For how cheap this item was, it might be worth it for some. For me, I'm not excited to have to purchase another because this one lasted less than a year. I gave it three stars because durability is obviously an issue, but it was cheap and did the job while it lasted. The sound was pretty decent. However, it was noisy while it ran in my cassette player (you could always hear the gears turning, making sort of a clicking sound) so the quality isn't really there. But you get what you pay for. I'm going to buy a replacement, but I'm going to go with a different one.