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(54 customer reviews) 33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Charge your iPod and get great sound quality!,
December 10, 2004 Fun Robbie (Addison, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Monster Cable Ultra-Low Profile iPod iCharger (AICHG2 IP) (Electronics)
(This review is in regard to playing your iPod in your car)
I had no idea what I was missing until I bought this iPod charger.
I also own the Monster iCarPlay cassette adapter which plugs into the headphone input on top of the iPod. Unfortunately, the sound quality has been mediocre at best. It was also very bothersome and annoying to have to adjust the volume controls on both the iPod and the car stereo.
Enter the Ultra-Low Profile iCharger...
...not only does this device charge the iPod, but there is an input for your cassette adapter on the charger. What it allows is for the connection of the iPod to the cassette adapter via the dock connection. Now, I'm not sure why, but when you connect your cassette adapter to the dock connection instead of the headphone input on the iPod, the sound quality drastically improves! The sound is clear and crisp, not loud, blown-out, or hissy. When you connect your iPod in this fashion (via the dock...Read more
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Not compatible with new ipods,
October 3, 2008 J. Yang "Jae Yang" (Alpharetta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Monster Cable Ultra-Low Profile iPod iCharger (AICHG2 IP) (Electronics)
The iPod nano Gen 4 is NOT COMPATIBLE with this charger. Please read this before purchasing.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Excellent add-on!,
August 11, 2005 Bruce Anderson "bda_tox" (Ellicott City, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster Cable Ultra-Low Profile iPod iCharger (AICHG2 IP) (Electronics)
If you want to listen to your iPod (with dock) in the car and have a cassette player in the car, you need this device.
I'd initially tried the Belkin product that does much the same thing... powers the iPod and allows access to via the dock to the line out on the iPod... but the Belkin version adds an amplifier to the line out. And, that amplifier colors the sound (muddy, bass heavy, and nasty!) and easily distorts. Very much defeats the purpose of getting to the line out. If the volume was lowered on the Belkin, I needed to push the volume on my car stereo to get to acceptable levels. When that happened, tape hiss was prominent.
Enter the Monster iPod charger. This product does not include an amplifier... you just get access to the line out signal. Just connect your cassette adapter to the charger, drop the adapter into the cassette player, and enjoy the sound. The volume is totally controlled by the car stereo.
The difference between the Belkin...Read more
