Product Description

iCarPlay^® Cassette 800
for iPod^® and iPhone

Enjoy Your iPod or iPhone on the Road
Why shuffle through stacks of CDs and tapes to find the song you want while you’re driving? Your iPod has all the music you want just a click away. Just pop the Monster iCarPlay^® 800 into your car’s cassette tape player and plug it into your iPod’s headphone port. The Monster iCarPlay lets you and your friends enjoy your favorite music for the whole trip.

Product Details

• Brand: Monster
• Model: 129342
• Dimensions: 8.13" h x 5.00" w x 2.13" l, .25 pounds

Features

• Pops right into your car’s cassette deck to play music from your iPod or iPhone.
• Lightweight, portable design stores easily when not in use
• Improved cassette head mechanism for improved sound quality.
• Spring-loaded cassette head maintains solid contact with your cassette tape player’s head for clear sound
• Dual Balanced conductors delivers more natural audio

Customer Reviews

Monster iCarPlay Cassette Adapter 800
I purchased the Monster iCarPlay Cassette Adapter 800 for my iPhone 3g. It works great, although the cassette player will sometimes "reverse" direction. There is only a momentary interuption in the play. This may be more of an issue with the cassette deck (2003 Toyota 4 runner). As an added bonus, the adapter doubles as an adapter for my satellite receiver as well. Based on my experience, I could recommend this product.

Another Try
I have been buying one cassette adapter after another (yes, I am doing my part to revive our economy), and I have been frustrated again and again. With the Monster iCarPlay Cassette Adapter 800 I have finally found a cassette adapter that doesn't rattle as the spokes turn in my vehicle's player; however, I have found a cassette adapter that instead provides a low hum. It sounds like an impedance mismatch or grounding problem but I am not a big expert on audio problems so I cannot say for sure. Most of the time, the music covers the hum (just as it did the rattles) but I hear it when there is low or no music. (It actually helps to remind me the adapter is still in and the player on, as did the rattle, of course, but that is not ideal.)

For others with music quality problems, I would ask if you have turned down the volume on your player to prevent overdriving the cassette heads. This is a basic step for me, but I am not sure if it is common knowledge for everyone.

Love that the rattle is gone.
Hate that there is a low hum (as I am easily bothered by certain noises, as if you couldn't guess).
Like the shorter cord (as my iPhone/iPod sit close to the cassette player and the longer cords of other adapters get all tangled).
Like the black color with a touch of red (aesthetics).

Still searching for the perfect adapter.

...sigh...

Delivers as promised
I am very pleased with my purchase. Easy to use and delivers consistently great quality. I have an older car with no MP3 jack, but otherwise great sound system (2001 Infiniti). The sound I get is terrific and I couldn't be more pleased. It will definitely be my among my favorite gadget till it's time to upgrade to a new car.