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Hey, when I search the forums for bluetooth a2dp I get overloaded with ROM posts.
I really wanted to ask someone here if they use any kind of bluetooth thing to connect to their car and play music.
I've found a couple things thru google, but none got good reviews.
here is 1
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-motorMOUTH-Bluetooth®-Bluetooth-reception/dp/B001AVSWEE
I don't want voice dialing or anything like that, just something to play music in my car wirelessly.
Help!!
Unless you're willing to pay out the nose for some decent speakers, you're probably better off buying an fm transmitter and using your car speakers.
The problem is there isn't much of a market for what you're wanting, and sometimes its difficult for battery powered speakers to overcome road noise while not destroying sound quality. If you're bent on this notion though, take a look in outdoor wireless speakers. They will most likely not only be cheaper but have more oomph in them than a "car" bluetooth speaker.
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Hey, when I search the forums for bluetooth a2dp I get overloaded with ROM posts.
I really wanted to ask someone here if they use any kind of bluetooth thing to connect to their car and play music.
I've found a couple things thru google, but none got good reviews.
here is 1
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-motorMOUTH-Bluetooth®-Bluetooth-reception/dp/B001AVSWEE
I don't want voice dialing or anything like that, just something to play music in my car wirelessly.
Help!!
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Why don't you post what type of car and what type of car radio you have to begin with? Best route to go is to get an addon that is specific to your radio, or buy a new head unit all together that includes BT built in.
This is what I've been looking at: http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-LiquidAUX-Bluetooth-Remote-Phones/dp/B0011UIX2K/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=wireless&qid=1278794237&sr=8-12
Can anyone say how the sound quality of A2DP really is? Is it equal to the line out?
I did a search, because I was curious myself on what you could use and I found something on ebay that may be worth looking into.
For the price, you can answer calls and you can stream your music as well from what it says.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-MP3-Bluetooth-Phone-FM-Transmitter-SD-MMC-USB-/270598232508?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item3f00e959bc
seanmcd72 said:
Why don't you post what type of car and what type of car radio you have to begin with? Best route to go is to get an addon that is specific to your radio, or buy a new head unit all together that includes BT built in.
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I have a 2007 scion tc with the stock radio. The car has a power port, ipod dock and a line in aux port inside the center console. I usually run the line from my phone in the dock to the line in port. I can power a bluetooth receiver from inside my console, so I would really just want a receiver if it sounds good. Fm receivers sound horrible, hoping that a2dp sounds better.
pardonmyfreedom said:
This is what I've been looking at: http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-LiquidAUX-Bluetooth-Remote-Phones/dp/B0011UIX2K/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=wireless&qid=1278794237&sr=8-12
Can anyone say how the sound quality of A2DP really is? Is it equal to the line out?
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I was looking at that as well, I might get it. I also would like to know the sound quality of a2dp.
Thanks everyone for the help and replies!
Man I miss my TC, I loved that car..... Anyway, I find the quality is good for being wireless. I guess it could always be better I would rather use a cable, but you cant beat wireless streaming. I like that device pardonmyfreedom posted about, think I will def get one of those.
ckirkp79 said:
I did a search, because I was curious myself on what you could use and I found something on ebay that may be worth looking into.
For the price, you can answer calls and you can stream your music as well from what it says.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-MP3-Bluetooth-Phone-FM-Transmitter-SD-MMC-USB-/270598232508?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item3f00e959bc
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I would stay away from FM transmitters for streaming music...****ty quality. Often sounds muffled and distorted not to mention inconsistent. Often switching between channels to find the best quality and then five mins it sounds like hell again...
My 2007 Prius has a line-in jack right next to a 12V DC input in the center console. I've tried numerous solutions, figuring that anything I use will be nicely hidden away in the center console. Unfortunately it seems that anything you plug into 12V DC will give you horrendous sound.
I have not gone so far as to find and try out something that is powered off AA batteries, but it would be an interesting test to show whether or not the DC adapter is what's killing sound quality.
