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Bluetooth to 3.5mm aux jack

Has anyone here tried to use Bluetooth on their phone to stream music to their car's AUX jack via something like this.
amazon.com/Miccus-BluBridge-mini-jack-Rx-Bluetooth/dp/B0038MA11U/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1292165899&sr=1-2
Add in w w w. before amazon. Sorry can't post links yet
Seems like it will do what I want. Just wondering if anyone has tried this with hopefully a cheaper device.

I was wondering a similar thing, as I saw a Belkin adapter which I think is similar at the Apple store: http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F8Z492...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1292170918&sr=1-1

Kensington LiquidAUX
I use a bluetooth Kensington LiquidAUX. It works great.

I have 2 blackberry stereo gateways, one in the car and one in the house. It works great. Actually works better than it did with my blackberry for range in the house.

The blackberry gateway looks like a good deal. I think I might give that a go.
Thanks for the replies!

mcdewi said:
I use a bluetooth Kensington LiquidAUX. It works great.
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I also use the Kensington LiquidAUX which works for phone calls as wells as music.
Find it here:
LiquidAUX
Forgot to mention that it has a remote control that you can strap to your steering wheel and change songs or answer calls with.

Yeah it works really good for me!
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not a bad idea

I have a Kenwood DNX-9140 head unit in the car which has built-in bluetooth for both phone and audio. I use the audio portion quite a bit. I can stream audio files as well as internet radio that way. Works great.

Sorry I can't help .. I use a 3.5 to cassette adapter
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Have you thought of using this ?
I have one on order..
http://cgi.ebay.com/3-5mm-Male-M-Stereo-Audio-Adapter-Cable-3-5-mm-Mp3-4-/320620176442

before i got a new head unit, i was using bluetooth to a blackberry stereo gateway to tape adapter. it worked well, especially for what it was.
when it was made obsolete with my new had unit, i tried bringing it inside to hook up a stereo wirelessly. i used a $.01 wall -> usb power adapter that seemed to introduce some significant audio interference...to the point that it was unacceptable. so just be warned that you may want to be sure to have a "clean" mini usb power source.
other than that, i was happy with it.

I use my phone with bluetooth on my pioneer deck(forgot the model number) and it is awesome. But there is a few pros and cons.
With the win amp app I can just hop in my car wait for the phone to connect then press next on my cd deck and music starts to play ... awesome as well as use turn by turn gps while playing music through. Its very hands free but down side is I have had it lagg and it would skip a word in the song but that might be the rom I am using.
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Bluetooth headset!

Hello! Asking for a nice bluetooth headset that looks like the motorola s305 that works with the captivate. Any recommendations? Or the s305 is good enough?
I like the s305 because it is cheap and has good reviews in amazon.
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I have an s305 and it's worked perfectly with my Captivate.

Great! I'll be buying that then. Have u encountered any problems with it yet?
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I also have a pair of the S305s. They work great with the Captivate. I've had them for about two weeks. During this time I've experienced no problems with them. Call quality is great; people say that I sound very clear. Listening audio quality is decent. I wouldn't recommend them (or any bluetooth headset) if you're an audiophile. I consider the audio quality good enough though for my purposes (running/working out). The built-in controls are convenient and work well with Pandora, Grooveshark, and the default media player. I would definitely recommend them for the price.

Blueant T1 is my fav, one ear headset that streams music. DLs phonebook automatically aswell

I have been using a pair of S305s for almost a year. I love it. Its comfortable, I wear glasses and read people had problems with others on Amazon. I too bought it for the price. Its really easy to set up, I have then linked to my phone, TV, and ps3. The controls are great, they didn't work with my iPhone, but work great in both the android phones I used. They last me all day. I use them in the car ride to and from work, and most of the time at work. They still hold a charge that will almost last me two days if I forget to charge them.
I would definately recommend then and would not hesitate to buy another if I needed one.
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Motorola HT820 is a great stereo headset that works great!

if you want more freedom with your headset, you might want to take a look at the sonyericsson mw600. basically, it lets you plug in any pair of earphones/headphones you want. you can also plug in speakers for instant wireless sound system, so the use is quite versatile. i've had mine for quite a while and i've never looked back.

