Bluetooth Adapter

[BurbMan]

Looking for a bluetooth adapter that I can use with the stereo in the RV. I have the XM app on my phone, and it works great with my bluetooth headphones and small bluetooth speaker. What would be ideal is if they made a bluetooth receiver that plugged into the headphone jack on the RV stereo, anybody know who makes a good one?

RV is a 2008 so bluetooth was not OEM on the stereo.

[Housted]

We use several of these ...BT Receiver

Use them in vehicles with appropriate Aux in and at home on older stereo to connect iPhone and iPad.

Easy to pair and sound great.

Housted

[wa8yxm]

Just such an adapter for transmitting

And a few receivers

From your post: If you are trying to send music from a NON-Blue Tooth enbaled device to a Blut-Tooth enabled receiving device (IE: Headphones) use the transmitter...

The specific transmitter I linked to is one I ordered, Now I have not been able to get it to work but the manufacturer has it now and is working on it... Will update if you like when I get it back (Suspect a simple problem).

The Receivrs are used if your music playr (XM-Radio-Smart phone) IS BT enabled but your House Theater Radio or Dash Radio are not.. I have one still in the box.

All links above are AMAZON.

[BurbMan]

neschultz wrote:
I've added a few of these converters around the RV connected to 12 v sources with a switch and fuse. I took a blank black switch cover and mounted 3 (with a lighted swich) on it to power electronics in our most used spot.

Thanks for that link!

[phays]

I have a Rocket Fish bluetooth music receiver connected to one of the auxiliary inputs on my stereo. I connect audio output of my computer, my mp3 player, or my cell phone audio to the receiver. Works for me and I'm sure most of the bluetooth receivers will work. I just happened to see this one in Best Buy and bought it.

As far as fidelity goes, I'm old and my hearing isn't what it used to be so it all sounds good to me.

[Big_Katuna]

Bluetooth is a pretty awful audio connection. It adds compression. Thatsxwhybinuse a hard wired connection from my headphone output to the amp. You should have other inputs; VCR, tape, etc.

[LittleBill]

I use this for years

[neschultz]

I've added a few of these converters around the RV connected to 12 v sources with a switch and fuse. I took a blank black switch cover and mounted 3 (with a lighted swich) on it to power electronics in our most used spot.

[BurbMan]

MrWizard wrote:
excuse.. but if this is a head phone output jack
it is not going to accept/input sound INTO the radio system

do you mean iPod/AUX input jack ?

:S Yes, I mean AUX input not a headphone jack!

Looking at this one.

Currently the TV audio connects to the AUX input on the back of the stereo. The front panel AUX input overrides the rear panel when a plug is inserted.

I'm thinking with this device of using a two-into-one cable to allow it to share the rear AUX with the TV. For power, soldering leads on one of those USB cig lighter plugs and grabbing 12v power from the stereo, and installing a switch to turn it off when not in use. The whole mess can be installed behind the stereo for a cleaner look.

Comments on this jury rig welcome, and also wondering if a difference in audio quality with any of these, or any $20 device is the same.

[neschultz]

A headphone jack is an output for your stereo and doesn't sound like it is what you need. Do you have any unused inputs on the back...usually RCA connectors? If so, you can use this from Amazon with the adapter shown on the same page to do what you want.

Good luck

[MrWizard]

excuse.. but if this is a head phone output jack
it is not going to accept/input sound INTO the radio system

do you mean iPod/AUX input jack ?

is there a USB input port, lots of blue tooth USB receivers/transmitters

[Big_Katuna]

Several on Amazon $20 or so.

I did a different approach. I plug my iPod into the stereo via headphone to RCA jack adapter the I bought a $5 bluetooth remote to control the iPod.

The remote is simple and has big buttons to use while driving. Don't have to wake up the iPod etc.