A short review...
I was very excited to purchase this and rid myself of the AUX cord in my Xterra!
I spent 60 or 70$ on this item at bestbuy.com.
Pairing works great, get in the car, scan my NFC that enables bluetooth and all that automated goodness. The sound quality is comparable to the AUX cable, I find.
That is about the extent of the PROS.
The CONS is the battery life and the design of the unit.
The battery life is quite disappointing. From what I can estimate, playback time may be near 1 hour with a full charge. Though, I keep the stereoclip constantly plugged in via cigarette lighter. Even though it is plugged in, it still dies! Though, plugged in and playing, the playtime is closer to an hour and a half.
I say that the design of the stereo clip is bad because the jack does not insert flush-ly against the AUX port. You can see what I mean in the picture attached. Also, my Xterra's AUX port doesn't help this because it TOO is also designed poorly as the AUX port is indented into the dash. In a good design, it should be 'indented' OUTWARD! So boo on both HTC and Nissan for their horrible designs! lol
I don't regret buying the stereo clip, but the battery life sucks and I am forced to keep an eye on its charge and with it being inserted only about 80% of the way, I believe the sound quality could possibly improve, but I may never know what it sounds like 100% inserted in my car.
I bought an extension jack so that it is able to be inserted fully, but it became a mono set once I plugged it into the extension.
I love this item and the concept, completely! But, for others that have this item, do you find the same flaws? How do you feel about the item?
What exactly does this do? Basically use the USB port to transmit audio?
↑ It's a Bluetooth receiver.
I have one and often use it 4+hours without a charge.
I did return one though because the battery completely failed.
I've had mine for about 2 mths now. Hardly ever charge it and use it for about 45mins each day. Plug it in, switch BT on in my phone and go. Does exactly what it's supposed to. Sounds amazing. It's def a good buy.
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regalpimpin said:
↑ It's a Bluetooth receiver.
I have one and often use it 4+hours without a charge.
I did return one though because the battery completely failed.
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Ahh, thanks buddy, was curious.
DevalB said:
What exactly does this do? Basically use the USB port to transmit audio?
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It just plugs into the AUX port in your car and then uses Apt-X Bluetooth to receive the signal for the audio. Apt-X is better sound quality than the older A2DP, but there seems to be a slight delay in audio transfer(~1.5 seconds).
I have the Samsung one, which is half the price, but does the same thing. I like it quite well but don't use it as much as I thought I would.
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It just plugs into the AUX port in your car and then uses Apt-X Bluetooth to receive the signal for the audio. Apt-X is better sound quality than the older A2DP, but there seems to be a slight delay in audio transfer(~1.5 seconds).
I have the Samsung one, which is half the price, but does the same thing. I like it quite well but don't use it as much as I thought I would.
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Ahh thanks buddy, I have BT already enabled with my car, so I wasn't sure what this did.
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For anyone who wants to order their 3.5mm solution now, take a look at this one from HTC: http://www.expansys-usa.com/p.aspx?i=159613
It’s the page for one listed as being for a Touch Cruise, but there’s a page with one for every HTC phone. I’ve been using it for a few months on my HTC Touch Cruise and it’s great. The plug itself is compact, no different in size than a 3.5mm headphone plug -- and stays put (it isn't shown in the photo). It has 2 parts, the cord with the plug at one end, and a microphone with a 3.5mm jack at the other. The other part is the throwaway earbud headphones that you can toss and use your own. No bulky dongle, and makes any favorite pair of headphones into your microphone/stereo headset. Personally, I forget HTC forgot the 3.5mm jack with this one, as it's just a cable, not an annoying adapter.
The pinout of the mini-usb jack on the G1 is the same as all other HTC phones, so at the very least the microphone and stereo audio will work. Some features of the answer-button that may or may not work on the G1: push once to answer; pushing while on a call places the call on hold; 2 quick presses redials the last number; 1 long press activates voice dial. Most likely, the button will mimick whatever functionality is present with the headset that ships with the device.
It's made by HTC, and is very durable. Beware the adapters from Seidio -- they last a couple weeks and then start to give out, audio stutters, fades in/out -- they're not constructed well and within a month or so the ends start to get loose from the wire; and you can't exactly run to Best Buy for replacements.