FM transmitter

So here's my problem.. I've got an aux port in my personal car which works great for my commute to and from work but once I'm in my work car I lose that ability..
I've purchased a cheap FM transmitter from ebay but there's a lot of static.. anyone have a suggestion for a good transmitter that's not ridiculously priced?
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I have a belken one that doesn't have that much static. You can go to belken website and they give you suggestions on which stations are the best to use in your area.
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There are also those bluetooth trasnmiter that work really well.
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FM
Best bang for your buck is a device that uses bluetooth to grab the music and then has an FM transmitter in it... like the blackberry VM-605 .. that way you can use it in your house too.

ready5 said:
Best bang for your buck is a device that uses bluetooth to grab the music and then has an FM transmitter in it... like the blackberry VM-605 .. that way you can use it in your house too.
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would my radio need to be bluetooth ready for this to work?
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Powell730 said:
would my radio need to be bluetooth ready for this to work?
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yep, which is almost pointless (for this topic) because aux ports are in a lot more head units than bluetooth

i was able to get away with a cheap one from walmart ~$20 and it worked great for me even used it on a trip that i was in the back and phone was 10-15 feet away from the antenna and i still had very little static.

Get a blackberry Bluetooth gateway. It plugs in to your aux port and connects to your device via Bluetooth. I use one with my stereo and used to use one in the car until I upgraded the car to a Bluetooth ready system. It will connect to any Bluetooth device that supports a2dp.
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yea, but if his company car dont have an AUX port, I seriously doubt that it would have bluetooth...
I went to Wal-Mart and in the Ipod/headphones section found a good FM transmitter by Griffin. It plugs into the cig port for power and then plugs into your phones Headphone jack. a little time playing with different stations and you can find one that works real good and is nice and clear.

schollianmj said:
yea, but if his company car dont have an AUX port, I seriously doubt that it would have bluetooth...
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This.. I'll just have to stick with
an fm transmitter unfortunately.. They just don't produce the quality I'd like but oh well
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I was actually thinking of buying this for myself, according to reviews it seem great
GOgroove Flexsmart X2 Advanced Wireless In-Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter with Charging, Music Control and Hands-Free Calling Capability for Android, iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Smartphones
I cant add the amazon link sadly since I dont have enough posts, but google
GOgroove Flexsmart X2 and you will find it.
this should be exactly what your looking for, its still a fm transmitter but besides bluetooth or aux you have no choice but to use fm transmitter, the reviews on that looks great (saw on amazon)

The best ones to get are the ones from crap storeslike big lots and etc. The cheaper the better for some reason. You have to remember that truck bridges and heavy metal objects will obstruct it. I personal have an M gear. For it from big lots for $4.99. But in the end they all suck.

I picked up a motorola roadster for a steal at a verizon store, was about 50 bucks there (they kind of screwed up a lot and tried to charge me about 300 dollars more on one bill, raised hell got credits for accesories) and the thing actually works pretty well. There are a few minor issues with it, but those are easily solved and the sound quality is actually surprisingly good over FM.
Now there is the problem with degradation of sound when broadcasted over bluetooth, then over FM, but unless you are an audiophile and have high end speakers in your car (and i'm assuming you aren't because you were asking for an fm transmitter) then I doubt you could really tell the difference.
Another handy dandy feature of this device is that it searches for OPEN fm channels so you aren't manually tuning one frequency by one and instead looking for a frequency you can actually break through.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Road...7KOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308640277&sr=8-1
The only problems I have with this unit is sometimes the BT disconnects for a second or so then it reconnects, but that only happens like once a week. Also sometimes coming out of sleep mode it won't kick on the FM transmitter. This is fixed by unplugging, turning off, waiting a few seconds then turning the device back on again. Other than that, this would seem to be the perfect solution to your problem.
I have also heard great things about the GOGroove Flexsmart X2, but have not tried it out so I cannot give an honest review of it.
Heres the link for that one: http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-H...erry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0/ref=pd_sim_e_3

