Best Car Audio & Video Receivers
SoundBot SB360 Bluetooth 4.0 Car Kit Hands-Free Wireless Talking & Music Streaming Dongle w/ 10W Dual Port 2.1A USB Charger + Ma. Universal Wireless 4.0 wireless technology with backward compatibility & A2DP profile for Smartpohne, Android, Apple iPhone 6 Plus, Google Nexus, Samsung Galaxy, Tablets, other media players.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"If I wanted to listen to music on my phone I had to deal with plugging the phone in to the aux port and arranging cables and such. Installation: Installation is literally plug and play. It comes with a 12v adapter with two USB ports so you plug it into the lighter adapter and still have a port to plug in your phone for charging with a USB cord. In my car the aux port is right underneath the 12v port so it was not an issue. 2. Pressing the button on top will restart any playback that was going before. Additionally, I have to sometimes restart the bluetooth on my phone to connect to the Honda factory system in the pilot."
"If you are like me and have a radio that has both usb and aux ports, but no Bluetooth, then this is a accessory is a must have. First of all I was a little scared that it would not work with the usb port on my radio, because I know it wasn't meant for charging. CONS: Also, had my radio not had a usb port, or had the usb ports not powered the soundbot, the device would not have worked for me because my aux port and the cigarette lighter are farther away that what this cord allows."
"I'd been looking for a replacement head unit, which I had done before in other cars, but did not want to lose my backup camera that came with the head unit. Boot time was also decreased; the unit will start up in about 3-5 seconds as opposed to the 45-1min of the standard in chead unit."
Pioneer AVH-X390BS double din Bluetooth in-dash DVD/CD/am/FM car stereo receiver w/ 6.2" WVGA screen, Sirius xm-ready. Pioneer AVH-X390BS in-dash receiver.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The AppRadio Live app is cool as you get free GPS via your phone etc but it's a very different platform than the rest of the system so it's a whole additional thing to figure out."
"I can’t seem to figure out why or how to fix it. - It will prompt to allow uploading of contacts, but it never does. - Siri doesn’t work very well - a lot of latency and misunderstood words. - Menus are not intuitive and tough to navigate on the fly."
"Display and features are great."
"Very easy to use."
"Bought it for my daughters car... HOLY COW!"
"Awesome receiver for an affordable price."
"love it only which it has a power on button."
Enjoy music and hand-free calling on the go. You may need an In-car FM transmitter to stream music from your phone, tablet, MP3, MP4, TF card, even USB flash disk to the car stereo system. Play Music in Multi Way With FM signal, it can play music from your Bluetooth-enabled audio devices to car stereo system. If you want to change mode to play music, pause the music of the first source, and then play the music of the other source. 1.44 inches Large Screen can show incoming call number, voltage level in car battery, volume, FM frequency and song name if you play music from Micro SD card or USB flash disk. The flexible neck can be adjusted to the perfect viewing angle for convenient use; Memory function makes auto-connect to the last paired phone possible.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Worked great until the plug fell apart after 2 months."
"I can't believe I suffered listening to skipping CD's for so long in my aux-less 2007 Honda Accord."
"At no cost to me, the company sent a replacement unit that functions without the problems I mentioned in the original review."
"This is the best purchase I've made in a long time."
"It works exactly as described."
"When I clarified that I had already done so and I had troubleshooted my phone on my own, they quickly and easily offered to send me a new one. I tried the new one and again, made all the adjustments on my phone (clear BY cache, clear phone cache, pick a vacant FM station, etc.)."
"The pairing voice is a soothing British man's voice, "waiting to be paired" and "paired" :). The audio quality is AOK and I have noticed only one instance of a little static on the chosen station 107.9 (which may be the default station) during a week of use, but it lasted only a few seconds -- not long enough for me to want to change the station."
"Poor sound quality. Ended up buying a Bluetooth receiver and connecting it to the cassette adapter and the sound is way better. I’m tired of wasting money on these high rated products that are garbage. But it if you don’t care about sound quality Bluetooth does work just bad audio for music."