The budget-shipping rate from MobilePlanet.com should have them to you well before your G1 arrives
Question. How far will the microphone be from my mouth? How good is the microphone...the problem is my regular headphones are kinda long like the wire is probably a good 20 inches.
So by the time its plugged into the adapter the mic is gonna be 20 inches from my mouth..and I want to be able to pic up without using the phone? will it work?
Probably -- the mic is in the end that your headphones plug into, I don't know how long it is, but I do hold the mic up a bit when I use it as that. Primarily, I like it as it's not a dongle and in use is no different than having a 3.5mm headphone plugged in. The plug itself isn't big, it stays put, and if I need to speak on it I can. The mic quality is OK, though it picks up all background noise, and a slight breeze can sound like a windstorm. Talking on it is just a convenience for me, I really wanted a standard type stereo headphone cable that I could pick up a call on. My devices tend to be music players first, and phones 2nd.
FearlessM said:
Question. How far will the microphone be from my mouth? How good is the microphone...the problem is my regular headphones are kinda long like the wire is probably a good 20 inches.
So by the time its plugged into the adapter the mic is gonna be 20 inches from my mouth..and I want to be able to pic up without using the phone? will it work?
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Earbuds w/out Mic/Converter?
Hey all,
I've been looking for some earbuds that don't require an adapter and just plug into the G1's current plug, or have an annoying mic; just to listen to music with.
Something that would eliminate the need for this: http://cgi.ebay.com/2-5mm-Headset-H...14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
Does anyone know where I can find some?
Thx
grim1234 said:
Hey all,
I've been looking for some earbuds that don't require an adapter and just plug into the G1's current plug, or have an annoying mic; just to listen to music with.
Something that would eliminate the need for this: http://cgi.ebay.com/2-5mm-Headset-H...14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
Does anyone know where I can find some?
Thx
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While I don't endorse this company, they seem to have quite a selection. http://onlyandroid.mobihand.com/homeAccessories.asp?hCategory=1022 Personally, I am inclinded to get http://onlyandroid.mobihand.com/productaccessories.asp?id=17085&n=HTC-3-in-1-USB-Adapter so I can charge the phone and use the headset of my choice. (This adapter looks like a beast though...)
G/L,
--M
PS that website has the adapter you are looking at on ebay for less... just fyi.
mini usb to rca adapter
is there a mini usb to rca adapter that can work with the g1?
Well, it's got 2 reviews, and a rating of 1 star on the company's site... There are tons of them on eBay, wonder if those are terrible... I suspect so.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280277868575
I ordered a few of those. I will let you guys know how long it takes to get to the US and how I like the adapter itself. I also need one for the car that lets me charge and then convert to 3.5 to go into my aux input in my car.
haitiankid4lyf said:
is there a mini usb to rca adapter that can work with the g1?
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Might be easiest to go USB -> 3.5mm -> RCA. Not elegant but parts are available.
--M
yeah i was thinking about that, but two different adapters but i guess thats the only way for now
thanks
http://www.google.com/products?q=mini+usb+to+rca&btnG=Search+Products&hl=en&show=dd
found some but dont know if they will work
Here is a good 3.5 adapter that lets you charge at the same time.
http://www.expansys-usa.com/p.aspx?i=171920
benjimen said:
Probably -- the mic is in the end that your headphones plug into, I don't know how long it is, but I do hold the mic up a bit when I use it as that. Primarily, I like it as it's not a dongle and in use is no different than having a 3.5mm headphone plugged in. The plug itself isn't big, it stays put, and if I need to speak on it I can. The mic quality is OK, though it picks up all background noise, and a slight breeze can sound like a windstorm. Talking on it is just a convenience for me, I really wanted a standard type stereo headphone cable that I could pick up a call on. My devices tend to be music players first, and phones 2nd.
