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#28
Mkii250 is onto something here. Unless you're doing concours, why not put in a modern system which will provide decent audio quality?
Those tape adapters always introduce hiss, and pick up various electrical whines from the vehicle.
The head unit he linked, if the illumination is switchable to green, would look right at home: not too flashy.
You can also check out Nakamichi and Blaupunkt for some (visually) restrained units.
Those tape adapters always introduce hiss, and pick up various electrical whines from the vehicle.
The head unit he linked, if the illumination is switchable to green, would look right at home: not too flashy.
You can also check out Nakamichi and Blaupunkt for some (visually) restrained units.
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Mkii250 is onto something here. Unless you're doing concours, why not put in a modern system which will provide decent audio quality? Those tape adapters always introduce hiss, and pick up various electrical whines from the vehicle. The head unit he linked, if the illumination is switchable to green, would look right at home: not too flashy. You can also check out Nakamichi and Blaupunkt for some (visually) restrained units.
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#31
Anyway you might get enough bass out of your rear speakers. They're bigger than the front's, bigger than in my XJ6.
Two things to watch:
1. if you want to replace your speakers and only your speakers and are pretty sure you will not change the original radio, get 8 ohm speakers like the OE ones. If you get 4 ohm (and I recently got the impression that 4 ohm is prevalent now, but I'm no expert) then you'll lose half the radio's volume.
2. no matter what, if you want bigger better bass, you have to change the head unit. The OE AJ8600 unit in my 1992 XJS only puts out down to 100 Hz, so there isn't much bass to amplify.
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#32
thanks Greg
Im not too picky really, so long as I have some tunes lol!
I'm going to give the adapator a go first and see how it goes. If its crappy ill upgrade to replacing the cassette deck itself.
Lol i remember paying $20 for a brand new album back in the day on Cassette. Just to think i dumped them all many years ago ha ha ha
Im not too picky really, so long as I have some tunes lol!
I'm going to give the adapator a go first and see how it goes. If its crappy ill upgrade to replacing the cassette deck itself.
Lol i remember paying $20 for a brand new album back in the day on Cassette. Just to think i dumped them all many years ago ha ha ha
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heh guys. Been doing some more pre emptive planning for when I get home.
My XJS comes with the original cassette player. I dont want to remove it so want to discretly install something that can play MP3's or better yet, work with bluetooth, that can be installed without altering too much. No fancy speakers or anything, just good enough to enjoy, knowwhataamean?
Any recommendations?
This is one of the first essentials when i get home lol!
My XJS comes with the original cassette player. I dont want to remove it so want to discretly install something that can play MP3's or better yet, work with bluetooth, that can be installed without altering too much. No fancy speakers or anything, just good enough to enjoy, knowwhataamean?
Any recommendations?
This is one of the first essentials when i get home lol!
This is what I use. MP3 Player/Cassette Adapter/Charger in the Cigarette Lighter Socket.
I did buy a really nice Stereo but I couldn't find an adapter lead, so I put it in the Merc.
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#34
An advantage of this cassette adapter is that it doesn't rely on the car's aerial to get the music signal to the head unit. Therefore no interference from outside radio sources.
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#35
I learned early on to buy albums on vinyl and transfer them to a good quality cassette--but only a couple of those are still working properly and I don't want to stress my cassette player so I have repurchased most on CD and turned them into MP3s.
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#36
Though I really consider the aeriel-defeat switch that I added to be a huge bonus and have done it in both cars.
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heh guys. Been doing some more pre emptive planning for when I get home.
My XJS comes with the original cassette player. I dont want to remove it so want to discretly install something that can play MP3's or better yet, work with bluetooth, that can be installed without altering too much. No fancy speakers or anything, just good enough to enjoy, knowwhataamean?
Any recommendations?
This is one of the first essentials when i get home lol!
My XJS comes with the original cassette player. I dont want to remove it so want to discretly install something that can play MP3's or better yet, work with bluetooth, that can be installed without altering too much. No fancy speakers or anything, just good enough to enjoy, knowwhataamean?
Any recommendations?
This is one of the first essentials when i get home lol!
This looks a bit of a Bargain!
oneConcept MD-410 Car Radio USB SD MP3 at the Best Price!
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