Best Car Stereo Digital Media Receivers
Otium Best Bluetooth FM Transmitter, Your wonderful car kit music adapter, USB car charger, Hands-Free calling, for iPhones, Android Smartphones, any Bluetooth devices, Committed to a more convenient life! With a car charger port, you can use it to charge your device when you are driving. 1.44inch LED display, enable to show you the current voltage of the storage battery of your car, also show the name of songs or caller ID. 1,Press and hold the multifunction button 8-10 seconds, switch voice prompts in English or Chinese. 2,Adjust your transmitter and car radio to the same FM station to avoid noise. 4,The product contain a AUX cable, but not include a TF/ Micro SD card. EASY TO USE: Just plug the Otium best Bluetooth FM Transmitter in the car cigarette lighter, control it and the car radio at the same frequency (frequency range from 87.5 to 108 Mhz).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The longer version: I’ve got a stock 2004 Honda Odyssey with no way to plug in an auxiliary jack (without taking the dash apart - no bueno). So I’m cruising a discount site, come across this cool looking bluetooth FM transmitter and figure “why not?”. The first thing I noticed was that it was smaller than I had anticipated, not in a bad way, but I took some pictures to give a good representation of it’s size. She plugged it in, it fired up, you press the main button to get it ready to pair with your device, it was already transmitting to a low band FM station which we’d dialed in on the radio, over the speakers came a movie announcer type voice that told it was pairing. From the T10 you can pause the song, adjust the volume, skip to the next or previous track and it all worked fine. At first we couldn’t hear any music when it said it was transmitting - you need to make sure the volume is turned up on your phone, in your car, and on the T10 itself. I’m not taking any stars off for that because it’s totally the layout of my van and no fault of the T10 - I’m sure it’d fit great in many sedans or any kind of car that has a power port thats within easy reach. I plugged in my phone to the charger and back into the T10 via the 1/8” cord - I wanted to see if this would create a ground loop scenario. It takes any type of input via a 1/8” cord (regular headphone jack) and it has a miniSD slot (I didn’t try the SD card), and it has a built in charger."
"Turning it was easy (and there are plenty of websites to help you find empty FM channels), and it only took about ten seconds to pair the first time, and it's been almost instantaneous ever since."
"Why or why did I not know about this before my 8 day, 3500 mile road trip last summer where I spent half the time trying to balance a speaker on my shoulder in order to hear my podcasts?"
"But overall it is a great unit and makes listening way better than it ever was for me."
"Honestly the Bluetooth was way easier to setup compared to cars that I've paired to. that have Bluetooth built in."
"As someone who has purchased FM transmitters years back, I was skeptical but the sound quality, truly is very clear. Pros: Clear sound."
Best Car Audio & Video
SanDisk High Endurance Video Monitoring Micro SD Card (pictured above) Transcend Information High Endurance Micro SD Card. Optional Accessories Rexing GPS Logger Suction Cup Mount for V1 Rexing Hardwire Kit Rexing QC2.0 Car Charger 3M adhesive mounts. Firmware Updates. In order to meet your feedback, we are constantly improving our products through firmware updates. The camera will record these files one by one onto the SD card until it runs out of space. When space on the SD card runs out, the camera will start from the first files recorded, and delete the files from oldest to newest, one by one. ACCIDENT AUTO DETECTION FEATURE (G-SENSOR) will automatically lock and save any video file that was recorded when the camera detected abrupt displacement or drastic change of position.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Love the wedge shape."
"✯✯✯ Pros ✯✯✯. • stealth like appearance behind my rearview mirror. • high quality daytime 1080p recording. • ability to take photos @ push of a button. • loop recording. • very secure mount with easy dash cam attach & detach mechanism. • ability to turn off audio. • easy to navigate menu. • automatically comes off & on when hardwired to the vehicle. • display can auto turn off after 15 sec, 1min or 3min. ✯✯✯ Cons ✯✯✯. • night time recording is okay (most around this price point perform the same). • internal battery last at most 1min (but as I hardwired mine this is okay with me). *** UPDATE (July 2016) ***. I recently had audio recording issues with the dash cam where the audio cuts in and out randomly but re-downloading the firmware took care of that."
