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Anyone tried this?

http://www.instructables.com/id/Auxiliary-Port-for-Any-RadioCassette-Player-Monsoo/

So I'm thinking of trying something like this if I can get another premium audio head unit for stupid cheap. My end plan is a Bluetooth head unit and 5 channel amp, but I'm just wondering if I could do this for now.
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Reply #1 –
Why not just use a bluetooth tape adapter, or a simple cassette adapter?
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Reply #2 –
Because some of us like to have audio that doesn't sound like it's from a tape...


...Which usually necessitates modern head units, and even upgraded wiring....
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Reply #3 –
While I do like the idea of adding an auxillery jack, it will still leave a lot to be desired. The  volume potentiometer alone hurts sound quality when it gets dirty.

You can hop on Amazon and get a Bluetooth to FM modulator for pretty cheap, and also be able to take phone calls via Bluetooth.
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Reply #4 –
Yeah I know they just sound worse than cassette adapters. I just hate the look of aftermarket heads even the nice plain looking ones always ruin the flow of the interior. I guess I'll look into getting a spare premium sound head unit and take it apart to clean and try to mod.
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Just finished taking apart the stock head unit and doing that mod is way over my head since nothing is labeled. So I just cleaned the petentiometers, tape head and rollers. It was filthy inside but I was super surprised the condition the tape head was in specially when compared to my Technics and Nakamichi. It sounds way better now I would definitely recommend anyone that still has a stock unit do this.
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Reply #6 –
Tape adaptor always gave me the best sound. I hate bluetooth and fm modulators, just another needless coversion of sound reguarless. Even my stock radio with a tape adaptor is more clear then every aux in stereo I've personally ever tried.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

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Quote from: Haystack;462350
Tape adaptor always gave me the best sound. I hate bluetooth and fm modulators, just another needless coversion of sound reguarless. Even my stock radio with a tape adaptor is more clear then every aux in stereo I've personally ever tried.

Eh, I've had different experiences with that. It might be because I run new wire and spend a lot of time tuning it though.
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Quote from: Moonmount;462346
Just finished taking apart the stock head unit and doing that mod is way over my head since nothing is labeled. So I just cleaned the petentiometers, tape head and rollers. It was filthy inside but I was super surprised the condition the tape head was in specially when compared to my Technics and Nakamichi. It sounds way better now I would definitely recommend anyone that still has a stock unit do this.


Sounds like I need to do that also. Any tips or tricks.  Ive never taken one part before.  Thanks
Mike

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Quote from: mcb82gt;462372
Sounds like I need to do that also. Any tips or tricks.  Ive never taken one part before.  Thanks

I would use this https://www.amazon.com/Hosa-D5S-6-DeoxIT-Contact-Cleaner/dp/B00006LVEU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1503501686&sr=8-3&keywords=deoxit or WD40. Spray it down the stick of the potentiometer and work it real good and on the volume potentiometer make sure you click it plenty of times. For the head and rollers use the highest percent isopropyl alcohol you can get your hands on with q tips then wipe it away with the dry end. Do the same with your tape adapter the goal of this is for there are absolutely no contaminates even the oil from your skin can contaminate the heads so do not touch the cotton on the q tips or the head and rollers.

 For getting the case apart theres little tabs on the back, bend those away ever so slightly the case is extremely malleable so be careful. The s on the front take a bit of effort to get off and there's no locating notches. Then take off the front plate its simply retained by two screws and use the products I listed above to spray down the stem. So for the volume you just gotta eyeball it when putting them back on, but the equalizer control things are easy since they locate at a center point. You'll see what I'm saying when you get in there the case is CRAZY malleable I bent it slightly in places with a friggin plastic clip puller.

Here's my Nak and Technics
http://imgur.com/a/PD2In
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Reply #10 –
Thank you very much.  Adds another project, to the already staggering list.
Mike

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Quote from: Moonmount;462374

Here's my Nak and Technics
http://imgur.com/a/PD2In


Looks like we got ourselves an audiophile on the forum. My girlfriend and I just caught the bug, but being such an expensive hobby, it is insanely slow going.

I dig the tube headphone amp.
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Looks like we got ourselves an audiophile on the forum. My girlfriend and I just caught the bug, but being such an expensive hobby, it is insanely slow going.

I dig the tube headphone amp.

Yeah, it can be very expensive. You gotta do alot of research to find what's even a little decent for a somewhat reasonable price. The Nak I picked up for $120 it's the absolutely cheapest model they made. My Technics I made a great score at Goodwill for 7 bucks with a motor noise, but nothing a good clean and oil couldn't fix. The amp I picked up $40 or so which is honestly good but definitely not great. If you're looking for headphones do a lot of research and don't even look at anything under a $100 most say thats even too cheap. If you want to get into tapes I would check out tapeheads.net. Audio is stupid expensive to get into, but it can be done at a reasonable price.

 Make sure you have an idea of what kinda platform you want to go on. Cassettes are the last of the buttstuffog they're super finacky because of a few variables. Records can be insanely expensive and I don't really care for their sound too much. Digital would be probably the cheapest option, but you lose alot of warmness if that makes sense. Good luck bro
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Thank you very much.  Adds another project, to the already staggering list.

Np bro
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Quote from: Moonmount;462385
Yeah, it can be very expensive. You gotta do alot of research to find what's even a little decent for a somewhat reasonable price. The Nak I picked up for $120 it's the absolutely cheapest model they made. My Technics I made a great score at Goodwill for 7 bucks with a motor noise, but nothing a good clean and oil couldn't fix. The amp I picked up $40 or so which is honestly good but definitely not great. If you're looking for headphones do a lot of research and don't even look at anything under a $100 most say thats even too cheap. If you want to get into tapes I would check out tapeheads.net. Audio is stupid expensive to get into, but it can be done at a reasonable price.

 Make sure you have an idea of what kinda platform you want to go on. Cassettes are the last of the buttstuffog they're super finacky because of a few variables. Records can be insanely expensive and I don't really care for their sound too much. Digital would be probably the cheapest option, but you lose alot of warmness if that makes sense. Good luck bro

We started into it because my girlfriend wanted to collect vinyl. A lot of her favorite bands started putting out limited edition vinyl, so she purchased a bunch even without having a turntable. This past Christmas, I got her a ProJect turn table, their pre-amp and some AudioEngine powered speakers to get her started. I just recently picked up a small amp that uses the TPA3116 chip and some Micca MB42x speakers for my PC.

Most of our music is on CD and we ripped it onto our computer in FLAC.

It's a fun hobby, but I have to do it in small doses.
It's Gumby's fault.