Monster icarplay review...

I went out last night to Best Buy and bought the Monster icarplay for use with my ipod nano 4g.
There were a few different options as far as fm transmitters, but I felt that the charging capabilities of the Monster was the obvious choice.
After shelling out $80 plus tax... I got into the car and plugged it in. Right off the bat there was no sound. I reset the ipod and tried again.
The Monster icarplay does indeed work with the nano but...
The sound quality is very poor. There is a hiss no matter what station I choose to broadcast over. The hiss is quite loud in between songs. The volume of the music from the ipod is very low. I had to turn the stereo up really loud just to hear the music. On CD or Tuner, the volume is way loud. Now it is not the stereo, I have a Pioneer premier series that sounds awesome, but for the ipod to sound like a bad radio station it is not worth the money.
Another problem with this set up is just the inconvenience. To get into the car, plug in the icarplay into the cig lighter. Then attach the ipod, find a clear station, press play, adjust the volume on the stereo so I can hear it. By the time i get a song to play, I am late for work.
Then to have to deal with the clutter of the wires and where to put the ipod. Then when i get to work I have to unplug everything and take the ipod.
I will be returning the icarplay to Best Buy today and getting $80 worth of new music and blank cd's to burn

I couldn't disagree more with you. My icarplay transmitter works perfectly and the sound is good, as good as you would expect an FM transmitter sound to be. You are making it sound much more complicated then it is. I have the station I listen to my ipod on saved on my stereo and in the Transmitters memory and all I have to do is turn my radio to that preset and press play on my ipod. Takes all of a minute even less when I use my steering wheel controls.
There is no hiss or interference whatsoever when i'm using mine and the sound level is fine.Sounds like it is you car, I have seen a correlation between older cars and having trouble with FM transmitters. A lot of people in big cities also have problems using FM transmitters because of the lack of free stations.
I don't really see what you are expecting with the wire, you saw that it has a wire when you bought. I put my ipod in my center cup holders, out of the way and all is good I can even switch songs easily without having to look at it. Unplugging it is not a problem either, you just unplug the ipod and leave the transmitter plugged into the lighter.
You are making this sound so much harder and more complicated then it is.
It's a great device, works much better then my wireless Belkin one and matches the color scheme of my car not that that matters lol. I don't think it is worth 80+ dollars so I bought one on ebay for 40 bucks brand new.

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I don't think that's normal?
I've taken my radio out and checked the back of it, but everything seems to be normal connected...
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So my question to you guys is: Does anyone know what the problem could be?
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2. Whats the difference between the iCarPlay and the iCarPlay Plus?
3. Is price wasnt an issue, what would be the FM transmitter of choice?
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to be fair, i don't have either unit, but... i've read a number of really strong reviews of the kensington digital FM transmitter. like the monster, it plugs into the cigarette lighter, so you're not using battery power. (this is either a plus or a minus, depending on whether you ever want to transmit away from your vehicle.) but after quite a lot of research, it appears that the kensington is almost universally hailed for the quality of transmission. i've been an itrip user for years, and have tried to keep up with the latest advancements, and i've never seen an FM transmitter get such uniformly high ratings for sound quality, so i'm thinking it has to be really good. you might want to look into it. retails for about $75, but you can find it online for more like 50.

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I called Apple and spoke to a so-called "apple expert" who kept telling me my iTouch should work with the Bose system because that's what it says on the apple website: http://store.apple.com/us/product/TS836VC/A?fnode=MTY1NDA1NA&mco=MTA4NDM1NDY But as we all know, it doesn't work and Apple has obviously not bothered to update their website or train their "experts."
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If they are compatible then i would like one from the 3 i have listed above since i can get a really good price on them at my work.
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There's a problem some here have reported (and I've experienced once) in which the nano won't output sound through the dock connector without a reset.
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"Reset your iPod by toggling the Hold switch on and off (set it to Hold, and then turn it off again). Then press and hold the Center and Menu buttons for at least 6 seconds, until the Apple logo appears."
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-- Mark

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I recommend this FM Transmitter:
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