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ION Audio Cassette Adapter Bluetooth Bluetooth Music Receiver for Cassette Decks
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
5.8
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1000
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367
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Detailed Mode
Sound Quality
207cassette, deck, stereo, volume, tape
+52%
-48%
" ... At least, as perfect as your stereo is. ... The Bluetooth music streaming was totally clear with no interruption and no noises and, as long as my experience can tell, the phone calls were perfect. ... "
" ... Listen to one while charging the other. ... the other i can leave the volume at normal level and sounds great for all applications (I bought this one first). ... "
" ... It sounds really nice and is very affordable. ... "
" ... The quality and age of your cassette player will make a difference in the sound quality. ... "
" ... Delivers very low sound to radio ... "
" ... Good sound quality. ... "
" ... Works well, still makes some sound. ... "
" ... Good if you have a older car and want more freedom than just using cds but when you play the music it is like at 50% of what your speakers can actually go to if you listened to radio or cds. ... "
Battery Life
123battery, battery life, hours, charged, lasts
+35%
-65%
" ... Very short battery life. ... Battery was dead whenever I needed it. ... "
" ... You basically have to have it charging while using it, the battery doesn't last at all! ... "
" ... Battery died in 1 month after that it's useless ... "
" ... Also you cant charge it while you are using it. ... "
" ... It has never even taken a charge and eventually the battery just stopped working altogether. ... "
" ... Didnt hold a charge for long. ... "
" ... They do not last long. ... "
" ... I would give it 2 rating it does not charge well and does not stay charged for too long. ... "
Charging
107charging, charged, battery, hold a charge, cassette
+32%
-68%
" ... No light to indicate charging ... "
" ... You basically have to have it charging while using it, the battery doesn't last at all! ... "
" ... Never left my truck, always charged it and now no sound on my side. ... "
" ... Also you cant charge it while you are using it. ... This may just be the one i got that may have a sort of defect, but the device never charges more than 50% (phone showes device battery life) and dies very quickly. ... "
" ... It drops the connection almost immediately, doesn't matter how charged it is. ... "
" ... It has never even taken a charge and eventually the battery just stopped working altogether. ... "
" ... Didnt hold a charge for long. ... "
" ... Oh, by the way - after the first trial I cannot even give it a second chance, it stopped working as it does not charge anymore LOL ... "
Bluetooth
92cassette, car, pairing, connects, adapter
+64%
-36%
" ... Low bandwidth Bluetooth receiver has very poor sound with a decent stereo. ... The good is that it automatically connects to my LG phone right after I turn on the car, that part is perfect, but that's it. ... "
" ... A few bleeps and bloops later, when you connect it to the Cassette BT, it'll work instantly. ... "
" ... Pairs very easily. ... "
" ... But hey, i have a bluetooth now in my 22 yo car :) ... "
" ... My old truck has bluetooth capability now, hard to complain about that. ... "
" ... The sound is clear and I love that it is Bluetooth. ... "
" ... We previously bought two of these cassette Bluetooth adapters and while they were not perfect, the sound was reasonably good and they allowed us to connect our iPhones to our old car stereos. ... "
" ... The Bluetooth works great. ... "
Product Reliability
77weeks, working, lasted, worked great, tape
+27%
-73%
" ... it stopped working just after a few weeks. ... "
" ... this product didn't even last me a week. ... It has never even taken a charge and eventually the battery just stopped working altogether. ... "
" ... Oh, by the way - after the first trial I cannot even give it a second chance, it stopped working as it does not charge anymore LOL ... "
" ... They do not last long. ... "
" ... The tape broke after exactly one week. ... "
" ... It stopped working on 2/29/18 gave me error ( tape jammed) I would not buy this item or recommend it. ... "
" ... Stopped working after the first day. ... "
" ... I third the first one it stop working after 1 day. ... "
