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7
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Good device for Non-Audiophiles
by TechSpikes
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December 4, 2005
Pros: Easy to use, Suprizingly good audio from a FM Modulator
Cons: Highs in music are a little muddy, Drains battery quickly
Summary: When I bought a new car, and decided to give away my XM radio which I hard-wired to my radio and used for it and my Ipod listening in my ...
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Summary: When I bought a new car, and decided to give away my XM radio which I hard-wired to my radio and used for it and my Ipod listening in my car, I wanted to find a new solution for listening to my endless collection of music on my Ipod in my new car. After some searching around, I found the iTrip. Now, I was always a little leary of using a FM Modulator of ANY kind for listening to my Ipod for the fact that I knew that while I'd get decent stereo sound from it, that it would alway be plagued by problems from the evironment, such as static, competing radio waves, and it would never give me really good sound.
However, for the $40 price tag, it worked suprizingly well. While I can't attest to using it fully, with loading the software to access other radio stations from my Ipod, I found it that using it was very easy (just pop it on the top, tune to the station, and go) and that the sound quality again really suprized me.
However, being somewhat of an Audiophile, I tested it on my stereo reciever at home. I would play a song that I felt had a very dynamic range of sounds & frequencies with the iTrip first, and then play the same song by pluggin a "Y" cable into the headphone jack and then connecting it to an analog input on the reciever.
I found that while the sound was good with the iTrip in lower and mid frequencies, the frequencies that range along the 12k and up range were very muddy. (These frequencies that I am speaking of are those that give a kind of "shine" to a song.. like the "splash" of cymbals for example)
Needless to say, I wound up returning my iTrip, not because I found it horrible, but because I will be getting another XM radio hard-wired into my car soon, and will use that for my Ipod as well.
Bottom line, unless your ears are THAT sensitive, and you're a HARDCORE audiophile (you probably wouldn't be looking at this thing anyway).. I would strongly suggest the iTrip as a cost effective way of enjoying your digital music on the road.
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9
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works well if you set it up right!
by ckim12
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November 27, 2005
Pros: looks sharp and compact
Cons: signal not as strong. Bass is disorted
Summary: My cassette player recently died. I bought this hoping that it'll do an okay job. Once you find a station that is not being used, and you follow the ...
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Summary: My cassette player recently died. I bought this hoping that it'll do an okay job. Once you find a station that is not being used, and you follow the directions, the reception is pretty decent. I figure with all of the road noise, the lower fidelity signal is not noticeable. It works well with a car adapter charger. Plus it works great on portable stereo players at work without a cassette player.
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3
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Not Worth it
by Dead Soulman
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September 4, 2005
Pros: It conveniently mounts on top of your iPod, eliminating wires.
Cons: The signal is not strong enough and full of static/interference.
Summary: This unit is so cool looking. No cables hanging off your dashboard. Mounts directly on your iPod. I have an U2 version. But, I'm sure it looks quite cool ...
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Summary: This unit is so cool looking. No cables hanging off your dashboard. Mounts directly on your iPod. I have an U2 version. But, I'm sure it looks quite cool on the white ones.
I bought it. Took it home, followed the setting up instructions. So far so good. Everything was nice and working. Then, I took it into my car and bam, the reception was so crappy. My car antenna is to right side of the hood, so that's a pretty short distance.
I was extremely disappointed.
I took it back.
A few weeks later decided to go for a direct to antenna fm transmitter. It's as good as the cd player on my car stereo.
This iTrip unit is a total disappointment.
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3
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A clever gadget but sound quality is poor
by worrasf
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January 6, 2007
Pros: Simple and easy to set up does away with cassette interface
Cons: Very poor sound - worse than the cassette IMHO
Summary: I had no problem getting this to work first time straight out of the box. I wanted to do away with the "cable-cassette" interface I had been using. Didn't ...
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Summary: I had no problem getting this to work first time straight out of the box. I wanted to do away with the "cable-cassette" interface I had been using. Didn't really know what to expect but was very disappointed with the sound quality. Its a bit like listening to a proper Hi-Fi after listening to the same music on your iPod. The iPod is good but it's light years behind a real Hi-Fi.
Anyway, it's important to read the setup instructions on the iTrip website (doesn't tell you this in the box) as the iPod volume MUST be set between 50 and 75% otherwise the iTrip either wont transmit or will distort. When setup correctly it connects every time in the car and through my FM tuner. Range is about 20 feet. The sound is flat and lifeless, nothing at all like the sound through the iPod earphones which I think is pretty good for a non-audiophile setup.
