Monster Cable RadioPlay Car Stereo Wireless FM Transmitter (MBL-FM XMTR)

by Monster

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 6 x 2.8 inches ; 6.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001Y9UEW
• Item model number: MBL-FM XMTR
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)

Product Description

Product Description

Transmitter utilizes FM channels:
88.1, 88.3, 88.5, 88.7, 88.9, 89.1, 89.3, 89.5

RadioPlay Car Stereo Wireless FM Transmitter
Tune in to full stereo sound from your portable music player, using your car's FM radio.

Share & Enjoy Your Portable Audio When You're On the Road
MP3 players, CD players, portable DVD players and even laptops; you use these devices so you can enjoy your music and movies anywhere, anytime especially in your car. To listen to and share your tunes while you're driving, you need the right gear to make the connection. Enjoy full stereo sound from almost any portable audio player by using the Monster RadioPlay Wireless FM Transmitter.

Monster RadioPlay, Plug it in and Listen up
Just plug the RadioPlay into your car's 12v cigarette lighter and the mini headphone jack on almost any portable audio or DVD player. Then select a station on RadioPlay using the one-touch FM channel selector. Find the same station on your car stereo*, turn on your favorite song and you're ready to roll. Your music transmits wirelessly to your car stereo using one of eight FM radio frequencies.

Monster Puts Your Portable Audio Where You Want It: Wherever you go
With so many ways to get your portable audio, it would be a shame if you couldn't listen to all of it in your car. Share and enjoy every minute of your music and movies while you drive, with the ease and safety of the Monster RadioPlay.

* Try all eight pre-set stations to find the best one for your area. You may need to change stations as you drive to different locations

Product Description

Model no. Mbl-fm xmtr plays mp3 players cd & portable dvd players & notebooks through fm car radios easy 1-button fm channel selection transmits on fm channels: 88.1 88.3 88.5 88.7 88.9 89.1 89.3 & 89.5 24k gold contacts for maximum corrosion resistance & power transfer plugs into a vehicle s 12v dc cigarette lighter connects to mini headphone input on portable device no batteries required lifetime warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

70 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Monsterosity, October 30, 2004

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Jerry P. Danzig (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster Cable RadioPlay Car Stereo Wireless FM Transmitter (MBL-FM XMTR) (Electronics)

Now that my faithful old car cassette receiver won't stop reversing tape direction, I haven't been able to use a cassette adapter for my mp3 player. So I tried this Monster FM Transmitter, and I'm sorry to say the sound is nowhere near as good as the cassette adapter. The frequency response is good, but unfortunately there's beaucoup de noise and harmonic distortion as well. Loud rock music doesn't suffer too badly, but if you're a lover of classical music or acoustic jazz, I doubt you'll find this rig very listenable. For a company known for its high-end cable products, Monster also seems to have very poor customer support, if my experience is any indication. I am still awaiting a reply to my email asking how to improve the unit's reception to minimize distortion. Does any company make a car CD receiver with a stereo miniplug input for mp3 players? That would be ideal! Otherwise, if you have a cassette receiver, get a cassette adapter; if you have a CD receiver... well, the Monster won't make you very happy...

59 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Works, But Not Without Flaws, March 13, 2005

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Adam (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monster Cable RadioPlay Car Stereo Wireless FM Transmitter (MBL-FM XMTR) (Electronics)

I was looking for an easy solution for listening to my MP3 player in my car. I had heard that FM transmitters are not the greatest solution so this item wasn't at the top of my list. But when I was at Best Buy the car audio guy insured me that he had tried and returned every FM transmitter Best Buy carries except for the Monster one. Of course, I took his word for it.

Then I hooked it up in my car and it worked! Sounded good and I was happy. The next day I used it and had to switch the station to get a better reception. This was not what I wanted to do every time I want to use it! But still, it worked fairly well. I was still a bit skeptical though because I live in a fairly rural area and there is not much to interfere with the reception. A few days later I drove to a more populated area and received static for about half the ride! Completely unacceptable as far as I'm concerned so I took it back to Best Buy and got my money back.

Overall, it worked about 80% of the time with no major problems but then again, that's in a fairly rural area.

I suppose if you have no other choice, this is a decent option. But I can't recommend it with 100% confidence!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The car's antenna seems to matter here., October 24, 2004

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J. A Harring (Fla) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster Cable RadioPlay Car Stereo Wireless FM Transmitter (MBL-FM XMTR) (Electronics)

I rented a couple of cars with standard whip antenna and it seemed to work ok - thought there was more background hiss than I would like though. Moreso than a cassette adapter.
My crown victoria, with antennain the windshield gives poor reception, compared to off-air radio. Since I listen to classical music (quiet passages) it's a bit tedious.
Aalso the restriction on number of tunable channels is less-than-desirable. In urban areas all the pre-sets may be taken.
If I paid about $25 forthe thing I'd say it was a reasonable deal, but not worth the $50 CompUSA price.
Sales guy recommended it - next time I'm buying where there's no restocking fee!