@mediocrebot can't argue with the price. Last BT setup I bought years ago worked the same but I had to also buy a USB charger to use it in the house and the usb charger alone cost more than $3. Darn, now I have myself contemplating buying a few for Xmas gifts!!!!!
@ChadP Ha ha, you know damn well I see the product picture first , price second, speak my mind third, THEN go back later and actually read that mess of characters you guys stir up after drinking too much moonshine, jk
@ninkorn I read a review with an update: their customer service is good-they replaced the unit with a newer version that worked properly with iOS. I may get 2!
Apparently, the above posters didn't read the write-up which explains the bad reviews. I got one of these in my Fuku bag. I can't use it since we'ere already using our outlets to do some weird wireless thing with our security cameras, but I'm thinking of picking up some more for Christmas presents.
@PurplePawprints What? You expect us to read? It says Mac on it. You're not supposed to read any manual if the thing comes stamped with Mac on it. I mean - seriously…..
@foodog You know when you have this funny joke in head and then you write it on the internet and thing cant understand i mean people they dont know what was happening in your head it was like that i mean your comment is like that. Also PotatoSaladSin speaks in the third person too but only in run on sentences that should have ended earlier.
This is so cheap that I feel almost compelled to buy it, and yet I can't think of anything I could actually use it for - everything I own is chock full of Bluetoothiness already.
I wonder if this could be hacked to run off 12 volts. Would be awesome to add bluetooth to the car stereo is so. I can't imagine the actual circuit running on 120VAC, so there must be a step down transformer, I'm betting to 5 volts DC... hrmmm In for one to try! Hell maybe 2....
@TehMaliron It might. I don't have experience with how this stuff works, but I know you can get converters pretty cheap that allow you plug regular plugs into your car's outlet.
@corbanmailloux@narfcake@ardgedee Thanks, I actually got mine a few days ago and tore into one. I am pretty certain this will be an easy mod. It seems like the entire 120v side is isolated and has a small transformer stepping it down to 5v, as I assumed. I'll play some more and let you know what I find. Disassembly proved to be difficult. After much prying and pulling, I ended up having to grab it by the cable and bash it into the ground. The glue is really strong. If you stay shallow, you should be able to Dremel the seam and be OK. http://imgur.com/XcQPteFhttp://imgur.com/leBpqPBhttp://imgur.com/lt1zcfP
@corbanmailloux OK, so I have it working! Pretty simple really, removed the transformer and the leds to the board from it. Soldered a micro USB connector to the +5v pad, and GND pad. Works great! http://imgur.com/L3vzojF
@TehMaliron Doesn't the receiver stop recognizing your device every time it loses power, though? If so, that might make the car installation a little more annoying.
@corbanmailloux It does, and it is a bit annoying. I just have to tell the phone to connect though, and it re-pairs, I don't have to put it in pairing mode, or even touch the BT Connect. I believe there are some apps out there, like tasker, that can connect, and start playing music automatically.
@TehMaliron Just thought I'd show you guys my "finished" product. I did a similar thing, but I just hardwired a USB onto it. I already have extra USB ports in my car, so this works well. http://imgur.com/a/wVq90
@corbanmailloux nicely done! I like the electrical tape close up, reminds me of so many projects. How'd you get the case open, same method I used, smash it into the ground?
@TehMaliron Knife and screwdriver along the seam to pry/pop it open. And I do love electrical tape. I thought about just putting a big heat-shrink tube around it, but the tape was closer.
You guys are smarter than I give you credit for...*
My Fuku contained both this receiver and a Sony speakerdock. Until I read the usage suggestion in tonight's product description I never would have thought to use the two outmoded devices together to create one Frankensteinian modern marvel.
Very clever...
*Full Disclosure: the amount of credit I am giving you now is still very low...
Did I need these? No. Did I buy 3 anyways? Ummm ... blame @thumperchick. I'm also preemptively blaming her for the last crappy shirt that arrived from Woot.