I tried the flexgroove it worked great with Bluetooth for the exception of no bass output. Speaking on it was not great but that's just my cars power outlet location making it to far for people to hear me. My brother got a jensen kit from amazon with steering wheel controls and separate lcd to see songs,calls and phone book that one worked great the Mic was external.
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Cassette Option?
If your work car has a cassette tape, the best solution I have found is this:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Car-iPo...sette-Adapters/abcat0307013.c?id=abcat0307013
I don't remember which one I bought, but I got it at Wal-Mart a few years ago and it works perfect. You don't have to worry about traveling through areas where the FM stations change, and you don't lose any quality by transmitting over the FM signal.

Bluetooth receivers for audio

Anyone have any experience with any of these types of products? I was looking for one that would work with my Xoom to use in the aux port in my car and the prices seem to be coming down lately.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00727FE5U/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_at_ws_us?ie=UTF8
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I got an Logitech Wireless Speaker Adapter for Bluetooth Audio
I use it for my home stereo and it works awesome!
Sorry cant post links but just do a google on it

Friend of mine uses the Logitech Adapter for Bluetooth, and it works really good. Some people might say that you loose some quality of the audio compared to using the aux cable directly, I would not hear the difference.

Check out the Sony MW600 bluetooth dongle. Minimal to none audio quality loss and you can pair it with a number of devices. I've had mine for 5 years, still going strong.

[Q]What car stereo do you have that plays nice with your HTC One?

I've looked at some head units on crutchfield and set the filters in the search, but I'd rather hear first hand experiences from people that actually use the stuff. I'm looking at asking Santa for an upgrade for my car.
Thanks!

brucekr said:
I've looked at some head units on crutchfield and set the filters in the search, but I'd rather hear first hand experiences from people that actually use the stuff. I'm looking at asking Santa for an upgrade for my car.
Thanks!
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I just use my auxiliary cord. But theoretically any head unit that has Bluetooth or mpt if your going to use it as mass storage shouldn't give you an issue.

f150 with Microsoft SYNC. Flawless.

I have thishttp://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_60638_Sony-MEX-GS600BT.html one. It works perfectly over bluetooth. I would recommend sonic electronix over crutchfield because they tend to have cheaper prices and they still have great customer service
edit: this headunit has high powered outputs which give the most clear signal if you ever want to upgrade to using a amp

This thing is amazing. I just installed it and love the bluetooth. It's such a steal on amazon right now I highly recommend it.
Pioneer FH-X700BT In-Dash Double DIN CD/MP3/USB Car Stereo Receiver w/ Bluetooth, Pandora Link, MIXTRAX & iPod Support by Pioneer http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0091UW7F6/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_OJGOsb19A1DD8

i have an older pioneer touch screen dvd player in my truck that has a AUX out in the back of it attached to this:
http://www.amazon.com/HomeSpot-NFC-enabled-Bluetooth-Receiver-System/dp/B009OBCAW2
works great, just scan it with NFC and go.

My sweet ass stock stereo in my Civic

Last Christmas, Santa (my dad) bought me a Pioneer FH-X700BT. If I recall, it's rather well priced compared to other head units with similar features. It's a double din unit, if that fits what you're looking for. I have zero complaints with the unit. It came with an external microphone in the box which I installed with the help of a friend through the door's a-frame for a perfectly unnoticeable install. I've heard that most units use a microphone built into the face of the unit, which often times have trouble picking up voices. Nobody has complained of having trouble hearing me through the mic. All Bluetooth features work as you'd expect. It's a great unit at a good price and definitely worth a look!

I paid $150 for a bluetooth Kenwood that works flawlessly.
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Pioneer AVIC-Z140BH. No issues with my One.

This Kinivo BTC450 Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit for Cars with Aux jack plugged into the aux port on my BMW factory headunit. Pairs automatically without issue and has skip forward and back buttons.

Pioneer Avic x940bt works well with bt playback
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Pioneer AVH-X2500BT.
Works flawless for me, for Pandora, Bluetooth, and Phone calls.