What's the best/optimal way to listen to music in car?
I used those tape cassette things from Griffin, they're good but they break/wear out easily.
I don;t have AUX in the car. Any suggestions?
I'm not going to help much - I have one of those cassette thingies. I have used it for many years now, and it has never broken or failed. I use it for about an hour every workday, and on long trips, some of over 9 hours.
Another way I found and used for a while (no idea where it is now) was an FM transmitter. You plug into a 3.5 mm socket, and it transmits on a selected FM signal. You then just tune your radio to that frequency. I found a bit of interference, so I went back to the cassette. That also does not require batteries or cable (except audio).
When I abandon my current 13-year-old Volvo, I may try and get a car with a BT music receptor for the stereo. More likely I'll settle for one with Aux in.
I have an Aux input and a USB input but Im playing music through the bluetooth link. Ive given my GPS away and just use my note now with the google nav.
I bought jabra cruiser (Bluetooth hands free with FM transmitter ) and I have it in my car .
Once I am in I switch it on and it pairs to my note and transmits through FM.
It is a very good and handy accessory for those who doesn't have aux in nor Bluetooth stereo systems.it even have music control buttons which work perfectly well with my note.battery life is amazing too (lasts around a week with an average of 1hour playback, it can auto switch off after a few moments of inactivity so ubwont have to worry shutting it down ecevrytime )
I can't recommend it enough bcos of its many other features...
Hope this helps
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Am aftermarket headunit is the way to go.....Pioneer's 2012 line-up allows you to stream music and Pandora via bluetooth......none of that fm modulated crap....horrible SQ
Twistedchild420 said:
Am aftermarket headunit is the way to go.....Pioneer's 2012 line-up allows you to stream music and Pandora via bluetooth......none of that fm modulated crap....horrible SQ
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I have high hopes for the App Radio 2.
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Am aftermarket headunit is the way to go.....Pioneer's 2012 line-up allows you to stream music and Pandora via bluetooth......none of that fm modulated crap....horrible SQ
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Pioneers only support pandora on ios devices. At least my unit does. You can ofcourse stream whatever you want via a2dp bluetooth connection. Regardless the app you use to reproduce audio.
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Quick question to add to this, I am looking at getting a new car and chances are it will have aux-in, usb and bluetooth connections.
I know the aux-in will just plug straight into my Samsung dock, but what about the usb/bluetooth.
Will I be able to control the phone music from the stereo with these, or will the usb connection even work?
That Appradio2 looks smart, hope it comes to the UK.
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Get a pioneer car stereo with aux-in. I just got their cheapest model with aux for about $70... Great sound, it has built-in 4x50watt mosfet amplifier and also line out if you want to upgrade using your own amplifier.
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mfractal said:
Pioneers only support pandora on ios devices. At least my unit does. You can ofcourse stream whatever you want via a2dp bluetooth connection. Regardless the app you use to reproduce audio.
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All new pioneer bt units can stream pandora from android....i work at a stereo shop...lol
se1988 said:
Get a pioneer car stereo with aux-in. I just got their cheapest model with aux for about $70... Great sound, it has built-in 4x50watt mosfet amplifier and also line out if you want to upgrade using your own amplifier.
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Aux input does not = "great" sound...lol
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All new pioneer bt units can stream pandora from android....i work at a stereo shop...lol
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all new pioneer units can stream whatever music app from android as long as the device supports a2dp.
When you see the Pandora logo on pioneer devices however, it means that this pioneer device can control pandora (next, previous, radio selection etc) on iOS. that's all i meant.
Just don't expect the head unit to control your pandora app on android.
jock23 said:
Quick question to add to this, I am looking at getting a new car and chances are it will have aux-in, usb and bluetooth connections.
I know the aux-in will just plug straight into my Samsung dock, but what about the usb/bluetooth.
Will I be able to control the phone music from the stereo with these, or will the usb connection even work?
That Appradio2 looks smart, hope it comes to the UK.
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The answer is probably yes for the Bluetooth, probably no (in my limited experience) for the USB.
