I want to listen to music in my car via bluetooth A2DP. My car's stereo system only has AUX in. So, I am looking for a device to pair with my phone and plug into the aux port for my car's stereo. I don't really care about hands free calling. That'd be a plus, but not necessary.
I've been doing some research and found two that look reasonable.
BlackBerry Remote Stereo Bluetooth Gateway (would require yet another charger)
Kensington LiquidAUX Bluetooth Car Kit
Does anyone here have any experience with these or any recommendations?
If I were you, I would get something like this:
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...10551&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665801276
The reason being that it gets pretty good reviews and you would be able to also use it outside of the car if you wanted to.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Ericsson...1DCM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288590977&sr=8-1
I am probably going to buy this thing soon, as I have been eying it for a few days now.
If you don't want to charge there are plenty of wire in kits. Check out parrot. They might have a kit that fit s what you want.
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I bought a LiquidAUX and would advise staying away from it unless you like sub par sound quality. The volume is about 75% compared to being plugged directly into my aux port and the quality is like streaming a low quality radio station. For calls I would say it gets the job done "acceptably" but music requires much better fidelity than you'll get from it.
I use the LiquidAUX. I use it to listen to podcasts and have no problem with the sound quality. I did have to buy a ground loop noise filter.
I have the blackberry stero gateway and I use it in my living room, it works fantastic for music.
Just as a follow-up to my original post, I ended up deciding on Satechi Bluetooth Hands-free Car Stereo Fm Transmitter for iPhone 4, 3Gs & 3G and Bluetooth Stereo A2DP supported Devices (available on amazon).
The Satechi device works great! It pairs with the phone quickly and the sound quality is great. This device is exactly what I was looking for. It plugs into the cigarette lighter and has AUX out which I plugged into the stereo in my car. I was a bit worried about noise from the car's engine, but that wasn't a problem. The volume is very slightly lower than plugging the phone directly into the AUX in on my car's stereo. Realistically, that may just be my ears playing tricks on me. It also has a USB port which puts out 5V @ 1000mA for charging USB devices (my Epic).
I didn't use the FM transmitter or the call feature since the only thing I really wanted was the A2DP to AUX.
davidb_ said:
I want to listen to music in my car via bluetooth A2DP. My car's stereo system only has AUX in. So, I am looking for a device to pair with my phone and plug into the aux port for my car's stereo. I don't really care about hands free calling. That'd be a plus, but not necessary.
I've been doing some research and found two that look reasonable.
BlackBerry Remote Stereo Bluetooth Gateway (would require yet another charger)
Kensington LiquidAUX Bluetooth Car Kit
Does anyone here have any experience with these or any recommendations?
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What kind of car? I know GM and several others have aftermarket adapters that plug into the factory harness that allow the addition of A2DP in an almost factory style addon.
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What kind of car? I know GM and several others have aftermarket adapters that plug into the factory harness that allow the addition of A2DP in an almost factory style addon.
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Subaru. I'm actually planning on switching out the factory stereo for a carputer-type thing in the spring. This is just hold me out until nicer weather.
davidb_, why are you opposed to using the Aux port? Seems like a simpler yet more robust solution.
http://www.scosche.com/products/productID/1919
I was just about to post something about that Scosche one. After doing a bit of searching, it seems to be rated fairly well. I'm considering buying one for my wife's car, so if anyone has any experience with it, I'm curious to hear about some more first hand experience.
I have now used both the Kensington LiquidAUX and the Scosche BTAXS motorMOUTH II and I am wishing there was something that had the best of both. Here are my thoughts on both:
Kensington LiquidAUX
I really like the overall feature set of this solution. The remote is handy to skip past ads in podcasts and to jump back a few seconds when the navigation interrupts what I'm listening to. I also like that it is powered.
What I didn't like is that I had to get a ground loop noise filter (although once I did, the sound was perfect.) Also, there were some connection issues if I was listening with the car off and then started the car due to the interruption of power to the device. The phone never seemed to reconnect in that situation. I would have to turn off the LiquidAUX and turn it back on and wait for it to reconnect. I liked that it has an extra USB port so I could charge the phone if it was low on juice without a separate power adapter but it only charges at 500 mA so really it just kept the phone from dying without really adding extra charge during the drive. The one huge drawback to the LiquidAUX was that people found it difficult to hear me during calls. I usually had to switch the call to speakerphone to have any success. I think the location of the microphone (due to the location of my power port) was the cause of this issue. This is what led me to purchase the Scosche BTAXS.
