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44 of 44 humans found the following review helpful.
FM Converter works well -- no fuss at very reasonable price!
By Gerald M. Bull
Like so many, we have no auxiliary input in our car to handle our (Creative Zen) hard-disk music player. We've been looking at using an FM converter for rather a great deal of time, but have been put off by the a good deal of negative reviews -- and unwilling to fork over $40 or $50 for something that sounds troublesome at best.
When we had the prospect to acquire one of these new Cables-To-Go units for a very reasonable price (...), we figured we'd give it a try in spite of the lack of reported user experiences. To our delight, we plainly plugged it in to our car's cigarette lighter port, adjusted the observing angle of the unit, turned it on and just picked for starters the lowest frequency it supports -- 88.1. We then plugged in the clever retractable cord mini-plug to the unit with the other end to our player, hit play, and away we went with perfectly no problems! A one time adjustment to the sound level of the source lets us listen at the same volume as other origins (CD player, actual FM, etc.) and we couldn't be more pleased with the clarity and quality of this solution so far. We haven't yet taken a long trip where competing FM stations might be a problem, but suspect all will be well given the outstanding performance of the unit locally.
Our only quibble might be that the bright white finish of the item clashes a little in the car -- a neutral gray might have been preferred. (We plan to ultimately hide it in our solace anyway...) The lighted LED panel suggests what frquency is being used, and the auto-shutoff seems to work fine without doing something absurd like shutting down for the duration of a quiet passage of music. Overall -- so far, so good !!!
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Very good sound.
By Don G. Twyman
I tried this mainly because the reviews of all the other transmitters I could find were poor. This one has been a very pleasant surprise. The sound quality is very good, and there is no static---it does it is job. My only quibble is the fixed number of transmission channels, though I have not had a problem finding an open channel; the channel LED's are a little dim and tough to see in daylight.
In general, I would commend this transmitter; and it is a good value.
13 of 13 humans found the following review helpful.
Variable static over most frequencies
By greyamal
I purchased this product a few weeks ago. The main problem with the product is that there is static that interferes with the sound quality. I have tried most frequencies - and the thing is that on an empty frequency the signal is great as long as the engine is turned off. Once you get started the car this leads to static. Given that numerous users have reported that they are satisfied with the product it might just be a function of the car you drive!
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