Bluetooth does remote control through the AVRCP profile which works with the Note. As long as your stereo does AVRCP right, the note should play along.
USB is hit and miss. Most of those systems either expect an ipod attached or a simple mass storage device.
I didn't want to play around with installing a new stereo as it was a but complicated in my car. Went with the Parrot MKI9100:
www.parrot.com/uk/products/hands-free-car-kits
It's basically it's own separate amp rigged through existing setup. Sound quality is fairly good, it does have an output if you're using a power amp.
It's got full a2dp, syncs contacts to use it's own voice recognition which is much more accurate than built in Android. Voice quality is great to hear other person, not so great for other person to hear you. Big bonus is that it also has connectors for latest gen apple devices, USB, and 3.5 audio so pretty good options. Other bonus is it's well supported with firmware updates, had 2 since I've had it which have improved device compatibility and voice quality.
Installed it myself, was pretty easy once I'd looked at the wiring diagrams.
For the price though, I would probably have bought a high end double height new stereo as they have all this built in.... however, I'm a slave to impulse buys
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Yeah i was a bit confused how it would recognise all the music in the 32gb of data on the phone over usb.
Probably won't bother me in the end, will normally have it in the dock to control it on long journeys anyway. As long as the music plays through usb I don't care.
If I plug it in USB how will the phone know to send the music via that rather than its own speakers like it would do with the aux-in??
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jock23 said:
Yeah i was a bit confused how it would recognise all the music in the 32gb of data on the phone over usb.
Probably won't bother me in the end, will normally have it in the dock to control it on long journeys anyway. As long as the music plays through usb I don't care.
If I plug it in USB how will the phone know to send the music via that rather than its own speakers like it would do with the aux-in??
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If you play through Aux out:
Galaxy note reads a file on your SD (or internal memory) and the CPU feeds it to your audio chip that converts the digital file into analog voltages that go out your headphone jack and into your stereo. The quality is limited by the encoding of the file and the quality of the Note's audio chip.
If you play through A2DP:
Same as above but the CPU feeds the file to your bluetooth chip. The quality is limited by the bit rate and encoding of the A2dP protocol.
If you connect via USB to your stereo:
Your card (or internal memory) is read by the stereo, not the note. The stereo converts the file into audio output. Quality is limited by the file encoding and the quality of the stereo's sound chip (which is probably better than the note).
Make sense?
David
Sounds good to me. I just hope that the usb cable works with my car dock (official samsung one)
Ideally I would be able to stick a usb cable from the dock to the car and it would charge and play music, instead of me having the usb port taken up by the charger and having to use the aux-in port.
If that makes sense...
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jock23 said:
Sounds good to me. I just hope that the usb cable works with my car dock (official samsung one)
Ideally I would be able to stick a usb cable from the dock to the car and it would charge and play music, instead of me having the usb port taken up by the charger and having to use the aux-in port.
If that makes sense...
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Probably will work and I am interested in your results. One minor issue is that your stereo probably will only supply a small charging current to the phone so it won't charge as fast.
You might have to put your phone in mass storage mode but maybe not. Let us know if it works.
My note does not play music via bluetooth. Car is opel insignia if it matters... Any ideas how to connect? Accept of course to turn the car is on .
qunick
I have been using a Jabra Cruiser2 with all of my cellular phones and highly recommend it. The sound quality over bluetooth+FM is, somehow, is better than what I get when I plug the phone into my vehicle's aux input.
i just tested a2dp in my MVH-8300BT pioneer and turns out that the new pioneer units do not support BT music streaming and require a bluetooth module (sold for ~150$). Aux cable for me
Does anyone know a Bluetooth car speaker that will connect with the HTC One X?
Something that will play out anything that I play on my HOX as the volume on the phone is a but low, then I'll be able to hear the sat nav.
There's a few on Amazon but HTC and Bluetooth has always been a bit dodgy.
I've tried searching but the Tapatalk app keeps searching in all catagories even when I select just this forum.
Anyone?
Bluetooth is a standard, so in theory any BT device (i.e: speaker, hands free unit, headset etc..) should work with One X. I have tried my phone with 3 BT devices (an A2DP clip, a car head unit and a headset), without any major issues.