Device Compatibility
60car, connects, connect, automatically, pairing
+72%
-28%
" ... I highly recommend this if your stuck with a Tape Deck but want to connect your Mobile device. ... "
" ... Only pro is the connectivity of this device, pairs faster than most Bluetooth devices i normally use. ... "
" ... But hey, i have a bluetooth now in my 22 yo car :) ... "
" ... This is great for solving the "how to I get a file from my pc to my ancient computer" problem. ... "
" ... This, however, connects to my Galaxy Note 8 and works just fine. ... "
" ... Synced with my iPhone right away. ... "
" ... Now my classic car has Bluetooth with the original stereo. ... "
" ... Very easy to connect to. ... "
Volume
48loud, hear, cassette, car stereo, hiss
+17%
-83%
" ... 1) I can hear the gears turning 2) There is a constant and loud hiss in the background and 3) to hear it at a normal volume I have to max out the volume on my phone and car stereo and the hiss and overall distortion make it sound horrible. ... "
" ... I got it to Bluetooth in but the sound quality was useless, very low volume and basically worthless. ... "
" ... It works but I have to crank my speakers way up just to hear it with volume all the way up on my phone. ... Even then the balance is off the right speakers are normal level but left side is basically a whisper. ... "
" ... Loud ringing sound makes product not usable ... "
" ... Usually I find that Cassette adapters for my phone have an amplification problem where i have to keep my phone at half volume to prevent the noise from becoming distorted. ... I have to turn up my car stereo volume quite a bit before I get decent volume but then I have to deal with the electronic hum that you hear when turning your speakers up too high. ... "
" ... The sound was completely muffled and really low-volume. ... "
" ... The white noise was really audible in the background while it worked no matter how I adjusted my phone and stereo volume. ... "
" ... Now I have to put my finger in the deck and move it around I can hear the stereo Channel move from the left speaker to the right speaker and then sometimes when I hit a bump it will stop working. ... "
Call quality
43hear, call, calls, microphone, mic
+56%
-44%
" ... The Bluetooth music streaming was totally clear with no interruption and no noises and, as long as my experience can tell, the phone calls were perfect. ... "
" ... I have yet to try the hands free phone microphone which can be removed from the tape so I have no idea how well that works. ... I bought this to use to play things like Waze navigation and Spotify through my car stereo not to use for phone calls. ... "
" ... Now I can listen to my music through my phone and use it for hands free calling. ... "
" ... When you turn on the mic if you wanted to answer a call you can hear it on the other side of the conversation. ... "
" ... I personally don't use the mic for my phone calls in the car, but it's cool to have the option I guess. ... "
" ... Phone mic works great- have answered calls with the top down at speed and call quality was fine. ... "
" ... I played a song or 2 and the sound is very good and I made a call! ... "
" ... Sound is decent and calling function works better than I expected. ... "
Price
41worth, waste your money, price, pay, waste
+49%
-51%
" ... Don't waste your money. ... "
" ... Don't waste your money. ... "
" ... I dont even use this device anymore, its not worth money period. ... "
" ... So the Verdict is still don't waste your money on this worthless product. ... "
" ... Not worth the hassle. ... "
" ... Don't waste your money. ... "
" ... Not worth buying. ... "
" ... This is not what I paid for. ... "
Fit
31tape, head, tape deck, deck, plastic
+29%
-71%
" ... Secondly, when I try to remove it from my cassette player it gets stuck and I have to stick my fingers in there to it out, every single time. ... "
" ... It may work in some vehicles, but certainly not in a 2004 Tacoma. ... "
" ... Don’t get this if you have a 1999 Toyota Camry, it won’t work. ... "
" ... The tape broke after exactly one week. ... "
" ... Terrible i put it into my 205 audi a4 and the sound was worse than a 5 dollar speaker and it was fuzzy+ the mic didnt work. ... "
" ... Wanted this to work so badly but it just kept getting stuck in the cassette deck of my mom’s car so I had to return. ... "
" ... It would go in my tape deck and continually switch back and forth between forward and backward and then fail, so I couldn't even use it at all. ... "
