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Steve V - 24 Jan 2006 14:36 GMT

2004 Quest, of course. CD's sound great, but FM sounds horrible and always
has. The "ST" stereo indicator is displayed but it is most obviously in
mono. I rarely if ever listen to the radio, but I am thinking of using an
FM transmitter for my iPod. I suspect it will sound pretty bad. Other than
upgrading the stereo is there any way to fix this?

Steve

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Matt Theriault - 27 Jan 2006 02:17 GMT

Bring it back to your Nissan dealer. Known issue and TSB has been issued
for a long time. They will replace the radio.

Regards,

Matt

> 2004 Quest, of course. CD's sound great, but FM sounds horrible and
> always
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Steve V - 27 Jan 2006 18:04 GMT

I looked up the service bulletin (NTB04-087) and it's for a Quest SL w/ nav.
My SL does not have nav. Also the stereo is a Panasonic with 6-CD changer.
I think mine is a Clarion. I mentioned it to the dealer and he said that's
just the way it is (which I seriously doubt). There is a huge difference in
sound quality between CD and FM. The FM literally sounds like AM...

Steve

> Bring it back to your Nissan dealer. Known issue and TSB has been issued
> for a long time. They will replace the radio.
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JM - 27 Jan 2006 22:09 GMT

I've had the same problem with bith a 94 and 99 Altima, both with
aftermarket decks. I don't know if the "diversity" antenna setup just
doesn't work that well or what, but most FM stations usually flicker back &
forth between mono and stereo a fair bit. Maybe the antenna adaptor for the
diversity connector is part of the problem?

> 2004 Quest, of course. CD's sound great, but FM sounds horrible and always
> has. The "ST" stereo indicator is displayed but it is most obviously in
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> Steve

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