Scosche BTAXS
There were several things that impressed me with the Scosche BTAXS. I loved the fact that there was no mess of cables. The position of the microphone was much better because it was up at the AUX port of the head unit so I never had any complaints on calls. The sound was great and since it wasn't drawing power from the car I no longer needed the noise filter. Also, Scosche provided many great accessories in the box that other companies might have sold separately.
What I don't like about the Scosche BTAXS is the terrible battery life. I drive about 40 min to work. I cannot use the Scosche BTAXS on both my drive to and from work and leave it in the car overnight and expect it to work the next day. If I drive around on my lunch break, it may not last all day, even when I turn it off when not in use. Scosche does provide a charging cable and car adapter so I can power it during use but that takes away the coolness of not having any cables. It also introduces a little bit of ground loop noise. If I was to run it through the filter I would not be able to position the microphone where I would get the best call quality.
In conclusion, neither of these devices is perfect. The call quality issue of the LiquidAUX is a big drawback that I wish there was a way to overcome. Since there isn’t, I will most likely stick with the Scosche and just make sure I recharge it whenever I am not in the car.
I got this from Buy.com for $20 a few months back. Hopefully you'll find a good deal like that again.
http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Li..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1293177894&sr=1-1
Any update on products for this. I am looking to do this in my 09 jetta through the Aux in, and none of the solutions seem that stellar. Just wanted to see if anyone had found something recently that works great.
I keep looking for a simple BT solution that can give me the best of both worlds. I'm surprised there is no simple BT receiver that can sit behind the dash plugged in to power and aux with a mic out and corded dual mic I can route myself. Liquidaux and motormouth II come close yet miss the mark. A quality mic on the kensington would make for a perfect setup. A remote mic on the motormouth II would be great. Makes zero sense at this stage of the game.
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nice thing
http://www.belkin.com/au/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=530115
Hi!
I am trying to bluetooth connect my Logitech X100 wireless speaker with the Nexus 7 2013.....The connection and pairing enables but i get no audio. I have tried the Nexus with other wireless speakers but it still wont work,,,even though the wireless speakers work on my cell phone.. And also my Nexus Bluetooth will work with a wireless mini keyboard .
Thanks !
When I have my s6 paired with my car and my moto 360, my Bluetooth disconnects from my car while listening to music.
This occured with my LG g2 until I switched to an AOSP rom which used a lot less ram. When I'm using my s6,i have about 400mb of free ram. What?! 3gb isn't enough?
Anyone else have similar experience with pairing android wear and car audio and Bluetooth disconnecting?
I just picked up the new S6 edge about 3 hours ago...same issue in my 2014 Accord. It worked perfectly with my Note 4. ugh....
Same issue here. Any luck?
Perfect here, try a test remove all paired device and try car alone... I have mines paired with gear 2, home stereo Bluetooth, car, beats solo 2, LG Bluetooth headset, jawbone jambo and my laptop, all works respectively
With Bluetooth, car connections, insane ways to connect your media devices to audio systems, I wonder if the integrated FM device within the sprint galaxy s5 can actually TRANSMIT an Fm signal on a certain frequency. There are cheap CVS and Walmart plug-ins and few apps that integrate outside purchased devices.
Does anyone know if an app is able to provide a signal transmitter on specific frequencies within the galaxy s5? Is the FM device only a receiver?
you need a transmiter 3.5 mm they sell ebay
emanuelrv said:
you need a transmiter 3.5 mm they sell ebay
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So the internal can't transmit that you know of. I used to have an ipod plug in. Just smashed my nice car, now I drive a CAR with no bluetooth, no usb, no auxiliary haha
andrew2432 said:
So the internal can't transmit that you know of. I used to have an ipod plug in. Just smashed my nice car, now I drive a CAR with no bluetooth, no usb, no auxiliary haha
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rotten luck man but no, it wont transmit
http://m.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-Blue...LCD-Remote-Handsfree-/131835127677?nav=SEARCH
I have a Galaxy S7 FE and I have a pair of Sony bluetooth noise cancelling headphones. I can pair the headphones with bluetooth and audio works fine. But sometimes I go on business trips and long flights the battery in the headphones die. In this case I want to connect the headphones using a wire. The headphones have a 3.5mm female connector as well as USB-C. I have tried connecting the headphones directly USBC headphones to USBC tablet and audio doesn't come out of headphones (just tablet speakers). I have also tried using this device and using the 3.5mm cable, still no luck.
Does anyone know how to connect headphones to the tablet with a wire, either 3.5mm or USB-C?
Appreciate any advice.
I am using this one with my Tab S7 FE. Charging and Headphones work even in combination.