Syncwire Car Bluetooth 5.4 Receiver 3.5mm Aux Adapter
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Syncwire Car Bluetooth 5.4 Receiver 3.5mm Aux Adapter Bluetooth Receiver Kit with Coiled Cable[Large Mic Noise Cancellation] [Hands-Free Call] [Deep Bass HiFi Stereo] [Colorful Light Switch], Black
Clever device that allows you to broadcast a tiny radio station to play with your car stereo that perhaps has no aux or does not support Bluetooth.
All working well, sound quality is fine, the bass button helps a lot though
First of all – check the cable lengths:
1) The USB and Jack sockets are both wired from the same coiled wire and have a maximum distance apart of around 35 to 38cm’s. If your sockets are farther apart, you will need a cable extension lead.
2) The length of the cable from the base of the unit to the USB plug is around 60cm. Anymore and the coiled cable comes into play.
Secondly: Check you have both USB and Aux In. this is a wired only unit (no radio connection via FM)
As with every Syncwire Bluetooth system, I found this to operate very well. The unit is small enough to attach discreetly to somewhere on your dash (but limited by the cable length)
Device control, Call Quality, Audio quality are all good – and sound better wired than the FM transmitter type.
It gives you a safe way of enjoying your music library on the go with ability to make and receive calls. Set up your phone properly for your car (voice activation) is the ideal way to go.
Other than the cables being a little restrictive – this is a great little Bluetooth adapter for your car.
The melody of the road finds a new conductor in this Bluetooth receiver. The ease of connection brings a seamless soundtrack to every journey, transforming the mundane into the magical. The clarity of calls cuts through the noise of travel, keeping connections clear. The bass button is a nod to the heartbeats of tracks, adding depth to the drive. It’s a small device that plays a significant role in the rhythm of the road.
This is a good little device, that lets you use your car stereo system for playing music from your phone or more importantly for phone calls. The device is for car stereos that don’t have Bluetooth, but do have a jack socket for audio in to the stereo, so my old ford mondeo works fine, but my citreon picassa doesn’t have the socket, so doesn’t work with that, although I guess that you could connect to a small wired speaker. It’s powered by a USB socket. It works fine and plays music/ audio books fine, and calls can kick in, you get much better quality than those devices that are fm transmitters that do the same (although they have the advantage of not needing a jack socket). This is useful, if you want the sound out of the stereo, so if you’re travelling as a family, and want to all listen to the same, otherwise, the other obvious alternative is a blue tooth headset. Given those limitations / alternatives if this device fits your requirements, it’s very good, good value and works well.
I ordered this Bluetooth adapter for my wife’s car, a 2006 Polo, as there was an urgent need for a Bluetooth upgrade. The setup is quite easy – simply connect the USB to the car power adapter and the audio jack to the car’s audio system, if available. In case you don’t have an audio jack, the adapter has its own speakers. Once the adapter is connected to the car, it’s time to pair it with the phone. This is done the same way you would add any other wireless device to your phone, and then you can enjoy hands-free phone calls and stream music to your car audio.
The Bluetooth connection is quite stable, and once the device is paired, the next time you enter the car, the connection will be established automatically. Thanks to the noise cancellation mic, the quality of the phone calls is very good.
My wife has been using this adapter for almost a month, and she’s quite happy with it.
I requested this to use with my phone in the car as my car is over 10 years old and is not equipped with Bluetooth.
I had previously been using Bluetooth an FM transmitter to the radio which required tuning in a channel it worked OK but it suffered way too much interference when driving certain places and was annoying.
This one uses a phono lead allowing me direct connection to the car stereo via an aux input socket in the car.
It came in a nicely presented box complete with preinstalled leads, 2 x alcohol wipes, 2 x double sided stickers and instructions.
It’s looks nicely compact and well made and is extremely light.
I stuck it with the provided sticky pad on the centre console in the car underneath the handbrake and that works well for me.
It has multi coloured lights that are on continuously that can be turned off if found to be distracting. I don’t as its down out of my peripheral vision. But the options there.
In operation it worked really well. I linked my bluetooth to its name (SW-BR999) on my iPhone 13 and after plugging the phono lead into my car Aux input it worked perfectly with really good sound quality on my cars stereo system.
It has plenty of volume and I no longer need to turn my phone volume up to get a decent level of volume out of the car speakers . There is loads to spare.
