Is the bluetooth audio quality better than an AUX-IN cable connection?
1861261
Honestly? No, it's not better* but almost all the time it's "as good as" at least as far as my ears can tell. There are really two parts to this question. The Bluetooth connection only gets the sound to* the FM transmitter. It then depends on having a radio frequency available without interference. I have one in Minneapolis that I never have to change on a daily basis. Only when I've driven more than a couple of hours away from the Metro area have I needed to. What I like about this product is being able to go wireless. That's more important to me than occasional static. Hope this answers your question.
1861262
If you are going from the headphone jack to an AUX-IN jack on your receiver/head unit, you have a chance of the sound being over modulated. The headphone jack is made for headphones (small speakers that need amplification from the phone). A2DP puts out a signal that gets amplified by what ever is receiving it (ie. portable bluetooth speakers, or in this case your head unit or receiver) That being the case, you will get a better sound from the A2DP connection to the tune link.
1861263
Honestly? No, it's not better* but almost all the time it's "as good as" at least as far as my ears can tell. There are really two parts to this question. The Bluetooth connection only gets the sound to* the FM transmitter. It then depends on having a radio frequency available without interference. I have one in Minneapolis that I never have to change on a daily basis. Only when I've driven more than a couple of hours away from the Metro area have I needed to.What I like about this product is being able to go wireless. That's more important to me than occasional static.Hope this answers your question. Honestly? No, it's not better* but almost all the time it's "as good as" at least as far as my ears can tell. There are really two parts to this question. The Bluetooth connection only gets the sound to* the FM transmitter. It then depends on having a radio frequency available without interference. I have one in Minneapolis that I never have to change on a daily basis. Only when I've driven more than a couple of hours away from the Metro area have I needed to.What I like about this product is being able to go wireless. That's more important to me than occasional... » Read More Honestly? No, it's not better* but almost all the time it's "as good as" at least as far as my ears can tell. There are really two parts to this question. The Bluetooth connection only gets the sound to* the FM transmitter. It then depends on having a radio frequency available without interference. I have one in Minneapolis that I never have to change on a daily basis. Only when I've driven more than a couple of hours away from the Metro area have I needed to.What I like about this product is being able to go wireless. That's more important to me than occasional static.Hope this answers your question. « Show Less
1861264
I agree with the Professor. I use the Bluetooth wireless to aux-in because my car has a jack. It sounds great, and the phone doesn't even come out of my pocket. Google Navigation is easier to hear, too.
1861265
It's been a while since I had that device, and I never tried connecting via cable. However, as far as I know, a wired connection is better than a wireless connection in any circumstance with current day technology.
1861266
Yes, I believe it is as good or even better. In my car I used to get a lot of audio interference and background noise from my phone when plugging it into the aux-in port of my car especially when I had to use high volume on the stereo. I don't get any of that interference or background noise from this device. I have used it almost every day for 4 months and love the thing.
1861267
No, nothing beats a hard wired connection. The advantage of this product is wireless to aux in or wireless to FM.
1861268
Bluetooth transmits a digital stream. If your car is equipped with a BT receiver, there is a slight chance that the quality of sound will be better, but even in this case it will be a slight difference. In all other cases, such as FM, or first transmitting BT and then still using a cable, there will be a loss of quality - although in the latter case, it is probably miniscule. FM is the weak link.
1861269
In most cases, the difference between AUX-in and TuneLink Bluetooth-to-AUX-in is going to be unnoticeable. That said, other than the convenience advantages of an automatic wireless connection, in many cases using a direct AUX-IN connection while charging can result in some gnarly engine noise coming through your stereo... Since TuneLink eliminates the ground loop that commonly causes this noise, in this case, yes, the Bluetooth connection to AUX-IN will actually sound much better.
1861270
It isn't better in my experience. It sounds exactly the same as the aux-in my car.
101406
I don't have any reason to believe so, but I do not know that for a fact. I only used this device with spoken word recordings, and moderate quality headphones. In this limited experience, I could not discern any difference between direct connection, and the bluetooth, but I did not do any testing, nor any really sophisticated listening. Congratulations on your wedding!