For reference, I tried the Nexus One multimedia desktop dock (when I had an N1) and a Belkin unit which I should have known better as anything with the Belkin name on it sucks.
The other issue for me is that even if the sound was crystal clear and perfect, Android 2.1 (and I'm willing to bet 2.2 as well) will not auto-connect to A2DP. Only headset or hands free profiles. So I'd end up spending a minute getting the thing setup before even going anywhere. Too much hassle for anything but a 30+ minute drive.
FWIW, I have the Kensington LiquidAUX Bluetooth Car Kit.
2007 Honda Element, Aux/12V plug on the passenger side dashboard (roughly 4 feet away).
See: Amazon.com: Kensington LiquidAUX Bluetooth Car Kit with Remote for Music Phones: Cell Phones & Service
MP3 and music audio sounds pretty clear, though audiophiles will be disappointed. I'm used to listening to internet radio and satellite radio, so audio quality only needs to not hiss and pop for me to be happy. Besides, my car has a boat load of road noise, so no biggie.
Call quality sounds crisp for the incoming portion, as in I can hear the other party loud and clear. Unfortunately, the other party has a hard time hearing me. If you know what the speaker phone gives the other party in terms of call quality, imagine it being SLIGHTLY softer sounding to them. So, I can hear them perfectly fine, but they have a slightly harder time hearing me (compared to me being on speakerphone, and they on regular headset). Being closer to the microphone doesn't improve anything, and I could be 1 foot from the microphone or 5 feet from the microphone. It sounds the same to them regardless. They describe me as sounding muffled. Speakerphone already sounds muffled, and bluetooth with the Kensington sounds softer and still muffled.
The remote is a nifty feature, too. It controls the native audio player for play/pause/fwd/rwd. It also controls Slacker for play/pause/skip. AWESOME! Voice dialing doesn't work (though I hope FroYo fixes this).
Overall, I'm happy with the product and will use it while driving and simply speak a bit louder and slower while on the phone. Maybe FroYo will improve call quality enough to make this a better headset, but at least it's great for bluetooth audio playback.
Sorry, no pictures as of yet, because it's dark. I'll try to remember to take some tomorrow.
motorokr t505
motorokr t505 FTW.
Looked around with no luck. Was wondering if there are any reports of the OTA leak solving some of the BT issues.
+1 for the Motorola T505. I've been using mine for well over a year, and I love it.
Here are some photos of the Kensington LiquidAUX
http://androidforums.com/accessorie...w-kensington-bluetooth-liquidaux-car-kit.html
I have a Arkon car dock. Could I plug in my Liquid AUX in my cig lighter under my arm rest, and just dock my car with my ARKON car dock?
I have the one just like the one from ebay. Very happy with it just a few limitations, the bt has to be connected manually reach time
Pause and play don't work on all apps. Volume had to be down a little on the phone to get it to stop over saturation. But then its clear, loud pauses when in a call (have a plantronics975 for the phone)
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pardonmyfreedom said:
This is what I've been looking at: http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-LiquidAUX-Bluetooth-Remote-Phones/dp/B0011UIX2K/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=wireless&qid=1278794237&sr=8-12
Can anyone say how the sound quality of A2DP really is? Is it equal to the line out?
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It's very good. No difference between it and the line out directly.
I just removed the "calling" part of it so I could keep a bluetooth headset (for calling - plantronics pro) from the bluetooth profile - works perfectly.
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Yeah, I got the liquid aux one and disabled the phone part too. I use tasker with it to turn bluetooth on automatically when I pop it into the car mount. I am loving the bluetooth sound, same as line in.
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Anyone know of a widget or some other way for my phone to connect to my bluetooth? It doesn't connect every time, I have to dig into the settings and connect manually 50% of the time.
pardonmyfreedom said:
This is what I've been looking at: http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-LiquidAUX-Bluetooth-Remote-Phones/dp/B0011UIX2K/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=wireless&qid=1278794237&sr=8-12
Can anyone say how the sound quality of A2DP really is? Is it equal to the line out?
