^ No experience with this one but one I bought on a prior deal (link below) works reasonably well, much better than an analog one I bought years ago to use with an MP3 player.
I suspect the poor performance on the old analog one had something to do with limitation in transmission power, that it only used 2 x AAA cells instead of 12V lighter outlet powered.
The featured Bravo unit seems like more of a hassle, appears to need a hard-wired 12V connection, includes bare wire not a lighter outlet plug. That's two sets of wires instead of zero with an in-outlet bluetooth unit, though wired instead of bluetooth would save phone battery life a bit.
Granted, it wouldn't be much work to tap into the lighter outlet circuit and fab a metal mount to put it at the bottom of the dash so one set of wires is hidden, but it's a bit of work to do before you even know if it's going to meet your expectations.
At least it has a power button so you could tap into a circuit that's always live (with engine & accessories off) like some lighter outlets are, without it staying on 24/7 draining the battery. The one I link below does not so I mounted a switch in my center console for the outlet. I thought about rerouting it to a different circuit that's not always live or adding a relay to shut it off with the engine but the switch was easier and more straightforward for someone else to understand should the vehicle be sold.
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I suspect the poor performance on the old analog one had something to do with limitation in transmission power, that it only used 2 x AAA cells instead of 12V lighter outlet powered.
The featured Bravo unit seems like more of a hassle, appears to need a hard-wired 12V connection, includes bare wire not a lighter outlet plug. That's two sets of wires instead of zero with an in-outlet bluetooth unit, though wired instead of bluetooth would save phone battery life a bit.
Granted, it wouldn't be much work to tap into the lighter outlet circuit and fab a metal mount to put it at the bottom of the dash so one set of wires is hidden, but it's a bit of work to do before you even know if it's going to meet your expectations.
At least it has a power button so you could tap into a circuit that's always live (with engine & accessories off) like some lighter outlets are, without it staying on 24/7 draining the battery. The one I link below does not so I mounted a switch in my center console for the outlet. I thought about rerouting it to a different circuit that's not always live or adding a relay to shut it off with the engine but the switch was easier and more straightforward for someone else to understand should the vehicle be sold.
http://bensbargains.com/deal/iclever-wireless-bluetooth-fm-transmitter-16-at-amazon-482685/
It does suffer from a "little" treble compression, but some of that might be the source MP3s.
Thank you!