Bluetooth Transmitter Receiver 3.5mm – SOOMFON Bluetooth Car
Bluetooth Transmitter Receiver 3.5mm – SOOMFON Bluetooth Car Adapter Bluetooth 5.4, Noise Reduction, Built-in Mic, Rechargeable Bluetooth Audio Transmitter for TV, Home Stereo, Gym, Speakers, Ca
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I’ve used this as a transmitter and receiver and have had no problems using it in either situation. It paired straightaway with the devices I tried, sound quality was as expected, although, be aware, there is always a processing delay with Bluetooth, so watching video while wearing Bluetooth headphones will create lip-sync errors.
This is a superb little box of tricks. I got this to use on an aeroplane with the on board entertainment system to slow me to use my own Bluetooth headphones. However, I’ve come to realise that it is far more useful than just that. It has several connectivity options and allows either to receive or transmit over Bluetooth. It’s so easy to use, you simply plug the unit into a stand alone speaker and you can stream any music you have in your phone. Or you can use it as a transmitter and receive audio into and Bluetooth headphones. The unit is small and easy to carry and has a premium appearance. The battery lasts for a good long time. Excellent product and an easy recommendation.
This bluetooth receiver/transmitted works really well. Pairing is straight forward but cans sometimes be tricky. Depending on what you are planning to pair to it can either be you turn the transmitter/receiver on first in pairing mode (by pressing a holding the power button) then the other device. Or do this the other way round. In my testing my speakers and TV were put into pairing mode and paired as soon as I put the transmitter into pairing mode. However with my headphones I needed to put the transmitter into pairing mode first then the headphone for them to pair.
Having used a few of these devices to use with radios or old speakers I have to say this is one of the better ones. While the UI is very similar this seems to work better. There is less “luck” with pairing. In terms of sound quality it sounds similar to any other of these types of devices. They’re not going to be the best you’ve ever head but at the same time I think it’s pretty good. I don’t hear any static.
I’m impressed with the build quality of this device. It a somewhat more premium feel compare to other I’ve used. I have yet to test battery life but I would be surprised if you could get 16 hours of out it. A lot of this will depend on the bluetooth version of the device you’re connecting.
Overall I’m very pleased with this device and recommend it.
I’ve got this Bluetooth transmitter and receiver to use with my TV So I could connect a set of Bluetooth headphones to my TV.
I have some hearing problems and I worry that at night I have the TV on too loud to disturb people. I thought an ideal solution would be to get some Bluetooth headphones and connect that to my TV.
I got the Bluetooth headphones but then realised my TV must be a bit too old because I couldn’t find a way of connecting them, So I spotted this transmitter and receiver for Bluetooth and thought I could connect it to my TV and then connect the headphones to that.
Unfortunately I was unable to connect this to my TV as none of the metal bits would fit. I’m not a very technical person and have no knowledge of connecting an item like this. There are a series of ports on the back of my TV That look like these should fit, But when I tried pushing them in they wouldn’t go. I gave up as I didn’t want to damage my TV.
Just so I could give a balance review for this item my daughter took it out and fitted it into her car, She said it worked perfectly with no problems And it comes with a range of cables. It’s a shame it wouldn’t fit but it’s not the end of the world as my son said he will be use it in his older project car.
This nifty gadget will allow you to Transmit or Receive Audio to or from a piece of Sound equipment.
Usually devices such as this either do one or the other, but this one is switchable so you can send Audio from say a Radio or TV and Receive it on another Bluetooth enabled device.
Alternativly it will receive Audio from from another source that’s being transmitted via Bluetooth.
I found it reasonably easy to set up, although I could not get it to work with all my Bluetooth equiped devices.
Unfortunately you often find it’s the case some things just don’t work whereas others do, often it’s the age of the item that causes problems.
It’s worth trying out though as when it works it’s a great device.
This could have been good but ..
What’s in the box
1 x SOOMFON 5.3 Bluetooth transmitter/receiver
1 x 3.5mm jack to 3.5mm jack
1 x 3.5mm audio cable
1 x USB charging cable
1 x User Manual
Build quality
The build quality on the main SOOMFON 5.3 Bluetooth transmitter/receiver was very good, and everything felt very solid with a nice soft but positive click on all buttons
Material quality
The materials used was again very good, and felt almost premiumish, which was really nice.
Bluetooth connectivity
The BT5.3, was very stable when in use and only every now and then dipped out, but nothing too serious and only happened maybe once to twice at its work throughout the whole day whilst in use
Microphone quality
The microphone quality was not perfect, as talking to others whilst using the microphone claimed that the volume was quite low and had a slight hum to it, this happened in several vehicles that I was in and using this function, along with whilst the SOOMFON 5.3 Bluetooth transmitter/receiver was connected to my phone at home.
Battery life
Battery life, on the SOOMFON 5.3 Bluetooth transmitter/receiver wasn’t the best and only lasted 5 to 5 hours after it was charged fully
Transmission Range
On testing this managed around 20 -23 feet before signal was lost.
Issues
One very big issue was that no matter what I did/played the volume whilst using this was halfed when i compared it to my other Bluetooth transmitter/receiver unit that I have here.
If the volume wasn’t effected in the it was then this would have been an ideal Bluetooth transmitter/receiver and would have gotten a top star score from me, but the poor loudness of the volume is the deal breaker !!
3 out of 5 stars from myself
This arrives in a box which contains the transmitter/receiver, a 3.5 to 3.5mm jack plug, a 3.5mm lead, a charging cable and instructions.
I requested this as I have an older DAB radio that does not have Bluetooth. I listen to the radio when out in the garden working but I am always worried about the volume annoying the neighbours. I used the 3.5 to 3.5 jack plug and plugged it into the radio’s headphone socket, see attached photographs. It paired with my earbuds at the first attempt.
At first I thought there was a problem as the volume on my Sony ear buds was very low and I had the volume at maximum on the earbuds, the radio and the transmitter. To test I switched to a cheaper pair of earbuds and the volume level increased tenfold, so I think the volume level will depend on the sensitivity of the headphones/earbuds you are using.
With everything now working properly I can leave the radio on the patio and work around the garden with no problem, even down at the bottom of the garden I had no drop outs.
In conclusion I am very pleased with this device as it works as stated and gives me the opportunity to have the radio a little louder without annoying the neighbours.
I hope you found this review helpful.
Here we have a rechargeable bluetooth transmitter/receiver.
It comes in a generic cardboard box which does not give any indication as to what is inside, so it would not be great on either a shop shelf or as a gift.
It comes with a few accessories:
Charging lead, 3.5mm-3.5mm jack, and 3.5mm lead.
It has several controls on it:
Volume control
Play/pause/on/off
Receive/transmit switch
I will be using this so I can use my bluetooth speakers with a device that doesn’t have bluetooth.
Pairing it was easy, I just switched it on, put my headphones in to pairing mode, and it connected!
The sound started out very quiet. This is a normal (if frustrating) feature of a lot of these transmitters – unless you turn the volume all the way up, it will be very quiet!
The device is obeying the play/pause button on my headphones, turning muting and unmuting the audio. however the volume buttons don’t seem to do much.
It’s a lot smaller and better than others I’ve had, with fairly low lag on it. I have it plugged in to a microphone monitor, and while there is a little lag – it’s not enough that I’m completely put off by my words coming through my headphones a while later, and I can watch films without the lips moving at the wrong time.