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how do you find the audio quality through headphones? little worried as i hear through its own speakers it can be a litte on the quiet side :/
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how do you find the audio quality through headphones? little worried as i hear through its own speakers it can be a litte on the quiet side :/
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Same volume as the headset that ships with it. Try it and see.
sorry i wasnt clear, i didnt mean does an adaptor effect the sound, purely what is mp3 quality and sound like through headphones generally on g1 (standard headphones or not) compared to say i-phone,nokia,sony erricson etc
Sounds good to me.
i have one of those adapters, i got it for my wing way back, i think they were like 99 cents or something so i bought a bunch, they wear out pretty fast though, there nice to play music from my g1 in my car, i just wish there was a way to keep the microphone on the phone so i could talk on the phone and have the audio come through my cars speakers.
Headphone adapter
The newer G1s are shipping with a really nice official headphone adapter in the box, but I can't find it for sale anywhere. Are early adopters just left out in the cold with no headphone support? HTC has these ExtUSB ports on every one of their phones but they don't seem to sell any official adapters so I'm going to be stuck buying sub-par chinese adapters off of Ebay.
anyone have any pictures of what the headphone adapters look like?
wth, i want one official one! maybe calling t-mobile, they will send us one?
It looks the same as the standard headphones the only difference is that at the head phones them selves aren't attached to the remote (one end of the remote is the usb cable and the other is a 3.5mm port) they are 3.5mm head phones. I called t-mobile about it because my brother got one and they said they new nothing they said it wasn't on the packing list so I called HTC and they said they new nothing and since there was no bulletin they could not send me anything. I went to my local t-mobile store asked them about it and they gave me a new one out of a returned phone. The reason that tmobile says that they are not shipping them with a 3.5mm adapter is because its just a modified head phone and not an adapter and head phones in the box. I would recommend going to your local t-mobile store and asking about it.
Sorry about the picture quality I took them with my super G1 camera.
I bought one of these off of eBay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/In-Car-FM-Tra...s_RL?hash=item3ef725a26f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Unfortunately its very disappointing. It does not charge the phone whilst plugged in. The audio quality is acceptable whilst the car isn't moving. Part of this is due to the very poor quality USB charger supplied, a better one from my Sat Nav improved the situation slightly.
I already have a cheap transmitter that plugs in the 3.5mm socket, but this seems to cut off the bass from the music.
I am looking to replace my Sat Nav and MP3 player with the phone. I have already ordered a car cradle, but would consider a cradle with built-in FM transmitter. I also don't really want the hands free built-in like the transmitter above. I would rather use my bluetooth headset.
Any suggestions?
I know people have mentioned the motorola T505, but I suspect that the battery life on that isn't more than a couple of hours.
Hi well as far as iam aware no of these will charge any of the HTC devices ment for audio only but could be wrong
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001QIXDNG/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
I got a slightly different one, but the link now shows this item... Universal audio input, usb socket for charging anything you choose. Audio quality is reasonable, but it's a transmitter so it will always sound a bit dodgy. Also, the hero is a phone so its audio quality isn't incredible either, but it'll do for whiling away a road trip!
The only way you'll get high quality sound is with an aux input cable, decent speakers, and a high quality source file playing on a decent mp3 player.
Product-specific docks are stupid.
Use this with the device you bought of ebay...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Multifuncti...3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1250372929&sr=1-3
Plug the fm transmitter into the audio part and the charger into the charging part.
Then just plug this into the phone with those parts already connected
http://www.jabra.com/sites/mobile/na-us/products/pages/jabracruiser.aspx
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FM Transmitter? Pass.
I already have a Motorola Roadster TZ700 that I only use when absolutely necessary.
Thats what I thought....Apparently they have progressed!:thumbup:
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Im using the cruiser and the FM transmitter has worked flawlessly !
Im actually using the Jabra Freeway and its working great.
Two quick points tho.
1. Plug in the USB cable when using the fm transmitting. Helps tremendously for transmission. The USB cable does not need to be plugged into anything / charging, just plug one end into the unit and leave the other end unplugged.
2. An undocumented feature, press and hold the vol+ button to automatically find a free fm frequency.
I live in San Antonio Texas and the fm frequencies are pretty crowded. But if I leave the USB cable plugged in, Im able to set it to 97.9 and hear no static driving in the city.
Fantastic for podcasts and audiobooks.
One thing worth mentioning, the speaker on the Jabra sounds pretty good. I can actually hear things like a bass guitar and cello. Not quite loud enough for freeway driving AND with the window down but if you have AC and can keep the window rolled up, its plenty loud enough. The speaker also drains battery relatively quickly, 7 hours battery life if you are lucky with it at or near max volume. On the fm transmitter, battery life is around 13 hours (manual states 14).
