yeah the sound can sometimes be tiny through these things, not show up as been in stereo, the pilot might be set to low, i’ve had a few in mono. People often do seem to search for ones that have good sound quality, it depends on getting a good signal too, their not going to get good sound if they can’t get a good signal through to their radio, if theres crackling, maybe like their frying their breakfast on the bonnet. I suppose someone into tinkering might get lucky find theres some surface mount low value caps they could replace for higher value ones inside that would improve the bass, stereo encoding is done inside the chip, so nothing can be done there, attaching a wire to improve the signal is easy. Would it go back together if it was taken part, seem to often go in the cigarette lighter, lol abit of a taped up mess, its amusing the idea of someone using a cigar lighter.

I use my cars cigarette lighter to its original use.

Could be a form of fun to run a 500mW one in the back seat of car with telescopic antenna up on 87.5 and see if you could override the other ciggy lighter ones with some very strange or comedy transmission of your own imaginations as EFR did once. would worry about some one having an accident though hearing unusual transmissions other than the phone playist.

alien invasion maybe, beadles about, declaration of war, reet petite comes over maximum volume while their trying to arrange a hair cut, followed by I don’t want you be no slave, music in old jeans commercials

On loop... This is the automated unauthorized radio transmission network, your illegal vehicle transmission has been located, this incurs a £400.00 immediate fine. We have detected your attached mobile device and debited your bank card.

Blanketty blank re-runs, family fortunes dr who theme tune, hammer house of horror series theme tune on loop. carry on movies.