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For two years I have put up with appalling sound quality whilst listening to my MP3 player in my car through a Belkin MP3 cassette adapter. My 4 year old Iriver IHP40 MP3 player is great (if now somewhat old fashioned by modern standards it still beats any Apple iPod hands down) and my Bose sound system in my Audi A3 is unbeatble but with no MP3 player socket (and no desire to try a notoriously unreliable FM receiver) I had to go and spoil the whole thing with a cheap Belkin device. The sound quality was just dreadful with a constant tape hum, variable volume, hiss and loss of bass.

But now all this has changed since I discovered the Sony cassette adapter. The quality is as excellent as it is ever possible to get for a tape device and definitely better than an original cassette tape. There is no discernible tape hum or noise and not only is my music so much clearer, sharper and with a full range of tones but I can also now listen to downloaded Podcasts of programmes predominatly in the spoken word - something that was close to unworkable with the Belkin. Previously, the best quality music on my car stereo was through CDs. Now the MP3 player through the Sony cassette adapter is as good. If you need a device like this buy the Sony. It is unbeatable and without question worth the extra money.

I bought this to play my Creative Zen on my Bose car stereo.
Sound quality is very good, except the bass is a little fuzzy compared to CD's.
Overall I would recommend this product. It was easy to use and does work very well. Good value for Money.

Brilliant item to own! I use this cassette adapter in my car for my Apple iPod and I have to say being initially sceptical that it would work, I've found it works great and the sound quality is 10 times better than any other cassette adapter I've owned. Others have broken within a week but I've had this one 3 months and the quality remains great.

After looking for a way to play my i-pod in my car, I had previously tried an FM transmitter, which was rubbish. I then decided, hesitantly, to give a cassette adaptor a go. To be honest I didn't expect the sound quality to be great. Having read reviews for the cheaper brands I decided to go for this slightly dearer Sony adaptor. I'm certainly glad I did. It is an excellent product! There is no background noise, no cassette noise and the sound quality far exceeds anything I had expected. It is obviously not quite as good as my CD changer but for the convenience of having my i-pod in the car it is worth every penny. I was so impressed with this product I bought another for my sister. She uses it with a Sony MP3 player and is delighted with the sound quality too.

I took a £9.56 (incl.P+P) gamble on this, having read the Amazon reviews, and I'm pleased that I did.There's a slight tape hiss on quieter songs and between tracks but overall it's a really cheap way of playing my 1G iPod Touch through my car speakers.The sound is certainly as good as FM transmission/modulation systems which cost far more and need regular re-tuning to avoid interference.If you want audio perfection then look elsewhere and pay more but for less than £10 delivered you will not find better.