@PurplePawprints Correct - as a guy who's complained about how much they shrink even line dried, I definitely didn't need something that started out "too short" already. That said, it's wasn't even a WL that I received. No, the shirt blank is a mutant - Anvil tagged, made in Haiti (not Nicaragua or Honduras), seamless body that's of proper width but shorter in length, and with much shorter sleeves angled more like a baby tee's cut. I took pics and will be posting a new thread at shirt.woot this weekend.
@narfcake I always wonder by now if it is some asshats intention to do that just to try and get your goat. (Get it @thumperchick? I kept you relevant in my comment. I get a cookie.)
Friend of mine has one of these at work. He uses it with his Windows phone to listen to show tunes. Put me down for three so we can drown him out with our crappy music/conspiracy talk shows.
Any worries about using this with headphones? Would I just need to turn it down really low? I have a HTPC in my living room. I'm thinking about plugging this into the outlet behind the couch and using a female-to-female adapter with headphones. No unsightly 10-ft wire across the room for someone to inevitably trip on. Is this a good idea or will the 110W output wattage potentially blow up my headphones?
@w4ffles_ It's not going to work like that; ignore the 110w spec, wherever that came from. The output is line level, not "speaker" level, so you'll need a headphone amp for this to work.
@narfcake The Amazon product page says "Output Wattage: 110 Watts". My assumption was line level, but I wanted to make sure. Line level would probably be loud enough for low-resistance headphones, right?
@narfcake OK now I'm lost. Mechanical I can understand - I did fix the portable dishwasher the other day, and I managed to turn two broken laptops from university surplus into one working one with only 3 screws left over by swapping parts out, but if it involves electricity then it involves magic… I thought plug this into the wall. Plug this into any ol' speaker (that also plus into a wall and plugs into your device), use something with bluetooth to send music and the magic happens. Apparently not always?
I was interested in this at first until I realized I need a Bluetooth adapter, not a receiver , for my laptop. It would work with my Brookstone speaker though, but I'd rather save those $3 in the event an adapter or those AA batteries show up again. For those reasons, I gotta vote meh.
@harbour I have seen mono items with the connectors like we see here so that sound comes out of each side. The question is "Is it stereo?" as in separate right and left channels? Most items that are true stereo will say it on the package or the description, and I don't see that.
@Kyser_Soze Exactly. You can make an old NES console have "Stereo" sound via an RCA splitter but it won't be genuine stereo. Can anyone confirm if the device outputs true separate left and right channel stereo sound?
@dougone611 Your car stereo has to have a 3.5mm auxiliary jack. If you are old school and have a tape deck I suppose you can get a tape adapter and plug the receiver in that way as well. You will need a 3.5mm coupler to connect the Tape Adapter to the Bluetooth receiver though...
@Guy767 That's me! I still have a cassette deck in my '92 Accord. I thought I was the only one. Afraid to replace it because bad stuff might start happening if I upset the automotive chi. Thanks for the info, I just have to figure out what a coupler is. Just yesterday, I bought an MP3 tape adapter - maybe that will work.
@KDemo A coupler will enable you to connect 2 male 3.5mm jacks together. You are probably going to need one to connect the mp3 tape adapter and the Bluetooth receiver together. The coupler/adapter is dirt cheap; here's a link for one http://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=7230&seq=1&format=2 You will also need a power source for the Bluetooth adapter a well. A cigarette light jack power adapter should get the job done.
@KDemo It's a 3.5mm female-to-female adapter. You'll also need a power inverter to get electricity from the cigarette lighter socket. I'd say just just plug the cassette-to-3.5mm adapter into your phone or music device unless you're getting horrible interference while charging your phone in your car.
@dougone611 Great idea! I am using one of those bluetooth speakers they sold (In Crimson Tide Red) as a bluetooth adapter for my truck, but this might look nicer! I already have a 110V outlet in the truck, and a short audio cable. Brilliant!