Instead of getting a crappy mono speaker, why not get a BT FM transmitter, or if you have an Auxilary input on your car stereo then a BT adapter that connects though Aux port (better sound quality compared to FM)
I am using super tooth HD, which works fantatiscally well, with everything that can be played; n bt, calls, notification, GPS, music...
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I watched a video on you tube about the super tooth hd and there was something about a subscription charge for certain services is that the case with yours
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Venturi Mini
I use a Venturi Mini. BT and FM (my stereo has no aux input)
Excellent sound quality. Anything played by the phone plays through the car speakers.
I find it excellent. Now difficult to get new - but one on Ebay at present
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_n...w&geo_id=31891&keyword=venturi+mini+bluetooth
Good luck
Awesome thanks everyone I'll have a look at these later.
I use a jabra cruiser 2, paired with my HOX and listen to music through my car stereo. I can't remember the lat time I put a CD in my car stereo
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I've been looking for a dock that is compatible with our phone, that has a speaker so I can use it to play music. Is there anyone out there with knowledge of any, or is it better just to get a blue tooth one?
Like this:
http://www.amazon.com/iHome-Android-Alarm-Clock-Speaker/dp/B007NWULIY
Or this:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Philips---Clock-Radio-Docking-System-for-Select-Android-Mobile-Phones---Black/3044095.p?id=1218376388728&skuId=3044095
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Like this:
http://www.amazon.com/iHome-Android-Alarm-Clock-Speaker/dp/B007NWULIY
Or this:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Philips...lack/3044095.p?id=1218376388728&skuId=3044095
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Yeah thank you! That's exactly what I was looking for!
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I too was looking for one, thank you for posting this, I was just about to come on here and post the same question =)
If you're looking for one that doesn't use an aux input jack, i'd go for the philips with bluetooth or there's a gear4 android dock coming out soon that can use the usb port for audio. I have the iHome and it uses an aux input, but the music shuts off on me after 3 minutes when i turn off the screen. So, i stopped using the dock and just plugged my phone in with a regular wall charger and just played music through the speaker. I suppose the aux input would be alright if it wasn't used for playing music as you sleep though
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If you're looking for one that doesn't use an aux input jack, i'd go for the philips with bluetooth or there's a gear4 android dock coming out soon that can use the usb port for audio. I have the iHome and it uses an aux input, but the music shuts off on me after 3 minutes when i turn off the screen. So, i stopped using the dock and just plugged my phone in with a regular wall charger and just played music through the speaker. I suppose the aux input would be alright if it wasn't used for playing music as you sleep though
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I myself am looking to use it for when I'm just in the mood to listen to music louder then what the speaker of the phone itself can do. For the car I have a different radio which has an aux in so I just use a cable and listen to the music on my phone through the car speakers.
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Hi there,
I'm looking for a good headset to use when doing sports (running, cycling etc.) Is a bluetooth headset any good ? Any recommendations ?
Yours Morten
I have a great suggestion but it isn't a headset it's called a jabra clipper and it clips to your shirt but has a aux jack so you can plug in any kind of headphones you want and has a built in mic works great
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For those who have received the phone, how is music over bluetooth?
Sounds as good as any other phone I've used
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No issues with a LuguLake BT speaker.
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Sounds good with my UE boom.......
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jrock79 said:
For those who have received the phone, how is music over bluetooth?
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Sound is great. Doesn't interface well with my 2014 Mazda though. Can't browse music.
jrock79 said:
For those who have received the phone, how is music over bluetooth?
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Have been using the 10 with Ford Sync over BT, a Bose BT adapter, Jaybird Bluebuds X, and at least two other BT speakers since February. No problems. I now also have a stock Verizon 10 and that also plays to BT audio without problems. Note that you will *not* have the same circuitry you can use on the wired headphones, but sound quality will be as good as the system to which you stream.
I've been having problems with bluetooth disconnecting every 10 minutes or so from my Appradio 4. But it reconnects within 10 seconds, so i'm not quite sure whats going on, and if its on the phone side or Appradio side.