olevelo Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Can anyone comment on the quality of phone calls with Bluetooth, specifically with an iPhone (and specifically on the 8000, but I imagine the others are similar). Is the connection reliable? Sound ok? How well does the mic work? Are people able to understand you without complaining about the quality? Any comments about the normal "loudness" of your car helps too (I have a LOT of roadnoise!). Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drenyce311 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 works great. Im using a iphone5. Great quality sound, clarity. Everything sounds great. and everyone can hear me just fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hurricanefan1 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I agree it works and sounds great, very clear on both ends. I have a 5s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tekki Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Everyone I talk with say I sound very good, I love the volume option cause most people I speak to are nice and clear, however whenever I talk with my wife I have to turn the volume down cause she talks loud and gives me a headache. shhhh I didn't say that. Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drenyce311 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Everyone I talk with say I sound very good, I love the volume option cause most people I speak to are nice and clear, however whenever I talk with my wife I have to turn the volume down cause she talks loud and gives me a headache. shhhh I didn't say that. Lol HAHAHA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
olevelo Posted May 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Good to hear. I took the plunge and ordered finally! Now I hope I don't get screwed by buying on eBay! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drenyce311 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 if the seller has 97- 100%. you should be fine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
olevelo Posted May 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I wanted to get the one from the store that has sold a ton of them, but since I live in Florida that was an extra $70 in tax! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mab6680 Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 i have a camaro vert with lots of road noise on the highway...lol...i make calls with the top down with no problem on either end of the call. i do have issues using siri at highway speeds theres just to much noise for her to understand Quote Link to post Share on other sites
diaster Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 i have the 4000, it may be hooked up to my trucks original mic cause the 911 operator said i was hard to understand, so i went non hands free lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ichiban Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Almost everyone I've called complained about the microphone quality, going as far as saying it is worse than my iPhone's speakerphone quality. This even occurs when I have the car off and parked. I'm using the included mic and have it mounted on the a-pillar. I sound like I'm under water apparently. I'm really frustrated about this. Could it be possible I have a defective mic? 2000 Impreza RS with 8000nex. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tickerguy Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Your mic is mounted wrong. The included one is a cardoid mic. It MUST have unblocked access from the rear; those holes around the circumference must be exposed to the sound field. That's how it cancels background noise. I have mine on the rearview mirror wiring stalk right up at the headliner, pointed at the driver seat. Sound quality is excellent; several people didn't know I was in my car! If you can't mount it in a way that is unobstructed then you need a microphone that is suitable to where you're going to put it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
olevelo Posted May 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 I've installed mine since I started this thread, and in my limited use I'm happy with it so far. I mounted my mic on my visor, which I originally didn't want to do, but it turned out to be really easy to hide the wiring, and putting it in the left corner means I can actually use the visor without causing the wiring to get pulled out of place. Obviously the mic wouldn't be useable in many cases but I don't use the visor that much anyway. Anyway, my wife said she couldn't even tell I was on Bluetooth while just sitting idle. We had another conversation while I was driving and there seemed to be no issue from either end, although I didn't ask her specifically about quality. Also, Siri seems to work better than just using her with just the phone while driving so the mic is obviously better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ichiban Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 This is how my microphone is set up. It is kind of hard to see but it is clipped on the A-Pillar at an angle pointed to the driver. I am having far from a positive response from people on the other line. Are there any problems with how the mic is installed？ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tickerguy Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 That looks generally ok. Mine is mounted on centerline at the top of the windshield, clipped to the cover for the wiring that goes to my Homelink mirror. I've taken and made several calls and on a couple of the early ones I asked how I sounded; everyone asked said that I sounded like I was talking on my phone and not on a speakerphone, and nobody has complained about call quality. The key is that the back of the microphone (the slots) MUST be unobstructed and the "face" of the microphone should be pointed as close as is reasonably possible to your mouth when you're in the driver's seat. That's what a cardiod (which is what this unit is) microphone "wants" to get the proper sound quality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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