I also had a Motorola Roadster, that device is not so great. Namely doesnt transmit below 88.3 (apparently 87.9 is a good frequency for alot of cities) and had very robotic sound quality (flangy). However, the phone call sound quality on the Roadster beat the **** out of the Jabra, I had the window rolled down driving 75 mph and there was NO road noise heard on the other end (I listened to a recording a friend made of a call I made to him using the Roadster).
Its also not a bad idea to update the firmware on the Jabra units.
For the cruiser:
www.jabra.com/cruiser
For the freeway:
www.jabra.com/freeway
littlewierdo said:
Im actually using the Jabra Freeway and its working great.
Two quick points tho.
1. Plug in the USB cable when using the fm transmitting. Helps tremendously for transmission. The USB cable does not need to be plugged into anything / charging, just plug one end into the unit and leave the other end unplugged.
2. An undocumented feature, press and hold the vol+ button to automatically find a free fm frequency.
I live in San Antonio Texas and the fm frequencies are pretty crowded. But if I leave the USB cable plugged in, Im able to set it to 97.9 and hear no static driving in the city.
Fantastic for podcasts and audiobooks.
One thing worth mentioning, the speaker on the Jabra sounds pretty good. I can actually hear things like a bass guitar and cello. Not quite loud enough for freeway driving AND with the window down but if you have AC and can keep the window rolled up, its plenty loud enough. The speaker also drains battery relatively quickly, 7 hours battery life if you are lucky with it at or near max volume. On the fm transmitter, battery life is around 13 hours (manual states 14).
I also had a Motorola Roadster, that device is not so great. Namely doesnt transmit below 88.3 (apparently 87.9 is a good frequency for alot of cities) and had very robotic sound quality (flangy). However, the phone call sound quality on the Roadster beat the **** out of the Jabra, I had the window rolled down driving 75 mph and there was NO road noise heard on the other end (I listened to a recording a friend made of a call I made to him using the Roadster).
Its also not a bad idea to update the firmware on the Jabra units.
For the cruiser:
www.jabra.com/cruiser
For the freeway:
www.jabra.com/freeway
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nice !! Im in San Antonio right now as well !!
Does anyone knows a good bluetooth music receiver connects to your stereo via axu cable? Im looking at this one, but i want to use it in my car. Unfortunately this one is not powered with usb.
http://www.frys.com/product/6778915?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
dhoang said:
Does anyone knows a good bluetooth music receiver connects to your stereo via axu cable? Im looking at this one, but i want to use it in my car. Unfortunately this one is not powered with usb.
http://www.frys.com/product/6778915?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
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have you tried the jabra? the fm transmitter is pretty damn awesome !!
I have the parrot ck3200 which worked great until I accidently kicked it with my knee
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FM
Actually FM transmission while not CD quality is not that bad. The (L+R) Main channel signal is transmitted as baseband audio in the range of 30 Hz to 15 kHz. So you are loosing 20hz-29hz Bass audio and very high end frequencies.. More noticeable on the high end than the low, unless your "bumping some bass music".
G8351427 said:
FM Transmitter? Pass.
I already have a Motorola Roadster TZ700 that I only use when absolutely necessary.
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This is an awesome Bluetooth adapter with AUX out:
http://www.amazon.com/BlackBerry-Remote-Stereo-Bluetooth-Gateway/dp/B00170KUM0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1337314346&sr=8-4
That's the one i have, and it works great. Can't believe i didn't get it sooner.
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I also had a Motorola Roadster, that device is not so great. Namely doesnt transmit below 88.3 (apparently 87.9 is a good frequency for alot of cities) and had very robotic sound quality (flangy).
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I believe it is against the FCC regs to broadcast below 88 in the U.S. I owned a Griffin that would do it, but it remained undocumented in U.S. versions. A Griffin tech told me how to do it. It was really a pain in the butt to activate and the sound quality sucked so I trashed it.
and for those of you who have a stock car stereo with no aux ins. there's always this
http://www.amazon.com/Audiovox-FMDA...LL84/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1337354806&sr=8-4
sure it takes a little work to wire in, but they're pretty dang clear. you can use it with the BB bluetooth unit or plug it right in to your phone.