@Guy767 thank you for the link, I just bought 5 to justify the shipping cost, I had called my local radioshack (they still have those?) and they said 1 would cost about $6
@username I don't know man; you can make an old but useful audio receiver Bluetooth compatible so it does have some practical use. I just hope its output is true stereo...
@caffeine_dude Yeah, got a couple of them.. Don't use 'em any more hopefully they'll turn into collectors items and I can get a big bang from eBay on them. About any new stuff, I was just jerking.. Referring to Soupy Sales and his puppet monsters..
@caffeine_dude You can use the tracking numbers to watch the packages in an amazing slow speed race to your house. I did that once, and the second package won the race by 3 days. SmartPost may not be fast, but it gives us something to talk about while we wait for our packages.
My first thought was a huge meh, mostly because of the need to plug into an outlet. BUT I realized that the Bluetooth in my car had stopped working, I had one of those little power inverters that you can plug into a lighter socket and now I don't have to rip the dash off to get at the bluetooth module. Of course I could just use the audio cable from my phone to the aux jack on my stereo, but it is worth the 3 bucks to see my wife's face when she sees all the cables when I over complicate things to this extent. Why you ask? because when I un-complicate things she will be grateful. How grateful? we will see..........
I have failed meh. I got one of these in my fuku bag but haven't tested it because I decided packing for my week long vacation was more important. Sorry guys!
well this is something that i really don't need, but, the price is right and i am curious, and i have a lot of stuff i could use this with, so i went in for THREE. either this is gonna make me happy or just dumb for buying three. ;-)
I have no idea what I'll do with them, but I ordered 3. This seems like one of those items where I may figure out something clever (about a 1 in 17 chance of panning out, given my track record), but at $3ea, at least I'm not in for much!
@panafonics Would love to hear more about your projects. Perhaps you can categorize them. Say, "Clever", "meh", "I'm sorry", "DEAR GOD! WHAT HAVE I DONE?!?"
@G1 Pinnacle FROW SYS 8210 ($150). Boyfriend balked at the lack of Bluetooth but I convinced him that price was worth the minor inconvenience and now for $3 more, it's no longer an issue!
here's what confuses me why would you use this with a speaker dock when all you have to do is plug your mp3 player into the back of the speaker dock with a wire you can get online for 3 Bucks or less
This lil gem ROCKS! Took longer to unbox than set up. Plugged it in, inserted aux end to line-in on Onkyo AVR, pressed Bluetooth button until light came on, paired to LG G2 and started Poweramp. Incredible value and 2 lucky people will get rocking Xmas gifts. This one is for me. Awesome deal even if you have to pay $14.00. I got 3 for $15.00! Gracias, Mediocre Labs... I'll be back! 5 Stars.
It works as advertised, now to put them in my trucks and see if I can get 12v working to them without my inverters.
The manual says it won't retain pairing with devices after you unplug it (bad for car use), but mine did, the box says it does. Gotta love ambiguity in marketing.
@gmalon555, This is funny, That is exactly what I wanted to do with one of mine, but myOnkyo shot craps. No power at all. I wonder if they have a fuze that can be changed or Do I need to get a new reciever Which now is probibaly already equipt with bluetooth. Go figure.
I just got mine and I'm using it with an iPhone, and I'm getting the same problems mentioned in all the Amazon reviews (after 1 or 2 songs, phone still plays but no audio comes out). This is the problem that's supposedly fixed with the latest iOS, but I'm running iOS 8.02, so I doubt that's the problem. Anyone else seeing the same problems or do I just have a bum unit?
@adavidw I am having the same problems. I contacted customer service at Meh who told me to contact customer service at Xtreme Mac. So far I have not gotten a reply. I bought 3 and they do not work with my iPhone or iPad ios 8.0.2, even though Meh says it does
@msdjpm I was crossing my fingers that the iOS update today to 8.1 might magically fix it. It doesn't. Also, I haven't received any reply from XtremeMac either.
Plugged into the back of my Sherwood ... picks up my phone around house, didn't have to spend a stupid amount for the Sherwood dongle and now don't have to deal with cords! The only problem is now I need to find something to do with the second one I bought hmmm.
