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Want Bluetooth enabled car stereo?

Yes, Many old age or vintage cars do not have latest Radios compatible with your mobile phones!

Question is that how do I make my cars stereo system compatible without changing it by latest costly radios ??

Now:

I am here to help you choosing the cost effective solution to this problem.

You can simply upgrade your Old Car Radio System to Bluetooth enabled system with use of a retrofit device called as  Bluetooth Wireless Auxiliary Adapter. Which simply plugs inside your cars charger point and Radio jack and begins its working by providing easy connectivity to streaming music and phone calls over all latest iPhone or Android system smartphones and tablets.

And This Is Exactly Why I Did Some Research:

I have found out the best selling BT Wireless Aux adapters in market, which are Kinivo BTC450 and BTC455 Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit. These are the most simple and functional devices at such a low price point in the market. So I shall be comparing them for specs and functions, to let you choose better.

The Upgrade:

This year the Aux to Bluetooth converter Kinivo BTC450, has been upgraded to BTC455 maintaining all the features of the BTC450 with additional support for two simultaneously connected Bluetooth devices.

The Installation:

The installation is very easy, simply Plug in the BTC450 / BTC455  receiver kit into a car’s stereo, and begin streaming the music and receiving phone calls from through your car’s speakers, it’s that Easy 🙂

This simple wireless electronic transmitter device which looks like a thick dongle disc, can be attached to your car’s dashboard or console with the included Velcro pads. With a large button on top, and two smaller buttons on one side, it will be easy to control music. LED indicators will assist you to know the pairing and other functions.

The disc end of the BTC455 has BT controls and a microphone for making hands-free phone calls.

A built-in wire from the BT Aux adapter, which splits into two, one end get connected to a 1/8-inch audio plug and the second to an adapter for a car’s 12-volt power point. The 12-volt adapter also holds a USB port for charging phones or other electronics.

BTC455:

BTC455 can initiate phone pairing on a press of main button, it can also pause / plays streaming music, and answers or hangs up phone calls.

Best thing is activated voice commands, such as Siri or Google Voice [Remember the phone must be compatible to voice commands]

Two smaller buttons on the side of the BTC455 facilitates skip a song forward or backward.

Sound Quality:

BTC455 supports aptX codec that delivers high quality CD like sound than the SBC codec supported by most Bluetooth devices.
[Note: The iPhone doesn’t support aptX!]

Pairing:

Its easy, simple search for BT device from your phone and pair it with this Aux wireless adapter. Then begin streaming the music, or pick a call [music automatically gets paused during a call]

Voice commands:

Siri assistance :

You can get music played, begin navigation, make a call, or ask the phone to read a new text message out loud.
[Note : Siri needs active data data connection]

Lets compare:

Here I shall compare the Features and Specs of Kinivo BTC450 vs BTC455 in tabular format, with highlighted changes in Green or Orange color for ease of understanding

Kinivo BTC450 vs 455 Bluetooth Hands Free Car Kit  Review & Comparison

Strengths of Kinivo BTC450/455 Bluetooth Hands Free Car Kit:

• Compact
• Suitable for mounting Bluetooth aux adapter in your car
• Plug & Play operation
• Charge your phone via a USB charging port
• The Bluetooth connection supports music streaming, hands free calls
• Supports Voice Activation using Siri and Google Voice.

Weakness

• The BTC455 offers no indication when you activate its voice command
• Also it doesn not have caller ID display

What’s the bottom line?

Kinivo’s two models, the BTC450 and the upgrade BTC455.

BTC 455 costs more but supports Multi-Poiint technology, allowing you to connect to two devices simultaneously. This is a pretty cool feature that I’m going to come back to.

However spending $30 more (almost 70% more amount) just to get multi-device connectivity does not looks to be too good idea, hence I recommend buying Kinivo BTC450 Bluetooth HandsFree Car Kit

If you can’t get BTC450 in stock, then you can get one more good option from Belkin

Belkin Hands-Free Bluetooth CarAudio Connect Aux

Some important questions answered for you ….

Is BTC450/455 car kit compatible with my Phone ?

• Yes, BTC450/455 car kit works with any device that support the A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), HFP (Hands-free Profile), and AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) Bluetooth profiles.
  Common devices that support these Bluetooth profiles Apple devices
  • iPhone,
  • iPod Touch,
  • iPad Tablets
  • Windows, Apple, Android, Kindle Fire HD Smartphones
  • Android, BlackBerry, Windows, Samsung, Droids, HTC, etc.

How many Bluetooth connections will the BTC450/455 car kit remembers?

• The BTC450/455 will remember up to four previous Bluetooth connections. When the BTC450/455 is powered on, it will automatically connect to the last device it was connected to.