1429419
It can work with auxiliar cable, but definitely it works better sound better with Iphone or ipod
693237
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.
209855
The Line-Out sounds is definitely better than the headphone sound. You don't need to use the USB cable, but without it your iDevice won't charge.
1628175
The Bluetooth audio quality is excellent with this device. I installed the MediaBridge in my glovebox (ran the connecting cable to the existing 6 disc CD trunk connector in my 1996 BMW 328is). Note that it is installed "IN" the glovebox rather than behind the glovebox. This is to be able to easily access and update the unit for future firmware upgrades. BTW, the quality of music playback is only as good as the source, so the fidelity is much better with a high kbps bit rate rather than a lower rate. One "can" tell the difference between a 128 kbps audio track vs a 256 kbps audio track. The Bluetooth audio quality is excellent with this device. I installed the MediaBridge in my glovebox (ran the connecting cable to the existing 6 disc CD trunk connector in my 1996 BMW 328is). Note that it is installed "IN" the glovebox rather than behind the glovebox. This is to be able to easily access and update the unit for future firmware upgrades. BTW, the quality of music playback is only as good as the source, so the fidelity is much better with a high kbps bit rate rather than a lower rate. One "can" tell the difference between a 128 kbps audio track vs a 256... » Read More The Bluetooth audio quality is excellent with this device. I installed the MediaBridge in my glovebox (ran the connecting cable to the existing 6 disc CD trunk connector in my 1996 BMW 328is). Note that it is installed "IN" the glovebox rather than behind the glovebox. This is to be able to easily access and update the unit for future firmware upgrades. BTW, the quality of music playback is only as good as the source, so the fidelity is much better with a high kbps bit rate rather than a lower rate. One "can" tell the difference between a 128 kbps audio track vs a 256 kbps audio track. « Show Less
94887
Yes you can conect via.usb or aux cable i tryed and quality is the same ,i thought that usb would be better but no diference at all,
209856
Yes, you will notice sound improvement unless your car's stereo system isn't good. USB cable doesn't have to be used, it's for charging iPod, but FiiO drains iPod's battery quickly, so you probably want to have it plugged in. Get it, it's worth it. (Note that this is not for newest iPod with lightning connector)
942143
Yes...either one that you want to use... Wireless Bluetooth (the volume is kind of low) or auxiliary cable (sounds better)
1103467
Couple tips ... 1. Make sure you have properly synched the Bluetooth and DO NOT have your phone set to the speaker phone mode 2. If you have an audio cord for the AUX connection plug that into your phone's headphone jack. I found the quality to improve with that connection
2142440
The USB port on my stereo hasn't worked properly from the beginning. With the Bluetooth I can answer yes! Also with the aux port it will too.
530059
Yes, you just need the aux cable. But don't buy this product if you want something you can use wireless speakers with. Mine isn't bluetooth and I hate, hate, hate it. Wish I never bought it. Barely get any use out of it.
507701
I had no difficulty using the Bluetooth audio whilst charging. Not sure why the other fellow had differing results. Perhaps like other devices you need to use a charging cable, not a data cable if you mean to use it whilst charging.
5663
It's v3.0. Anything after 2.1 EDR has no difference in audio quality when comparing Bluetooth versions though.
835089
Sorry, I don't use the bluetooth function. I connect with a very short audio cable. A friend of mine told me that audio quality is depreciated via bluetooth transfer vs. direct audio cable. Thus, I have not bothered to compare for myself since I am fine with resting my ipod atop the speaker, as it is connected via the audio cable.
1415793
Yea it is i can have it max volume in my room and hear it from my living room or my back yard with no problem One thing is that i noticed is that for some reason bluetooth is way louder than when using a aux in cable give it a try at first i was scared to buy but glad i did
1386
You have an option to get a bluetooth adapter for the front pin or you can get a aux in bluetooth adapter for the back.