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I have the LiquidAUX installed in my Z. For some extra punch, I also installed a Boostaroo between the LiquidAUX and my Sat Input. I think the audio quality is quite good. However, My ears aint what they used to be, and I do have a really nice BOSE system in the Z, so those two factors have to be considered.
The LiquidAUX connects to my DInc as soon as I start the car, so it seems well integrated. The only manual step I have is to launch Slacker, which I listen to exclusively.
One thing that needs to be fixed is, when I initiate a call via bluetooth, Slacker is not automatically muted, so the music really screws up the voice recognition. I have to pause Slacker before I initiate the call. I'm sure this will be fixed at some point, seeing how voice dialing just started working with 2.2.
All in all, I'm pretty please with how this setup works, and I have no issues with audio quality.
Hi everyone, I just recieved my Sony MW600's in the mail and charged it up and paired it to the Focus. http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=25845
This is by far the best headphones I've used next to the HBH-IS900's I've owned the past 2 years. I would've gotten another pair of the IS900's but didn't want the propitary charging port after seeing the MW600's are micro usb too. Pairing was easy and all the music controll functions work great. The headset has it's own volume adjustments too, but it's touch sensitive which you have to watch out when your holding it by the sides. You can skip tracks or pause music with no problems. Now for watching video they of course don't work because there is a problem with Zune sending sound to the headset, but the controls still work. The FM radio function works pretty awesome, better than my cars tuner. To bad you can't store station pre-sets. Only other thing is finding a place to clip it. Other than that it is a very good buy.
I have it - I second it as one of the best devices for bluetooth.
Curious if anyone has tried one of these or something like it.
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F8Z492TTP-Bluetooth-Music-Receiver
It is a Bluetooth receiver which allows you to plug into it, a stereo or in my case a pair of nice existing (non-bluetooth) headphones.
I've had bluetooth headphones before, but they were expensive and not all that comfortable. I am not a fan of ear plug type headphones and much prefer a good, well fitting headphone.
I already have a good set at work, were I can completely drown out the noises in the office and concentrate on coding. With the N7 having Bluetooth (the Kindle Fire didn't), this becomes an option for me instead of using my phone.
Note that the picture is a little deceiving since it doesn't have an internal battery and the cable for power which is NOT shown is actually needed.
I'd rather buy a real bluetooth headset with controls, mic, etc. but replacable headphones.
http://www.amazon.com/Ericsson-Hi-F...&ie=UTF8&qid=1343307680&sr=1-1&keywords=MW600
You can put any 3,5mm Headphones in this one, mic is buildin.
Chest3r said:
I'd rather buy a real bluetooth headset with controls, mic, etc. but replacable headphones.
http://www.amazon.com/Ericsson-Hi-F...&ie=UTF8&qid=1343307680&sr=1-1&keywords=MW600
You can put any 3,5mm Headphones in this one, mic is buildin.
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I still use this to this day! The only other BT headset, also made by Sony Ericsson is the hbh-is800 http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Ericsson...-2&keywords=sony+ericsson+bluetooth+hbh-is800
The Mw600 is great because you can use any set of wired headphones in it to create a bluetooth experience! And the MW600 doubles as a FM receiver. The clip on unit is a bit touchy because it uses touch tech to control the volume, but the play and media controls have dedicated buttons which works.
And dependant on your device you connect it to, you can also see track info on the clip. I use it on my Sensation and it works. The track info didn't work on my old Nexus One but I lived without it.
kpjimmy said:
I still use this to this day! The only other BT headset, also made by Sony Ericsson is the hbh-is800 http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Ericsson...-2&keywords=sony+ericsson+bluetooth+hbh-is800
The Mw600 is great because you can use any set of wired headphones in it to create a bluetooth experience! And the MW600 doubles as a FM receiver. The clip on unit is a bit touchy because it uses touch tech to control the volume, but the play and media controls have dedicated buttons which works.
