iRiver AFT 100 Mobile FM Transmitter
After much searching and disappointment, I finally found a great FM transmitter for my MP3 player. I started out with a cheap-o, battery-powered unit I bought at Target. It only cost me $17 but it was a waste of money. It was one of those with 4 presets for the lower end of the FM dial. Sure, it worked every so often, but it faded in and out and sometimes had more static than a bad phone connection.
While searching for a better alternative, one of the clerk’s at Fry’s suggested I try the iRiver model. Great choice. I’ve had it now for a couple of weeks and I have zero complaints. There are three reasons why I love this thing:
- It doesn’t run on batteries. I was constantly replacing batteries in the cheap-o transmitter and always wondering if the weak signal was the result of fading power. This one plugs right into the cigarette lighter and has a cord long enough for any vehicle.
- It lets you use any FM frequency, not just the lower end of the dial. Can’t get a clear signal at 88.1? Try 93.7, or 98.5, or any other FM frequency. It also has 3 presets so you can lock down the ones that work best.
- As Steely Dan said, “No static at all”. OK, I’ve heard static once or twice over the past couple of weeks, but 99% of the time it’s crystal clear.
I haven’t listened to an FM radio station since sometime in May. With 3,400+ MP3’s to choose from and the iRiver FM transmitter for the car, I might never have to listen to “Bob & Tom” or any of those other knuckleheads again!
Congratulations. You'll never have to listen to any music recorded after 1979 again! I'll turn my music up a little louder and see if I can't turn you into a Gretchen Wilson and Kenny Chesney fan yet. :)
Posted by: Jim Minatel | June 16, 2005 at 10:34 AM
Yes Jim, only music from before 1980...that, and all the IRL podcasts I can handle. You've really turned me on to the racing scene. I mean, who can possibly get too much of those exciting races that end on caution?!
Posted by: Joe Wikert | June 16, 2005 at 08:32 PM