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#16 riczito

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Posted 28 January 2019 - 11:30 AM

I've got one of these which works well with the added bonus of DAB+ radio which worked well when I drove through France, Belgium, Switzerland & Italy last summer. It's powered through a 12v power socket but, if you've not got one fitted, can be hard wired to the fuse box (powered by ignition or you'll have to turn it off each time to avoid battery drain).  I've had it approx 9 months and no problems with it. Register it with them and (in the UK at least) you get an extended 3 year warranty. You also get lifetime support once you've registered it within 30 days.

 

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but can be bought a lot cheaper...quite a lot cheaper!

 

https://www.amazon.c...=majority audio

 

You can either connect it through the aux in or pair it to an unused FM frequency although it works better via cable. All you do is bluetooth the phone to the unit and off you go. Only fiddly bit is where to hide all the excess aerial cable.

 

Wow, that looks very interesting! I wish I'd seen it before I ordered the unit in my original post. That said, the unit arrived, I plugged it in and it works, straight out of the box. No setting up at all. Streams Bluetooth very well. The only downside so far is that there is a marked difference in volume with the radio. The BT audio is much less loud. I pretty much have to double the volume setting. But that's also true of the integrated Kenwood unit I have in my Alfa. Not sure what's to blame, whether it's the iPhone that has a low output or whether it's the BT norm itself, or whether it's the amplifier circuits. Still, I now have BT audio and hads-free phoning, which is cool. I may well upgrade at some point to your unit though. I like how compact it is. I could get rid of the radio altogether, which is currently mounted under the dash on the passenger side. My wife would appreciate the extra legroom :)

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#17 rich_959

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Posted 28 January 2019 - 12:02 PM

Might sound daft, but have you made sure the volume is turned up on your phone handset? Even on modern car Bluetooth systems, like in my Discovery, the phone volume determines the starting point. Blew my ears off a few times when I had the phone set really low, so cranked the volume up for playing iTunes, then when I switched back to radio,,,, boom!



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Posted 28 January 2019 - 12:03 PM

Lovely interior by the way!



#19 Its a min

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Posted 28 January 2019 - 06:28 PM

 

 

 

I may well upgrade at some point to your unit though. I like how compact it is. I could get rid of the radio altogether, which is currently mounted under the dash on the passenger side. My wife would appreciate the extra legroom :)

 

 

Nice looking interior.

 

I think you'd still need a radio for it to connect to as I don't think speakers running through a 3.5mm jack would give you the best sound quality though I've not tried it.


Edited by Its a min, 28 January 2019 - 06:50 PM.





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