[Q] Phone -> Car Speaker "adapter" - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi All,
My Peugot's built-in radio/CD player has broken, and I just want to interface my phone and the car's speakers. I understand I'll need some sort of amplifier at some point along the chain.
Apparently this is a strange request, but I want to listen to content off of my Atrix in my car through the car's speakers, and I would rather use the phone's excellent touch screen interface rather than a head unit with a load of crappy push buttons and knobs etc.
I could maybe cope with a volume knob... but that's not essential.
Basically, something like this but for non-iPhones and therefore not costing £200:
http://www.oxygenaudio.com/o-series/363-o-car.html
I had a look in Halfords and the conversation with the Sales Nerd went a bit like this when he showed me what he thought I wanted:
Me: What is it?
Sales Nerd: It's got a CD changer!
Me: A CD changer... a CD changer? I don't even own *a* CD, let alone many CD's that would necessitate an entire changer. What am I gonna do with a CD changer? Are you mental?
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So, I don't own any CD's (nor - FSM forbid - any tapes), I don't carry small USB pendrives with MP3s on them around with me, I don't listen to radio, I do take all my media/GPS/calls through my phone: are there any "head units" with nothing but an amp and a 3.5mm jack input ("aux") or A2DP? Surely this should be cheaper for Kenwood etc. to make?

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I remember this thread where the OP configured his jeep to use a Nook Color as a multimedia interface and used an active EQ connected to the amps.
craigbru said:
In addition to the Nook, I'm adding a Hifonics HFEQ. This will allow me fine control over the signal being sent to the amps. I can switch between inputs and use it as the main volume control.
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I hope this points you in the right direction. If it does, just remember the OP.
~Chef

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at the mo i use the Moto cardock and a tape2phono adap to connect up in my van (Wires everywhere ). But amp could be pain in the butt if your not fond of wiring. For not much more money and probablly less hassel than that amp u can get a new headunit with builtin inputs Phono/usb/bluetooth that your phone could jack upto. My old Pug (306gti6) was Standard iso connectors so headunit would be straight swap. Also my old headunit had rear phono connector so all wiring was behind the dash and phone would charge via the dock,
If you wanted to be posh you can connect via bluetooth and control you phone via your headunit and you phone goes into the headunit. But never used this method yet.
caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product_list/c_path/9_1215/spd/mechless-car-stereos--no-cd-.html
Hope this helps a lil

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You need a head unit that can stream music from your phone or media device via blue tooth or via USB connection