Coby CA-747 Dual Position CD/MD/MP3 Cassette Adapter
by Coby
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Customer Review: Does its job superbly
Summary: 5 Stars
After a lot of research I was down to the Coby and Sony adapters. I own a lot of Sony audio products so was tempted to go in for the Sony one. But I was not sure of these kind of adapters and the Coby cost $8 as against $13 for the Sony. So I placed my bet on the Coby (didn't have much to lose). Havn't been disappointed since. I use it in my Honda Accord factory installed system along with my Samsung K3 player. Works as good as the CD player. Only thing to note is to get the best performance is to ensure you have good quality MP3 (128 kbps and above, recommended is 192 to get true CD quality).
There was some disturbance using it once but after some rest to the adapter the problem has not returned. Not sure if it was the adapter, player or the system itself. Will update this review if the problem persists. In conclusion I would recommend this product.
Customer Review: Clicking and Whistling
Summary: 1 Stars
I tried using it with my Sansa Clip MP3 player in my Toyota MR2. The car makes a lot of noise in any case, so I'm not holding out for audio lab quality. However, the product made a quite audible (at low automobile speeds) click-click-click. I might have been able to tolerate that. However, there was also an electronic whistle increasing in frequency with the RPM of the engine. The whistle interfered excessively with the intended sound from the player. The volume of the Coby CA-747 was ok. I hadn't thought that would be an issue until I bought a comparable Maxell cassette adapter at Long's to replace the Coby CA-747. The volume with the Maxell product was very weak, and I had to turn it way up. The Maxell didn't go click-click-click, but it whistled, too. So both the Maxell and the Coby get 1 star from me. I'm trying out the offering from Philips next...Customer Review: Well designed product.
Summary: 5 Stars
Somebody was thinking when they designed this adapter. The plug that works for either style cassete player, the one where the small end of the cassete goes in first, or the one where the wide side goes in first. Plus the curly cord that doesn't get in the way. The big bonus is the price, it's half the cost of the Monster adapter, and it works great. The reviews of the Monster adapter are very poor. I first bought a DLO Transpod 2 FM Transmitter, big mistake. The sound was about 80% static as there wasn't any line of sight between the Transpod and the car antenna. If you have a car where the antenna is molded into the rear window, it probably would work better. Anyway this adapter and my iPod sound great over my car stereo. There are a few car cassette players that won't work with a adapter, if one adapter doesn't work, none will.Customer Review: Great. While it works.
Summary: 2 Stars
This worked great for about a month and then started to have problems auto-reversing during play. There is something wrong with the friction wheel in the device that fails after a few dozen hours of work. The sound quality when it was working was great. I wanted this to work, since the FM transmitter products I have used have not met my expectations and cost a lot more.
I bought two of these items and the other one has lasted a little longer but it is starting to show the same signs. One suggestion is flipping the cassette part over if you can use it that way in your player. This seems to work for a short drive, but you end up flipping the cassette over and over on long drives and the wires usually get in the way when you're not inserting it in what would seem like the primary direction for your player.
Customer Review: Warning about the "warranty"
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this product in April 2009. In January 2010 the product stopped working properly. It now skips sound every 5 seconds or so. I tried calling Coby's warranty service and their CSR verified what I feared. The warranty is exactly as it states on Coby's on website:[...] . In order to get a replacement you have to send the original item back to Coby (which will likely cost you $4 shipping) AND you must send them a $6 money order to cover return shipping back to you. So essentially the warranty is useless as it's going to cost you more to get a replacement then buying a new one from Amazon. The product did work perfectly for 8-9 months so if you are ok with spending $9 every 8-9 months then this product might be ok for you (assuming you get one that lasts as long as mine did), otherwise look elsewhere.