" ... Kept ejecting even when I took out the autorewind piece. ... "
Cables
29cassette, adapter, wire, cassette adapter, aux cord
+41%
-59%
" ... They definitely make small power cords for some devices and this one doesn't use a lot of juice. ... I took it apart and wired up a power cable to the battery. ... "
" ... The one I received had such bad build quality, I could barely plug in the cables. ... "
" ... Spend your money on the cassette adaptors with a cord. ... "
" ... I gave it a week, then couldn't stand the sound quality any longer & had to switch back to my aux cable adapter. ... "
" ... I went back to using the one with the cord and just attached the new Apple converter dongle. ... "
" ... The quality of sounds are so bad compare to the cassette that has the wire. ... "
" ... So I thought it was but the cord wasn't in all the way. ... "
" ... Going back to the cord tapes. ... "
Build Quality
29head, removed, piece, apart, tape
+17%
-83%
" ... Be careful when handling not to have the mike fall apart. ... It is fragile. ... "
" ... Makes me worried using it and possibly breaking something inside of my car. ... "
" ... The tape broke after exactly one week. ... "
" ... I had to read through the reviews on here before I realized there is a piece of plastic on the head you have to peel off. ... "
" ... removed the small plastic strip on the head which is almost invisible and they say nothing about . ... "
" ... What an unexpected merger of technologies, this is a unique decade-bending device that no one knew they needed. ... "
" ... First - the packaging is that horrible clamshell plastic. ... "
" ... I just wish the plastic housing itself was built to a higher standard with sturdier plastics. ... It is and feels very cheap . ... "
Returns
27returned, sent, refund, amazon, second one
+4%
-96%
" ... I returned it. ... "
" ... Broke after two days, but because i have been so busy with work i missed the dead line to return and get a refund for it. ... "
" ... Just recently I ordered 2 of these to replace the ones that I've had to butcher. ... I sent them back for replacements, and when the replacements came in, BOTH OF THEM ARE DOING THE SAME THING. ... I would try for another replacement, but Amazon only allows you to return for refund after you've asked for a replacement. ... "
" ... I would like to return this item. ... "
" ... May want to return it if I can. ... "
" ... I'm going to send this back. ... "
" ... I sent first one back the second one came and does not work as well. ... "
" ... Had to return it. ... "
Marketplace
23amazon, works as advertised, works, seller, says
+70%
-30%
" ... Now I would have to wait until Amazon received these and refunded my money to order 2 new replacements. ... "
" ... Product works as advertised. ... "
" ... Not being paid or sponsored by the seller btw. ... "
" ... This is not a big deal. ... "
" ... Thanks for the creativity to make a useful product like this. ... "
" ... Works as advertised! ... "
" ... It works as described. ... "
" ... The name says it all. ... "
Bass
19music, treble, sound quality, weak, cassette
+47%
-53%
" ... Sound quality is no where near good, it limits bass output by alot and just to listen at a normal volume the car stereo is cranked to max. ... "
" ... Even when I turn the treble all the way down and turn the bass all the way up on my car system - the high frequencies are still ear-piercing. ... "
" ... Frequency range is something like 5000-10000 Hz. ... "
" ... And there is absolutely NO bass. ... "
" ... The sound quality is terrible and no bass at all from the speakers and when it’s trying to eject it gets stuck,regretting this ... "
" ... No bass and really weak volume. ... "
" ... It only plays the treble with barely any bass, even when adjusting my music app equalizer. ... "
" ... Also the bass is completely destroyed and the volume of music is halved. ... "
Ease of Use
17simple, easy, use, easy to connect, setup
+88%
-12%
" ... Convenient and easy to use. ... "
" ... Very easy to connect to. ... "
" ... This little device is ingenious, and it's so simple to use. ... "
" ... All in all its a great product and its spot on easy to connect. ... "
" ... It works the way it's supposed to it was easy to pair, (I was really surprised at all the reviews that was saying how hard it was to pair up with the phone but for me it was almost a no-brainer), I use a standard issue LG. ... "
