Can you interface a Sandisk Sansa with a car stereo?

[Blackjack2000]

I'm looking to get an .mp3 player and an in-dash for my car, is there anything on the market that will interface with a Sansa? I'd like to stay away from apple but I'll get a nano if it's the only way to play it through the car...

 

[0roo0roo]

sansa has low sound quality.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
sansa has low sound quality.

??
my sansa e260 sounds great.

Originally posted by: Blackjack2000
I'm looking to get an .mp3 player and an in-dash for my car, is there anything on the market that will interface with a Sansa? I'd like to stay away from apple but I'll get a nano if it's the only way to play it through the car...

what you want is a dash unit that allows a mini-jack in on the front of the unit for the sake of easyness. it doesn't need to be iPod compatible, just MP3 player compatible by allowing a cord to be plugged in between the mp3 player's headphone port and the mini-jack in-port on the dash unit.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
sansa has low sound quality.

yeah that really answers his question... :roll:

In any case if you are looking to control your MP3 player from your stereo you are out of luck.
If you are simply wanting th stream music from it to your car's speakers then you are in luck. Most newer stereos have an auxilary jack in the faceplate to allow for that.

 

[Blackjack2000]

Thanks for the help, I was hoping to be able to control it, but maybe just playing the music through the system will suffice.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Originally posted by: Blackjack2000
I'm looking to get an .mp3 player and an in-dash for my car, is there anything on the market that will interface with a Sansa? I'd like to stay away from apple but I'll get a nano if it's the only way to play it through the car...

Alpine KCA-620M USB Adapter
Almost on the market ... 20 more days.

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[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
sansa has low sound quality.

You know...you mention that in every thread that mentions the Sansa, but you never back it up. I have one, and every review I've ever read of it mentions the sound quality is top notch. However, it's clear they just had bad ears, and didn;t check with the worldwide authority on MP3 sound quality...0roo0roo.

:roll:

 

[0roo0roo]

pcworld did tests and its distorted output was far behind both creative and apple. plenty of users reported other problems in user reviews when the thing came out. and to make it worse in the gadget show their battery tests showed the new nano going 5 hours longer than the sansa. and before you laugh at pcworld, just remember they've gotten better, and remember they broke the story about the ipod shuffle having superior quality to its ipod brothers. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1777890,00.asp

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Blackjack2000
Thanks for the help, I was hoping to be able to control it, but maybe just playing the music through the system will suffice.

for control you really have to get ipod, their solutions cost more, but are much more well integrated, full interface etc. either with alpine or external addons like the harmon kardon kit.

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
pcworld did tests and its distorted output was far behind both creative and apple. plenty of users reported other problems in user reviews when the thing came out. and to make it worse in the gadget show their battery tests showed the new nano going 5 hours longer than the sansa. and before you laugh at pcworld, just remember they've gotten better, and remember they broke the story about the ipod shuffle having superior quality to its ipod brothers. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1777890,00.asp

Your link has no mention of the Sansa AT ALL. So, you say PCWorld did tests eh? And the Sansa was "far bahind" everyone else? As I've said before, you have shown nothing to back this up...after reading that article from almost two years ago, that has not changed.

Are you talking about the E200 series, the E100 series...or even older than that?

The five players, from best to worst, were the iPod shuffle, a Creative Zen Micro, a Dell DJ 20, a 15GB Apple iPod (third generation), and an Apple iPod mini.

Here...I'll link to an actual review done this year on the E series...although maybe I should just follow your lead and make some arbitrary claim about sound quality like it's the best ever on a MP3 player?

http://reviews.cnet.com/SanDisk_Sansa_e...505-6490_7-31684140.html?tag=pdtl-list

Performance of SanDisk Sansa e270 (6GB)
A fistful of features and supercompetitive pricing are hallmarks of SanDisk products. While many may argue that SanDisk's build and sound quality have been traditionally on the value end of the spectrum, the SanDisk Sansa e200 is no slacker when it comes to performance. The physical build is obviously nicer than that of the m200 or e100 series, but beyond that, the unit's sound quality has improved as well, though picky listeners will notice some system noise.

SanDisk is one of the first manufacturers, if not the first, to use a PortalPlayer chip designed specifically for flash players. The Nano and the iPod Video use a PortalPlayer chip as well, but those are optimized for hard drive-based players. Audio sounds bright, and the unit gets loud, driving our Grado SR80 well beyond normal listening levels. SanDisk has added a custom five-band EQ to the mix, so now there are 11 on-the-fly EQ options, including Full Bass, Full Treble, and the typical set of genre-based settings. The EQs aren't that spectacular but certainly better than the iPod's wimpy EQs. The e200 may not sound as beautiful as a Cowon or a Sony player, but it comes close. SanDisk has addressed an earlier issue wherein we detected clicks during volume changes and general system processing; electrical interference is much less detectable with the latest version. The only misgiving we have is still a slight but noticeable hum when the system is processing (for picky ears at low volumes). FM radio comes in loud and clear, and recording quality is decent. The device also works reasonably well with subscription applications such as Rhapsody and actual subscription playback. Unfortunately, the device cannot pipe video out to a TV.

Oh, one more for good measure...

http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?page=7167&head=0

Audio quality is superb with treble and bass both well represented (though obviously dependant on bit-rate) and the supplied headphones are surprisingly good. I soon swapped to my beloved Shure e3c?s but they make a far better job out of the box than the rubbish that Apple provides (and the public mysteriously continues to use). Meanwhile, battery life for music is rated at 20 hours, six more than the nano.

 

[0roo0roo]

i see you didn't bother to even search for sansa on the pcworld website before you blabbed. if you had you would have found it mentioned as having lower sound quality. the more detailed 3 way lineup article had more on it.

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
i see you didn't bother to even search for sansa on the pcworld website before you blabbed. if you had you would have found it mentioned as having lower sound quality. the more detailed 3 way lineup article had more on it.

Before I blabbed? I've backed up what I've said about the e200 series sound quality with links. All you have done is say the quality sucks...and refer to some obscure PC World link. Have you even listened to one?

Oh, here you go smart ass... From your very own precious PC World site...

PROS:

Removable battery. Sturdy shell. Very good audio quality. Easy to use. Expandable storage. Extensive feature set. Strong FM tuner.

and

The audio quality of the e260 is generally on a par with that of the iPod nano, with very good detail and good bass performance, though the included earbuds aren't very efficient. I strongly recommend upgrading the headphones to something like the Sennheiser PX 100. The e260 has two volume settings: Normal mode puts you in the 86- to 90-dB range at maximum volume with the included earbuds; the High mode gives you roughly an extra 10 dB on top of that, which works best with higher-end headphones like the Shure E4c. There are also several equalizer presets, none of which are particularly impressive. The company will release a firmware update that will contain a custom equalizer within a few weeks of the product's release.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1960965,00.asp

So, where else should I look for the supposed crappy audio of the Sansa?

 

[Insane3D]

So, 0roo0roo, can you please point me to where it says the E series Sansa's have crap sound quality...or do we just take your word for it?

 

[Turin39789]

Not certain it will work, but I know some mp3 players out have usb jacks in the faceplate or on a dongle. You may be able to set the sansa to thumbdrive mode and plug it in. Should be able to test this out at a bestbuy if they hav a usb model setup