Just a thought for you.
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and for those of you who have a stock car stereo with no aux ins. there's always this
http://www.amazon.com/Audiovox-FMDA...LL84/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1337354806&sr=8-4
sure it takes a little work to wire in, but they're pretty dang clear. you can use it with the BB bluetooth unit or plug it right in to your phone.
Just a thought for you.
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That is so stinking awesome!!! I didn't have any clue things like this existed! Thank you.
Belkin car audio connect
dhoang said:
Does anyone knows a good bluetooth music receiver connects to your stereo via axu cable? Im looking at this one, but i want to use it in my car. Unfortunately this one is not powered with usb.
http://www.frys.com/product/6778915?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
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you might want to take a look at this one:
http://goo.gl/G9CDf
I plan to order one for each of my cars.
Grabbed one at Compusa, just for the heck of it and im really impressed with it finally I can drive without a bluetooth headset in my ear
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you might want to take a look at this one:
http://goo.gl/G9CDf
I plan to order one for each of my cars.
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littlewierdo said:
Im actually using the Jabra Freeway and its working great.
I live in San Antonio Texas and the fm frequencies are pretty crowded. But if I leave the USB cable plugged in, Im able to set it to 97.9 and hear no static driving in the city.
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How are you selecting 87.9 FM on it?
I can't get it to go below 88.1 FM.
Product links:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Stereo-Clip-On-Bluetooth-Headset/dp/B0057WWK5E
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875982446
High Resolution Image Gallery (Close up of buttons, and dimensions): http://imgur.com/a/b5HyR#0
In short, at half the price of the HTC Stereo Clip, I don't see why you would buy anything else. (A simple male to male adapter and it'll plug into your head unit just the same.)
Audio Quality: It's great! The new APT-X codec(?) is awesome. It would take a double blind hearing test for me to tell the difference between the Samsung and a wire. Can you tell? Maybe, but requiring a double blind test is good enough for me in my car.
Note: I have the bluetooth feeding directly into an amplifier that feeds my speakers. I no longer have a headunit.
For me, there are so many benefits of this unit vs the Stereo Clip.
Less than half the cost ! ($30 vs $70 for HTC Clip)
I can plug ANY set of headphones into the bluetooth and have "wireless" headphones
Has a built in mic, so I can answer calls with it in the car or out
Great battery life
Comes with a nice pair of short corded ear buds that have decent sound isolation as well
A minor gripe: If you look at the photos, the buttons are really small with no tactile differentiation. I always have to look at it to figure out what side I'm going push. It would have been so easy to make one side have some tactile difference.
Nice review!!! I just received mine yesterday and I love it as well. Definitely worth 30 bucks. Agree with everything you posted!
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Ordered mine earlier today! Looks like I made a good choice....now I got to go set up some new Tasker profiles
can you pair two devices to this thing (i.e. ELTE for me and 4S for my wife)?
I'm looking for an a2dp adapter to do a fixed install inside my car. Can I leave this hooked up to a usb power source constantly and hide the reciever in my armrest? Also is there any problem using these for a2dp only and using my car's built in hands free?
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I'm looking for an a2dp adapter to do a fixed install inside my car. Can I leave this hooked up to a usb power source constantly and hide the reciever in my armrest? Also is there any problem using these for a2dp only and using my car's built in hands free?
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I would be interested to know if it would automatically power on or stay on for a fix car install. If you just want a2dp fixed install, check out the isimple isfm21. It does hard wired fm modulation or rca line out and has an Android app to change fm frequency.
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can you pair two devices to this thing (i.e. ELTE for me and 4S for my wife)?
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I don't see why not. In fact, it supports two simultaneous connections as well (if the devices support it).
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I'm looking for an a2dp adapter to do a fixed install inside my car. Can I leave this hooked up to a usb power source constantly and hide the reciever in my armrest?
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I would be interested to know if it would automatically power on or stay on for a fix car install.