"I'd suggest hardwiring a USB port to turn on and off with the car so it's a set and forget it type device until you need it."
"I installed this dash cam myself back in December when I purchased my car and wired it myself."
"The only exception is if your in a well lit area such as a gas station or a street flooded with lights. Two, the adhesive mount that keeps the camera secure to your windshield does not hold up very well in the hot sun."
"Since I have this camera mounted behind my rear view mirror and I keep the monitor off — I can't see or hear when it randomly shuts off. I guess I'll see if there is a firmware issue or update, but I'm really feeling like there is a physical cause inside the unit. Despite liking this camera, I can't give it a positive review at this time until I can figure out if this is a correctable problem or not. I would have felt really dumb if I told a peace officer that I have dash-cam video, and then find out my camera wasn't even turned on."
Best Wireless Audio Receivers & Adapters
The SONOS CONNECT brings streaming music to your stereo or home theater. Wirelessly stream services like Prime Music Unlimited, Pandora, Spotify and Apple music on the equipment you already own.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"So while I certainly want a good sounding setup, I'm not obsessed with it and am happy with "mid-level" sound quality. That being said, the Sonos:Connect was a delight in terms of setup and ease of use (5 stars for these areas alone), but a real disappointment in terms of sound quality (2 stars). I bought a Sonos:Connect to plug into my home stereo, and a Sonos Bridge to wirelessly stream the music on my computer to it. So you won't see album artwork on your controller unless you bought the files from the iTunes or another online store that embeds the artwork, or go through a process to copy the artwork into the files themselves via iTunes (Sonos has a good description of how to do this on their support website).]. Once I connected everything and streamed my first song, I noticed that the sound quality was off. I plugged the Connect into the DAC via the optical connecter, plugged the DAC into my stereo ... and problem solved. At any rate, I now have both great sound and the great ease of use that comes with the Sonos."
"Like all Sonos it is a great quality product but expensive."
"Another nice benefit of this product is that it has internet radio built in so you can control it from any and all of your devices or computers. I have since bought a Sonos Play 3 wireless speaker to replace a second stereo receiver in my bedroom."
"This sonos connect is actually my third- I had started with one to control music in my living room, and another outside in my backyard, and now this for my kitchen."
"I've hooked it up to our existing in house speakers and whole house intercom system to play music inside and also to Sonos speakers to play music outside."
"I've only had it for a week, this thing has fixed my home house stereo system."
"I plugged the Sonos Connect in as a source and now I can control all of my music through my phone."
"This unit is super easy to setup and works great."
Best Bluetooth Car Kits
Kinivo BTC450 Bluetooth car kit. Provides audio through your 3.5mm input in Car Stereo when playing music and answering phone calls.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought the product to use in my car with an iPhone 5. My car already has Bluetooth, but it only supports HFP and not A2DP for music. Although the BTC450 HFP works better than my car's stock bluetooth, I would rather use my car's bluetooth because it displays the caller's name on the navigation screen. The quality of the call outperforms my car's stock bluetooth. I read reviews of bluetooth devices not being able to communicate with siri because of microphone quality. Unfortunately, you can only use one device at a time and it only auto connects to the last paired device. Fortunately, over the last two days my iphone, the BTC450, and my car's bluetooth have been all working flawlessly together. If music is streaming I can receive or place a call with my car's bluetooth, and when the call is done music will resume playing. I can place a call with siri and transfer it to my car's bluetooth with no problem while music is playing. I read a review in which you could connect two devices simultaneously using different profiles, but after consulting with Kinivo support and trying haplessly myself I could not get it to work. The only other product I found that can do this is Parrot's Mki9100 and 9200 devices. As stated before, I was having problems using my car's bluetooth and the BTC450 with my iPhone 5 at the same time. Even after I removed the second device from the equation, for a couple of days it was not working, but over the last two days it has been working great."
