Kinivo BTC480 Hands-Free Bluetooth Car Kit (for Cars with 3.5mm Aux Input, Magnetic Mount, Dual-Port USB Charger, Multi-Point Connectivity)

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.

I've only just got the Kinivo BTC480 Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit, but so far, it's working great. Pros: ✅ Crystal-Clear Audio – Calls and music sound great with no noticeable static. ✅ Brilliant Dual USB Charger – The included charger is a fantastic bonus, allowing me to charge my phone while using the kit. ✅ Easy Setup – Plug it into the aux port, pair via Bluetooth, and you're ready to go. ✅ Multipoint Connectivity – I haven’t tried this yet, but it’s a great feature to have. Useful Info: 🔹 Magnetic Mount – I don’t use the magnetic mount because my car has a perfect spot where the unit sits securely on its own, but it’s a nice option to have. Cons: ❌ Occasional Audio Issues – A couple of times, the audio has been really bad when connecting. It seems to be fixed by disconnecting and reconnecting, but sometimes I’ve had to turn it off and restart it completely. It’s not a dealbreaker, but it can be a bit of a hassle. Verdict: A solid Bluetooth solution for cars without built-in Bluetooth. The audio is crisp, the USB charger is brilliant, and setup is hassle-free. There have been occasional connection issues, but overall, it’s a great device for hands-free calls and music.

Superb product, works as expected. Connects to phone without fail. Purpose of this device for me was to allow me to play music from my phone to my car speakers. Button to pause/play music providing you have your music app open on the phone already/running in the background. Awesome sound quality along with my Alpine Hifi upgraded speakers/tweeters/amp in a BMW. Steering wheel volume buttons work with this device on my e81 - i suspect it'll be fine for any car with s/w controls. Usually I don't take calls in the car but answered on occasions and caller has been able to hear me fine, I have been able to hear them clearly without any issues. Worth noting if you receive a call when listening to music on the device, the music will mute and resume after call has ended. This is actually the second Bluetooth device I have tried, previous brand was garbage and opted for this one, have not regretted the decision since purchase. So to end, I'd 100% recommend this product if you're looking for a simple device, that is ideal for bluetooth music streaming device from phone, easy to setup and works faultlessly.

I couldn't quite believe some of the effusive reviews of this product, but once I plugged it in I also had no doubt in my mind. This is tbe best Bluetooth adaptor I've ever tried. To understand the design of the product, imagine three wires radiating from a central point (hub). One of the wires terminates in an aux in plug, another in a 5V cigarette lighter plug, and the third in a sort of disk-like 'control unit' (as pictured on the product information page). The latter incorporates the microphone, the single push button to answer calls and two tiny buttons to move up or down through your music. The control knob can be stuck onto the dashboard with the provided double-sided glue disk (there's a spare) and of course I won't need to clarify where the other two wires end up. Plenty of wire length in all three directions to accommodate variations in positioning of Aux in and cigarette lighter sockets. For instance, in my MK4 Mondeo the Aux-in socket is inside the glove box (the Ford designer must've been high on that day!!), but as the plug is L-shaped I can still close the box once this is plugged in. How is it like in practise? Well, in one word, superb. Pairs effortlessly with my Galaxy S3 every time I get into the car, the quality of the music or calls through the speakers is absolutely FANTASTIC. Really cannot tell the difference between this and a wired connection from my phone. Some reviews have stated the unit incorporates the AptX Bluetooth protocol - it doesn't. But to be honest I find A2DP perfectly adequate. Most if not all cars have a powerdown circuit which shuts off power to the cigarette lighter socket, so I don't anticipate having this plugged in causing any battery drain issues. I've stuck the control unit with the mic halfway up my dashboard but I'm sure it will pick up my voice even if attached underneath the dashboard or hidden away somewhere else close by. £25 well spent, and I'm no longer pfaffing around with the rechargeable Bluetooth adaptor that was attached to my sun visor and had a particularly nasty habit of losing charge in the middle of a call on the M25. If you're thinking about getting one, don't. BUY IT!

Bought this to update an old car radio to get music streaming from phone and handsfree calls. This little gadget works really well. I didn't use the supplied power adapter because my 12V socket is powered up all the time, and I wanted this to turn on and off with the ignition. Fortunately the existing head unit has a USB socket which supplies switched power, and it's right next to the line-in socket which makes for a tidy(ish) installation. Ideally I would have had a version with just four inches of wire but I was able to tuck the excess away unobtrusively. For some reason one of the wires is much longer than the other one, can't remember which. In use, when I turn the car on it pairs pretty instantly with my phone. I haven't tried pairing two phones yet but it does support that, although I think there are some limitations in what the second phone can do. Music playback sounds fine (or anyway the head unit & speakers are the limiting factor, not this device). Buttons for pause/play, previous and next track are useful. Handsfree calls are good enough but you need to place the puck reasonably near to your mouth. Even then, I have to speak quite loud to be intelligible at motorway speeds. But it's a noisy car. The middle button can be used to start the phone's voice assistant, but I just call "hey Google" and that seems to work well even with the music playing quite loud.

