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Average Customer Review
(13 customer reviews) 12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
excellent for the price,
January 10, 2007 J. Pawlowski (Allentown, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Maxell P-13 Stereo FM Transmitter (Electronics)
I'd give this thing 5 stars for the price, but the lack of useful instructions & operating tips with the unit made me take away a star, & is probably the reason for some poor reviews here.
First, the unit does not have 4 "bands". It has 4 frequencies to choose from between 88.1-88.7mhz. If you have a crummy radio that only picks up strong stations, or picks up bits of a strong station on more than 1 place on the dial, most FM transmitters will give you problems with those basic & cheap radios.
I have not used this unit in a car yet (got it primarily for the laptop & mp3 player), but if you follow my tips, it shouldn't give you a problem.
When you open the battery cover, you'll find a black wire around the circumference inside. This is the transmitting antenna. If you grab the black tip of it, it extends out & through the hole in the battery cover when you replace the cover.
With the antenna wire not extended & remaining inside, I was able to...Read more
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Garbage,
January 20, 2008 average consumer "larry" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Maxell P-13 Stereo FM Transmitter (Electronics)
This little piece of worthless plastic trash does absolutely nothing. Batteries are in, iPod is on, doesn't work on any radio in the house, on any frequency, and does not work in the car. Oh, correction, it worked for about 2 seconds in the car, but was immediately overcome by static, and did not work again. Please do not waste your hard-earned money on this. Maxell, please stop ripping off America. Thanks.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Great for the price!,
December 11, 2005 Carol Martzinek "mscarolm" (College Point, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Maxell P-13 Stereo FM Transmitter (Electronics)
I just bought this and am now listening to my iPod through my home stereo. Unlike the previous reviewer, I had no difficulty selecting a radio station (all four stations, 88.1, 88.3, 88.5 and 88.7 appear to work fine), or getting static instead of music.
The sound is good, and the only time I get any significant static is when I move the iPod a few feet away from my stereo receiver. Considering the low price of the item, I am very pleasantly surprised.