@akumax, @redsurfsnow AND @kadagan Since you three are getting your connects to work, what devices are you connecting to it? Androids, LG, etc or something else? I was hoping my Iphone would work but it seems like that may not be the case. Will it work with the hubbys Rugby smart (droid) or his Galaxy Player?
@silverqueen I'm using my iPhone 5. Sorry, I should have mentioned that. I haven't used it for music much (just a few songs to test it), so maybe that's the difference.. What I'm playing is one continuous audio file (hour long podcasts, which last my whole commute)
@kadagan Mine works just fine using Galaxy S5. I haven't tried with my iPod Touch (4th gen) or Galaxy players (1st gen). Did you press the pair button on the device?
@silverqueen I have used it with both an iPhone 6 and HTC One M8. its fine, the range is ok like i said before. you can't pair it at all? maybe the stereo jack has to be plugged in also.
@akumax I was trying to use it with an iphone 4s ios 7 but it would not hold the connection. It was pointed out that MEH said it didn't work like that. I did not update because of problmes with the update. Oh ishould tag @capguncowboy also. I still hope that other devices willwork with it even if my phone won't.
@kadagan Well then I still may experiment with it. I don’t have the iphone 5. I am still using a 4s since I didn’t see any real benefit in upgrading but… Maybe it will still work on long playing things like your feeds I listen to books so it might not break the streaming connection. Do you all think that could be the problem? The switching/pause causes the loss?
@kadagan ; “adavidw said Mon, Oct 13th 2014 at 7:09pm eastern: I just got mine and I'm using it with an iPhone, and I'm getting the same problems mentioned in all the Amazon reviews (after 1 or 2 songs, phone still plays but no audio comes out).” And msdjpm said he/she had the same problem. I actually haven’t been able to play with mine since my receiver broke… but I could play with the speaker doc idea to test. Duh they are both sitting behind me right now!
@silverqueen Ok, I thought that was probably what you were talking about, but I saw it was someone else who posted the comment, so I wasn't sure. I'm not really sure what to suggest, mine has just worked. I'm have been using iOS 8.0.2, but I just updated to 8.1 last night and didnt try it yet.
@kadagan Well I just tried it with IOS 7.5(?) and it is pretty YUCK. It will connect for a song but if the song is switched it is lost. Then I tried it with a book and the pauses are pretty noticeable and ff or rw will lose the signal. I can't or won't update to IOS 8.1 until the access bugs are fixed for voice over. So I'll wait to see if the galaxy or droid can make use of it.
@silverqueen To be fair, the description on the main page said pretty clearly that it didn't work well with iOS 7.. hehe.. but hopefully they'll fix whatever issues you have in iOS 8 soon!! I just texted my sister (who is blind) to see if she got iOS 8 yet (she also uses an iPhone 4s now, but has an iPhone 6 ordered to come at the end of the month)
@kadagan I do recall that it did say that now that you mention it. So I will wait a couple of days to see how the accessibility is working with 8.1. Just read the release notes and looks hopeful! I’d update devices but I didn’t see much benefit in features but if it is that things will just work better than they currently do then…. It is worth considering. I hope your sister has success with it. If you have the inclination to do so keep me posted on how she likes it?
@silverqueen I will try to remember to do that! (Sometimes I'm bad at following through with good intentions.. haha).. If you don't mind me asking, are you blind? Or visually impaired?
@silverqueen My sister got her new iPhone 6 with iOS 8 a few days ago, and she really likes it. She hasn't had any problems with the accessibility, and really likes that it has an on screen Braille keyboard too (which may not be a need for you). All the normal VoiceOver stuff hasn't been any issue for her.
@kadagan I don’t mind a bit. Not totally blind but very impaired. I have Cone Cell Dystrophy(a lot like Macular degenearation but cause is different same effect though). I am way past being able to read normal print, new places require cane travel for navigation. I rely heavily on high contrast situations, daylight sucks (OVER EXPOSURE) haha
Yeah, this is late in the thread, and nobody's gonna see it, but for what it's worth, I upgraded my iPhone 5 to OS 8.2 (from 8.1.3?) this afternoon, and finally, this receiver connects without me having to tell it to each time, just like it should. Yay!
