any recomendations for bluetooth stereo receiver?

[opentoideas]

looking for a stereo receiver to connect to my hifi at home....

something like :

http://www.sony.co.uk/product/acc-bluetooth-stereo-adapters/hws-bta2w

or

http://www.scosche.com/products/sfID1/217/sfID2//sfID3//productID/537

bells and whistles are not importsnt only the quality of sound.

anybody used these devices? or that can recomend a better receiver?

[sonus]

I've used both, and Sony is unthinkably better. Its not perfect as it doesn't support really high bandwith A2DP without clipping, but nothing really does... (in fact of all the a2dp accesories that I've tried, only one set of headphones have, Logitech Freepulse 2). The Scosche adapter is complete garbage. I tried two of them thinking that I just got a defective one, boy was I wrong. It outputs poor quality, and after maybe 20 min (if you're lucky) all you get is static, and then you have to turn the unit off and turn it back on. After that you'll maybe get 5 min until the static kicks in. If you want to use it for longer than 5min, you have to let it sit until it cools down. I bought my first one on eBay, and tried out the second unit from Best Buy. At the end of the day, I returned the Best Buy one, and just threw out the eBay one. I couldn't risk my ebay seller reputation (re)selling garbage like that.

[opentoideas]

Thanks Sonus,

i will mainly be plugging this into a motorbike intercom so although i want as high quality as possible its by no means audiophile grade :)

stated home use as i want the ability to power externaly

the alternative is the unit made by the intercom manufacturer and thats £75 and mono!

so before i go and grab one of the Sony's from Fleabay.... any other suggestions?

the Motorola DC800 is another that i have been looking at

[sonus]

As far as recievers, no other suggestions. I haven't used the Moto DC800, so I can't comment. Just be aware that the Sony only does A2DP, no HSF or HSP at all. So if you need those features...

I too was planning to use the Sony both in my car and at home. In the end, I ended up only using it at home. And it works really well there! My phone calls don't get picked up on my home stereo system, which is a plus to me. And the Sony can do both input and output over A2DP, so I sometimes use it to stream from either my phone or laptop, and at other times, I use it to stream the TV or radio to my A2DP headphones. As for car usage, the Sony has no internal battery, and the car charger must be ordered from Sony. Besides that, a dedicated car piece has the advantage of having a remote control. In my car, I installed the iO Play adapter.

[opentoideas]

thats actually great news :)

i want the phone going to the other reciever so this one will be for audio only so the lack of HSP HFP is great, should make configuration easier.

does the Sony come on automaticly when you plug it in? or do you have to press the button... i hope it will come on itself as it will be tucked under the seat (not impossible to get at and switch on but it would be a bonus if i didnt have to)

iO Play adaptor?? any more info?

[sonus]

Unfortunately, the Sony doesn't turn on automatically when you plug into a power source.

I posted some pics of my io play setup over here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408977. But that won't work for your motorcycle as it requires some serious re-wiring to be able to work w/o a car stereo attached to it.

I just googled these, would they be helpful to you? http://www.a2dp.info/Newsflash/Bluetooth-Headsets-for-Motorcycle-Enthusiasts.html or this
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-intercoms/blu-virtu/

[opentoideas]

I just googled these, would they be helpful to you? http://www.a2dp.info/Newsflash/Bluetooth-Headsets-for-Motorcycle-Enthusiasts.html or this
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-intercoms/blu-virtu/

:) - not really as i already have the intercom and its great in itself (and expensive!) just trying to avoid a cable from the Polaris

that IO Play looks nice!