I have a 2008, so BT only for the phone and not for music streaming.

The BBMG should work for phone calls if your car doesn't have BT stock. Without BT stock, you would just be reliant on the phones mic to your voice during your phone call. Audio from the other party should still play through your car speakers, but the other person may have problems hearing you unless your cell is sitting in your lap or nearby.

 

Thanks for the feedback ydnandy!

I recieved my package today. can't wait to hook it up tomorrow!

 

Surprised nobody's mentioned it yet; anyone using the Monoprice A2DP adapter?

Usuallly goes for <$20, i've been using mine successfully for the past 6 months on my LS.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

 

^ how's the quality of that unit? music quality sound good?

 

sound quality is perfect but make sure your cigarette lighter is properly grounded and your USB-Cig Lighter adapter isn't a $0.01 win off ebay, you'll get feedback loops otherwise

 

I recently had a loaner and really enjoyed the high quality music from the BT streaming on my phone. I have been researching this and similar threads and came across several options for BT streaming (I was not interested in the AUX options because the sound quality is not as high).

The first was the Vice Mediabridge, but I could not find any responses that verified if it worked.

After a lot of thread searching I found the Grom Audio that connects directly to the back of the head unit. Has anyone used this with the BT dongle? Due to the fact that it is directly connected it seems like it would have better quality.

 

uh...the AUX is directly connected too. There's nothing wrong with its quality if you have a good source.


It'll be better than BT in fact. BT music is compressed by the very nature of the technology.



Where people go wrong with the AUX jack is plugging their headphone port on their iphone into the AUX jack, instead of using a cleaner line-level signal from the dock connector.

 

So I've been using a BT adapter (made by Belkin) that plugs into the aux port. It works great and I'm able to play music from my iphone5 including Spotify and Pandora. This option is really convenient since it's connecting via BT so all the cords are hidden in the armrest. The music quality is average at best since it's connecting to the 3.5 mm jack via BT.

So I decided to try this 3.5 mm Audio Line Out to 30 pin cable from Amazon. It's only $8 but you will need to spend extra if you have an iphone5 to get the lightning adapter. This route is not a convenient but the music sounds so much better. A lot better!! So if you don't mind connecting with a cable, this route will generate better sound quality.

 

I bought the Blackberry Music Gateway from Rakuten ($30 on sale the other day,) and have it powered off of a Griffin 1.8A Micro USB adapter.

Makes an assload of road noise, and it's driving me ape****. PureDrifter, could it be that my center console cig lighter is not properly grounded?

 

Sorry for the late report on my BB music gateway, but it is well worth it.

1. It works
2. It made a lot of whine, in tune with the blinking blue light.
3. I already had the Lexus fix on the Aux port.
4. I added on my own fix to eliminate the whine.
5. It connects automatically to my Windows8 phone whenever my cars starts up.

Attached pictures will tell you the complete story. Enjoy!!

 

does anyone know if this model autoconnects?

 

once the music gateway turns on and is paired with a phone it autoconnects.

I just bought one yesterday and installed it. works wonders. on the Iphone5 and some android phones it can support multiple BT profiles which allows one for music only and the other for phone BT which would be connected to the factory navi unit if supported.

 

I've used this and it works perfectly for me.


The device turn off by itself when it's no longer paired. It auto connect when you turn on the device. The built in battery last a long time as well.

 

Interesting thread. So I looked this unit up and it's no longer being sold as this thread is a few years old.

Anybody know if there is a better unit out on the market now, or are most people just purchasing the BB Music Gateway II? And if so, does the new version also just get power from a micro USB?

 

Been really excited to get this working in my 2008 IS250, but am having a problem when I try to incorporate the ground loop isolator. If I use the BBMG without the isolator it works fine for the most part other than having all of the noise, so I bought the PAC 3.5mm Ground Loop Isolator.

However, when I try hooking up the Ground Loop Isolator, the BBMG device never turns on even though it has power. The LED light never lights up, but as soon as I take the loop isolator, the device LED lights up and can be used.

Has anyone had a similar problem or am I doing something incorrect with the ground loop isolator? I would really like to get this working.

Thanks!