Kinivo BTC450 Hands-Free Bluetooth Car Kit – (Bluetooth Car Adapter with 3.5mm AUX, Dual Phone Connection, USB Charger, BT Receiver, Wireless Music Streaming & Calling)

I missed having bluetooth in my car, and since I had an AUX connection and reading positive reviews I took a punt on this for £20.What an absolute bargain.The build quality of the unit is good - it included two quality adhesive pads to fix the subtle unit to your preferred spot on the dashboard. In my car the AUX port and power port are quite far apart but there's enough flex in the cable to reach between - and there's even a 3.5mm aux lead extender thrown in case you can't make it reach.To pair with the phone is literally childsplay. The unit powers on with the ignition and for first use you just need to pair your phone with it. Subsequently your phone will automatically pick up the unit and connect when it's in range. Sound quality is great, I didn't bother with any filters to cut out interference and wouldn't need to - music comes through loud and clear, the controls are easy - central button to pause/play, two top buttons to skip through tracks, and for iPhones you can hold the central button to activate Siri, who will respond through your car speakers and you can talk to him/her through the mic on the unit which works well (as well as Siri ever works!!)The microphone seems to offer decent quality sound - I've not used it too much. All in all, for a bit of a gamble because it was cheap I'm incredibly impressed with this unit. Highly recommended.

I've tried many bluetooth devices for handsfree phone work - ones that stick on to the windscreen, tie around the sun visor, speakerphones that plug into the cigarette lighter, etc, but none of them are as good as this one. The last one i tried before this (the SuperTooth Buddy) still seems to be ahead of this one as #2 best seller vs this one at #5, which I don't understand.Anyway you need an AUX in for this, as there is no built in speaker. I preferred this because means the volume can be turned right up without reaching the edge of a small speakers capability.I mounted the microphone on an old air freshener that was attached to my air vent, and then ran the cables down the side of the radio and central console, so looks nice and neat.Easy setup and now my phone connects automatically. Although the paperwork says that only one phone can be connected at once, I've had two connected at times.Call quality is good, people on the other end of the phone have told me this is the best bluetooth i have used in terms of call quality so I'm happy with that as some of the others I have used have been too quiet.Only potential downside of this product is that it runs off your cigarette lighter and thus you can either pull it out and put it back in when you leave the car, or can leave it in but be aware that it will draw some power from your battery - probably not a lot.

It's a very nice little bluetooth receiver with very good sound. I have an iPhone and I have set the EQ on bass booster, and this provides reasonable compensation for the loss of bass through bluetooth. This has also caused a loss of volume, but I can use the car's own Aux amplifier to resolve that. I use it mostly for music, but call quality seems to be very good too. The microphone on the receiver seems to be okay.The receiver is very easy to use and connects to the phone very fast. The only drawback is that it remembers only one device. If someone else in the family uses it with another device, next time you use it you have to reconnect it to your own device. If it is used with only one device all the time, it's perfect. When you start the car, it connects in just 2-4 seconds and you can start playing music by simply pressing play on the receiver itself. You don't have to take your phone out, unlock screen, open Music app and play.Another drawback is that it does not use a micro USB to charge. That would have made it useful also outside the car, when travelling.Overall, it's an excellent option if you don't have other connectivity features in your car (mine is 4 years old and has only a CD player and Aux in).