iPod adapter for stereo?

Originally posted by Threedognight Originally posted by FB1965 I have an 09 Cruiser that has a Jensen Stereo/CD/DVD with Ipod hookup.Never tried it,but the radio sure sounds good.I also bought a cheap speaker system for Ipod/MP3 from wal-mart that works real good for the price-$3.50.   We looked at our stereo yesterday and there isn't an AUX on it, but I like your idea of the cheap speaker system.   Honestly our radio in our trailer is horrible.  We've never been able to get it to find a radio station when we are camping.  That's why we were hoping to just plug in the iPod.  Sure beats having to lug along CDs, too.  I'll be on the lookout for something like what you mentioned.     Thanks

Edited by Cobra909 - 23 Feb 2009 at 4:38am

I did something similar to what cobra 909 describes. My unit is an '08 with the factory supplied Coby piece of junk. The FM receiver would hardly pick up any stations so I connected a two-way splitter with a very short piece of coax to the wall outlet for the TV antennae, then connected the TV to the splitter with another short piece of coax and connected the Coby unit to the splitter with another short piece of coax. This piece of coax I connected to the Coby's FM antennae input. Amazingly it fit right over the silver radio wire input of the Coby. With the amplified TV antennae the radio reception increased the number of stations dramatically. All the coax was out of sight covered by the TV being on the wall-mount of the ST30BH.

Originally posted by papa2 A simple Y splitter with RCA connectors on one end and 1/8" connector on the other should work with your ipod's headphone out.  I sometimes use my mp3 player this way to play Christmas music on shuffle through my home stereo system.  Many times these inputs can be found on the front of the receiver as well.

   Thought I'd give a little update.  We tried this and it worked!  We got the "Y" splitter at Target and it worked perfectly.  Hubby thinks I'm a genius.    Anyway, still need to try the advice on this thread about improving the fm stereo quality, but until then we listened to the iPod all weekend long!  Thank you so much for your help.

One of the best things I have ever purchased was a Bose Sound Dock. This little tiny unit will put most big stereo systems to shame. They retail in Canada for about $250 for the AC only type and about $450 for the dual AC/Battery type. My choice is the dual as it has an extra jack you can plug your laptop into via a headphone 1/4"cord. It will play for 5 or 6 hours on a single recharge.
It is about the size of an average lunchbox and has adapters for any model of Ipod. The sound is incredible. You can try it and buy it from Best Buy. Cheers

On the Kingston and Seville they have the optional "pocket" from Jensen that goes above the combo unit and they run the plug into there. Other brands use the same combo unit and come standard with the pocket. I wonder why Cruiser isn't equipped with it considering the price for these units a .50 cent piece of plastic for our MP3 player would be nice!