Hello
Did somebody come accross and and maybe can advise on the following issue?
The music from phone (mp3, flac) plays well in car audio only if phone screen is off, or home screen, or some simple app is on screen (for example aquarium live wallpaper).
Whenever any music player (Samsung, Google...) or navigation app is on screen, not to mention multi window, then bt audio starts skipping.
Tried all types of resetting / clearing / reconnecting... both on phone and car sides.
Change of screen resolution did not help.
In the meantime, in case of internet radio, youtube, IPTV bt audio is ok with these apps on screen.*
The car is Mercedes 2014 with Comand NTG 4.5. Also noticed that either it does not accept any bt codec other than SBC or I dont know how to properly set other codec in phone (it always reverts to SBC). Iphone 6s has no problem with this car.
Is it that S8+ is not powerful enough in terms of CPU, memory, video to handle the above basic car scenario?
Thank you
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I read about that new A2DP functionality for music so I got some interesting idea about turning my TC to a car mp3 player. My TC has 8gb so it's cool to have such amount of music in car without need to change discs or something.
There are new car cd players that support bluetooth, my question is how all this stuff works together ? Has anyone tried ? Is it comfortable at it's current state ? I mean will it connect automatically and will the cd player controls work to browse the music stored on TC or will I need to use the TC to navigate songs(less comfort while driving)... What about sound quality, is A2DP provides good sound ? What should I expect from such a setup ?
I would answer half of the question myself only If I would already have the bluetooth supported cd player, but my one doesn't support it :-( so I am thinking about a replacement and will it be worth or not.
I use my Tytyn2 for this purpose with a pioneer B65 Head unit. The quality is good enough for a car considering the background noise and far superior to using a FM transmitter. You will have to use the TC to control the tracks and the display on the head unit does not show track info.
Doesn't seems to be comfortable solution then... There is no interface that will allow head unit to control it ? :-((... Anyone else tried this ?
I use a Jabra BT320S to hear music in car using the line in of my head unit. Sound is good and obviously i have the TC to control the music. SOme programs have very finger friendly buttons. I'm very happy
This is the solution you are looking for.
Get a headunit with a USB port, such as this Kenwood. http://www.bassjunkies.com/index.php?pid=33470&show=expand_image
Install WM5torage on the PDA, and set it up so that the PDA appears as a mass storage device.
Plug the PDA into the headunit with a USB cable.
The headunit should now see the tracks in the memory card of the PDA.
Hope this helps.
WM5torage is not (currently) compatible with the Touch Cruise.
Hello,
since i'm an owner of an saxo vts, which is equal to say been roubed evey time. i just do not have normal player, i instead add amp. connected to the normal audio pre-installation.
Then a audio cable from the PDA to the input of the amp. this also means stereo no front back sound distribution.
i also thought about the bluetooth but then, i realize that with TomTom, phone call , plus blue streaming, the device was not power enough.
Ah since then no one broke in, why because there's actually nothing there to robe.
My Solution
X-Kent. I have been using bluetooth in my car for nearly a year now and it's definately the way forward. Forget plugging it in via USB!
My HU is a JVC BT-1.
First of all the quality of your A2DP can be configured using the 'Advance config' program (found on this forum). I also use a Sony bluetooth headphone receiver and at first my Orbit 2 sounded a bit...cheap! However by cranking up the sample rate to 48000, bit pool to 58 and the max bit pool to 80, it has increased the quality from a decent FM quality to CD quality. This is just in my experience and audio purists would argue otherwise. Nonetheless this applies to my reciever and my car BT.
Next is that if you use BT in your car you would change the tracks by using the phone NOT the head unit. But I think this is FAR better and safer. I have my phone mounted next to the wheel, and not only can I see what track is playing on my phone, I have big pause and next/back track buttons to press and I can even see the album art. Far better than the crappy text display you get on a head unit (unless you have a v.expensive one!) If you did use USB then it would put the track names on the HU and allow full control, but why when you can use the lovely phone touch functions.
Finally (this is where it comes into it's own). The BT-1 has a small mic that you can locate anywhere and you can make calls in the car without touching anything. The BT-1 allows voice dialling and you can speak to people thru your car. And because it's BT then you can have the phone in your pocket. The Headunit is intelligent enough to automatically pick up the phone when it's in range and link them together. No buttons required. If a call comes in and you're listening to music, the ring comes through the speakers of the car. You can then pick up and it pauses the music. When your conversation's done, the music starts up where you left off!
If you use Sat Nav, even if you're listening to music or having a convo, the voice instructions are also routed through your speakers.
Why use anything else other than bluetooth? Hope that helps
Jon
Did anyone try this? I'm thinking of buying a new radio WITH bluetooth..
IF the bluetooth radio stuff works, then tomtom/music could go via my HTC which would be awesome... or is it possible to play MP3's via an USB outlet, or have some auxout to my htc?
A few months ago, I bought a head unit (Dual XHD6425) that has front panel aux out, usb, and bluetooth. I originally got it for its 3.5 mm auxillary out for my ipod, but I then bought the add-on bluetooth module and started using my cellphone and now my Fuze. Bluetooth audio streaming (A2DP) is much more convenient as there are no wires to deal with. The TF3D music program supports AVRC so you can use the unit's fast fwd/rewind/stop buttons to control playback. Tomtom also routes its audio through the bluetooth interface as well. Of course, you also get hands-free calling, which is great as I usually forget to put on or turn on my bluetooth headset when I enter my car.
My head unit could also play music from USB sources (name hard drives, etc, but strangely not ipods). The unit was able to read from the Fuze since it can mount itself as a storage drive providing access to the microsd card. However, in this mode, I'd have to scroll through songs using the unit's interface, which was not very easy to navigate. Still, I can use the USB port to charge/power devices if I needed to do so.
