Mobile Cassette Adapter, (Color: White) A great way to listen to your iPod or other portable audio device, this innovation plugs your portables into your car's in-dash cassette player. It works with your MP3, CD, or cassette player, and with your PC or laptop to deliver high-quality sound on the road - anywhere you go. The Adapter reduces noise by automatically maintaining the correct tension within the cassette deck as you drive, so you get an outstanding mobile audio performance.
1 Good product
I was very pleased with this product when I first bought it in December. It was pretty cheap compaired to other products that I had looked into, and worked extremely well in my car stereo. I did however recently have to buy a new one because the old one started to not work. I think this may have been due to the fact that I used it so much. Overall I think this is a great product!
2 Utterly Worthless ...
When it worked it didn't work well, the rest of the time it didn't work at all. It's in the trash now where it belongs (I got a DLO, which works perfectly so far).
3 Yeah, Too Loud
I'd agree with some of the earlier comments. I got this as part of an iPod package deal thing. I already had I believe a Memorex version of the adapter from way back in the day when I'd use my Discman in the car. I tried this new one just for the heck of it and the rattling was very distracting. Went back to the 15-year-old model I have and it works just great...
4 Works in one car but not the other
I bought this to use in my 2003 Infiniti G35 (factory Bose system) after trying three different types of FM transmitters (all of which worked fine unless you were within 50 miles of any city with a poplulation over 10,000).
It just did not work, period.
I took into work and tried it in my staff vehicle (2003 Dodge Caravan, factory system) where it works OK. I brought the Sony adapter I had at work home and it works fine in the G35.
However, the last time I was on a multi-hour road trip at work, I noticed the Belkin adapter is starting to make an annoying amount of mechanical noise. I may try to pop it open and see if there's any way to reduce the racket it's making, but I'll probably end up buying another Sony. The Sony adapter I have is at least ten years old and still works OK.
5 Loud and obnoxious
I don't know if it's common to all of these tape-type adapters, but the noise coming from the tape player is so loud you can hardly hear the music unless you're blasting it. We also get a strang buzzing once in a while as it plays. Don't bother with this. I've heard the FM adapters are no good in urban areas either, so I reccommend an adapter that hooks to your CD Changer input if that's an option for you.
6 Rattletrap
I bought this item to hook up to my iPod while driving my Honda Pilot. The sound quality is reasonable especially considering the price - better than the FM transmitter I was using before - but the product is close to unusable because of the noticeable rattling from the adapter's wheels. Very disappointing. I've read similar reviews about the Monster: too much unwanted noise and rattling. I had a MacAlly adaptor about two years ago for use with my office cassette player, and it eventually started rattling and then the wire broke. I'm going to check out the Sony version which seems to get higher reviews.
7 Excellent!
I was a little weary before getting this. I chose the cassette adapter over an FM transmitter after reading several reviews of both. We bought the cassette adapter as part of the Belkin Accessory Kit and tried it in the parking lot right after it was bought. I was very very surprised at the great sound it had. I was very surprised that I had read bad reviews of this because it sounds really quite great. On a scale of 1-10 I would have to rate it a very high 9. Definitely give this a try!
8 poor quality
I bought this for my iPod. It works ok but the sound quality is awfull. I have an very old Panasonic adapter and even Panasoic sounds much better than this Belkin. Also Belkin adapter is very poorly constructed that there is a lot of hissling and noise while playing. Only buy this adapter if you like heavy metal music so that you can supress the static noise with heavy drums and bass:)
9 An alright product.
This adapter is alright. When I play the iPod in the car (2003 Corolla) while using this adapter you can hear a little bit of feedback from the tape deck. Why it happens, I have no idea. Also, if the lines are twisted or happen to get jammed into the deck while thew adapter is in there, you tend to lose sound quality, so make sure you straighten the wires. So far it's been great, but I'm thinking of switching over to the iTrip...
10 Satisfied
So far, this has been working really well. I know people that have used others that have begun to fray and do not have very good sound. I suggest this one over the others most definitely!
11 Good for Audiobooks
I use this adapter to listen to AudioBooks in my 2001 Toyota Corolla (which has a factory-installed tape deck). It worked fine, although apparently some other Toyota owners have had some difficulties. I am glad I have this because otherwise I can't really use the radio transmitter adapter since the San Francisco area has too many radio stations.
The sound quality is fine for audio books, though there is some clicking and whirring from the cassette player attempting to turn the wheels of this pseudo-cassette. I imagine that would get very annoying if you were listening to music.
I do find that sometimes ejecting the adapter and then re-inserting changes the volume and/or sound quality. It seems to be sensitive to the way it is seated in the casette player.
12 Don't waste your money
This product is aweful. It just absolutly refused to work in any of my cars. I tried it in a 2003 dodge van and it wouldn't even load correctly. i tried it in a 92 carolla... silence. i tried it my friends cars and it didn't work in any of theirs either. don't buy this. i wish i could give it zero stars.
13 I can't believe they tested this
This is horrible. The first one I bought has a very loud whirring and clicking when connecting an iPod in a Honda CRV. It was impossible to listen to the music. I returned it and swapped it for another, and the performance was identical. For an iPod in my car it is completely unusable.
14 terrible sound quality
Do not buy this adapter if you intend to use it with the iPod. The sound quality is very poor.
15 Disappointing
On the plus side:
1. This cassette adapter works in my Passat's stereo, unlike the Sony adapter, which did not.
2. Sound quality and usability are both better than the iTrip.
One the minus side:
1. The sound quality is miserable. Bass is almost totally missing. The midrange dominates, and most of the high end is muted. This problem is so bad that adjusting bass/midrange/treble on my stereo cannot compensate. For reference, actual cassettes sound great in this same stereo.
2. This cassette adapter has gears in it that make both spindles turn when one is turning. This is probably what makes it work in my stereo, however it does make some sound. The end result is some mechanical noise that gets in the way of quiet parts of the music.
