Reviews for Monster iCarPlay Cassette 800 for iPhone and iPod

Audio is nice and clear for this type of adapter, very pleased with how good the ipod sounds in my Honda CR-V. Well worth the money. Good bass and clear highs- slightly lower audio level than other sources but not a big issue.

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.

Sounds really good and plays clearly through my radio cassette player.

Got this as a Christmas gift & was really excited. I followed the instructions regarding turning the volume on the car stereo & iphone all the way down, then increasing them simultaneously. All I got was horrible static. I had to turn the volume all the way up to hear ANYTHING, but the static drowned out the music.

Later, and on accident, I hit the FF button and then resumed play. The thing started working (i.e. I could actually hear the music), but the static was still there. I thought I'd fixed the problem.

The next day, I had the original problem of hearing only static and soft, soft music no matter how loud I turned it up. I tried the "trick" again and again, and it only works sometimes.

Lousy.

stinks for the people who have to use this, my car comes with a built in AUX input. anyways when I did have to use this it worked great

I have used 6 different cassette adapters over the course of two years and the Sony cassette adapter was the only one that actually sounded good. The rest had buzzing noises or sounded too loud with very limited bass. But Monster really knew how to build this one great. The sound is great and it has great bass too. In some songs you do get the occasional buzzing noise although its not loud. But thats because their an uneven balance between the cars volume and my iphone 3g. In the instructional booklet they mention how to solve this. But with out balancing the cars volume, the overall sound quality blows the doors over the rest of my cassette collection i have compiled over the years. This product is definitely worth the 24 dollar investment.

I bought this EXACT Monster iCarPlay Cassette Adapter 2 years ago and it started to make "clicking" sound so I bought a brand new one today. Monster added a new Silver Chip Mechanism towards the bottom of the tape and improved the sound quality a LOT. But if there is a bottle of oil could be provided to add to the wheels (to prevent "clicking" sound) would make this product PERFECT. Apple should really update this product pic since the new updated adapter has a new silver color coating around the adapter head. This product is way BETTER than FM transmitter.

I've tried a number of cassette adapters and this is the only one that I've stuck with. It works and works silently. The other brands I've owned all had an annoying clicking sound when the player is in motion. The iCarPlay is quiet and solidly built.

The sound quality is vastly superior to the FM transmitters that I own as well.

I just got a new used car and the Monster cable that I'd been using didn't fit in the cigarette lighter properly. Since there's a tape deck I thought I'd try this product. Very happy with it. Sounds great. I do agree that the quality of your current system plays a factor and I needed to adjust the volume controls on my phone and the vehicle to cut out distortion and buzzing. After those two minor adjustments I was rocking out! Also, this is $50 cheaper than the new Monster cable I almost bought.