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@mediocrebot Is this only 120 Bolt ?
@mediocrebot can't argue with the price. Last BT setup I bought years ago worked the same but I had to also buy a USB charger to use it in the house and the usb charger alone cost more than $3. Darn, now I have myself contemplating buying a few for Xmas gifts!!!!!
@mediocrebot I found. This is free volt. 220 volt also use.
@mediocrebot This looks like a piece of junk, but maybe slightly less of a piece of junk than the one I have currently. Bought it.
Almost like one of my Fuku prizes, or it is the same item. Either way, Meh!
Xtreme Meh
Meh. Amazon reviews say it doesnt work with current ios
@ninkorn current reviews are pointing out it works with ios8.
@ninkorn we tested the hell out of it. worked fine.
@ninkorn thought I read somewhere ios issues were from earlier versions and the newest ios resolved it. Either way this thing is probably crappy.
@Stallion was that somewhere the giant story attached to our sale? :)
@ChadP Ha ha, you know damn well I see the product picture first , price second, speak my mind third, THEN go back later and actually read that mess of characters you guys stir up after drinking too much moonshine, jk
@ninkorn I read a review with an update: their customer service is good-they replaced the unit with a newer version that worked properly with iOS. I may get 2!
@ninkorn Actually its more like the current IOS doesnt work with it.. or anything else
@Stallion so. much. moonshine.
Fairly bad reviews on Amazon...
What does it do
Wait... You plug in it? To the wall??
@atannir mmmmmmmhmmmmmmm
@atannir well I doubt you can plug it into a tree...
Meh to the meh-th power
powerstrip meh-ve
This goes with my terrible holiday gift plans. I'm in for 3.
@Thumperchick Christmas will be ruined and it's all your fault!
@Thumperchick Aren't people supposed to blame you this month? Why wait until December?
Got one of these in my fuku box. Works like it's supposed to with no issues, I have an android though. Dont know what the ios issues are.
Almost tempted to get a second one, what with $3 and free vmp shipping.
Apparently, the above posters didn't read the write-up which explains the bad reviews. I got one of these in my Fuku bag. I can't use it since we'ere already using our outlets to do some weird wireless thing with our security cameras, but I'm thinking of picking up some more for Christmas presents.
And my order number is worthless-deluded-ass. What are you trying to say, Meh?
@PurplePawprints if the order number fits....
@denboy Well, if that's how you're going to be, is it too late to cancel my order? ~Stamps feet~
@PurplePawprints hah, all in good fun here but feel free to let me have it for being an insensitive boar
@PurplePawprints What? You expect us to read? It says Mac on it. You're not supposed to read any manual if the thing comes stamped with Mac on it. I mean - seriously…..
@denboy I was just teasing, too. I thought the whole thing was funny. :-)
@PurplePawprints I'm sorry for making @denboy be an insensitive boar.
@Thumperchick Apology accepted.
@Thumperchick Thanks your goatness for explaining the root cause of the appearance of the boar. Now, about this hangnail.......
@PurplePawprints oh that's glorious.
Cursed vmp. I blame thumpergoat.
@jaybird I blame me for my combative-brilliant-day order, too.
@Thumperchick it must be tough being your own goat. Maybe you can blame the multiverse once in a while to relieve some stress.
@denboy Maybe I'm a masochistic goat?
very useful product.
this product was inside my lucky bag (Fukubukuro)
Foodog paid 3 - had a couple of these that extended my wireless ipad to video and blasted to my amp........ NOT!
@foodog You know when you have this funny joke in head and then you write it on the internet and thing cant understand i mean people they dont know what was happening in your head it was like that i mean your comment is like that. Also PotatoSaladSin speaks in the third person too but only in run on sentences that should have ended earlier.