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I bought this after recently changing car to one which had a 3.5mm aux input jack plug fitted to the car radio. I primarily wanted it for its handsfree capability for the odd occasions that I receive calls whilst on the move. I was a little bit sceptical about this little device, concidering its low price , but it has exceeded my expectations 10 fold! Installation and setup was simple , I installed the car kit in my Mazda MX5, which has both 12v socket and 3.5mm aux conveniently situated together in a coin tray in front of the gear lever, below the radio. I plugged the two sockets in, then followed the simple pairing process which was all controlled through my iPhone's accessibility settings, then I made a call to test the audio quality in order to determine the best position to place the microphone/control unit . I finally settled on a place near my left elbow on the centre console , which enabled me to route the cabling under the centre console with a bare minimum of visible wiring, then finally used the adhesive pad provided to fix the unit. Installed in this manner, the kit looks very discreet. Pairing of the unit is automatic when you turn the ignition on provided your phones Bluetooth is switched on .In use the unit works clearly and efficiently, with a single press to answer calls provided your radio is set to aux, and exceptional audio quality to calls as they come through your cars audio system. I usually listen to the car radio , or play CDs in the car which does require me to manually switch my cars audio system to aux prior to handling calls, though I have steering wheel audio controls which make this easy to do. I don't have a vast library of music stored on my phone , though during my brief test of its wireless audio streaming it worked clearly and efficiently. The 12v socket for this unit has a convenient USB charging port to allow charging of devices whilst on the move, whilst still using the handsfree. Since buying my first one of these excellent little devices, I have now installed two more of these , one in my second car ( Land Rover defender) , and one in my wife's VW Up , and she is delighted with hers, preferring it to her previous Parrot Minikit.

Prior to purchasing this I had installed an Xcarlink in my Mazda6 with its bluetooth attachment. The sound quality from the XCarlink's microphone was always pretty poor so when it broke down I decided to try using this with the XCarlink's audio-in port. This worked perfectly, except for the fact that when the Kinivo is on there is a high-pitched background noise and I needed to purchase a ground-loop isolator (an extra £10) to eliminate this. Once that was in place the system works well and the sound quality is good. In addition to the main button there are also fast forward and rewind buttons which are useful for controlling music streaming from a phone. It powers itself from the cigarette lighter socket. Thoughfully it has a power pass through in the form of a USB socket so you can stIll plug in other car gadgets such as satnavs that can draw power from a USB socket. However, if you should have another device that plugs directly into the lighter socket bear in mind that you won't be able to use the Kinivo at the same time.

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!!

Ich habe so einige Freisprechlösungen ausprobiert, die mein iPhone an das Radio anbinden sollten (das Autoradio soll das Originale bleiben, das ist mir ganz wichtig). Darüber sollen Radio- und Spotify-Stream laufen, idealerweise auch Telefonate. Das Autoradio dient dann 'nur noch' als Soundanlage, komplette Steuerung übers Smartphone. Der Einbau einer Parrotlösung scheiterte daran, dass das Soundsystem eine 5-Kanal-Anlage ist und Parrots max. 4 Kanaäle bedienen können. 1.) iPhone direkt an AUX: Viel zu leise, flacher Musik-Sound, Freisprechen via iPhone auch zu leise 2.) Jabra Freeway: nach etwa 1/2 Jahr immer schlechter werdende Sprachqualität, Musik via FM-Transmitter mit vielen Störgeräuschen. Zudem, wenn mans abzuschalten vergisst, verbindet es sich immer wieder mit dem Handy im Haus... 3.) Kinovo BTC 480: Bestmöglicher Musiksound, gute Sprachqualität, super schlichtes Design, einfach zu bedienen, Telefonate laufen über die Anlage im Auto, schaltet mit der Zündung aus. Mit ein bisschen Mühe kann / sollte man die Kabel verstecken, dann fällt das Gerät am Armaturenbrett kaum auf. Damit hats mein Saab 9-5 Kombi (eines der letzten Baujahre) doch noch ins digitale Zeitalter geschafft :) Das perfekte gerät für genau diesen Zweck!

Rapporto qualità-prezzo ottimo. Montato e connesso in 60 secondi. Si accende e spegne con l'auto e si connette in automatico. Buona qualità audio.

I had been looking at a bluetooth hands-free option for my car and looked at many popular brands (Belkin). I was also concerned with the fact that bluetooth being a wireless technology, I will be loosing quality of the sound when streaming music over bluetooth. I zeroed in on this one after reading some excellent review on Amazon.com (US). Kinivo may not be a very popular brand but this product is well worth every penny. This product is an excellent fit for any car. I have been using this well over a month now and can say I am extremely satisfied with this purchase. Pros: 1. If you own an AptX supported device like the Xperia Z3 look no further, this bluetooth device is AptX compatible, and gives an extremely superb audio quality when streamed over bluetooth 2. Auto connects when the car is started 3. Good in-call voice quality 4. Supports voice commands with Google Now (Use the BTNow app to switch from voice dialler to Google Now) to speak commands to get directions, play music etc Cons: (Nothing major. Works perfect!!) 1. Wires are a quite thin & delicate, but if you install the kit with care, they shouldn't bother you much. You are not really going to wire on and off this thing every time. Its a car kit. It just stays there once you install.

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 sterzo della 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.