"The device has a forward and backward track buttons on the top and comes with 2 adhesive pads to mount it to your dash (1 is an extra). The only minor problem with this device is that only one device can be paired with it at a time. Pros: - Forward/Backward track buttons on top. - Easy set up. - Very litter effort to connect to the device each time. - Good Microphone phone. - Excellent Quality and no skipping. - Cheaper than alternative. - Ability to charge your phone and the device at same time. - Relatively small and non-intrusive to add to dash. Cons: - Can only pair one device at a time. Update 12/4/13: I've been using one in my car and one in my wife's for almost a year now and they are both still working fine."
"I plugged the device into my car, told me Samsung Galaxy S4 to connect to it and it was working instantly without needing a manual."
"(having to unplug the device every time). Also this doesn't have a magnetic base, it permanently adheres to the dashboard and is not removable like others. (The new 480 model has a 2.1 amp charger). The good news: Super easy to connect. Comparing the built in stock radio Sirius/XM to the S/XM app on my phone using this adapter and the sound quality is excellent."
Best Home Stereo System Components
Premium Sound Quality: Mpow Bluetooth Music Streambot uses updated wireless technology to adapt audio systems with Bluetooth capability. Turn Non-Bluetooth Headphones to Bluetooth-Enabled: Turn your non-Bluetooth headphones to Bluetooth-enabled,just connect the Mpow Bluetooth adapter with your non-Bluetooth headphones through the 3.5mm audio cable,then to enjoy your lovely music from your phone with the headphones. Play All Day: Mpow Bluetooth 4.1 Adapter with A2DP technology can not only a crystal clear sound, but also ensure low battery consumption, thus allowing you to enjoy up to 10 hours non-stop music! AUTOMATICALLY RECONNECT: Just turn on the Bluetooth of your cell phone first,and then turn on the Bluetooth receiver, the Mpow Bluetooth Receiver can be automatically paired.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Plus the cord was annoying and ugly, especially since the port is behind the center console (basically in the back seat)."
"This receiver keeps audio in tact and is very stealthy looking."
"The hands free feature when receiving or making calls is super simple, just push the power button on the side to answer/hang up. Sound quality in the car is excellent, on the receiving end it is acceptable, but I imagine it would be better if the unit was not in the center console, but it still works."
"If your vehicle is an older model that did NOT come with Bluetooth for your phone (my car's bluetooth works on my smartphone for phone calls but not music) and has the audio jack port, this device is perfect!"
"However, I took the advice of a previous reviewer and allowed the battery to fully drain and after 3 days it seemed to reset itself."
"I have an older truck that I have installed an auxiliary adapter into the back of the stereo APPS2Car Car Stereo AUX Adapter Auxiliary Input Mp3 Interface for Ford Edge Expedition Explorer F-150 F-250 F-350 F-550 Focus Freestyle Mustang Sport Trac, Lincoln MKX Navigator Zephyr, Mercury Milanso that I can use my phone."
"Long term wise idk but all seems well going forward, but they just advised me that it comes with a 18 month manufactures warranty and with all the other positive reviews, I feel that this is more than covers it."
"For some reason the EQ over Bluetooth is better than through a headphone jack. Third, Bluetooth for a car is so dang expensive!"
Best Car Audio & Video Amplifier Equalizers
This advanced rotary equalizer will provide 7 band of equalization and sound customization. Adjustable Master Volume Level Control Adjustable Subwoofer Level Control.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"i was skeptical since most eqs have subwoofer adjustments. Its small enough to hide in the glovebox or center console unless you have a eq slot in your dash or know how to do a custom one like i did for my mustang. my minus 1 star is there is No dimmer for the lighting on the unit... Its bright as *(&^ at night."
"It only has RCA connections and can only be installed to an aftermarket head unit that has RCA connections."
"Installed this yesterday and greatly improved the sound quality to my Android car stereo which I was about to replaced."
"I'm running a 7 in tablet as my media and the EQ controls all three Phoenix Gold amps and 9 Rockford and JL Audio speakers."
"Excellent equalizer!!!"
"This thing is awesome if u dont have one u need to get one, makes any system sound nice i have been using this eq for years and never have let me down , even won a db drag with it."
