Sound quality when used with car stereo? How is the sound quality when transmitted to car stereo via built-in "handsfree" Bluetooth feature? Compared to CD player or radio.
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Obviously you didn't get a reply here but did you get an answer to your question? Just picked up a used 07 Audi S4 & now trying to determine my 'iPod strategy.' A wired connection requires 1) 300-600 bucks and 2) losing my disc changer. But I don't want to go bluetooth if I surrender sound quality. I can live with no bluetooth for my blackberry since it has a speaker.So... looking for feedback!
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Hi Cary I have a BlueAnt Commute in both my cars. I like the text to voice feature which keeps it completly hands free.
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I used mine before getting a new car with bluetooth and loved it.It was very easy to use. I bought one for my wife and daughter since I liked it. I don't know about being outdated. It works well for both my wife and daughter and if I ever drive a car that doesn't have bluetooth built in I will bring my Motorola unit.
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If your car already has bluetooth, you don't even need this device! Just use any bluetooth device like an iPhone, Android phone, tablet, etc. and you should be able to stream music to your car radio. I can't believe this hasn't been posted already!
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I haven't had any problems with it. I talk to my boyfriend all the time on speaker phone and without it. If it's difficult to hear them while driving I recommend having a radio with an aux port. If the radio is Bluetooth compatible just sync it with you're smart phone or use a generic aux cable and plug it into your headphone port on your smartphone. Either way this patches it through your car speakers. This works really well especially if it's windy or bad weather. My bf says when I do that it sounds very clear.
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My experience is that the USB is only used to POWER the device, not to actually transfer music data. To hear the music you have to use the headphone port on the opposite side and plug THAT into a "line in" on the car stereo. If you don't have a "line in" on your stereo, this product is probably not for you. Cheers.
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I don't imagine there's much difference from car-to-car. I have a 2012 Accord and the music quality is atrocious. Absolutely awful. The music comes out very tinny and warbled. I asked customer service about it and got an unhelpful answer about Bluetooth music quality being lower than wired. Do not get this item if you care about music quality.
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The connection to the FM transmitter is done through the headphone jack on the car mount. I am not positive but I would assume all sound going to that jack from your phone would be transmitted to your radio's FM receiver. The radio is an output-only device so your music would be played on the radio. However, there would be no way for your part of a phone conversation to be transmitted back to your phone.
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I use Bluetooth with my car's newly installed non-factory audio receiver and it works very quickly and efficiently outputting audio of the conversation through my car's speakers and microphone so that I don't have to use a hands free corded or a hands free bluetooth on an ear.
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Me and the wife had one on a sporty with no windshield we didn't have any problem sound quality was very good. We would talk back-and-forth and both listen to music separately. I could even use the built-in voice commands on an iPhone and send text messages while riding, but the translation was hit and miss .
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When the phone is on and a bluetooth connection is made to the device(device must be tuned to FM station) if a call comes in on the phone it will ring thru the car's speakers and you can talk hands free after you push the answer button on the phone. When making a call once you start to dial the sound switches to the car speakers when call is answered you can talk hands free. When you disconnect the device switches back to the music source.
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Yes,you can make calls, and receive them, right through your stereo. Your music would pause and allow you to talk and also, once you turn your car off, the system would shut down, that's, if your stereo operates with the key (ignition) and your phone will pick up the Bluetooth automatically and your music from the phone will play once the car ignition is on again. Its really awesome! I'll give it thumbs up!
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Sorry, I don't use the bluetooth function. I connect with a very short audio cable. A friend of mine told me that audio quality is depreciated via bluetooth transfer vs. direct audio cable. Thus, I have not bothered to compare for myself since I am fine with resting my ipod atop the speaker, as it is connected via the audio cable.
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It transmits in stereo to my stereo headphones and is in stereo. I imagine that would be the same for stereo speakers. The fidelity is better than I expected from Bluetooth.
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No, this device is a speaker that works with your phone. Reception is great, however at the other end everyone I speak with has difficulties hearing clearly, Holding the phone closer to my mouth (defeats the purpose of hands free really) works best. Pairing was easy and battery life is great otherwise. If you want something that works through your car speakers it will require professional installation from a place such as Car Toys. In short if I had known all this up front I wouldn't have thrown my money away on this particular device, you get what you pay for in this case.
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There are many Honda/Acura vehicles that have Bluetooth for phone but do not support Bluetooth streaming for music. This unit would add the streaming but when in use would probably take over the hands free phone connection from the vehicle as well. Any comments from someone in that situation?
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No not as good as cd but usb and direct conect like used with I pod or your phone is excellent dam good head unit Bluetooth for your phone calls works verry well I recomend this stereo