Kinivo BTC480 Aux Car Adapter (Bluetooth Car Kit with 3.5mm Port, Dual Phone Connection, Magnetic Mount, Dual-Port USB Charger, BT Wireless Reciever) Plug & Play for Hands-Free Calls, Stereo Audio
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➤ HANDS-FREE BLUETOOTH CAR KIT: Kinivo Bluetooth Car Adapter with the built-in microphone allows you to make and receive calls safely while driving. Compatible with all Bluetooth-enabled smartphones including iPhone, Android, ensuring crystal clear & convenient communication
➤ MULTIPOINT BLUETOOTH CONNECTION: The Bluetooth AUX adapter for car can simultaneously connect two devices with advanced multipoint A2DP pairing, allowing you to stay connected to 2 phones at any time ( your personal and work phones at the same time). Effortlessly switch between devices for calls or music without needing to re-pair
➤ DUAL-PORT USB CHARGER: Kinivo Bluetooth hands free car kit includes a compact 10W (2.1A) dual USB car charger that fits into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter. Conveniently charge two devices at the same time — the car Bluetooth receiver is ideal for keeping your phone or tablet fully powered while on the go
➤ WIRELESS MUSIC STREAMING & CALLS: This Bluetooth car kit lets you stream audio and take calls wirelessly from any Bluetooth enabled device. Easy to to use music controls and built-in echo/noise-cancelling mic enhance your hands-free experience. Routes audio through your car stereo via 3.5mm AUX input for clear music and calling (car stereo must have 3.5mm input)
➤ WARRANTY: Kinivo two-year warranty with lifetime US based customer support
Scott Smith –
Even works great at home!
I bought this to use in my 2006 Prius, with my Galaxy Note 3 phone (Android). I have 64 gig of mp3’s that I stream directly from my phone. It works beautifully, set-up was a snap. I climb into my car and the connection happens automatically, and it starts playing right from where it left off when I got out of the car. Incoming calls pause the music, one touch of the button and I’m on speaker phone, which is very clear from both ends. Touch the button to hang up and the music fades back in, flawless. The only drawback is that (like all the others) there is no way to extend the length of the button cord. The assumption (apparently from every manufacturer) is that the button goes on you dash, the power plug is somewhere below your car stereo, and the stereo has an auxiliary input on it’s face. However, in the Prius the power jack and aux input are hidden away in the center arm rest (which is nice), so the button can’t be easily placed on the dash as the cord gets in the way. I’ll either have to find a place on the arm rest, or try to run the button wire under the carpet. No points off, because it seems all the other manufacturers make the same assumption. By the way, there is a slight hum from ground loops in the Prius, but a cheap isolator fixed that.AND NOW FOR THE FUN PART.I have a workshop at home. I have an old stereo tuner/amp wired to ceiling speakers in my shop. But I have several problems. 1) Reception is terrible even with an external antenna.2) When my phone rings I seldom hear it over the machines and stereo.3) I don’t want the phone in my pocket, if I run into the corner of a workbench it might shatter the display.4) If I do hear the phone ring, I have to turn off the stereo, the tool, then wipe the oil off my hands before trying to answer it.So here is the solution:Even though the power adapter is designed to plug into a 12 volt outlet, it can also be run by plugging a USB cord into it, then into a USB wall-wart (transformer) adapter. So I found an extra USB wall-wart, plugged it into the switched outlet on the back of the stereo (or you could just plug it into the wall outlet), and connected it to the car kit USB port. I plugged the audio jack into a stereo mini headphone to RCA adapter cable, and plugged that into the RCA jacks on the back of the stereo. To keep the exposed prongs on the 12 volt adapter from shorting out, I just plugged it into a 1/2″ pvc (slip on) end cap. It fits snugly and is dirt cheap.So now when I walk into my shop I just turn on my stereo, and lay my phone on top of it (with the cover closed). It connects automatically and starts playing. I can skip forward or back using the car-kit buttons. If the phone rings, the music fades out, I hear the phone ringing, I push the car-kit button with my oily finger and I have an instant speaker phone, without ever touching my cell phone. And for my s@#$y FM reception, I subscribed to the Sirius internet radio, and now I can also stream hundreds of ad-free radio stations through my phone into my stereo using my free wifi. Heaven!
A. Min –
Works exactly to meet my specific needs.