"Based on all the reviews and from everything I read this was supposed to have a s/n ratio of 105db."
"Door speakers are 500w with 3) 500w Rockford shallow 12's wired to a *Rockville RXH-F5 3200 Watt Peak/1600w RMS 5 Channel Amplifier Car Stereo Amp* and the sound quality is crystal clear on any and every volume level."
Best Car Audio Amplifiers
TX/RX Mode Easily switch between transmitter and receiver mode by flipping a switch. What is In the Box: 1 x TaoTronics Bluetooth 4.1 2-in-1 Adapter (Model: TT-BA07) 1 x 3.5mm Audio Cable 1 x 3.5mm Female to 2 RCA Male Cable 1 x USB Charging Cable 1 x User Guide. LOW DELAY: aptX Low Latency for High-fidelity Stereo Sound, lag-free content streaming in transmitter mode. MAKE IT TWO: Upgraded 2-in-1 Bluetooth V4.1 transmitter can be paired with two Bluetooth receivers (like headphones + speakers) simultaneously.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Then got my BT headphones and cleared any old pairing I had done to them (although you may not need to if you haven't paired with anything before) I turned the adapter on and gave 2 quick taps to start pairing mode on the adapter, then got the headphones and started pairing on them."
"Before I purchased this transmitter, I was basically stuck using closed captions (fine for shows like The Walking Dead, where there's surprisingly little dialog, not great for the NFL Network or ESPN, where the closed captions are often incorrect and lag far behind). (2) Put the transmitter into pairing mode (hold down the power button to turn it on, then double-tap so it starts flashing red and blue). (3) Put your other device into pairing mode and hold it close to - but not touching - the transmitter."
"It arrived with a well written instruction book, USB charging cable, RCA male to 3.5 mm male cable, and a 3.5 mm male to 3.5 mm male cable. Item looks well made with the power button on the side of the unit.The red and blue LED lights surround the power button and are easy to see. I currently have it paired with an Auvio brand wireless Headphone that list having Bluetooth version 4.0."
"I upgraded my Bose noise cancelling headphones to wireless by attaching this set on rx (receiver) mode to the left earpiece with a piece of hook and loop tape. It does require that the connection to the almost-proprietary headphone jack be seated just-so in order to get stereo but once it is, it stays that way and the sound is great."
Best Car Audio Subwoofers
Houses two 12-Inch Terminator subwoofers, TNP212D2, or a vented enclosure.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I have two 2500 watt high end subs in a crappy box with a 4000 watt amp that this replaced.This MTX box with my 4000 watt amp is amazing."
"The good: -Easy to install, i used 8 gauge wiring, and followed the directions i found online on how to hook up basic/amps subs. You'd have to be an idiot to hook it up wrong, as there is ONE positive, ONE negative speaker terminal....and with the subs being 2ohms, all you need is a +/- speaker wire each, and thats it. These subs dont push too much power....they probably hit like 300rms....but they hit the mids-mid/lows pretty good."
"This has held up strong (and I have put it to the test) for me over the half of year that I have had it installed."
"If you are looking for affordable high quality subs DO NOT PASS THIS UP.. they sound great and perform very well with a 500watt amp(under $100)!!"
"Husband loves it!"
"I've owned a couple champion car stereo systems over the years with custom built, band pass sub boxes."
"If you want to be a guy that turns heads like crazy and get called in for disturbing the peace lol these arent for you."
"The bass sound waves killed my neighbor's baby halfway through Kid Rock's song "Early Morning stoned Pimp"."
