Arsvita Car Audio Bluetooth Cassette Receiver, Tape Player Bluetooth 5.0 Cassette Aux Adapter

Works well. Not sure about the battery life so far, that is the only drawback to this unit - unlike a cassette with a cable coming out of it, this needs to be charged via micro-usb cable (included) to power the bluetooth receiver. I'm not sure how long the unit will last if you don't power it off every time you get out of the car, but I think the battery life should be pretty decent.Call integration is very nice and intuitive. Press the button on the hanging dongle to pick up, press it again to hang up, press to pause/play music. I wish the dongle could skip songs, but its still decent for what it is. Volume is not as loud as CDs or Radio, but with my iphone on 80% volume and the car stereo on 50-60% this thing is plenty loud. Some static when you press pause and your car stereo is on a high volume but if you up the volume on your phone and keep the car stereo under 80% it should sound great

I've tried a number of cassette receivers over the years for my old car. This is the first bluetooth one I've used and I was honestly shocked at how well it worked.Battery Life - battery has been pretty good so far, only charge every 1-2 weeks. Pretty frustrating you can't charge it while you're using it thoughSound Quality - Better than I expected. Not amazing on the count that the sound coming from a cassette is pretty limited, but it's passable. I had to turn my treble and bass all the way down on my car, the highs were pretty painful without the treble tuned down.Bluetooth functionality - this is the best part, just click the dongle and connects right to my phone. Haven't had any issues with it so far. I prefer this over the aux chords I've had in the past because the aux chords seem to be damaged pretty easily meaning I'd have to replace the cassette relatively often.Overall - gets the job done and I'm happy with the product. Ideally I won't have to by listening to music through a cassette for too much longer!

The first time I put it in my car, it connected to my phone perfectly well, but then it flipped from the A-side to the B-side, back to the A-side, and then ejected. I was discouraged and frustrated, but was in a hurry and had to start my 40-minute drive.As I'm stubborn and didn't want to give up, I spent the next fifteen minutes, pushing it back in, hoping it would work and it would-- for about five seconds, then flip, flip, flip, eject. Then, it worked for a minute or so. Then flip, eject. Then it worked for almost an entire song. Then flip, eject. By the time I got to my destination, it went about ten minutes without ejecting BUT--Once it actually played, the mechanics inside it made an awful consistent grinding, clicking noise--louder than the music. Distracting from the music. It did not sound good at ALL with Concerning Hobbits from the Fellowship of the Rings soundtrack. I just wanted a nice relaxing drive, dang it. This receiver's noise and lack of proper functioning just raised my blood pressure and made me want to punch the dashboard and cry.To be fair, I didn't have problems with static or it not playing in some of the speakers or volume issues. The music itself sounded fine--just not gears within growling at me.I've tried to use it a few times since, as I REALLY REALLY want it to work, but now it won't even stay on long enough (yes, it's charged) to connect with my phone. I push it in, flip, flip, eject.I'm really disappointed with this product. I was so excited to finally have a way to listen to music in my crappy 2003 Rav4 and not have to sit in silence or use my earbuds (which I hate doing).I have very little money and even had to set some aside every week for a month to afford the measly $20+ as a gift to myself once I found out this technology even existed and I've basically thrown the money away.Disappointed it won't work. I'll just have to deal with silence.

Broke after a total of 10 months of use. I use my car A LOT though. That was across 15,000 miles and countless hours of use. The sound has been declining in quality steadily for the last month or so, and got really bad over the weekend. Stopped working completely two days ago, and now won't even turn on.It was a really nice aux when I did have it though. I feel like it lasted a lot longer than a traditional aux would have. I never had trouble with the bluetooth connecting, and it was very easy for friends/others to play music in my car. I will probably buy another one even though it did break, since I felt like I got my money's worth out of it.Initial review is below, but I did update it with my almost-year of use out of it.___Had for a little over ten months, used extensively for extended periods of time.I use android phones. Wanted to note that since several of the common complaints were related to ios. Here are some of my thoughts/feedback on other common complaints:Sound quality:I was a little hesitant to buy because of people's reviews of the sound quality, but I didn't have any major issues right until it started dying. It was not the most stellar sound quality ever but A) my car's stereo system is from the late 90s and B) you get what you pay for.The volume is DEFINITELY dependent on the phone you're using. I got a new phone this summer and I do have to turn the volume all the way up on my new phone, whereas with my old one it was just about halfway. I generally have my car's stereo system cranked to max as the Arsvita is a little quiet, but I also like my music loud.It's really not that big of an issue that it's a little quiet, you just have to remember to adjust it between cd/radio and tape or else you'll get a very big shock when music starts blasting. I also turn my bass up which helps with the sound quality. Even though there's definitely some little quirks it works just as well as a normal aux cord, which you also have to fiddle with. This has the added bonus of the jack not getting wonky after six months.Until it started to give out a few weeks ago, it wasn't tinny at all and had no weird underlying sounds. The bass being raised helped a lot with the sound quality. When it started to give out that just made the tinny-ness worse.Definitely isn't the most amazing music experience ever. I have a couple Taylor Swift CD's and could definitely tell the difference when I just played the CD versus streaming her music through the Arsvita. I think for the amount of use I got out of it and the passability of it, it was worth the money.Connection:No issues with me for connection. Pairs very easily with my phone, it's never disconnected, and has never cut out or been choppy.Charge: I was a bit worried about the charge but it lasts a while. I have to charge it honestly maybe one to two times a month. I have taken it on 12+ hour roadtrips and as long as you charge it up beforehand, it won't die on you. My phone also tells me the battery percentage of the Arsvita so you can generally know.Calls:I never use the call function on any bluetooth/aux. It doesn't work. Nobody can ever hear me, and if they do I'm incredibly muffled to the point I am incomprehensible. I'll probably look into buying one that doesn't have a call function at all if possible because it was always a pain to have to disconnect my calls from bluetooth and put them on speaker if someone happened to call me while I was driving.Button:The pause button doesn't come in handy a lot but it is nice to have, especially for talking quickly to someone or when you're hopping in and out of your car (as you have to turn off the arsvita independently of turning your car off, so it will continue to play music if your car is off).