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Finally watched the second part of Idris Elba: King of Speed and there's a lovely section where he meets a couple of drifters - Steve Biagioni and Keiichi Tsuchiya. They proceed to jump in a pair of GT 86s and do some tandem drifting around a car park and it's amazing.
Take note, Brad!
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I've posted here in the past about getting audio from my phone (Spotify) to play through my car speakers. I tried the FM method, but the experience of the two gizmos I bought, I have come away unimpressed. Mostly because of interference.
Should I bite the bullet and get a new car stereo which has an audio input, is there an impressive speaker I can use (not sure about this), or is there another gizmo out there that can come to my rescue?
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Originally posted by hudson View PostI've posted here in the past about getting audio from my phone (Spotify) to play through my car speakers. I tried the FM method, but the experience of the two gizmos I bought, I have come away unimpressed. Mostly because of interference.
Should I bite the bullet and get a new car stereo which has an audio input, is there an impressive speaker I can use (not sure about this), or is there another gizmo out there that can come to my rescue?
If a new stereo: I have the Bose amp and speaker upgrade, and I quite like the sound quality. Can you just connect another setero to that? Or do I need to remove the amp too?
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I had the same issue with my older car that I can't swap out as it's built into the dashboard.
I bought this for ?20 and it's TRANSFORMED my travelling experience!
I had to burn everything to CD format, so audiobooks were about 15 discs long!
- This has a Micro SD slot on the top, so you can put MP3 files on that.
- There's a standard USB slot at the bottom, so you can plug a USB stick in or power a device, I charge my phone or connect the satnav to it.
- It's Bluetooth too, so I connect my phone to it. I can stream music to it, either on the device or on a station not on the FM band using the relevant app - Kerrang, Absolute (with all the decade stations - 90s FTW!) and TuneIn Radio Pro.
- Whatever is playing gets transmitted, so if you're using GoogleMaps as your satnav (very good!), it plays through the speakers.
- It works as a handsfree phone kit too with an answer button and a hang-up button.
- It comes with a remote control for skipping folders and tracks etc.
- The screen has lots of info - transmitting frequency, file name, number of files in a folder and which one you're up to, USB or Micro SD connected, Bluetooth status and so on.
Downsides:- You're still reliant on FM clarity, so it can get a teeny bit fuzzy on audiobooks every so often. I've never lost the signal or had to retune though, even on a trip to Scotland and back.
- There's no fast-forward/rewind, so if you're trying to get to the solo in Freebird or to the end of a one-hour audiobook chapter, you'll have to sit it out. I find pausing before switching off the engine always saves my progress.
- There's a lot of info to fit on a small screen, so glancing at the track number and names is pretty tricky, although my stereo itself displays the name of the track being played.
For just under twenty notes, I've found it to be incredible and I've been able to listen to audiobooks, Bandcamp downloads, radio apps, local albums and use it as a phone kit. Very pleased with it!
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Originally posted by hudson View PostI've posted here in the past about getting audio from my phone (Spotify) to play through my car speakers. I tried the FM method, but the experience of the two gizmos I bought, I have come away unimpressed. Mostly because of interference.
Should I bite the bullet and get a new car stereo which has an audio input, is there an impressive speaker I can use (not sure about this), or is there another gizmo out there that can come to my rescue?
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