As I am going to start driving soon, I'd like to be able to listen to music from my phone in the car. I'll be driving a 2006 Toyota Corolla, which has a CD drive and radio, but no Bluetooth, USB, or aux input. An older car with a cassette tape drive would've actually been better, because there are cassette to aux adapters that can be bought for fairly cheap. I tried to use a device which connects to a specific radio station and routes the aux output from your phone to that station. While this device worked and met its claims, the audio quality wasn't great, and there were some instances where there would be a lot of radio static noise. I wasn't satisfied with this. I did some research online and found a cheap device which plugs into an empty slot of the entertainment system and acts as a another input by identifying itself as another CD. I purchased this product from Amazon for around $20, and watched some tutorials online on how to install it. The installation process is fairly simple, just removing the plastics panels in order to gain access to the entertainment unit. Next, I plugged the device into the empty slot at the back of the system and routed the aux cable out near the center console. Finally, I tested if the whole thing worked, and it did. The quality is better, but the main benefit is the stable playback. This is because the audio isn't being transmitted over radio. In the future, I plan to add Bluetooth by attaching a cheap aux-Bluetooth adapter to the aux cable.
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