Comments on: Virtual Reality Sound Labs VRFM7W Plays MP3s Directly From Any USB Flash Drive

by: Walt

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:15:09 +0000

Bought one to play mp3 audio files from a usb 2.0 flashdrive of 2 gigs . It didn’t Work. thought it was the particular one I had, exchanged it and still doesn’t work with a flash drive. What are you selling here?

by: Benzo

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 05:47:02 +0000

I found the main website for this device

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by: Max T

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:52:58 +0000

Okay, but I’m returning it. This thing could use just a little memory. When powered down, it doesn’t remember which FM station I’m using. Also doesn’t remember where it left off in the playing of songs from the USB. Works ok with my MP3 player though. A couple of times, it wouldn’t transmit on the both channels - I was only getting sound on the left channel and static on the right. Removing it from the plug and trying again (sometimes two or three times) seemed to fix the problem. Unless you have a 12V outlet in the position pictured with the product literature, the USB port location can be a problem. It’s very inconvenient on both of my vehicles when using the USB. Also noticed that the unit seemed to get kind of hot after a short time.

by: huh?

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:01:06 +0000

Does this company have a website?

by: H

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:58:36 +0000

I have bought one of these and use it with a 256 Mbyte memory stick and a Rave 2.5 (2.5 Gbyte) MP3 player. I use the memory stick for music and the mp3 player for podcasts, because as J stated this unit will not let you fast forward an MP3 file. My unit has a shuffle mode when using the memory stick that will shuffle the order of the MP3 files on the memory stick. When the audio cable is plugged in to the unit the access to the memory stick is disabled.
One of the strange effects I have experienced in heavy traffic is that I have picked up other people’s RF transmitter’s playing Sirius, XM or their MP3 player. It seems that the new “Sirius One” radios that attach like a radar detector to the front windshield seem to be the main culprits. FM being line of site this makes sense.
Changing the frequency to one of the other 13 available usually clears this up.
If the interference is really bad I hook up the cassette audio adapter that this unit replaced.

by: J

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:48:24 +0000

I bought one several months ago, and stopped using it.

1. Sound is pretty tinny and gets distorted at any decent volume.

2. This is awful for podcasts, unless you have a commute that’s longer than your podcast. If you take a lot of 10-15 minute trips, there’s no way to get through a 1 hour podcast, because it keeps going back to the beginning each time you switch off the ignition, and there’s no way to fast forward to where you left off.

So basically, it works for listening to songs, because they average 3 minutes or so, but the sound quality is tinny and distorted enough that you won’t enjoy it too much. On the other hand, the sound quality is OK for podcasts, but it will drive you nuts if you can’t make it through the whole show in one trip. Consequently, it’s cheap and cool, but useless.

by: Dale Mensch

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 03:39:44 +0000

I bought one at WalMart. It’s really slick, but mine often and inexplicably won’t play. The lights are on and I’m sure it’s transmitting FM (the static on the channel goes away) but the red LED doesn’t blink and there’s no sound. Sometimes waiting a while and randomly pushing the buttons for a while seems to wake it up. I love it… when it works.

by: Mike M

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:59:53 +0000

I purchased one of these in Target about six months ago, and for the price I don’t think you can beat it. Jeff T’s comments (above) pretty much summarize it, but I’ll add a few things: 1) You CAN use MP3’s above 128 mpbs, and I’ve tried a few variable bit rate MP3’s without incident. You can only play the files in the order they were loaded to the USB stick, but I downloaded a free program called Re-organize! (Unfortunately I don’t have the web address right with me), which allows you to arrange the order of the FAT as you wish. The other thing that this unit does is clip the audio at the beginning of the file when it starts playing by about 1 second…it’s mildly annoying, but it’s not anything that would make me return it. In short, you can’t go wrong for the price.

by: Lockergnome's Mobile Lifestyle

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:20:49 +0000

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