And dependant on your device you connect it to, you can also see track info on the clip. I use it on my Sensation and it works. The track info didn't work on my old Nexus One but I lived without it.
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HBH-IS800 is too pricey, in that category I'd go with an Sony Smart Wireless Pro, also from Sony, but with integrated FM and MP3 Player (you can insert a msdhc card).
But my point was that the MW600 is about ~20 Bucks more and has all the advantaged a real headset brings. Controls (Play/Pause/Track Control/Volume), a Microphone, a Display that shows you caller ID and Playing Track, ..
Picked these up for $20 on Newegg the other day and work great despite having a huge head
Could I put my bog-standard wired headphones into these? The image examples show it being connected externally to a speaker, so I don't know if it has a headphone jack on the receiver.
Would be good if it does, would like to avoid plugging my headphones into the Nexus 7 directly because moving my finger around the screen makes a buzzing noise (interference in the 3.5mm jack from the screen I guess), bluetooth could probably eliminate this.
Chest3r said:
I'd rather buy a real bluetooth headset with controls, mic, etc. but replacable headphones.
http://www.amazon.com/Ericsson-Hi-F...&ie=UTF8&qid=1343307680&sr=1-1&keywords=MW600
You can put any 3,5mm Headphones in this one, mic is buildin.
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Love, Love, Love my MW600, it's worth every penny! I use it at work, at home and when I go on walks or hikes.
Salty Wagyu said:
Could I put my bog-standard wired headphones into these? The image examples show it being connected externally to a speaker, so I don't know if it has a headphone jack on the receiver.
Would be good if it does, would like to avoid plugging my headphones into the Nexus 7 directly because moving my finger around the screen makes a buzzing noise (interference in the 3.5mm jack from the screen I guess), bluetooth could probably eliminate this.
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If you are referring to the SE MW600 then yes! You can put any standard 3.5mm headphones into the MW600. I use my Shure se215's and they are great!
Funny thing is I have the Amaze beats headphones and the Sol Republic Tracks HD, both have controls on the wires. And I plugged both of them in. While the music came through, neither of the headphone's buttons work. The Amaze headphones do not control the volume or anything and neither do the SOL Republic cans-which I kind of knew anyway because they are for "i" devices.
HOWEVER, using the MW600 I can use the bluetooth unit to stop/pause and volume control on it and it doesn't matter what headphones you plug in. Major win there again by the MW600!! :highfive:
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If you are referring to the SE MW600 then yes! You can put any standard 3.5mm headphones into the MW600. I use my Shure se215's and they are great!
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Was actually talking about the Belkin receiver, but scratch that, the MW600 makes more sense! The fact it's portable and doesn't need mains power is a bonus too. Will be ordering that, thanks!
edit: I assume it outputs through bluetooth sound from games, video players, etc., and not just music, right?
Salty Wagyu said:
Was actually talking about the Belkin receiver, but scratch that, the MW600 makes more sense! The fact it's portable and doesn't need mains power is a bonus too. Will be ordering that, thanks!
edit: I assume it outputs through bluetooth sound from games, video players, etc., and not just music, right?
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You know what? I didn't try that. I'll watch a movie and hit up some games tomorrow to test.:fingers-crossed:
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You know what? I didn't try that. I'll watch a movie and hit up some games tomorrow to test.:fingers-crossed:
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Just to report back. The answer is YES, bt streaming is for games and movies as well, in the MW600 case anyways .
I have also successfully paired the MW600 with my PS Vita, just as an FYI.
FYI - MW600 will not play while charging, if that matters to you...I have the Creative WP-450 which can play while charging...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0052YFYFK/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1343424533&sr=8-1
I love these, call and music control and comfortable to wear. I usually tether them to my nexus 7 and gnexus to receive calls and listen to music at the same time.
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Also, a wireless receiver like the airport express works great . Especially if you are networked. I have an airport express attached to 3 home receivers . 2 with optical and one aux. I can stream to all of them synchronized and even use my computer to control each separately and use the nexus as a remote. Only issue with Bluetooth is you need to be fairly close or in line of sight to make it work reliably.
