Jkx@home » radio am http://www.larsen-b.com Titanium Exposé Wed, 20 May 2026 16:33:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Howto listen mp3 in the bathroom ? http://www.larsen-b.com/Article/245.html http://www.larsen-b.com/Article/245.html#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:39:23 +0000 admin Continue reading →]]> I was looking for a simple way to listen some good music while I’m not in my living room (hum, I’m mean in the bathroom). There is a lot of small MP3 players right now, the only issue is that most of them cost a lot of money if you want to put a great amount of mp3 on..

Another way, perhaps look at wifi powered mp3 player like the one made by Roku. But you know, this cost a little money (around 200$), just a bit too much for the bathroom ;)

So, I decided to look at FM transmitters, but I read on most websites that they don’t perform really well. Ok, let’s go for a DIY way, after a little search on eBay, I found a small (really small) FM transmitter pair for 15$ from Sure Electronics.

http://jkx.larsen-b.com/photos/Electronic/DSC02440.sized.jpg

Hum, let’s give it a try:

  • plug a 12v PSU
  • solder a long (70cm) wire antenna
  • solder a stereo jack (and plug it to the soundcard output)
http://jkx.larsen-b.com/photos/Electronic/DSC02444.sized.jpg

And this little stuff, is really working great !! I haven’t test the range right now, I have a clear listen all around my home.

/Enjoy Neighborhood

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