Bottom line is if you just want a fancy gadget that allows you to get rid of the wire-cassette interface in your car and just want a bit of noise while your driving the iTrip is fine. If you actually want to enjoy your precious music while driving then don't bother. Spend the money on a few CD's (or better still buy some vinyl!)
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7
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Very good-works 90% of the time
by prakasheas
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April 8, 2006
Pros: Small, no wires, easy to load frequencies
Cons: Usual problems as with all FM transmitters
Summary: I've used the iTrip for over a month now and performance is very nice. Works on my office commute, also worked on a long distance 75 mile commute recently ...
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Summary: I've used the iTrip for over a month now and performance is very nice. Works on my office commute, also worked on a long distance 75 mile commute recently without having to switch frequencies. I also took it to Hawaii on vacation recently to use in the rental car and it worked there as well.
I tried the belkin earlier and it was a piece of crap. I had low hopes when I bought the iTrip but it works well overall.
It has the usual interference and static problems that all FM transmitters suffer from, but not all the time.
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5
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Great...when its in one piece
by Caits1221
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April 7, 2006
Pros: extremely convenient, picks up signal easily. Great customer service in case it breaks, which it will
Cons: Not built well. Same jack as headphones, so if you interchange the headphones and itrip, the plug will most likely pull out. I have gone through 3 so far.
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8
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I have tried the Belkin as well as the itrip and have to recommend the Itrip
by scratchchance
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January 14, 2006
Pros: small size, very compatable, better transmit that the belkin
Cons: difficult to change the transmit freq., sometimes accidentaly disconnects
Summary: I had first purchased the Belkin version of the Itrip transmiter. I was frustrated at the lack of coverage in the belkin as well as the fact that it was ...
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Summary: I had first purchased the Belkin version of the Itrip transmiter. I was frustrated at the lack of coverage in the belkin as well as the fact that it was larger and more bulky it just didnt go well with my ipod. The 2 aaa batteries for it didnt last long either. The pro to it was that it still worked after I sent it through the wash in my jeans! After that I got the itrip. I have found that the coverage is much better, it is much more prortable since it uses power off the ipod, i havnt noticed any sig. power drains. It also looks good with the ipod having similar design. The con is that it is more difficult to change freqs as you have to go into your Ipod song database and it also has a tendincy to disconnect if jarred especialy if you have a ipod case protector. Overall though i would choose this over the belkin.
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2
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bruttally difficult to use
by rookie314
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October 28, 2005
Pros: none, looks nice
Cons: to many to mention
Summary: Very difficult to use. Hard to lock in to a frequency. Frequencies have to be loaded into your playlists to use. If you operate your ipod in a shuffle mode ...
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Summary: Very difficult to use. Hard to lock in to a frequency. Frequencies have to be loaded into your playlists to use. If you operate your ipod in a shuffle mode it will play the frequencies. Just a useless product. There are many easier units to use out there and this is not worht it.
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8
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I have been happy
by tmillard
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October 3, 2005
Pros: Small and easy to use
Cons: Small and easy to lose
Summary: I have been quite happy with this thing. all in all it seems to work well in both country (central VT) and urban (NYC) areas. Occassionaly I will have to ...
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Summary: I have been quite happy with this thing. all in all it seems to work well in both country (central VT) and urban (NYC) areas. Occassionaly I will have to change the station but when i turn it off i tend to find the station i was using is probably the clearest on the dial. the operation is fairly easy. sometimes there are problems and i am not sure if it is errors on my part or the software. all in all i would recommend to people interested in these things
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3
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One word disapointment
by rollinon21s
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September 28, 2005
Pros: ummm.... looks alright
Cons: 1st problem tuning, 2nd and more importantly the quality of sound
Summary: 1st takes like 3 min to get it tuned right, 2nd the reseption is crappy, the tracks are really quiet so u have to turn up yor car sterio up ...
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Summary: 1st takes like 3 min to get it tuned right, 2nd the reseption is crappy, the tracks are really quiet so u have to turn up yor car sterio up hella loud wich will eventully blow out your speakers, also the music sounds like its missing some stuff, ;like its hard t explain but it like doesnt play all the music ryte if the song has sounds that were ment to be heard by spesific speackers. n e ways its just a total waiste of time and money.
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