30 pin charging/aux cable

[steve2112]

I figured this was as good a place as any to ask. For years, I have used this combo 30 pin aux cable and charging cable in my car, but I just broke the connector on mine. I have ordered them from OWC in the past, but it appears they are sold out. I like having the cables combined, and the 30 pin connector sounds better to me than the headphone jack based aux cables. I found a couple of cheap imitators on Amazon, but I wasn't sure about the quality. A few reviews mentioned hissing or popping noises on the cheaper models. Does anyone else know of something similar to this that is decent quality?

 

[Slinkwyde]

For AUX only, there's the Griffin AutoPilot ($25 on Amazon) that also gives you basic playback controls.

If you also want the option of FM via a free app, there's the iTrip DualConnect ($39 on Amazon). The addition of FM can come in handy for driving/riding in cars other than your own.

I have the second one, use it almost exclusively with AUX, and it works great. The downside to both is that car cigarette lighters aren't always in easy-to-reach places, which makes the playback controls less useful. I use to have a competing product (can't remember the brand) with a steering wheel remote, but it had audio quality issues when braking and eventually stopped working.