Buy Used/3rdParty More product information	Monster Cable iCarPlay Plus Wireless FM Transmitter/Charger for iPod List Price: $79.99    Our Price: $59.99 You Save: 25% Manufacturer: Monster Cable MPN: A IP FM-CH PS Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Number of Media: 1 Features: 3 favorite station presets; 24k gold contacts for max power transfer Compatible with all iPods with dock connectors, including iPod mini Wireless FM transmitter/charger for playing iPod through car stereo system Broadcasts iPod tunes through stereo via choice of almost any FM radio frequency Charges iPod during use while optimizing audio performance
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Customer Reviews You're paying for brand premium, not quality Monster Cable products are typically more expensive than products by other popular brands that do the same thing. With audio cables, for example, you at least get a product that looks and feels higher quality than generic cables. With this product, however, I have not experienced anything that makes me think this is worth paying a premium just to get the Monster Cable brand. Pros: It functions as well as can be expected from a FM transmitter. I was able to find a reasonably empty station in the greater Seattle area (105.7) and the sound quality is decent. For me, the versatility of being able to access my entire iPod outweighs the better sound quality I would get from my CD player. Cons: The station picker / display unit thing is located about twelve inches down the cord from where it plugs into your iPod. This means whenever you move the iPod, that unit is sliding around and bumping against your center console or gearshift or whatever else is in the middle of your car. Since the buttons for picking the station stick out from this unit and are very easy to press, it's quite easy to accidently bump the unit against some part of your car and have it switch channels on you unexpectedly. When using this unit, you basically will find a station that works and leave it there, and only fiddle with it again if you drive to an area with too much interference on that station. I don't see why they put the picker/display unit in such an annoying place in the middle of the cable. They could have put it next to where it plugs into the lighter socket, or even just merged that into one unit. So basically, it works decently as any FM transmitter. This unit has its own set of annoyances and does not strike me as being unusually high quality or innovative. If I were buying an FM transmitter again, I would probably go with something cheaper that does the same thing. Junk... but better than ITRIP... There are those that will say that Static and poor quality is a given with any FM transmitter. While I WILL say that an Fm transmitter can NEVER sound better than FM radio, and certainly not CD, I found this device not to perform, even to a minimum level of acceptance. Perhaps it's because my Antenna is on the BACK of my car, and not on the front, but the output of this device(and the ITRIP as well) apparently isn't strong enough to reach my antenna. Because I see others happy, I suppose that they may have a windshield or front mount antenna.This is the ONLY reason I give the device 2 stars. HOWEVER, I've used a Sirius Sportster, XM2GO and Sirius S50 in my car, and their FM transmitter comes through on the frequencies loud and clear. I MAY get some occasional static in certain locations, but overall, their quality is more than acceptable. This is not the case with the Monster and ITRIP, I was unable to get a static free on any channel I tried... and it was so bad, I could hear it over the music. The XM and Sirius perform flawlessly on the same frequencies (and yes, I turned them off before using this device). Knowing that XM and Sirius can provide built in FM functionality with so much more signal strength, I don't understand why such an expensive stand-alone solution could perform so poorly. (I paid as much for this unit as I paid for my XM2Go (...)) I've returned the Monster AND Itrip... next, I'm going to try the ROADTRIP or TRANSPOD. Their reviewers seem to indicate that they are more powerful transmitter. If they don't perform to the level of my XM2GO or wife's Sirius unit, then I'll probably have to invest in a receiver with an aux input... you can get one for $99... and it's probably worth it. However, I would actually prefer a decent FM Modulator to take my device between vehicles. Personally, I would avoid at all cost, if for no other reason, for the weak signal. iCarPlays OK This unit is probably as good as it gets for this technology. The sound quality is similar to that of a decent FM station, but don't expect it to sound like your CDs. I live near New York City and my drive to work takes me through eastern New Jersey within a few miles of the Empire State Building and 89.7 gives me good results all the way. My antenna is on the rear window which does not seem to cause a problem in my situation. The performance of the unit may also depend on your car radio's ability to reject weaker signals on the same frequency, but iCarPlay should do at least as well as similar products. I'm surprised at how many positive and negative reviews there are, so perhaps some factors must combine to yield good results. The presets are very easy to program and manual tuning is easy enough as well, but don't do it while driving! Amazon's price of $59.99 is about $20 lower than you'd get at many stores, so it's a decent buy at this price.

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