I also got my wife to ring me on the phone and it was amazingly clear as though she was in the car. She told me I sounded loud and clear her end too. So the small mic on the front seems to do a really good job.
I must say I thought the small button for increased base on the side was going to be a bit of a gimmick, but it actually does work well at enhancing the base sound.
I wanted it for ‘bluetoothing’ my car and it did just that with aplomb. When I get in and start the car it’s ready to go.
I can now get uninterrupted audio clarity without interference. Plus the phones navigation now plays through the stereo too and lowers the music volume when giving directions, so really helpful .
The makers also offer a very generous 3 year warranty on any defects in material or workmanship
I think it’s a decent price for what it can do (14.99 at the time of the review). Very chuffed with it.
compact snd colourful design and nice looking device, very simple and easy to use but I need to mention that, to make it work is necessary for both cables, the 3.5 mm aux adapter and the usb port, to be connected, as the 3.5mm jack is for audio transmission and the usb one is for power up the device. So in my opinion if the 3.5mm jack connection and the usb aren’t close to each other it may not be the best option.
the sound quality is exceptional, no background noises at all and very clear plus the device has the option for bass booster that makes a noticeable difference when is activated. Can also be used as Hands-Free, its microphones is very sensitive and omnidirectional, clear calls at all time as long the phone signal is good.
connection with the phones can be done via Bluetooth and is very stable. Once connected, calls, music and volume can be controlled straight from the device which is very convenient. The device has a tape on the back and can be attached whenever wanted in the car within 1.5m as the devices have a extendable coiled cable.
Good quality, acceptable price.
The size of the Syncwire Car Bluetooth 5.3 Receiver is nice and small. I loved the LED lights on in but found them annoying in day to day use, so I had to turn them off.
The receiver is 3M tape mounted, it does come with a spare piece of 3M tape.
The receiver was a bit of an issue to connect to my radio as the aux input and my usb jack are not close by.
My phone was simple to connect to the receiver and the receiver did a good job with the audio.
The receiver seems to be a good solution if you have an older car without Bluetooth or if like me the car radio Bluetooth can only connect to one phone and you have a work and personal phone.
I got this to go into a 2008 Lexus that has an aux input but no Bluetooth capabilities. Firstly, this needs an aux input and also a USB socket. As I also use a MagSafe charger, I used a cheap cigarette lighter splitter, to provide two USB sockets and that works perfectly.
This was very simple to operate, simple to install and just worked out of the box. I did have another unit previously, but that failed after three years of use, so this replaces that. I’m finding that music (Spotify streamed from my phone) works great and I’ve found this one is improved over my old adapter, in terms of phone quality. There were no issues with people hearing me, all works great.
Overall, a cheap solution for those of us with older cars, cannot fault it.
Up until now, I have been using a battery-operated Bluetooth aux adapter to listen to music in my car, however, it wasn’t ideal as I had to turn it on or off manually when I got in and out of the car, and I frequently had to charge it. I’ve been looking for a USB-operated alternative for a while now but struggled to find any until I came across this item. Having owned multiple Syncwire products in the past, I thought I’d give this a go. I was pleasantly surprised by this product. It seems to have much better sound quality than my old adapter, possibly because it is getting more power as it is powered by the car rather than a battery. The microphone is also pretty good and picks up most speech in the car. I was sceptical of the bass boost feature as I’ve seen other products with this feature in the past and they haven’t made a difference, but this one really does boost the bass. Unfortunately, it does ruin the sound quality due to the intensity of the bass, but it is fun to use occasionally. Overall I’d definitely recommend it!
For music the sound is reasonable to good. The B button on the side says it’s ‘extra bass’ but I think it adds an EQ curve that boosts both bass and treble. I found the sound with the B button on and off both acceptable. So it’s a matter of taste and how good your car audio is as to whether you would want to use it.
For calls, the incoming call sound is actually very good, but as you might expect, the mic in the device picks up quite a lot of background noise so make calls while parked up if you can as otherwise the person at the other end might struggle to hear you. When you engage the phone ready to make a call there is a kind of background electronic noise, but it’s not that noticeable when on a call and it might vary from car to car anyway.
When in use there is a multi-coloured LED which flashes when music is playing. A mini-car-disco perhaps? The controls (forward, back, pause, volume up and down) all worked perfectly with my Oppo phone.