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Got my MW600 today, quite impressed with it, and no buzzing from screen now! Only downside is the audio in MX Player is out of sync by a second, the lip-synch doesn't match with the video, is this easily fixed?
Salty Wagyu said:
Got my MW600 today, quite impressed with it, and no buzzing from screen now! Only downside is the audio in MX Player is out of sync by a second, the lip-synch doesn't match with the video, is this easily fixed?
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Did you try playing with the different settings? Like software acceleration or HW acceleration?
I honestly haven't watched the transformers movie with dialog to see if the vids and audio synch. I'll have to report back on Monday.
kpjimmy said:
Did you try playing with the different settings? Like software acceleration or HW acceleration?
I honestly haven't watched the transformers movie with dialog to see if the vids and audio synch. I'll have to report back on Monday.
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Just tried the Transformers movie, lip-synch is spot on. Guess it's just an isolated issue with MX Player, was worried for a moment it could have been because of wireless latency.
Only got S/W decoding available, probably because I'm playing an SD video? Going to try some alternative players.
Edit: working fine in Dice Player
I bought one of these for use in the car
Bluetooth Audio Receiver
works flawlessly and under $10
I've been using the Jumbl - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GJW1HDM/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Much cheaper than the Sony, much smaller, and streams for 10-12 hours per charge. The only drawback is that it doesn't have built-in FM radio. However I gladly trade that for the miniature size and weight (about the size of a quarter, and the weight of 2-3 quarters) ... Clip slides over the seem at the bottom of a tshirt and is plenty to hold it's tiny weight in place. Can hook it anywhere.
I have never been able to have steady audio via Bluetooth while using my phone. Example if I have Bluetooth streaming audio from Google Play All Access and try to reply to a text message the audio will start cutting out and skipping. Even if I try to use the Google Play app to change a song.
I know this is not an issue when using the headphone jack as that is how I normally have my phone plugged into the stereo in my truck.
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I have never been able to have steady audio via Bluetooth while using my phone. Example if I have Bluetooth streaming audio from Google Play All Access and try to reply to a text message the audio will start cutting out and skipping. Even if I try to use the Google Play app to change a song.
I know this is not an issue when using the headphone jack as that is how I normally have my phone plugged into the stereo in my truck.
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Try re-pairing. I have this issue through a cheap bluetooth dongle. I generally reconnect and that will fix it (for the time being), but in some cases I've unpaired and re-paired and that has gotten it working. I don't have this problem in my car.
The car is question is the family SUV, it has an Alpine Receiver with Bluetooth built-in. I have not only repaired but noticed this issue with 4.2.2 and 4.4 and now 4.4.2. There has even been a full wipe and fresh start on the phone and the issue continues. I don't have another Bluetooth device to try with unfortunately.
Hi,
Just got my "Google Home Mini".
Now I am curious if it is possible to connect it my bluetooth speakers to get better sound.
I have 2 Creative MUVO 2c paired for Stereo Sound.
Does somebody know if this is possible?
thx
Did you managed it that it work for you?
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Did you managed it that it work for you?
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See answer here:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/googlehome/obIZiej5L3w;context-place=forum/googlehome
No you can not, so for now, My alexa dots are here to stay.
If my mini wasn't free, it would have gone back for sure. Having an AUX and/or Bluetooth to speaker capability seems like a must on the mini! Especially considering the terrible sound output on its built in speaker... I mean, that thing is bad lol. The voice is fine I suppose, but the sound is otherwise worse than I've heard in a LONG time on even a super cheap speaker. I really hope they add the Bluetooth function, and soon.
I am considering taking one apart and soldering on a aux cable to the speaker output and plug it into my home theater sound system, not sure whats inside or how it comes apart yet but they only cost $30, wort a shot...
There are several tear down posts now.
https://medium.com/@justlv/google-h...ot-and-giving-technology-a-voice-c59a23724a26