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I have mine hooked up in a sort of fixed install. I have a USB and 3.5 mm cord running through my dash up to my sun visor where the Adapter sits, I was also going to do a totally fixed hidden install, but that would have hidden the built-in mic negating the hands free calling functionality. As long as your armrest isn't surrounded in metal (blocking the bluetooth signal), you should be fine. I briefly had it in my center console to test and it worked fine, then I realized, hey I won't be able to use the mic if I do that.
My USB is hooked up to a secondary cigarette socket I installed that is only live when the ignition is on. You definitely could leave it hooked up to a constant power source, but I don't know what that would do to the battery over time (the bluetooth battery and your car battery). I've decided to play it safe and not kill the battery. Having said that, if it's permanent, it shouldn't be an issue even if the bluetooth battery stops taking a charge. I've seen laptops that have dead batteries, but ppl are able to still use them plugged in.
It doesn't turn on and off automatically, so here it may be different from the StereoClip (I don't have a StereoClip so I don't know). It does work while hooked up to power so you could leave it on all the time as mentioned above. I turn mine off although I did forget one time and left it on, no biggie since it's connected to power. I'm going to set up a tasker profile to remind me to turn it off.
Also is there any problem using these for a2dp only and using my car's built in hands free?
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I don't know. I do know that it supports a2dp, and it supports two simultaneous bluetooth connections if the devices support it to play music, but I'm not sure how that works with calls and whether or not it would try to play the music through your car's hands free system and whatever you have plugged.
I've never had a car built in hands free system so I don't know how that works. There's a small section in the manual about simultaneous bluetooth connections if you want to try and find the manual online.
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I don't see why not. In fact, it supports two simultaneous connections as well (if the devices support it).
I have mine hooked up in a sort of fixed install. I have a USB and 3.5 mm cord running through my dash up to my sun visor where the Adapter sits, I was also going to do a totally fixed hidden install, but that would have hidden the built-in mic negating the hands free calling functionality. As long as your armrest isn't surrounded in metal (blocking the bluetooth signal), you should be fine. I briefly had it in my center console to test and it worked fine, then I realized, hey I won't be able to use the mic if I do that.
My USB is hooked up to a secondary cigarette socket I installed that is only live when the ignition is on. You definitely could leave it hooked up to a constant power source, but I don't know what that would do to the battery over time (the bluetooth battery and your car battery). I've decided to play it safe and not kill the battery. Having said that, if it's permanent, it shouldn't be an issue even if the bluetooth battery stops taking a charge. I've seen laptops that have dead batteries, but ppl are able to still use them plugged in.
It doesn't turn on and off automatically, so here it may be different from the StereoClip (I don't have a StereoClip so I don't know). It does work while hooked up to power so you could leave it on all the time as mentioned above. I turn mine off although I did forget one time and left it on, no biggie since it's connected to power. I'm going to set up a tasker profile to remind me to turn it off.
I don't know. I do know that it supports a2dp, and it supports two simultaneous bluetooth connections if the devices support it to play music, but I'm not sure how that works with calls and whether or not it would try to play the music through your car's hands free system and whatever you have plugged.
I've never had a car built in hands free system so I don't know how that works. There's a small section in the manual about simultaneous bluetooth connections if you want to try and find the manual online.
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Sweet man.. I just bought one based on your review. Do you think you can take a picture of your setup?
I purchased one too, along with a whole host of cables to do a permanent hidden installation.
My only fear is leaving it on all of the time, only charging when I am in the vehicle. Hopefully it has a "standby" mode to conserve power when the power switch is on but nothing is connected.
OP, I won't get mine until Tuesday, is there anyway you can test a permanent always-on installation like I'm talking about by seeing how yours does leaving the power switch on for a day or so?
The tech specs list a 130hour standby battery life. Should be more then enough when the car is not moving. my delema is that I cant find any decent Y adapters to split my one usb socket in my car into 2, But that is another story.
Ph33zy said:
Sweet man.. I just bought one based on your review. Do you think you can take a picture of your setup?
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Sure, will post some tonight
modplan said:
OP, I won't get mine until Tuesday, is there anyway you can test a permanent always-on installation like I'm talking about by seeing how yours does leaving the power switch on for a day or so?
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Not really, I use it all the time in and out of the car everyday so I'm always charging it to make sure it's topped off. Sorry man.
