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I bought this piece of junk thinking i would try my luck since it was only 5 bucks. Well, now i know, i should stick to the casino's if i wanna try my luck. The tape was reversing from side A to B continuosly. So, following the instructions of another user, i opened the tape and took out the black wheel next to the cassette head. That stopped the reversing, but the volume was so low you could barely hear it even after turning up the Ipod's and the Stereo's volume. I have a 30 GB Video Ipod and a Volkswagen Passat Factory installed Monsoon audio system. Do NOT buy this piece of junk, keep looking. I heard the Sony cassette adapter is good, so i'm gonna try that next. Good luck...

I love this product. I bought one for myself and another for my husband's car and we both agree that it's light years better than the hundred dollar FM transmitter we were using before. I do notice that when I first put it in I need to manually adjust the position of the cassette in the cassette player with my finger by just moving it back and forth a bit to find the 'sweet spot' but once it's there, it stays there and the audio quality is much better than we were ever able to obtain from the FM transmitter. The maneuvering only takes about 2 or 3 seconds and, for the price, it's a small price to pay for the product.

I have the same problem some other reviewers had: the audio was extremely low unless I manually adjust the cassette. It's not that easy - you have to stick your finger into the cassette slot while the adapter is in there, and wiggle it forward and backward until the audio adjusts. But that doesn't always work. If that doesn't work, you then have to turn your hand over and use your fingernail to catch a ridge on the adapter and lift it up a bit. I'd rather not have an accident on the highway by either (1) fiddling with the audio, or (2) smashing the adapter into little pieces while I drive.

Hundreds of songs on the ipod and no way to listen while you drive...

I occasionally notice a small mechanical clicking noise coming from the cassette drive- it doesn't bother me much but then I mostly listen to talk. People who are fussy about their music may feel differently.

I use an FM transmitter at home and the sound quality is better, but I have too much trouble finding and keeping a clear frequency on the road. So this is a great alternative and the price is much less than you can find in the stores.

I can charge the ipod with a separate car charger while it's playing, so that's also a big plus for me.

My old cassette adapter started having intermittent problems so I started looking for a new one. I figured I'd try this cheap adapter because the model in the local store was $20 which seemed to high. I received it today and the quality is terrible. There is a lot of noise, and the frequency response does not allow for any highs. SO I plugged in my old one, just for comparison, and it's like night and day. Looking at the cassette I can see that my old one had a much larger head than the new one. That's probably the problem. DO yourself a favor and spend the extra $10 for a decent adapter.