I’ve recently started a mission to reduce wire clutter in my car and decided to look for the perfect Bluetooth receiver to meet my specific needs. I should note that I drive a 2003 Honda Accord and my phone is a LG G2. When I refer to the car being ON or OFF, I don’t necessarily mean if the engine is actually running but the state of the car’s electrical system (i.e. which includes the ON/ACCESSORY key ignition position when the car’s electrical system is active but the engine isn’t running yet).I had the following requirements:1. Has to turn ON when the car turns on and ALWAYS REMAIN ON regardless of the activity/inactivity of the phone (i.e. it should NOT fall asleep after 20 minutes of inactivity then requires re-connecting).2. Will turn OFF when the car turns off.3. Will automatically find my phone and connect when I start the engine. No fiddling of any kind should be required.4. Will have enough bandwidth/speed to stream high quality audio.5. Will have a microphone and will also function as a hands free phone kit.6. Will look nice (not cheap) and can be mounted easilyAfter scrutinizing a ton of different Bluetooth receivers/kits, I purchased the BTC450. It pretty much meets every one of my requirements. Some important findings:1. The device does indeed turn on when the car starts and remains ON. So far, it hasn’t fallen asleep during periods of inactivity. Absolutely perfect. (I still need to field test this more to see if this holds true for longer periods of inactivity.)2. The device does indeed turn OFF when the car turns off. Again, perfect. The device being ON or OFF is directly linked to if its currently receiving power from the car. This is BY DESIGN and I purposefully chose this product because it wasn’t battery-powered.ON/OFF behavior was a big dealbreaker for all the battery-powered Bluetooth adapters/receivers I looked at, as they would all go to sleep during inactivity (which then requires manual re-connecting). I should emphasize that you should test how your car’s electrical system works before buying this product. As my car cuts off power to the power socket once you remove the key, I could leave this plugged in all the time and not worry about battery drainage at all. Some cars do have an “always-on” power socket for some reason, so please do your research first before complaining this product “silently drains your battery”.3. As long as my phone already has Bluetooth enabled, turning on my car will turn the BTC450 on and automatically find and connect with my phone. Perfect yet again. If you turn on the car and your phone does NOT have Bluetooth turned on, it will not connect (obviously). If you then turn Bluetooth on your phone (with the car already on), it won’t connect automatically (needs further testing). Luckily the re-connection process is easy (just hit the big middle button on the BTC450). This behavior isn’t ideal but is by far the best so far i’ve seen for Bluetooth car kits. I can live with either having Bluetooth always enabled on my phone (it has a negligible effect on my phones battery life) or remembering to turn it on.4. I had some reservations about Bluetooth 2.1+EDR having enough speed/bandwidth to stream quality audio, and it was a huge relief to find that all my music and phone calls sound great. I believe that most of the audio quality problems reported are not related to this device, but are problems with your car itself. Most commonly reported issues are hearing a high pitched whine/humming/hiss that would be present regardless of what you plug in. This isn’t the BTC450’s fault and is likely an issue with how your car’s stereo system is grounded. You can remove this noise by searching for “ground loop isolator” on Amazon, but a well known side effect of those products is a reduction in volume and sound quality. I do experience some audio whine at near max volume (especially when I hit the accelerator/gas pedal), but this is always present regardless of what is plugged in (phone, laptop, tablet, BTC450, etc). Since I never listen to anything even near max volume, this is a non-issue for me. Sound strength/loudness is the same as if I have my phone directly plugged in (make sure your phone’s Bluetooth volume is set to max/high if you have problems).5. Microphone works well enough. Though the microphone picks up a decent amount of ambient noise, the person on the other end of the call can hear me fine. Picking up a call or hanging up is super easy, just hit the big middle button. If you have a Bluetooth profile set up to use the BTC450 for phone calls, there will be a little chime/song that plays through the car speakers (NOT your phone’s ringtone) if your stereo is set to the AUX input setting. When listening to the regular radio or CD, the stereo will NOT automatically switch to AUX when a phone call comes in (obviously, unless your stereo has that capability for some reason). Your phone will still play its ringtone through its own phone speakers simultaneously, as long as its not set to vibrate or silent. I think if you only have the Bluetooth media profile enabled (with the Phone Call profile DISABLED), the normal ringtone will play through the speakers but you will have to talk into your phone’s microphone once you pick up (still need to test this).6. Unit is fairly small, blends in with my car decor, and is pretty minimalistic.Special note: There seems to be some bugs with the pairing not working quite correctly when using Google Navigation and Spotify. I’ve only run across this once so far and haven’t been able to replicate it since. I’ll update if I ever find out what causes this issue.
dustin wilson –
Music output quality
Everything about it is great with how it hooks up, it has a loop insulator to cut out all the humming, it turned my radio into Bluetooth so I can now play my music on my phone, easy to use, easy to install, functions great, great cord length was good for what I need it for! The only thing I noticed was it compromises my sound quality tremendously on my two 10 inch subs and amp. The subs still hit good but not as good as when I’m listening to the radio. However, my music is being played via Bluetooth on auxiliary. The radios output is being played through RCA cables directly connected to my subs. This could very well be the reason for my subs underperforming compared to when I have the radio on, which is why I gave it 4 stars. Overall, I definitely recommend this product! At the end of the day, it did what I wanted which is making my radio Bluetooth capable and that’s why I bought it!
