Sony Cassette Adapter for MP3, MiniDisc, and Discman Players

List Price: $14.99 Discount Price: $8.99

Features:

• Compatible with car cassette decks that have side tape opening
• Self-adjusting spring head and silent mechanism
• Ideal for use with Sony's MiniDisc and Discman CD players
• Mini-plug inserts into CD or MD player's headphone jack
• Works with non-Sony products

Accessories:

Apple iPod nano 2 GB Black (2nd Generation)

Customer Reviews:

Better than Monster [Posted on 2008-10-31]
I used to have a Monster adapter, this one is much better. Very quiet and functional.

Brings out harmony's in songs [Posted on 2008-11-16]
I bought this because my old one for my car broke. I browsed around before i got this, but every place seemed so expensive. This was the cheapest one, & Sony is a reputable brand.

Anyways, this adapter REALLY brings out the harmony's, base & background noises in songs. It sounds amazing~ For the price & the quality of sound, I am incredibly happy with it (The general quality was better in my old one, but for the harmony's this one brings out, I believe I would choose this one over my old one. I love my harmony's~).

Possible Problems:
I would think that some people would hate (statement above) though, since the main vocalist is at the the same volume level as harmony's, therefore making it a bit difficult to hear the singer. If you don't have your car settings right, or if you have a "bad copy" of a song on your mp3 player, you will hear some white noise in the background as well (but its so small, you hardly notice it at all. Nothing a few tweaks of the car radio settings wont fix). Dust can also affect the sound quality of the music (It will sound REALLY uneven when this happens). I found the culprit is dust on the tape heads. A trick I learned as a child NES player when dust ruins game play is also applied to fixing this cassettes problem; Blow gently on the tapes head to remove dust quickly & sufficiently.

Vast improvement over an FM transmitter [Posted on 2008-11-16]
I originally bought a Road Trip FM transmitter for using my iPod in the car. It was a disaster, at least for where I live and travel (Boston-NY corridor), because there are few "free" frequencies that do not receive interference from adjacent stations. In addition, as I traveled, stations would fade in and out, requiring me to change the frequency frequently: A real safety hazard when driving. Finally, I do not believe that the Road Trip broadcast in stereo; sound quality was mediocre at best.

This cassette adapter changes the paradigm. Sound quality is excellent (to my surprise), it's a cinch to use, and it costs a fraction of what an FM transmitter costs. Only downside is that it doesn't charge the iPod, but I retained my Road Trip unit to accomplish this.

Highly recommended.

The Best Yet [Posted on 2008-11-16]
I have had about 6 tape adapters for my car. Most of them wear out because one side of the double wire cord detaches from the other. This one only has one cord, so it's not even possible for that problem to occur. Try this one, you will not be disappointed.

On a side note, I personally prefer these over the FM transmitter ones (which are much more expensive) because the FM transmitters rely on the strength of your signal. My car gets horrible FM reception, so they are a waste of my money. If you have a tape player, I highly recommend this product. The cord gives perfectly crisp sound, even if it is a slight annoyance.

not horrible for the price [Posted on 2008-11-17]
I was happy with the cassette adapter initially. I use it for my ipod and the sound quality is much better than the fm transmitter i was using. But after just a few uses, when inserting the cassette, the stereo gives an error saying "check tape" and i have to eject and reinsert the cassette several times before it works properly.

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