Best Car Audio Speakers & Subwoofers
30 Hours Long Battery Life At The Volume Of 70% With Full Charge. Vtin wireless portable speaker 20 watt built-in 4400mah battery, which means you can play music up to 30 hours at the volume of 70%, a greater battery life time than most of the speaker. High Performance-Price Ratio Bluetooth Speaker 20W. High Powered by 20 watt drivers, Vtin waterproof bluetooth speakers offers very crisp and clear sound, which is loud enough for at home, rooms, having a small party and perfect for many outdoor activities like driving, camping, golf, beach, trip, a picnic time and so on. Easy to take Vtin portable bluetooth speaker to everywhere like going for a walking,driving, camping, enjoy beach time or pool time with its hand-size design and a "D" ring make it possible to handy to attach the portable wireless speaker to a backpack or even a lawn chair. Better than most of wireless portable speaker, this 20 watt Bluetooth speaker built-in 4400mah battery, which means you can play music up to 30 hours at the volume of 70% or 6-8 hours at the max volume with full charge. Also allowing you enjoying a clear, well-balanced, full range listening experience, perfect for a small get together while camping, pool parties and picnic time,walking around and more indoor or outdoor activities.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"- Has a convenient carabiner hanger so you can hang it on a hook in the garage or in the backyard. NEGATIVES: - Not great low end tones like the Bose SoundLink and distorts a bit at high volumes. - The lowest volume setting with an iPhone connected is still pretty loud, so if you like super quiet background music at the desk, this may not work. I'm really pleased with what I got for the money, but if you're super particular about sound quality then I'd recommend you pay the additional 100-150 bucks to get something a bit more high end."
"With that being said I would have to say this is way more speaker than what you pay for."
"This might be one of the best portable speakers I’ve ever used, and it might be the most affordable for such a great speaker."
"( UPDATE )So I have been using this speaker for a lttle over 2 weeks for a average of three hours a day not including weekends at about 50% voulume and I have yet to have a need to recharge the batteries. The bells and whistels are not there it doesn't talk there is no battery indicator .I think the engineering went into the the build and the sound quality ."
"You pretty much have to get a full surround sound system for that - even the $500 Bose speakers start losing power after 5-8 people get in the room. This thing is built like a tank, and great for working indoors, out doors, cooking dinner, taking a shower - etc."
"If you're looking for a good indoor/outdoor activity or work speaker; this is the speaker for you."
"Very good for the price."
"I guess it depends on the phone which to use speaker with, but phone icon on speaker pause's the music."
Best Car Stereo Changers
This Certified Refurbished product is tested and certified to look and work like new.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Works very well."
"Used on a Polaris RZR as a roof mount."
"Items came on time and as described."
"Typical great pioneer quality, it's a cheap radio so it's done everything I could ask of it and more."
"Incredible!"
"Got this to install as a favor for a friend to replace the old tired head unit in his 2000 ford explorer."
"I just think I ended up with a crappy one because the detachable face will not stay on locked."
Best Car Satellite Radio Equipment
Get SiriusXM(R) Xtra Channels--20+ channels of additional music, sports, entertainment and SiriusXM(R) Latino, a new set of Spanish language channels. Start songs from the beginning with TuneStart and create your own music channel by blending your favorite channels with TuneMix. Subscription sold separately by SiriusXM. Pause, rewind and replay live satellite radio plus all your Smart Favorite channels.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"After the radio has been running for a few minutes, whenever I tune to a station in my presets, it starts at the beginning of the song. Start this mode and your radio will play one complete song from a random preset. It works with most music channels and it's an easy way to listen to a mix of all your presets. The best part of TuneMix is the ability to skip a song you don't want to hear and simply jump to the next one. The downside is that since you're doing it yourself, it won't be as clean of an install as if the receiver was built into your car. The signal is further degraded if you have multiple devices plugged into other outlets in your car (e.g. my iPhone charger)."
"I love the 20 preset buttons for my favorite channels and the color screen looks great. The sound quality is much better having this wired directly to your factory radio vs using the FM transmitter option."
"Finally, this is another radio and SiriusXM charges an additional fee to activate it (because, of course, you'll be listening to them all at the same time)."
"My mom's Buick Regal XM radio would loose sync for a few seconds on 1 part of my commute."
"Currently using on 4200 mile trip."
"Excellent radio."
"Absolutely love this replacement for my Onyx EZ."
"Installation is simple, granted that you only use the fm feature built into the device. You just plug the power cord in, stick the device to your dash, plug the antenna in, tell it which station to transmit on, then turn your car's fm radio to that station."