Bluetooth speaker
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baconsarney

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12,434 posts

192 months

Wednesday 12th June 2019
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Apologies in advance if this has been done before... I've just been listening to my Amazon music that I've downloaded onto my iphone through a friends bluetooth speaker and it sounds amazing! (it's also about the same size as the little round box of mints I keep in the car) He's suggested a bose speaker for the car would be the way to go, so just wondering if anyone uses a 'stand alone' bluetooth speaker in their car with iphone and if so what speaker do you have and is it good?

TIA,
Richard

EVR

2,252 posts

91 months

Wednesday 12th June 2019
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I don't think your car has it, but you might have missed it maybe, so don't take it as insulting but... if you have an AUX port, wouldn't it just be easier to buy a mini jack cable and listen to your music through the car speakers?

baconsarney

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12,434 posts

192 months

Wednesday 12th June 2019
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EVR said:
I don't think your car has it, but you might have missed it maybe, so don't take it as insulting but... if you have an AUX port, wouldn't it just be easier to buy a mini jack cable and listen to your music through the car speakers?
First thing I looked for and no it hasn't, but thanks for the suggestion smile

laterontoday

149 posts

100 months

Wednesday 12th June 2019
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I just got a Bluetooth fm adapter from amazon £16, plugs into the 12v plug, pairs to your phone and tunes to the fm radio. Plays music through car speakers. Perfectly adequate for my use. fAlternatively Aston installations may be able to hard wire you a Bluetooth system.

baconsarney

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Wednesday 12th June 2019
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laterontoday said:
I just got a Bluetooth fm adapter from amazon £16, plugs into the 12v plug, pairs to your phone and tunes to the fm radio. Plays music through car speakers. Perfectly adequate for my use. fAlternatively Aston installations may be able to hard wire you a Bluetooth system.
That sounds the ticket! Is it this one...
FM Transmitter, CHGeek QC3.0 Bluetooth FM Transmitter Car Wireless Radio Adapter Handsfree Car Kit with 5V/4A Dual USB Charger Ports, Voltage Display, Play USB Flash Drive for iOS and Android Devices.

Also tells you the charge state of the car battery smile




laterontoday

149 posts

100 months

Thursday 13th June 2019
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I have a different one but same principle, there are loads of different ones available on Amazon/Ebay etc.

baconsarney

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192 months

Thursday 13th June 2019
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laterontoday said:
I have a different one but same principle, there are loads of different ones available on Amazon/Ebay etc.
Thanks for that laterontoday thumbup

Minglar

1,950 posts

154 months

Thursday 13th June 2019
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Hi baconsarney

I have something similar to this in my wife’s car, which has an old tape player, no Bluetooth and no 3.5mm input socket. You have to tune it in to a FM frequency which has no transmission, then pair your phone to the unit. As a cheap solution to the problem, it works pretty well. Problems can arise when travelling around though, as your clear frequency can start to pick up radio transmissions and that can interfere with the audio playback. But it’s worth trying as a initial starting point. Hope that helps.

Best Regards

Minglar

baconsarney

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12,434 posts

192 months

Thursday 13th June 2019
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Minglar said:
Hi baconsarney

I have something similar to this in my wife’s car, which has an old tape player, no Bluetooth and no 3.5mm input socket. You have to tune it in to a FM frequency which has no transmission, then pair your phone to the unit. As a cheap solution to the problem, it works pretty well. Problems can arise when travelling around though, as your clear frequency can start to pick up radio transmissions and that can interfere with the audio playback. But it’s worth trying as a initial starting point. Hope that helps.

Best Regards

Minglar
Hi Minglar, thanks for the info! Muchly appreciated...

Cheers,
Richard

AdamV12V

5,314 posts

208 months

Thursday 13th June 2019
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yikesyikesyikes

I shall just pretend I have not seen this whole thread. biggrin

baconsarney

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12,434 posts

192 months

Friday 14th June 2019
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AdamV12V said:
yikesyikesyikes

I shall just pretend I have not seen this whole thread. biggrin
confused

Bit council? smile