SteLu –
Dieses Teil ist einfach genial! Die Sprachqualität ist perfekt, kein Mensch merkt, dass man über eine Freisprecheinrichtung telefoniert: die Lautstärke ist uneingeschränkt so, als hielte man das Handy direkt am Ohr.Das Streaming von Musik oder Hörbuch er funktioniert problemlos und ohne Aufwand!Das Pairing funktioniert problemlos und ohne lange Installation; auch mit mehreren unterschiedlichen Handys (bei mir: iphone 4s, samsung galaxy s4 und BlackBerry Z10).Auf eine Nachfrage beim Herstellers erhielt ich umgehend eine freundliche Antwort, die das Problem sofort löste.Unfassbar praktisch ist auch der zusätzliche USB Ausgang an der Buchse für den Zigarettenanzünder, der gleichzeitiges aufladen bzw. Eine Stromversorgung des Handys sicherstellt! Kombiniert mit einer Kabelführung (s.u.) schafft man sich so gut weniger als 50 Euro eine funktionale Multimedia Anlage im auto, dir qualitativ mit einbausystemen lecker mithalten kann!!Uneingeschränkte Kaufempfehlung für jeden, der eine günstige, hochwertige und unauffällige Freisprecheinrichtung sucht!!Was ich dazu sagen muss, ist, dass ich die Anlage in einem skoda roomster betreibe, bei dem Zigarettenanzünder und AUX Eingang unmittelbar nebeneinander an der Mittelkonsole hinter der Handbremse angebracht sind, was für die Inbetriebnahme natürlich optimale Bedingungen schafft.Noch einige Tipps:Ich betreibe das Gerät mit einer Magnethalterung, die an der Lüftung angebracht ist. Das kann ich schwer empfehlen, weil es super praktisch und kostengünstig ist (man findet bereits Lösungen für ca. 10 Euro bei Amazon, die ihren Zweck wunderbar erfüllen. Wenn man sich dazu entscheidet ist allerdings anzumerken, dass man die Lüftung beim telefonieren runter drehen oder abschalten sollte, da es sonst unangenehme Nebengeräusche produziert…Ein weiterer Tipp: um den Kabelsalat zu vermeiden habe ich mich für klebbare Kabelführungshilfen entschieden, die es ebenfalls für wenig Geld bei amazon gibt. Hier würde ich allerdings nicht sparen: ich hatte zunächst eine sehr günstige Lösung gewählt, die dann jedoch immer wieder ab fielen und wahnsinnig unpraktisch waren. Ich habe sie nun zusätzlich mit Power strips befestigt, was auch geht, aber wenn ich es nochmal zu tun hätte würde ich dafür einfach etwas mehr Geld in die Hand nehmen; das lohnt sich auf alle fälle, da die herumliegenden Kabel ansonsten das einzige sind, was an dieser Einrichtung stört! Volle Punktzahl!!
Massimo C –
Ottimo il mio feedback sul servizio e tempi di spedizione di questo articolo. Il prodotto corrisponde appieno alla descrizione, di seguito una breve descrizione dei pro e dei contro cominciando proprio da questi ultimi:Contro:1. Il cavetto che congiunge il corpo del vivavoce è saldato e non è scollegabile dalla presa accendi sigari (il cavetto uscente dal vivavoce conduce il segnale audio + alimentazione 5V e 10cm verso la fine si sdoppia. Sarebbe stato bello avere un jak anche sulla presa accendisigari; sia per prolungare il filo di alimentazione senza dover ricorrere ad taglio + giunta a mano, sia per semplificare il passaggio dei fili all’ interno dei pannelli dell’ auto durante l’ installazione. Tuttavia, sono riuscito ad installarlo in 10 minuti sulla mia BMW 320 E93 senza dover far alcun taglio o prolunga, alzando soltanto la cuffia del freno a mano e svitando 3 viti sotto lo sterzo.2: La presa accendisigari ha il cavetto che esce lateralmente verso il vivavoce lasciando in alto una presa libera USB da 1A. La presa USB è utilizzabile solo per uscita alimentazione e non gestisce memorie USB con files audio.3. L’ audio delle chiamate telefoniche sulle casse della macchina ha un volume leggermente piu’ basso rispetto a quello della radio. Non è regolabile e finisco sempre per dover alzare il volume durante le telefonate per poi riabbassarlo quando commuto nuovamente sull’ ingresso musicale.4. Se chiudo la chiamata dal telefonino spesso si scollega il bluetooth. Consiglio di terminare tutte le chiamate premendo il tasto rotondo del corpo del vivavole, lo stesso che si preme per aprire la telefonata.PRO:1. Dimensioni ultra compatte, tutto il dispositivo e l’ elettronica sono racchiusi nel corpo rotondo del microfono, bottone, tasti avanti/indietro.2. Audio di