Bluetooth retrofit kit for the old fashioned car radios

Video at Amazon.com View Years ago derided sarcastically, I must now admit - a car radio without Bluetooth is stopped in its purest form. Since bringing the best phone nothing without appropriate alternative coupling, you find yourself suddenly on the analog emergency lane again. There are some ways of upgrading, many of which are wired. Here the motto is maybe try making wise, but practically right is a cross-laid 3.5mm audio cable, somewhere between gears, charging adapter and car stereo, not really.

August CR225 replaces the Blutooth connection to the car without accessing the use of the headphone input on the car radio. For this purpose, the known for many years and gradually almost forgotten, pressed technique of FM transmitter in a modern guise, improved in nuances and will be released on the technophile consumer.

What stands out immediately is unavoidable - the CR225 moves in design but clearly outside the mainstream. Everyone, but really any of my co-driver shakes his head uncomprehendingly at first, whether the slightly strange design that I there - have geballert into the cigarette lighter of my AudiA3 - even voluntarily. And even if now and then phrases like "Hey, was`n that? A vibrator with blue light and speed display?" fall - August can what you have to give the device just a fair chance.

Powered by the vehicle power with power, the transmitter immediately takes to his work. The head of August is placed on the bracket and held by a relatively strong magnet in shape. The coupling to the output device (in my case an S5) takes place within seconds, the blue illuminated ring around the head are doing when needed optical support. What is missing is the frequency tuning of the CR225 to the car radio and the fun begin. Henceforth, acts as the transmitter acceptable speakerphone and as complete music jukebox for music stored on your phone. Operation is simple, even title tracking and the volume dial is supported by the many controls on August. Here, if necessary, a look in the manual, because ultimately there are so few rotary knob in which the CR225 has to offer.

Sonically no trees be uprooted, but the result is solid. And always depend on a reasonable and fine-tune the frequency. Just look in the automatic mode, many car radios automatically for the next & good to receiving radio station, which the CR225 shoots contrario literally in the foot if doing so trouble-free and selected frequency altered / falsified. Are these obstacles taken largely trouble-free communication and sensible music reproduction is required (in terms of phone calls). No audiophile sound quality, but the matter is the raw material (usually anyway "only" MP3 tracks) justice.

Nice gimmick on the edge. Front panel USB input was installed on August CR225, ie the transmitter also functions as needed as a single charging station.

Conclusion: Up to seven days I thought that FM transmitter technology is dead Sometimes condemned live but surprisingly long.. August CR225 is certainly not the ideal solution in terms of modern Bluetooth technology, but a functional plan B if the current technology does not allow alternatives.