I have my adapter for my iHome alarm clock bought so that everything fits together in color again and my iPhone not so fragile sits. The original Apple adapter fits perfectly into the adapter housing. The plastic spike (minijack connector) gives the whole one more time additionally stability. However, caution should be exercised when setting out the Adptergehäuses! If just a bit tilted to aborts the arbor and plugged into the headphone jack. What happened to me on the very day as wanted to fly on holiday which was very annoying! I could help out with a small 1mm drill and a small screw but luckily. (With 1mm drill drilled a small hole in the broken piece and then screwed a small wood screw into the hole a little and gently pulled out) So I could at least listen to music in my holidays, but now is the extra stability at my alarm clock no longer exists, which is a bit annoying! Therefore, only 3 points since a technically not as gifted or one of no suitable tool at hand has thus really faces a problem and because now lacks stability