I have a couple of criticisms, though to be fair, these are evident from the listing. The markings on the controls are barely visible and the LED light makes it worse if anything. You can of course learn where the controls are – they are all in the places you would expect them – but the swearbox might gain a few quid until you are familiar with them.
The other thing I didn’t really like is the cabling. The USB cable and the audio cable are joined for the first 1-2 feet (including the coil). As a result you only get 11″ of free audio cable and just over 7″ of USB cable. That might or might not suit the layout of your car connections. I would prefer the device just to have an 1/8″ socket, then you would be free to choose the cabling that suits you. Secondly, your car may have (like mine) phono sockets rather than the 1/8″ sockets. As a result, you could end up forking out for an adaptor or extension cable to be able to use it (as I had to).
If the cabling doesn’t bother you, you don’t mind fumbling for the controls in the dark and the outgoing call quality is not important to you, then I think you will not be disappointed with this device.
I got this for my sons car that predates Android/Apple Carplay, this will allow him to use the bluetooth from his phone to output audio to the his car.
He has a USB slot and AUX input for audio devices. This plugs into both, the USB is a bit of a pain as he typically uses that to charge his phone when using Waze or other navigation software.
He will use a USB splitter so that he can carry on as normal.
The device is essentially a bluetooth receiver that pairs with your phone. the AUX cable plugs into your car that enables audio output through your cars audio. The USB simply provides power for the receiver.
The pro’s are that this converts a relatively old car to bluetooth capability without an expensive head unit. All outputted audio can go through the cars audio system, either phone calls, music navigation etc.
The negatives I found were were just one, the LEDs that surround the controls as show in the phot above are quite bright even during the day but very bright at night and quite distracting. You can disable that each time power is applied but it doesnt remember your chosen setting. I have scored it less than 5 stars simply because of this. I would have preferred to have it default to off but its a minor annoyance.
Impossible to beat at this price point and there is even a 10% off voucher too.
Recommended
This item looks well made, and the plugs fit snugly into the sockets. It was easy to fit, as it just sticks in place with a sticky pad. It uses a USB lead to provide power, which you just plug into your car’s USB port, or into your cigarette lighter socket with an adaptor. If your car has it, you can plug the Aux cable into your car and set it to use Aux mode with your car’s audio system. You don’t need it though as this has its own mic and speaker.
Under test, I was easily able to use it on its own and connect my phone to it using Bluetooth. Calls were nice and clear, and the person at the other end could hear me well. The colourful ring light is fun, but I’d rather have it off in the dark so it doesn’t distract me while driving. You can turn it off just with a long press of the +volume button. My car did not have Aux mode or connectivity to use with it to test that system, so I was glad I could use it on its own.
All in all, this is a great product, so I’m happy to recommend it.
Having an older car with no Bluetooth for mobile phone connection, this looks a good option to make use of the cars ‘aux’ in socket to provide this missing function.
A well-made item with neat little control pod, however for our car the cable lengths are not right (VW Touran on an 09 plate) — we have an aux in port under the central console arm rest and USB power supplied by an adapter in the lighter socket on the dashboard, this unit has (at sensible stretch of the coiled cable section) approx. 60cm of reach, then from the separation joint, the USB plug about 20cm and the 3.5mm jack about 25cm.
With a 3.5mm jack extension could be made to work without issue and from what have seen of more modern cars, they appear to have the aux socket and the USB ports in the same area, so for that would be ideal.
Incredibly easy to install, plug in the aux plug and the USB power, the LED lights start flashing, activate Bluetooth on your phone and pair with SW-BR998, all done. I was playing music through the cars speakers straight away and a call to and from my daughter proves the ease of use and the call clarity, which is excellent.
It remembers your phone and connects automatically when in range. The LED lights can be turned off if required. The buttons are quite small but manageable.
So would 100% recommend if you have a car with aux socket and source of USB power fairly close to each other, the coil in the cable should keep the installation looking quite neat.
My car doesn’t have an aux input, so it’s not suitable for this device, but that’s not what I got this device for. Connect it to the line inputs on any amplifier or receiver and give it a USB power source and you’ve instantly Bluetooth-enabled that amplifier or receiver.