" ... Luckily its easy to adjust on my stereo. ... "
" ... Easy to use. ... "
" ... Easy to use. ... "
Controls
15volume, turn, switch, radio, tape
+7%
-93%
" ... I'm not sure if quality control is lacking now, or if I just "happened" to get 4 bad units in a row, but these are no long worth the trouble. ... "
" ... It rattled in my cassette player, and I had to blast my volume button on my phone and radio to get it loud enough. ... "
" ... read a lot of negative feedback. ... "
" ... It's simple to use, but from the first time I used it that audio quality is terrible, tinny sounding, and my Dolby button will not get rid of the white noise. ... "
" ... Randomly unpairing in the middle of a song. ... Second - if I would do anything to the phone (unlock, attempt to change volume on the phone), playback skipped. ... "
" ... The tape deck tries to forward and rewind the tape then ejects it. ... "
" ... My tape player in my radio has a function where it auto seeks input if music is not playing so in-between each song my radio seeks input and kicks the Bluetooth cassette offline and I have to reconnect on my phone after each song. ... "
" ... Haven't made it through a complete song yet. ... "
CD/DVD
15cassette, cd, car, tape, tape deck
+60%
-40%
" ... I've always used the wired cassette adapters to get my portable CD player, iPods, and later, phones and such to play in the car but got really tired of not only the wires themselves, but they always wore out and became staticy or shorted out. ... "
" ... Work with every cassette player ... "
" ... I recently bought a 15-year-old car with a CD changer and a tape player. ... "
" ... I think the features are great even if you're like me and have a dual cd/cassette system. ... "
" ... It's equipped with 6-disc CD changer which means that yes, even in 2002, a tape player is present in the dash. ... Its just so nice not to have to rely on terrestrial radio, or lugging around a book of tapes or CDs (especially when the CD player is in the trunk!) ... on a nice drive. ... "
" ... I have not had a chance to do this yet but I did use it in a car cassette player. ... "
" ... Was thinking of getting a new BT/CD player installed which would have cost me much much more than this $20 product. ... "
" ... I have and older CD/cassette boombox that I use at jobsite and this works as advertised. ... "
FM
13old, fm transmitter, car, instead, bluetooth
+77%
-23%
" ... Delivers very low sound to radio ... "
" ... Works great in a 30 year old car radio. ... "
" ... It's never going to be CD quality, but in the New York area it sure beats an FM transmitters (just not enough open FM bands up here). ... "
" ... For the price this is the best way to get audio to your speakers in a car that has a factory radio. ... "
" ... Up until this little gem, I had a FM transmitter to play my music. ... "
" ... I have listened to XM radio, Pandora radio and music from SD card. ... "
" ... Sound quality is good if not better than the FM radio and the phone mic works well according to people on the other end. ... "
" ... It automatically turns on with the radio. ... "
Ports
13cassette, charging port, plug, aux, adapter works
+46%
-54%
" ... I wish the charging port was on the other side. ... "
" ... I am back to using my corded converter. ... "
" ... So my sub basically is useless with this adapter. ... "
" ... I went back to using the one with the cord and just attached the new Apple converter dongle. ... "
" ... Now, I can no longer use this as the charging port ripped off the board. ... "
" ... So, for now I just remove it everytime I get home and plug in the USB charging cord but it sure is a pain to have to do that. ... "
" ... Depending on the orientation of your cassetter player, you may or may not be able to keep the adapter plugged in during use. ... "
Setup
10tape, head, come, wish, trial
+50%
-50%
" ... Needs better instructions. ... "
" ... Followed directions to remove the tape on the cassette head and it sounded awful. ... "
" ... No real instructions . ... "
" ... I wish it had come with some instructions, especially on using the microphone, because I've had to figure it out by trial and error. ... "
" ... I did as the instructions said and it won't come out. ... "
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Specifications
Connectivity
Bluetooth: Yes
USB: Yes
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