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At Maxell, the priority is delivering the highest quality products available in consumer and professional audio and videotapes, computer media, batteries and accessories. To achieve this goal, Maxell has spent the last 30 years focusing all its research and development strengths on creating a long list of innovative solutions for its customers. Today, consumers and professionals all over the world reach for the Maxell name when they want a quality product they can trust.PR0DUCT FEATURES:Easy to use;Ultra-light and compact;High-quality stereo sound;Transmits on 4FM channels;Works with any portable player;Requires 3 AAA batteries (not included);Energy-saving auto shut off.

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Buyer's feedback: - * A waste of money!!! ...
I was on a trip and my ipod cords shorted out, so i bought this transmitter... and I have to say that everything about it SUCKS!!

1. The shape is really the least thought out thing ever! It is this big round (!?!?) honking knob hanging off the top of your mp3 player, with flops from side to side.

2.It eats batteries for breakfast!! You will go through $50 worth of AAA's in a years so you may as well save yourself the money and get a real one.

3. The presets are not easy to figure out, it is total trial and error to which one you are on, plus you will NEVER get a clear signal. NEVER EVER EVER!!!

Trust me, this is the worst product of all time... it even bets "My Pet Rock".

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Buyer's feedback: - You can get MUCH better for less $$$
This was the first transmitter I bought. I didn't know anything about them and for the price I thought I would give it a try. Works well IF you have fresh batteries and the station that you're trying to set the freq to is VERY clear. Takes more and eats batteries faster then any other transmitter I've used since. No power adapter option, so you HAVE TO use batteries. 4 presets means if you plan on using it in the city or traveling, you will constantly be switching stations to find the most clear. Range is min. Also if you don't have a extension 3.5mm cord you will have to have this transmitter attached to your player.
If I bumped mine it would shut off. Button on the top is easy to push to turn this on or off. So don't stick it in a bag to transport without taking out at least one battery or you might find all your batteries dead when you take it out again.

If you want a transmitter. 2 main things you should look for.
Get one with a power adapter that plugs into your car.
Don't get one with presets. Make sure you can tune it to any freq.

This one has neither.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Recommended ...
The one I bought via Amazon was my second, and a gift for a good friend. I was pleased enough with the Maxell FMT1 that I'd bought at the local drugstore that I felt it'd be a great gift item. My friend was also very pleased with it.

It only has 4 channels it broadcasts on, so check and if none of them are clear in your area, buy another. It's certified under US FCC part15 rules, so if you're looking for basically a pirate radio station, this won't be what you want. It is battery operated, but I find a set of cheap AAAs last at least 24 hours.

But all that aside, it is a very nice sounding and reliable little piece of gear. Very easy to operate. Stereo separation is good and the signal is remarkably crisp and clear *IF* you don't have the audio source turned up so much that it distorts.

I don't know what people are talking about who say that it should get to your car radio from anywhere in your car. I didn't try it in the car. But plugged into my computer's line out jack it puts out a good clear signal all over my house.. all three floors and most of the basement. Might not do as well in a car as it does for me in my house because of the large amounts of metal all around in a car. I don't know on that.

Two tips for using this device (other than not overdriving it with such a loud audio signal that it sounds crappy):

1.) If you look carefully when you open the battery compartment, you'll see a little black wire with a small black ferrite "bead" on the tip. You'll also note a small hole in the edge of the battery cover you just took off. The wire is an external antenna and you want to straighten it and have it going out the little hole. That is not a "hardware hack", the FCC tested it that way, and it's shown extended in their test photos, so it's the way it's supposed to be used (even though the instructions don't mention it). If you don't take out the antenna and you leave it curled up around the batteries, you won't get as much range as it's actually supposed to deliver.

2.) Like a lot of small FM transmitters of this sort, it does not have built in attenuation of frequencies above 16khz. Normal commercial FM stations cut the frequencies at 16khz and above so that they don't interfere with the "pilot tone" that's part of the stereo encoding. Easy to fix, just adjust your equalizer at the audio source you plug the Maxell FMT1 into, turning down any frequency bands at 16khz and up (your FM stereo won't play those frequencies anyway, so you aren't actually losing any sound). Adjust them down until the "stereo" indicator light on your receiver stays steady and you've got it fixed.

Nice little transmitter for around the house. I give it 5 stars for doing a good job of what it says it'll do.

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Buyer's feedback: - Stay back!
Living in a country where stations don't need much power to get good coverage, I figured this might be a good buy. I was wrong, way wrong.

Even the weakest of stations step over the transmitter's signal like it wasn't there. I had to resort to tuning slightly off frequency so the FM stations would be tuned out.. and even then performance was only marginal.

I'm taking this thing back to the store tomorrow. Not worth it.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Not bad for the price ... ...
This is a very simple FM transmitter that's pretty much feature free. The trade off is it's price is much lower than most other FM transmitter you find in the iPod section of most retail stores. In fact, I actually found this product in the portable CD player isle (remember those?) of Best Buy

Pros:
-Nice price for those that don't mind the lack of bells and whistles.
-Range is good enough that your car should pick up the signal from anywhere in the car.
-Auto-shut off feature when it's not transmitting a signal.
-Works for any mp3 player with a headphone jack.
-Has that that cool Maxell "guy in the chair" logo on the back (probably not a real big pro, I admit).


Cons:
-Might be too bulky for some. I'll try to get pictures up later, but for you gum or tobacco chewers it's about the size of a Bubble Tape or Skoal's container (as round as a soda can and a little under an inch thick).
-Requires 3 AAA batteries, which will be more of a con the more you plan on using the device.
-The four frequencies are in the 88 MHz range (88.1 - 88.7), which will be a con if that part of the dial is busy in your area
-I have to crank my iPod to full volume and turn the radio volume up a little higher than normal to get a good sound (this can be compensated by using my iPod's EQ, which sacrifices some battery life).

Overall, if you're thinking about getting a FM transmitter, but not sure how much you'll actaully use it, this is a nice, cheap device to test the waters. If you think you're going to use your mp3 player exclusively while you're in your car, you'll probably want to invest in a higher grade device.