To bad it doesn't transmit. Then you could use it with a Sansa.
Hey, where are the Sansas????
@eeterrific the veil
@ninjaboyhya haha zing!
This is so cheap that I feel almost compelled to buy it, and yet I can't think of anything I could actually use it for - everything I own is chock full of Bluetoothiness already.
conniving-wearisome-clam X 2! Meh!
I wonder if this could be hacked to run off 12 volts. Would be awesome to add bluetooth to the car stereo is so. I can't imagine the actual circuit running on 120VAC, so there must be a step down transformer, I'm betting to 5 volts DC... hrmmm In for one to try! Hell maybe 2....
@TehMaliron It might. I don't have experience with how this stuff works, but I know you can get converters pretty cheap that allow you plug regular plugs into your car's outlet.
@PurplePawprints By de-meh-loshing this and rewiring, the inefficiency of stepping 12v DC to 120v AC back down to 5v DC is removed.
@narfcake Ahh, that makes sense.
@narfcake I'm getting one to try doing something similar, but we'll have to hope they don't pack it all on a single board.
@TehMaliron My three were (supposedly) just delivered, so I'll tear one open tonight and look. I plan to do a similar thing.
@corbanmailloux @narfcake @ardgedee Thanks, I actually got mine a few days ago and tore into one. I am pretty certain this will be an easy mod. It seems like the entire 120v side is isolated and has a small transformer stepping it down to 5v, as I assumed. I'll play some more and let you know what I find. Disassembly proved to be difficult. After much prying and pulling, I ended up having to grab it by the cable and bash it into the ground. The glue is really strong. If you stay shallow, you should be able to Dremel the seam and be OK. http://imgur.com/XcQPteF http://imgur.com/leBpqPB http://imgur.com/lt1zcfP
@TehMaliron Nice work. I already have my car wired for 12v and 5v in the dash, so this should go together nicely.
@corbanmailloux OK, so I have it working! Pretty simple really, removed the transformer and the leds to the board from it. Soldered a micro USB connector to the +5v pad, and GND pad. Works great! http://imgur.com/L3vzojF
@TehMaliron Doesn't the receiver stop recognizing your device every time it loses power, though? If so, that might make the car installation a little more annoying.
@corbanmailloux It does, and it is a bit annoying. I just have to tell the phone to connect though, and it re-pairs, I don't have to put it in pairing mode, or even touch the BT Connect. I believe there are some apps out there, like tasker, that can connect, and start playing music automatically.
@Ignorant thanks, I keep forgetting to add the .jpg...
@TehMaliron Wow, mine just arrived and I won't be able to dig into it until this weekend. Thanks for the tips!
@TehMaliron Just thought I'd show you guys my "finished" product. I did a similar thing, but I just hardwired a USB onto it. I already have extra USB ports in my car, so this works well. http://imgur.com/a/wVq90
@corbanmailloux nicely done! I like the electrical tape close up, reminds me of so many projects. How'd you get the case open, same method I used, smash it into the ground?
@TehMaliron Knife and screwdriver along the seam to pry/pop it open. And I do love electrical tape. I thought about just putting a big heat-shrink tube around it, but the tape was closer.
Is that wrong? Should I not do that?
@harbour It's got a speaker dock in the picture - how could it possibly be wrong? Eh?
@harbour gross, rosewill
You guys are smarter than I give you credit for...*
My Fuku contained both this receiver and a Sony speakerdock. Until I read the usage suggestion in tonight's product description I never would have thought to use the two outmoded devices together to create one Frankensteinian modern marvel.
Very clever...
*Full Disclosure: the amount of credit I am giving you now is still very low...
@GenCurmudgeon phew, we don't do too well with any more than trace amounts of cred
@GenCurmudgeon Noooo! Now they'll package left over speaker docks and the receiver as a "special"!!!
Is the output mono or stereo?
@Kyser_Soze I'm wondering the same thing. If it's stereo I'm in...
@Kyser_Soze I bought 3 anyway.
