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number: CPA9C Dimensions: 1.25 inches x 4.75 inches x 9.50
inches Date first available at Amazon: June 15,
2003
I originally
purchased this cassette adapter to listen to CD's in my Neon which did not
have a CD player. This served its purpose well- great sound quality, the
cassette was not loud in the cassette deck as a previous one had been, and
I was finally able to listen to CD's in my car during the
commute. Eight months ago, I traded in the Neon for a Jetta which had
both a CD and cassette player, so the cassette adapter wound up collecting
dust along with my old cell phone and other assorted items in my
electronics graveyard. But this week I purchased an iPod, and I also got
an iRock FM transmitter to listen to my MP3's at work and during the
commute. Unfortunately that is not the best product in the world. I
contemplated exchanging the iRock for a Belkin FM transmitter, when it was
suggested to me that I try a car cassette adapter. I dug through the
electronics graveyard, and almost thought I had thrown this out when I
found it. I plugged it into the headphone jack of the iPod, then played
the cassette on my stereo. The sound quality is excellent on this as
well. This is an excellent product if you have a car with only a
cassette player, and want to listen to CDs, or if you have an iPod and
want to listen to MP3's cheaply and easily. A piece of advice, though
for those who need the adapter for their CD player: you may want to opt
instead for an actual car pack, which has a cigarette lighter adapter for
the CD player, otherwise you'll be burning through the batteries like
crazy.
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20 of 21 people found the
following review helpful:
This is one of
those products that simply works great. I've been using mine for about a
year with my Apple iPod and I couldn't be happier.
You simply turn
on your car stereo, insert the adapter into your cassette player as if it
were a tape, insert the plug into your MP3 player, and start up your
music. Easy! In fact, I never even looked at the instructions that came
with it.
I think the sound is pretty good and it always works.
I had tried an FM transmitter and, maybe because I live in a very
populated area, could never find a free FM frequency for the iPod, so
threw it away.
One of the reasons I bought the car I did was
because it had a cassette player so I could use a cassette adapter. Some
cars are starting to come with inputs for MP3 players, so I expect that
will be the way to go in the future.
Being able to play my iPod in
the car for my long work commutes has saved my sanity!
I'm using this
for my iPod an Acura TL which has a DVD-A surround-sound speaker system.
The quality is very good, there is some hiss, but it isn't really
noticeable while driving. Overall I'm very pleased.
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following review helpful:
Affordable solution for listenting to audio
books, May 10, 2005
I use this for
listening to audio books off my MP3 player, and it's a good solution for
this application. My only complaint is that the tape unit clicks while it
is turning, which can get a bit annoying at low volumes. But for less than
$15, I don't know that you can expect crystal clear audio. Overall, it
solves my problem listening problem.
Oh, and I ran into the low
volume problem when using it in a friend's car -- I only had to change the
direction of the tape deck and suddenly I had LOUD volume.
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About The Only Good Option For Playing Your MP3 In
Car, May 8, 2005
I bought this
adaptor for my Creative Media Muvo Micro N200. I needed a way to play my
tunes in my car, and after reading dozens of poor reviews about the iRoc
(and talking to several people who bought the iRoc and said that it
stunk), I opted for this cassette adaptor.
I have read that this
adaptor has not worked for everybody, mainly due to the type of tapedeck
that they have in their car. The packaging plainly states that this
product MAY NOT work in every car. Unfortunately, it doesn't provide a
list of those cars. Lucky for me, my adaptor works perfectly. I have a
1992 Honda Preslude Si, so it's an older car with an older tapedeck.
The adaptor is extremely easy to use....just pop the cassette into
your tapedeck, plug the cord into the headphone jack of your MP3 player,
and you are listening to your tunes. It's that simple. I just leave the
adaptor in my tapedeck, so that it's all ready to go when I get into my
car.
Sound quality is about 7/8/9 out of 10, but tweaking the
volumes on your MP3 player, along with the volume on your tapedeck usually
can get you very good sound quality. I take it a step further and use the
customizable EQ on my MP3 player to custom tailor the sound to my liking.
This adaptor is an incredible value for the price, and you don't have to
worry about signal drop outs like you do with the iRoc.
Bottom
line: Until something more high tech comes out for playing your MP3 in
your car, this is the way to go. It's very affordable, easy to use and
gets the job done.
This is so much
better than iTrip if you live in a city. I get so many stations that it is
almost impossible to find three static stations in a row (which you need
to get iTrip to function properly). This means that you have to change
iTrip stations constantly (which is annoying, not to mention dangerous!),
or worse, on some days you can't even use iTrip. The cassette adapter is
so much easier and you get better sound as well. It is worth having a tape
player installed in your car especially if you happen to live in a city.
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