^^^Ditto what he said^^^
My Xterra has a Pioneer single din headunit with built-in Bluetooth. A2DP streaming works great, but sometimes sounds a little tinny or washed-out. If you have added a subwoofer to your vehicle then get a headunit with an independent subwoofer level control. Some songs will be very bassy, while others will need some added punch...this can be adjusted very easily especially with a remote-mount bass level knob.
You can also sync your contacts over to the BT headunits and set speed dials as well as picture dials in some cases. My Pioneer replacement will be a double din 7" touchscreen dvd player with BT. Make sure it has plenty of audio controls/adjustments...digital time correction is a nice feature to help balance sound and set stage.
I am looking to buy a home audio system, however unlike most people I don't want a big sound system for listening to movies or playing music really loud. My goal is to be able to play music throughout the house at low enough levels where you can talk over it.
I just want to place a bunch of small speakers on the cieling in different rooms as well is on the back porch.
I have a Mac Computer, Galaxy Nexus, and Transformer Prime. All of which can play all of my music. On top of that I have GoogleTV (Logitech Revue).
What is my best option for home audio (preferably through Google Music)?
Is my best bet to wait for "[email protected]"?
I have a bunch of old surround sound speakers that I don't use anymore, can I use those for low volume music playing? Don't want to spend $1000 on this...
what system you use doesn't matter that much, its controlling how your going to get the music from your music cloud (i'm assuming for you google music) to the rooms
your logitech revue can now use google music app
furthermore with the RF emitter of your logitech revue, your phone would be able to control your surround sound components from anywhere in the house..
or you can set up some type of media server on a computer and run that to audio system VIA HDMI
and there is a plethora of apps to control a media server remotely from your android device
checkout out plex media server or similiar solutions
for your actual system check out nuvo technologies
is a good place to start, these are really expensive though
or google HTD
be forwarned, whole house audio solutions aren't cheap
My Setup:
Crappy computer with a good sound card and windows and Spotify on it
This is connected to my 10.2 (5.1 of these are used for my surround sound in the living room, the other 5.1 are on a different channel and are used for around house audio) via HDMI
This surround sound system is programmed into my Logitech Revue Harmony software, thus allowing the control of it through my phone
I also have Spotify remote control app on my phone to control spotify on the crappy computer, thus allowing volume and content control all from the phone... hope this helps!
And yes, you can use your existing surround sound speakers as long as they use generic audio cable (black/red), you would just need to buy a central reciever and run all of your wires through the house, for what your talking any surround sound reciever will work, a good one with 5+ channels should run you max 600 bucks and that is MAX you could get in the 300 range if you wanted.
Best solution for you IMO would be to hook your logitech revue up to whatever audio solution you get and play google music through that
Awesome, thanks for the very detailed reply.
I think I will look for an inexpensive receiver and use my Revue. My only question now is how do I hook up my GoogleTV to a receiver?
I do not want my tv to run through the audio system, I want to play tv through the tv speakers.
A more expensive route (but the best quality and noob friendly) would be a set of Sonos.
I have a media center based on Windows Media Center .All works very well.
I have tried 3 different phones including my latest an LG G3. Whenever the phones connect to my Subaru radio, and the audio source is selected as bluetooth, the phone will automatically open the last audio app I had running (Podcast Addict, MixZing, etc.) and start playing where it left off. I have looked all over for options and so far only found one to "not resume playback after phone call." While this prevents any audio playing when I hang up, I don't want audio to start playing just because my phone connected to the car's bluetooth either.
How do I disable this?! Hoping I can do it form the phone end. Saw no way to do it from the car's radio.
No one?
N7player has a setting called "Resume after Plugin" under Headset controls. I think that's what you're looking for. (Since it sees a bluetooth radio as a headset).
I think i have this problem too.
I have BBC iPlayer app, and I tend to use it to listen to live radio, over wi-fi when I wake up in the morning. Then I close the app and usually swipe it away.
When I drive I often use Google Maps or Sygic app as a Sat Nav, and connect the phone to my car stereo via Bluetooth so the audio is routed through the car stereo. Often I also listen to music from Google Music (downloaded only), and that works well, with the music being muted automatically for voice instructions. But when I don't want to listen to music, and just have the voice through the radio it keeps starting up BBC iPlayer Radio which then uses up my data allowance. If I wanted to listen to the radio I would use the car radio. Having read this thread I guess it is starting BBC iPlayer because it is the last audio app that was being used.
I noticed today that even if I stop the app, and swipe it away, if RDS TA (FM Traffic Announcements) break into the audio, when they end or I cancel them, the BBC iPlayer app starts up again.
I don't want to be having to keep stopping it while I am driving. I hoped there was some way of stopping it.
Hi,
my bluetooth on unit recently “stopped” work, audio from A2DP app is really bad. Radio works fine, music from YT app on car unit also fine. So i dediced to install aux. Since i don’t have aux in car from factory I bought RCA to aux. Plugged it to a extension on my head unit
(labeled r aux in and l aux in). Audio from aux isn’t playing. Dont have any app, that says mp3 player, I tried AVIN app and also not playing. I red smh about switching off my front camera, but i don’t even have this feature on my unit. Need to solve this, im always playing song thru phone, im not really radio or SD card guy. I’ve been also looking to buy newer unit or some 3rd party carplay box, bcs feel like my unit is really old. Attaching some specs photos. (Car - Passat b6). Thx in advance guys
UPDATE: I have camera mode, but i have just CAN DIP switch off/on for switching between unit media and camera video. (Turned off, but doesnt work also) When I open AVIN app there is just black screen with exclamation mark in yellow triangle. Nothing happening, nor audio playing.