Customer Reviews and Ratings

3.0 out of 5 stars

Based on 77 reviews

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Works Great!

    • Written by from Brighton

    My late model Acura CL cassette player was spitting out a competing adapter. The Monster sits in there very happily and the sound to above average..

    7 of 9 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

    • Written by from Houston

    I tried other adaptors that didn't work. This one works perfectly, even on the original iPhone, which is what I have. In fact, I think the sound is better than the actual CDs. No problems to report!

    8 of 9 people found this useful

  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    A lot of Problems

    • Written by from Novi

    This cassette converter for iPod does not work at all in one of my vehicles. On the other vehicle, it works for a while then starts cutting out and the sound quality become very poor. I returned it for a refund. I love the concept, however.

    15 of 22 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    An Excellent Product

    • Written by from Thousand Oaks

    I cannot speak highly enough of the Monster cassette adapter. I have an older Bose system in my Corvette that I don't want to replace. The sound is great but, unfortunately, it does not an auxiliary feature so I haven't been able to use my iPhone with it. I have tried other cassette adapters but they all produced a noticeable hiss while playing. I was blown out of the water when I inserted the Monster 800. The sound was better than my CD player (although this may be the result of an electrical issue with my car). The sound was clear and, frankly, amazing. I was just about reconciled to getting rid of my Bose and buying an aftermarket system, but for $24, I am now able to use iPods and my iPhone and get the most out of my current system. One thing, though. Make sure you get the 800 model. I read reviews elsewhere that earlier models produced hiss. This model, on the other hand, has received very positive reviews.

    43 of 44 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Better than I thought

    • Written by from Woodstock

    I have to say that I was skeptical on whether or not this was going to do the job. For the longest time I have always thought that the FM transmitters were the way to go. However, you have to always deal with the static and having to constantly change the radio station.
    I have to say that this is one of the best products I have tried to play my iPod touch in the car. At first it sounded too quiet even when you turn the volume up, but I realized if you have an iPod with sound check make sure you turn it to off and then it sounds as good as a CD!

    15 of 16 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Monster Is The Best

    • Written by from Grovetown

    I just bought this cassette adapter and all I can say is wow! My mom has really good Pioneer speakers in her doors and two subwoofers in the back. This product really helps with sound quality, in my case I bought it for clearer bass. It really helps out and makes the bass feel like its pulling you. It will make a difference in high end speakers. Always buy Monster Cable!

    10 of 13 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

    • Written by from Lincoln

    This little gizmo works great for those of us who still have cassette players in their vehicles. It also saved me a couple hundred dollars for an after market installation of a port for my iPOD. Once in a while there is static BUT it is not an issue. Eject the cassette and reinsert the connector into your iPOD and all is well. Enjoy!!

    31 of 32 people found this useful

  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    You can use as a speaker phone

    • Written by from Watertown

    Overall the sound quality is pretty good but not great, but the main reason for my review is that someone mentioned that they could only hear audio through their speakers when on a phone call and that the other person could not hear them. I just purchased this adapter today (9/1/09) for use with my iPhone and I am able to have the audio go through my car stereo during a call and people on the other end can hear me.

    22 of 27 people found this useful

  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    missing one big thing

    • Written by from bonita

    so i went into the apple store to get another monster cassette adapter. i had the older one that was grey. well they ran out and now this one came out. sound was amazing just like the older one but as an iphone user i can't talk on the phone with it. i can hear the person on the other line through my speakers, but the adapter wont let me use my phone speaker. so bummed. why would monster take that feature off.

    9 of 17 people found this useful

  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Problems

    • Written by from BRISTOL

    I hate to be the one negative reviewer, since I bought this product based on the previous ratings. I bought and returned two of these. Both had the same problem in that it played fine for a half-hour or so, and then the sound quality diminished into noisy static.

    I thought it might be my car unit. However, I bought another one by a different manufacturer, at less than half the cost, and it has worked fine.

    Gremlins?

    51 of 62 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Works Great With My Older Car

    • Written by from Redondo Beach

    What can I say I have an older car with no in-jack for the audio system. This device works great, it does what it's supposed to and does it very well, at a very low cost. Now I can listen to all of my music in my car. I cannot complain, great device, highly recommended.

    55 of 56 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Far Better than FM Transmitters

    • Written by from Jacksonville

    I have tried several different FM transmitters only to be disappointed of extreme static and always having to change the channel. We went to the apple store this past Saturday after once again searching for a transmitter to play my Iphone music in my car. We decided on the Monster iCarPlay 800 tape transmitter after reading the reviews. I have to say I am thrilled! No more changing stations and static. We live in Jacksonville, FL a good sized city and I can now play my music with no interference and the quality of the sound is awesome! I highly recommend this product if you have a tape deck and are looking to play your music in your car off your iPod or iPhone. You won't be disappointed! I'm lovin it.

    69 of 69 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    GREATTTT SOUND!

    • Written by from Saint Louis

    BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!!! ITS GREAT AND YOU WILL WANT TO DRIVE AND DRIVE!!! :)

    17 of 25 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great product!

    • Written by from new city

    I have a 2006 Infiniti FX 35 with bose speakers. I bought a cheeper brand from Target only to realize that the quality sucked. Now with the Monster icarPlay Cassette 800 the sound is almost perfect i can rase the volume to max and still not hear the clicking nor the static from the cassette like my cheaper version. BEST PRODUCT IN MY CAR!

    54 of 55 people found this useful

  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Just what I was hoping for!

    • Written by from East Bridgewater

    I was a little skeptical about this product because I had tried a similar cassette adapter a few years ago, and the clicking from the cassette player was all I could hear. But Jon at the Apple store in Hingham MA assured me that he uses the same product and that the sound is amazing. I figured for the price it was worth another shot. I plugged it in while sitting in the parking lot, and my car stereo has never sounded so good! I highly recommend this product-the quality and the price can't be beat.

    328 of 343 people found this useful

  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Really nice; Great bass!

    • Written by from Hesperia

    This is such a terific product! I just got my first car, and unlike my mom's Ford Taurus X, my 2001 Pontiac Grand Am GT doesn't have an auxilary input jack. So, i ordered this and was amazed at the sound quality. It sounds great with my MONSOON audio system.

    270 of 300 people found this useful

  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Works really well

    • Written by from Round Rock

    This product works really well with my Bose system in my '07 Nissan Murano. It unfortunately doesn't come with an audio-in port and the "in-dash" converter is like $200 installed. I'm happy I didn't pay the 2-hundy because this has near cd quality (you need to turn the volume up on your iPod or iPhone to match the volume on your car stereo) for 25 bucks.

    345 of 369 people found this useful