I’ve tested it on an Onkyo TX-SR607 AV receiver using the front-panel aux ports (both the phono jacks and the 3.5mm jack) and it works a treat. Pairing up was effortless, the phone spotted it as an SW-BR998. It didn’t select the device type, but worked anyway. Choosing a particular device type (car stereo, headphone, etc.) made no difference to volume levels or sound quality.
It even works as a giant hands-free system if you want it to, my iPhone didn’t do this automatically when receiving a call but gave me the option in that call to use the phone as normal, switch to speakerphone or use the SW-BR998 device for hands-free. That may be considered a shortcoming in the car (but see more info below), but a benefit at home as you’re not automatically sending your phone calls to the entertainment system!
The unit itself has multicoloured LEDs around the outside which flash to the music. A long press of the VOL+ button toggles this feature on and off. There’s also a bass boost button on the right-hand side, but I found it to clip and distort the sound. With a different track, different phone or a different volume setting the performance of this feature will of course vary.
Holding down the middle (play/pause) button will trigger Siri, you can tell the phone to call a particular person in the address book at this point and it will automatically bring the call over to the handsfree system.
It’s got a 3M double-sided sticky pad on the back, and if you decide to remove and reposition it, it comes with a spare. It’s also got a disposable wipe for cleaning the area before you stick it on, especially important if you’ve silicone-sprayed your dash as nothing sticks to that stuff.
Power consumption is negligible, about 0.2 watts when in operation and even the feeblest of USB power sources will be able to provide the 40mA it maxes out at drawing.
All in all a useful device for Bluetooth-enabling your home hifi system, even if that’s not what it was originally designed for!
Didn’t get this for the car but to make a Bluetooth connection to an old stereo separates system which has a 3.5mm input. Now I can play my phone playlists through the stereo without having a physical connection and at a fraction of the price of some dedicated Bluetooth connections. Not tried a phone call through it yet but will see what it’s like if so
Sound quality, whilst not audiophile, is good enough for what I wanted and the “b” button makes a noticeable difference to the quality. Easy enough to set up and get running.
Comes with 3M sticky pad attached (spare pad included in the pack) and a couple of wet wipes to clean any surface you want to stick it to.
All in all very pleased.
I had this from Amazon free in order to evaluate it.
This works great in the car where it plugs direct into the AUX socket of the radio, and takes power from a USB (A) adapter in the 12V accessory socket.
Pairing to an iPhone was very easy, and now, as soon as the ignition is turned on, it connects to the phone automatically.
Sound quality is good, with a solid thumping bass.
As I already have a player in the car, I use this in conjunction with my Milwaukee site radio. which has a little compartment with a 3.5mm AUX socket and a USB A charging port, the whole unit fits in safe and secure, and again, gives great quality sound through the radio.
This iis great for connecting to Internet radio via a phone for something like Radio Caroline, and of c course for hands free phone calls as well. It will of course link with any device that has an AUX input, ( and you have access to a USB charge type port)
I recently added a Bluetooth car device to my setup, and I’m pleasantly surprised by its performance. Setting it up was a breeze – just plug in, connect to my phone, and it was ready to go. Considering my previous not-so-great experiences with similar devices, this one stands out for its reliability and ease of use. The device’s sound quality impresses me, providing clear voice transmission despite some background noise from the microphone during calls.
However, I do have a couple of small gripes. The device features multicolor rainbow lighting, which, while fun, cannot be customized or turned off. Additionally, the absence of an on/off button on the device itself is a minor inconvenience. Despite these small issues, the overall functionality and sound quality make it a worthwhile purchase.
I’m recommending this product based on my current experience. Its intuitive connect and disconnect feature, secure adhesive strip for dashboard mounting, and the ability to control calls and music with ease contribute to a safer and more enjoyable driving experience. The call quality is notably better than using my phone’s speaker, making it a convenient and effective solution for integrating modern tech with my car’s existing radio system.
This is marketed as a way to add bluetooth to your car stereo using a aux input (3.5mm jack), but you can also use this outside of your car by using a usb power supply.
Note that if you do want to use this inside your car you will need a 12v to USB A adapter.
I’ve tested this using a USB power supply and it works pretty well. I feel like the sound is good but not perfect, but definitely good enough for your car where you are unlikely to hear the slight loss of quality due to the engine noise, and actually if you’re not too fussy it is good enough to listen to music inside your house too.