@Kyser_Soze The output cable has a stereo connection, so I would hope so.
@Kyser_Soze Output is Stereo, just tested it
@Stevo32792 Looks like 2 blue fuzzy sex toys to me but good enough and I'll take your word for it. Bought one; thanks
Did I need these? No. Did I buy 3 anyways? Ummm ... blame @thumperchick. I'm also preemptively blaming her for the last crappy shirt that arrived from Woot.
@narfcake That's just cold. I think Woot's fuckups are a bit much for even @Thumperchick to take on.
@narfcake Sorry about that. I'm not sure I get to take the blame for Woot fails, too, but I will.
@Thumperchick Oh, I'm not blaming you for all their screw ups ... NO one person deserves that. But they sent me a WL instead of a ML as I ordered.
@narfcake Considering how bad the sizing is of their shirts, maybe they knew best?
@Cinoclav That's not how it works. I'm pretty sure @narfcake doesn't need a shirt that's even smaller than expected.
@PurplePawprints Correct - as a guy who's complained about how much they shrink even line dried, I definitely didn't need something that started out "too short" already. That said, it's wasn't even a WL that I received. No, the shirt blank is a mutant - Anvil tagged, made in Haiti (not Nicaragua or Honduras), seamless body that's of proper width but shorter in length, and with much shorter sleeves angled more like a baby tee's cut. I took pics and will be posting a new thread at shirt.woot this weekend.
@narfcake I always wonder by now if it is some asshats intention to do that just to try and get your goat. (Get it @thumperchick? I kept you relevant in my comment. I get a cookie.)
Friend of mine has one of these at work. He uses it with his Windows phone to listen to show tunes. Put me down for three so we can drown him out with our crappy music/conspiracy talk shows.
Any worries about using this with headphones? Would I just need to turn it down really low?
I have a HTPC in my living room. I'm thinking about plugging this into the outlet behind the couch and using a female-to-female adapter with headphones. No unsightly 10-ft wire across the room for someone to inevitably trip on. Is this a good idea or will the 110W output wattage potentially blow up my headphones?
@w4ffles_ It's not going to work like that; ignore the 110w spec, wherever that came from. The output is line level, not "speaker" level, so you'll need a headphone amp for this to work.
@narfcake The Amazon product page says "Output Wattage: 110 Watts". My assumption was line level, but I wanted to make sure. Line level would probably be loud enough for low-resistance headphones, right?
@narfcake OK now I'm lost. Mechanical I can understand - I did fix the portable dishwasher the other day, and I managed to turn two broken laptops from university surplus into one working one with only 3 screws left over by swapping parts out, but if it involves electricity then it involves magic… I thought plug this into the wall. Plug this into any ol' speaker (that also plus into a wall and plugs into your device), use something with bluetooth to send music and the magic happens. Apparently not always?
@Kidsandliz If your speakers plug into the wall, it's already amplified and the input is line level, hence why it works.
@w4ffles Line level is much much lower ; I don't think it'd work at all.
@narfcake Guess I'll find out when it arrives.
I was interested in this at first until I realized I need a Bluetooth adapter, not a receiver , for my laptop. It would work with my Brookstone speaker though, but I'd rather save those $3 in the event an adapter or those AA batteries show up again. For those reasons, I gotta vote meh.
Is the output stereo or mono? The term "Connect To Speaker" makes me think it’s a mono trap that's after my precious stereo bodily fluids...
@Guy767 Mano e Mano?
@Guy767 stereo. It's a 3.5mm male jack on the end and the pack comes with a female 3.5mm to dual RCA male adapter.
@harbour I have seen mono items with the connectors like we see here so that sound comes out of each side. The question is "Is it stereo?" as in separate right and left channels? Most items that are true stereo will say it on the package or the description, and I don't see that.
@Kyser_Soze Exactly. You can make an old NES console have "Stereo" sound via an RCA splitter but it won't be genuine stereo. Can anyone confirm if the device outputs true separate left and right channel stereo sound?
