Reception How is the reception on this product when inside of a bldg? Does it cut out? Also how does it hook up to your car speakers?
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Should be acceptable out of the pocket when there are heavy terestrial signals, it should work. Mostly it's not well indoors.And you need a car kit (includes the dock) of this product.
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Does the car kit require the use of an external antenna?Does the car kit require the 12v power adapter?I purchased a new truck and don't want the antenna on the roof; nor do I want all the cables -- power and antenna. Is this product the solution?
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I put the antenna on top of my dashboard and hid the wiring along the front right side of the car. I have no problems with reception. The car kit comes with a 12v power adapter.
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It is installed in line with the antenna line. You do need to have it in an fm station. It was the only option I had for my SRX because of the Bose and Navigation system. I now have hands free calling and can stream my music by Bluetooth to the car stereo. I am very happy with the product. As soon as you get in the car it will connect to your phone just like in any newer car with Bluetooth. I always use my own music so it is perfect. To answer your question it does work like a FM modulator but way more advanced. It is the only only I know of that has the hands free option with the call button and microphone It is installed in line with the antenna line. You do need to have it in an fm station. It was the only option I had for my SRX because of the Bose and Navigation system. I now have hands free calling and can stream my music by Bluetooth to the car stereo. I am very happy with the product. As soon as you get in the car it will connect to your phone just like in any newer car with Bluetooth. I always use my own music so it is perfect. To answer your question it does work like a FM modulator but way more advanced. It is the only only I know of that has the hands free option with the call... » Read More It is installed in line with the antenna line. You do need to have it in an fm station. It was the only option I had for my SRX because of the Bose and Navigation system. I now have hands free calling and can stream my music by Bluetooth to the car stereo. I am very happy with the product. As soon as you get in the car it will connect to your phone just like in any newer car with Bluetooth. I always use my own music so it is perfect. To answer your question it does work like a FM modulator but way more advanced. It is the only only I know of that has the hands free option with the call button and microphone « Show Less
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Good time for an experiment. ( some minutes later )... When streaming Bluetooth to the car stereo, the sound from the speakers will cut off, followed a second later by your phone's ringtone coming through the car speakers. When the call is ended, whatever you were streaming resumes.
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I use Bluetooth with my car's newly installed non-factory audio receiver and it works very quickly and efficiently outputting audio of the conversation through my car's speakers and microphone so that I don't have to use a hands free corded or a hands free bluetooth on an ear.
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No speaker connection. Red & White RCA output for Amp. Idiotic 75 ohm connector is potted on outside & recessed into housing so you can't connect your coax from the roof antenna to it. I took the connector (from the defunct Sony it replaced) and soldered it in so I could use this to get FM. The reception is inferior to the Sony it replaced.
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I purchased this to play music from my phone to me stereo. You can be around 10-15 feet away without disrupting the connection. Any further and it starts to cut out.
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Those are good questions.I bought this unit by accident for a friend for Christmas.By the time we got to use this it was too late for return.I like the unit with the speakers because you don't have to worry about wires because the wires and speakers are tucked in and out of the way.I would not recommend this item.
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I use this radio in the village and jungle in central America and as I stated, I use a copper wire piece as added antenna and I get 2 channels out of 6 stations. I would say, it compares good, because when I rent a car, it also only gets 2 stations in the village.As a side note, I'm going to cut the antenna to the last/thickest section of the antenna and add a car antenna to the top of that. This should be perfect as it would give me a 3 foot antenna, instead of the OEM 12 inch antenna.
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Well you need a docking station to go inside the house to play the radio inside. I have one and it sounds great. Amazon sells them. I got a real nice one from amazon. The radio come with a car kit so you have everything you need in the box.
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The unit comes with an AC adapter to use with 110VAC. There is also a standard 5.x 12VDC adapter on the back with the 110VAC plugs into. I have used it to play back mp3s while doing yard work and it works just great - 0.1W will give you about 1/4 mile of reception with no trouble. Haven't tried it in a car, but with the suitable 5.x plug, should be easy to wire to a car outlet.
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Hi Sharon The unit has a great sound firstly with the old speakers. The unit is reasonably easy to fit but I recommend you get the shop to do it if you haven't done one before. Although if ya get stuck you can always take to the shop in pieces. If you try yourself you must disconnect the battery and make sure its insulated from the car. This will defend the devices when they are being installed in case any wires touch. Good Luck Bruce
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It is designed for vehicles, but big ones. If you want an antenna to be used inside your house I advise you to look somewhere else.Of course you could make an adaptation to your home sound system, but keep in mind this is made for cars.
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I would not recommend it for car, sound is ok, built in speaker is pretty bad is you are not speaking directly into it. no one will hear you
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Speaker good...it plays mps3.,,and it plays songs from memory card. But the antenna is terrible. Look up the "Tom tom"... It's the same thing, but has much better reception. Get that one!
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I use this in my car plugged into the extra socket of a dual usb car charger and my radio's aux input. Personally, i like the setup and the sound quality. You probably do sacrifice some sound sound quality since you're using a fairly inexpensive bluetooth device to stream music, but i often listen to my music pretty loud and i dont notice too much quality loss.
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It has a speaker. As far as wiring in a car goes: in some conditions you could. You would have to use the alligator clips and attach the black to a ground source. I imagine there are better tools for that kind of thing though.
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What is your use? Is it for a large outdoor installation? How far away are the speakers from the audience/listeners? The Klipsch AW-650 are pretty efficient, but I can tell you more with better specifics. Thanks,