A tiny bit of power supply noise does come through the signal, but it’s only audible if you turn the speakers up very loud so under normal listening conditions it’s very good.
I actually used this to connect my phone to the line in on my son’s electronic drum kit!
I think this is very good for the price. The only downsides are that the distance between the usb power cable and the aux cable are not very far apart, and that you need a separate USB adapter to use this in your car.
This clever little gadget is a niche product. It is for people who have a mobile phone with Bluetooth and a car radio of a certain age. That is, for those of us whose car radio predates the almost universal adoption of Bluetooth, but is not so old it doesn’t have an AUX IN jack.
Connect your phone to the adapter by Bluetooth and then use its 3.5mm jack to plug into your radio. A USB plug provides power.
The added functionality is that in addition to playing your music or audiobooks it also allows you to make and receive calls hands free, thus avoiding the legal prohibition of holding your phone whilst driving.
Although a fine example of digitisation, in the circumstances this device does not have an ideal “human interface”. This is simply because the device is so physically small. The control buttons are necessarily also small, and packed into the available small area. Question, can you hit the right button without taking your eyes off the road for an appreciable length of time? Can you remember which button is which?
In addition to the comprehensive instructions, alas in microprint, you also get a couple of sticky pads to attach the device to your dashboard, and an alcohol wipe to prepare the dashboard for a pad.
Apart from its size, or lack of, this is a perfect complement to the slightly more “senior” car radio. As for the size. who wants a socking great keyboard stuck on the dashboard. Memorise where the keys are. Five stars!
Having used this on a 400 mile round trip I can say it has been thoroughly tested. The sound quality is very good, better than a device where you tune a radio station in. This music player/hands free phone mic plugs into the stereo input and USB ports in your car, if you have these. You attach it to the dash with a sticky pad which is supplied, and then connect via Bluetooth to your phone. On my journey it played music faultlessly, and I was even able to take a hands free phone call, which I could hear and be heard. The one weakness it has when compared to a radio tuning player is that it uses your USB port, if you have only one USB as I do then there is nothing to plug your phone into if you need to charge it. My car does have a spare cigarette socket which I could plug an adapter into but it would have been a neater solution to add USB connectivity to this item. Overall I’m happy to continue using it, especially as I make sure my phone is charged before starting a long journey anyway.
Nothing if not colourful!
I had this paired and working within seconds, it does just what you’d expect from a Bluetooth receiver.
The call control and volume buttons make it well suited to use with a phone and the other features are, interesting.
For a start it has a microphone, this shows up when paired as a headset and it might work well if it were on your head. Unfortunately the microphone has quite poor audio pickup at a distance and to make things worst only appears to record 16khz audio.
The lights, whilst cool to look at, dip whenever audio is played and the effect when playing music looks like there is a loose wire somewhere causing it the flicker. The lights can be turned off by holding the vol+ button.
Then there is the ‘b’ button… This is a new one on me, I’ve had plenty of devices with a “bass boost” but what we have in this device is a ‘treble cut’ button. It certainly makes the bass seem relatively louder by simply muffling the mid range and treble out. The resulting sound is terrible and I’d advise leaving that feature switched off.
I’m giving it four stars despite its quirks as I bought it to use as per the product description, “Bluetooth Receiver” and it performs that function just fine. However I have to dock it some points for the poorly implemented tacked on extra features.
The Unique Selling Point of this device is that you can dash mount it, whereas most Bluetooth adaptors are designed to fit a Cigar Lighter/12V power socket or are USB dongle-like devices, and while they have call handling etc controls, these are then not always in a convenient location.
I like the simple design, and the LED is colourful; the controls are then easy to see.
The mic is then also brought closer to you, which is another advantage. Mounting is by a 3m sticky pad and a spare is included.
Limitations are simply where you have a USB power socket in relation to your Aux-in-socket, and depending on whether these are close to one another or whether you need to use a Cigarette Lighter/12V power socket to create a USB socket is another.
The other negative is then trailing leads in the dash area.
Fundamentally, this device is useful if you don’t cradle mount your phone. If you do, then controlling the device is within hand reach, meaning you only then need a Bluetooth connection for audio and perhaps phone calls (some early Bluetooth integration offered phone connection but not for streaming audio), so this approach is an alternative.
In conclusion, a well thought out device.