I did leave it on overnight once and it was fine.
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texanman said:
The tech specs list a 130hour standby battery life. Should be more then enough when the car is not moving. my delema is that I cant find any decent Y adapters to split my one usb socket in my car into 2, But that is another story.
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Right, but does standby mean power switch is off, or power switch is on but nothing connected?
I just bought this little guy to do the splitting and will install it behind my dash where I already have the wires to my dock run.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10307&cs_id=1030702&p_id=6631&seq=1&format=2
I couldn't find a simple y splitter either, that wasn't 32 feet long....
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http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10307&cs_id=1030702&p_id=6631&seq=1&format=2<br />
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I couldn't find a simple y splitter either, that wasn't 32 feet long....
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My concern with that is it'll only charge your phone in USB mode which isn't enough when using navigation with the screen on.
I ended up getting a dual USB adapter that charged in AC mode and running two usb cords.
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couragedragon said:
My concern with that is it'll only charge your phone in USB mode which isn't enough when using navigation with the screen on.
I ended up getting a dual USB adapter that charged in AC mode and running two usb cords.
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If you have the car dock, it forces AC mode, as long as your charger has enough current (at least 1A).
My charger is 2.1A, the bluetooth will probably pull 500mA and the phone will pull 1A, so in my case (with the dock) the hub should work fine, and will look a lot cleaner with only one cord running from my cigarette lighter to behind my dash.
But to each their own. I'll take pics of my setup on Tuesday.
Ph33zy said:
Sweet man.. I just bought one based on your review. Do you think you can take a picture of your setup?
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I haven't made it pretty yet. I usually run my stuff for several weeks before I shore up all the wires and hide everything behind the dash properly and make a custom plate to cover up the head unit opening and paint the L Bracket I used black.
http://imgur.com/a/igJgN#6
modplan said:
If you have the car dock, it forces AC mode, as long as your charger has enough current (at least 1A).
My charger is 2.1A, the bluetooth will probably pull 500mA and the phone will pull 1A, so in my case (with the dock) the hub should work fine, and will look a lot cleaner with only one cord running from my cigarette lighter to behind my dash.
But to each their own. I'll take pics of my setup on Tuesday.
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You know what, at first I was like NUH UH! And then I remembered, the first dock I got didn't do that AND it eventually stopped working (charging) and I had to exchange it for another one. So it was probably faulty. Good to know. Thanks for the heads up.
What's the range on this device? Sometimes I don't have good signal in the office so I have to leave it by a window. Usually no more than 20-30 feet away. Wanted to know cause I like to stream Pandora usually all day while I walk around the office.
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dwiz06 said:
What's the range on this device? Sometimes I don't have good signal in the office so I have to leave it by a window. Usually no more than 20-30 feet away. Wanted to know cause I like to stream Pandora usually all day while I walk around the office.
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I've found that the Bluetooth signal is very dependant on a variety of factors. You'll likely be on the edge of its range though.
For example, in my house I've been 20ish feet away and it works fine, but if go in a certain corner with a bunch of appliances it gets crackly.
I've also parked directly in front of a strip mall store and gone inside easily 30 feet with no issues.
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I'm glad to have found this seeing as how the HTC stereoclip does NOT route your phone calls, when a phone call comes in it mites the music and it will use the speaker on the phone nut your car speakers. It only routs music. Which seems incredibly dumb to me. But I suppose HTC has to sell you another blue tooth device to take phone calls.
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I'm glad to have found this seeing as how the HTC stereoclip does NOT route your phone calls, when a phone call comes in it mites the music and it will use the speaker on the phone nut your car speakers. It only routs music. Which seems incredibly dumb to me. But I suppose HTC has to sell you another blue tooth device to take phone calls.
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Probably because they couldn't be bothered to also lower the phone stream's volume and if they had a mic on the device it would just pick up the other person's voice from the car speakers and it would be a whole bucket of echoes without active noise cancellation.
I got mine, and I have to say it sounds fantastic. I have it in my "fixed" install. basically I have it plugged into a cigarette lighter that turns off with the car, and the audio is running under my console to the backside of my radio.
With the HTC car dock, my phone connects to my factory bluetooth handsfree for phone calls, and the Samsung for music, and standard audio, such as nav.
