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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:)

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!

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...

Please believe the bad reviews. My wife and I bought this for a cross country road trip. We were wary because of the bad reviews, but figured that as long as it held up for the duration of the trip, we got our money's worth out of it. It did not. It starting switching sides within the first 5 or 6 hours, and now is totally defunct. Additionally, it screwed up the display in my car. Even after taking this worthless contraption out, my display bounces back and forth from TAPE to PLEASE INSERT TAPE in a glitchy way. I'm really mad at myself for not listening to all of the negative reviews. Do not buy this product. Did this company do no testing before they released it?

I've been using one of these adapters for almost two years now, five days a week to work and back, in two different cars, in winter and summer, and have never had a problem. No complaints, very happy with mine. It's a lifeline I could not imagine my morning commute without, because my iPod would be nearly worthless in the car otherwise. I saw these other reviews, in fact, when I came on the site to buy a second one as a backup so I don't have to keep switching between cars.