ottima qualità. Riproduce benissimo i files musicali dal telefonino quando esso è collegato in bluetooth. I tasti di avanzamento ed arretramento funzionano ed agiscono sull’ avanzamento della playlist sul telefonino. Durante le telefonate, il microfono capta bene la voce anche se posizionato non vicinissimo rispetto all’ autista. Io l’ ho messo piuttosto in basso per semplicità di installazione.3. Questa la mia sequenza di utilizzo su BMW E93. Entrando in auto con il bluetooth acceso il telefono si aggancia automaticamente, non c’e’ bisogno di toglierlo dalla tasca.a) Ascoltando lo stereo –> Sento lo squillo di una chiamata entrante soltanto sul telefono che ho in tasca. Commuto l’ ingresso dello stereo su aux-in e posso farlo direttamente dal bottone sullo sterzodella macchina. Premo il tasto rotondo del corpo vivavoce ed inizio la conversazione.b) Se ho già la radio impostata sull’ ingresso aux –> Sento lo squillo sulle casse auto. Premo il tasto rotondo del corpo vivavoce ed inizio la conversazione.
Alistair –
Can’t fault this product. It was really easy to set up and the sound quality from my iphone to my car speakers is as good as connecting it via a cable. It plays music from my iPhone library or straight from the spotify app. I can also make and receive phone calls which are clear for both the caller and receiver. When the call is finished it starts playing the music again. Not all bluetooth products allow you to both make calls and play music but this one does. My Tom Tom sat nav app on the iPhone also plays over bluetooth to the car speakers. It also works whilst charging and the iPhone pairs automatically as soon as you turn on the ignition so you can almost forget it is there. I have a separate charger for my phone for long journeys but it will work if your phone is on charge or not.I spent a long time looking at suitable products and this is perfect and great value for money. It just proves you don’t have to spend a fortune.
Alejandro –
Lo dicho, casi perfecto si se sabe lo que se pide y para que se pide.Ha cumplido con creces mis necesidades, la verdad que es un aparato asombroso, no por lo que es ni por lo hace, sino por como lo hace.Instalacion rapidisima incluso habiendolo semi-intstalado, ocultando los cablecillos. Ademas el emparejamiento con el movil bien rapido y sencillo, como tienen que ser estas cosas para que no se conviertan en un problema para nadie.Calidad de audio estupenda, aunque debo reconocer que no soy ningun sibarita de la musica, y en cuanto al manos libres funciona bien y se oye y me oyen de forma correcta.Una unica pega, es que tube que comprar un antiparasitario porque me hacia un ruido de acople algo desagradable, pero fue colocarlo y se acabo los problemas de ruidos.Resumiendo, recomendadisimo.
sl –
Fonctionne immédiatement, produit avec très bon rapport qualité/prix.INSTALLATION ET QUALITE EN CONVERSATION :Intégré dans la voiture, mes interlocuteurs trouvent que le son est plus fort qu’avec le téléphone d’origine (nexus 4 sous android 5.1.1) et l’ancien main libre filaire, la qualité audio est donc très bonne autant en émission qu’en réception sur l’autoratio.QUALITE AUDIO MUSIQUE :Fonctionne parfaitement pour écouter le flux audio du smartphone, changement de piste fonctionnel d’autant plus qu’il supporte le bluetooth en APTX qui est la norme “qualité CD”.COMMANDE VOCALE (Google Now) :La commande vocale “OK google” ne semble cependant fonctionner qu’avec le micro du téléphone et non le micro du bluetooth. Mon téléphone est accroché sur la gauche de mon tableau de bord ce qui n’est pas gênant. Non testé avec un iphone et Siri mais le système gère Siri d’après la documentation.ALIMENTATION :Attention à regarder l’ampérage des prises bluetooth j’ai choisi celui là car la prise délivre 1 ampère c’est compatible Iphone et Android.Cette prise n’est pas suffisante pour une tablette. Je conseille de brancher le smartphone en permanence et régler en 2G pour profiter de Waze en plus du bluetooth. Charge parfaitement un Iphone, idem pour un smartphone Android…Un téléphone branché sur une prise de 2 ampères comme sur d’autres adaptateurs bluetooth et ce sera la mort assurée de votre batterie, donc ici ça va bien pour un smartphone.