I have a question. Does anyone use a Bluetooth speaker in your truck? I drive a older company truck with no option of aux in and I have to buy a new cd player and put it in, if I want a aux enabled media player. Not to mention 2 of 4 speakers are blown.
So I need to see if anyone uses a Bluetooth speaker and what brand. Not to mention does it sound as good as a stock radio? Does it drown road noise out but not to a point I can't hear if I have a problem?
Honestly I don't want to throw the money down on a jawbone or Bose speaker. I would like to keep it below 50. I can deal if its not Bluetooth and uses a 3.5mm audio jack.. But it at least needs to be wireless.. As in can be charged and runs of a battery.
So if I garbled my post but hopefully I got what I was trying to say out! Thanks!
Need help on getting a BT speaker for truck use
Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by Dark_Majesty_06, Feb 16, 2014.
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I have an Ultimate Ears Mini Boom speaker that I use with Slacker on my cell phone. Velcroed it to the top of the dash. It sounds really good to me and will play all day on a charge. It will go louder than you will want to listen. You can control the volume with buttons on top or with your phone. I got it for $70 on sale at Best buy though so a little above your price point. I listened to the Bose and did think it sounded a bit better.....but not an extra $70 better.
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Awesome. Do you drive a newer truck? I have a 97 fld that I drive and it might as well have a straight pipe on it. Then again with two blown speakers on my radio.. I can still have it louder than I need. So I'll check in to your speaker on eBay or amazon!
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im gonna be honest with you, if you're going to put in a new cd player, and you're wanting to buy a BT speaker, you might as well kill 2 birds with one stone and buy this unit.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-3PBHGA6d214/p_113BT755HD/Kenwood-KDC-BT755HD.html?tp=5684#details-tab
(you can get it cheaper on ebay or amazon, just plug in the make and model #)
it will patch your phone in via BT to the speakers in the trucker AND you get your digital media capability that you want.Dark_Majesty_06 Thanks this. -
Yeah, sorry I was unclear. I want a Bluetooth speaker so I DONT have to buy a new cd player and speaker plus install them. Its not my truck plus they company doesn't view listening to my own music a necessity.. How dare they.. Lol!
So I need some ideas. This seems like a really good idea, I'm just on the fence about buying either a 200 dollar one or a 10 dollar one. I just want a decent speaker that I can hear over road noise and engine noise. Don't need to blow my ear drums.. Just sound good -
I would look on amazon for a noise cancelling bluetooth headset. they work quite well.
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