Customer Reviews

Creative Labs NOMAD II Car Adapter Kit

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This is a cassette adapter... nothing more. I found no difference between this cassette adapter and a generic RadioShack adapter. It does what it's supposed to - output the sound to your car speakers - so there's no real reason to pay extra for one with 'Creative' stamped on it. The connector is straight (rather than right-angled), and the wire isn't anything heavy-duty... you're probably better off just getting a cheaper cassette adapter somewhere else... unless...

What other reviewers say is true. The claim is that the adapter uses power from the car, so the unit's batteries aren't drained. I don't have a Nomad II or II MG, so that might be the case, but I do have a Jukebox, and it doesn't get any power from this accessory. If you've got a Jukebox, you'll need to get a 12V cigarette-lighter adapter to provide it with juice... the cassetter adapter alone doesn't cut it.

One more note... this thing weighs nowhere near the 1.4 pounds it's listed at. It weighs less than a normal cassette tape, although the box it comes in won't fit in your mailbox.

I recently bought this product, hoping that the reviews on amazon.com were true. They were not. I'm not very particular on my music; I'm fine with 128k mp3's and won't spend tons of dollars for a microscopic difference in quality. However, the quality of the sound coming from that cassette adapter is absolutely horrible. I have a Nomad Jukebox, and I can't stand to listen to it with that adapter. Everything's fine with headphones (not the ones Creative gives you, those are really low-grade), but that adapter really kills it. Perhaps you people have been comparing the sound quality to the crappy backphones that Creative provides on the Jukebox (buy a good set of Sony street-style backphones and you will see what I mean), but I can definitely tell a very distinct difference in sound quality. It really kills the beautiful smooth bass that I'm used to, the screaming guitar riffs, and especially the vocals. Every word coming from the singer's mouth is distorted as if he or she is using some intentional voice filter. Now as far as I'm concerned, the Jukebox is fine for hooking up to my computer speaker system, or taking along on-the-go with headphones. But as far as hooking it up to the car, I'll wait until they come out with cars that have line in/out jacks. It'll be CD's for me.

Let the buyer who isn't half-deaf be warned.

The Nomad II is stylish, sleek and even though one AA battery lasts 8 hours, it can be a hassle especially because if you use a normal car adapter, it drains it even quicker.

The solution? An adapter specially made for the Nomad II unit. You plug this baby into the cassette deck and plug it into your Nomad and you're saving batteries. You can listen to the radio, mp3s or whatever you like.

Although batteries may not be the main concern, it's like having ONE CD (Nomad II=32~64mb). Therefore, you might not use this that long. However, it's cheap, .... I'd say go for it if you cruise around a lot. Skip it if you listen to it at home or outdoors w/o a car.

This is listed as an accessory for the Nomad Jukebox - I just spoke to Creative Labs Customer Service and they told me it's for the Nomad II and won't work with the Jukebox.

As there is no way I'm buying a Nomad Jukebox unless I can play it in the car this is a bit of a show-stopper for me. Any ideas?!?!?!

The fact that people complain that this doesn't give power to the Nomad Jukebox is silly. It's called the Nomad II Car Adapter Kit. Other than that nit pick, I love it.

This car adapter is a great idea for everyone who has a portable music player. It playbacks song with high quality, just like how you hear it with your headphones. Some people say this the adapter only works with Nomad II, but their wrong. I am using it with a Nomad II MG and I even tested it with my portable CD player and it worked.