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Old 11-03-2015, 07:13 PM
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What are the best aftermarket bluetooth kits?

I'm doing some research on a good Bluetooth adapter so I can make calls/listen to music wirelessly in the car. Here's the top two that I've seen so far. Does anybody have any experience with either of these two products? Which one would you recommend?

Kinivo BTC450 (4.5 star rating on Amazon): https://kinivo.com/product/btc450-ha...tooth-car-kit/

TaoTronics (4.3 star rating on Amazon) TaoTronics TT-BR03 Bluetooth 4.0 Receiver Hands-Free Car Kit (Supports aptX, Stereo Music, Built-in Mic, 10-metre range, 2.1A USB charger)
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if you already have the auxiliary in, why not just connect the phone with a cord. I doubt you can get the sound to be as good via those bluetooth devices
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i've got the Motorola T605 in my GS... it works great with calls and music...
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Originally Posted by KaMLuNg
i've got the Motorola T605 in my GS... it works great with calls and music...
How does it hook up to the OEM stereo, AUX In? How many devices can be paired with it at once?
And damn it's a pretty expensive unit compared to some of the other stuff out there
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It's kind of annoying connecting the phone with a wire, right? I'm looking for a few options. I saw a friend with the Kinivo (I think) and it seemed like a doable setup. I've been using the 3.5mm wire up until now.
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Motorola T505 in the Acura and Roaster 2 in the Subaru... both work flawlessly
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bluetooth connection in won't allow the music to play as loudly as hardwire will.That's definitely the case in my 650.
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Originally Posted by summersiguenza
It's kind of annoying connecting the phone with a wire, right? I'm looking for a few options. I saw a friend with the Kinivo (I think) and it seemed like a doable setup. I've been using the 3.5mm wire up until now.
Kinivo is what I was thinking of getting before. But you could only pair one device on the first one that came out. Now there is 2 models and you can pair multiple devices. Like a tablet and a phone.

I will probably look into the Kinivo BTC455, if I ever find a proper tablet mount for my car that I actually like. They are all so bulky!!!
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I highly recommend GOgroove FlexSMART. I have a car with no aux so it has a built in FM Modulator. The calls and music are fairly loud. It never drops BT connection. I know they make a version with a 3.5 connection and they also sell via Amazon, Best Buy, etc.
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Originally Posted by myron
if you already have the auxiliary in, why not just connect the phone with a cord. I doubt you can get the sound to be as good via those bluetooth devices
I did that in my G and it's annoying honestly.
And in between finding songs, there's a lot of noise in the frequency.

My GROM in the NSX and plugging into phone from the G other than that show no difference in sound quality.
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