Sony's have a great reputation as being reliable.
This is depending on the year of the cassette player and the type of cassette player. However even though you get the best cassette player you will still run into the problem of a cassette being eaten.
The installation of a car cassette player is pretty easy to install, you will only need a few tools and up to an hour to install a car cassette player.
A normal quality car cassette player costs about $25. If you already have a cassette player, you can purchase a cable to connect it to your car's audio panel.
I suggest getting a portable cassette player and hook it up to a FM transmitter. However, it would be much less of a hassle to buy a different stereo for your car that has a cassette player.
Sanyo's are known for their radio reception.
A CD player offers a superior sound then a cassette player in which the cassette player offers a low quality stero sound.
You need to buy an mp3 player and get a cassette adapter for your headphone jack. If you have a cassette in the car.
You take a file, and stick under neath the cassette as a lever and pull it out.
Yes it is possible to play cassettes through a car CD player by using a cassette to digital adapter. The songs on the cassette will be transferred into digital format.
The purpose of having a cassette adapter in you car would be that your car is an older model that has an eight-track player and does not have current equipment such as a cd player. Another reason could be is that you are an owner of a classic car that has an eight-track player and you want to keep it authentic, so you use the adapter.
I'm using anecdotal experience here, so I can't guarantee it to be 100% accurate, but the last car I recall seeing with an OEM cassette player (it also had a CD player) was the PT Cruiser/Prowler.
Best buy usually charges about one hundred to one hundred and twenty dollars to install a new receiver.