Only problem I have is it stays on when the power is off which means my phone stays connected when I go into my house.
I am considering cutting the battery wire on the inside to solve that issue.
Any idea if this would work?
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Hifimediy-Sa...n_0&hash=item20cb2a3799&_uhb=1#ht_1314wt_1271
if combined with this:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Usb-type-A-f...s=63&clkid=4859388797714287148#ht_1424wt_1037
And this:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Micro-USB-ha...ies&hash=item2eb8f6c584&_uhb=1#ht_4275wt_1037
I'm trying to make a one-connection, more or less universal, high quality audio and charger set up for my truck. Since the DAC is USB powered i'm not sure where the power would come from in this case. The phone or that adapter. I just like the simplicity of this unit for what i am doing (it's all going in my dash).
EDIT: I took the plunge and ordered a bunch of bits that SHOULD work (a UCA202 was cheaper, so ordered it). I'll take pics and document the setup and installation, post it all when its ready. It'll take a few weeks for the stuff to get here.
What are you trying to do? Give yourself an entertainment centre in your truck?
What I have done in my truck is use a Bluetooth stereo for streaming all audio from my HTC. If I were to install one HDMI screen I could have HD TV.
For charging, I just use a USB adapter in the cigarette lighter. Make sure you get one capable of outputting 1A or more, and also fools the phone into thinking it's connected to the mains.
When at a festival the other year, I used the tailgate as a makeshift bar, and the phone was streaming music over Bluetooth. I also had the stereo remote to control the volume, and used the air conditioning to chill some drinks. Although, will use a mini fridge next time as I used a shed loads of Diesel
I have a pioneer head ( http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/CD-Receivers/FH-P8000BT ) and an iBolt cradle. What I was hoping for was to use USB to provide power and use a DAC to get better sound quality from the tunes that I get over bluetooth. This deck also has an auxiliary in on the back, but trying to avoid using the amped headphone out. I went with this deck because of the connection options and didn't care about touch screens. That's what my HOX+ or Nexus 7 are for. So having a single USB connection for everything would be great. Pretty much the only thing that iFail devices have on us.
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Here is my start. I didn't get the DAC yet, and I need to wait for USB OTG with Charging before I can, but the set up is ready for it!
Sure looks good, but I'm unsure how the sound quality will be, I'm not sure how the DAC works by accessing the USB.. Does it just see it as a USB storage device? If you're playing MP3's anyway, why not just stream over Bluetooth. Once the track is digital, Idon't think that you would want to convert to analogue unless it's playing it directly.
Are your MP3's a decent bit-rate? I have never had an issue with MP3's over Bluetooth. I normally download weekly music podcasts and stream those.
I'm gonna chime in hear and say just bought the pioneer Afh x5500, and although my EVO LTE streams spotify and stock music player over Bluetooth, it does not send track info whatsoever. My note 2 did but, I prefer the EVO. So, I'm waiting for the 8500 to come in now because it has hdmi input onboard so it should be able to take hdmi to mhl and then perform correctly. As well as apradio functions. Anyone have any experience with this? Or, does anyone know how to get Bluetooth to stream song/album info to the head unit?
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One of the #1 reasons I got the HOX+ was the 64GB storage for my FLAC collection. Originally this concept I started while I had the Galaxy S3, which with a kernel and CM 10 can enable the DAC output while allowing the device to still recieve the charge.
That said, the deck you mentioned with HDMI might just do the trick too. And it really would be universal. Hmm.... I like this deck (It was old when I got it) because I don't really care for touch/dvd in my dash. This has a big rotary control knob, and I even have the lights turn off at night so I just control everything from the phone (except Volume). But i'll look into the one you suggest.
Anyway. This set up will do the trick for now. I hard wired the charger and AUX into the stereo harness so it looks clean and stock. I doubt I'll really tell much of difference anyway without the DAC at this point. I'm not getting any line noise like I thought I might.
Well, ill write back after I get the new deck. I'm really hoping for all functions or ill have to figure something else out...
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OP, any update on whether the DAC and cable worked with the HOX+?
I'm interested in getting a DAC to work with my high impedance in ear monitors. The driver in the phone doesn't have enough output power to adequately drive them.