@Guy767 Output is Stereo. Tested it a little while ago.
@Stevo32792 Looks like 2 blue fuzzy sex toys to me but good enough and I'll take your word for it. Bought one; thanks
@Stevo32792 Thanks!
$3...this is why I get in trouble with the wife...I have no potential use for it yet I must have it!
@tightwad hoarder...
@Kidsandliz naw, I only bought one. I will put it next to the bt keyboard for the Galaxy Tab that I also don't have
@tightwad I bought 3 of these & 3 of the keyboards, maybe I have a problem!
mandatory-adorable-parsnip
Only got it because of VMP.
@BillLehecka that's the "mandatory" part
This is shit. I bought two.
Twisted-Muscular-Caterpillar made me do it! In for one, wtf
My order is "likeable-misguided-tail"...if this were a fortune cookie, I would add "in bed"!
can you use this in a car? i saw a review someone did but how did they do it?
@dougone611 Your car stereo has to have a 3.5mm auxiliary jack. If you are old school and have a tape deck I suppose you can get a tape adapter and plug the receiver in that way as well. You will need a 3.5mm coupler to connect the Tape Adapter to the Bluetooth receiver though...
@Guy767 That's me! I still have a cassette deck in my '92 Accord. I thought I was the only one. Afraid to replace it because bad stuff might start happening if I upset the automotive chi. Thanks for the info, I just have to figure out what a coupler is. Just yesterday, I bought an MP3 tape adapter - maybe that will work.
@KDemo A coupler will enable you to connect 2 male 3.5mm jacks together. You are probably going to need one to connect the mp3 tape adapter and the Bluetooth receiver together. The coupler/adapter is dirt cheap; here's a link for one http://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=7230&seq=1&format=2 You will also need a power source for the Bluetooth adapter a well. A cigarette light jack power adapter should get the job done.
@KDemo It's a 3.5mm female-to-female adapter. You'll also need a power inverter to get electricity from the cigarette lighter socket. I'd say just just plug the cassette-to-3.5mm adapter into your phone or music device unless you're getting horrible interference while charging your phone in your car.
@dougone611 Great idea! I am using one of those bluetooth speakers they sold (In Crimson Tide Red) as a bluetooth adapter for my truck, but this might look nicer! I already have a 110V outlet in the truck, and a short audio cable. Brilliant!
@kadagan Except that I have an iPhone 5 with iOS 7... hmm.. Still gonna buy some.
@kadagan At least the 5 has the capability of updating to iOS8.
@Guy767 thank you for the link, I just bought 5 to justify the shipping cost, I had called my local radioshack (they still have those?) and they said 1 would cost about $6
wow
there are limits to usefulness. this might be right up there with most useless as-seen-on-tv gadgets.
@username I don't know man; you can make an old but useful audio receiver Bluetooth compatible so it does have some practical use. I just hope its output is true stereo...
no
I'm in on that. For $3 I'm sure I will find something to slap some Bluetooth goodness on.
What if you don't own anything bluetooth (or is that blacktooth)? Will it work with a whitefang..?
@unkabob Do you own a cellphone that was made in the last 10 years?
@caffeine_dude Yeah, got a couple of them.. Don't use 'em any more hopefully they'll turn into collectors items and I can get a big bang from eBay on them. About any new stuff, I was just jerking.. Referring to Soupy Sales and his puppet monsters..
배대지 어디가 싸고 어느정도나오나요?
@saso 오마이집 묶음배송 추천이며.. 한개만 구매시. 이하넥스 NJ로..The 빠른 하시면50프로 할인으로. 6천원~7천원 나오실겁니다.
@peterkim7 예 감사합니당.
Will you sell me a car cigarette outlet tomorrow so I can Bluetooth to my car which has no audio jack and only a cassette player?
In for 1! Pervasive-buttery-top
in for 1 - gonna try and work this into the crappy stereo system setup in my travel trailer somehow
*HELP*
I bought 1 last night and 2 just now will I receive 1,2, or 3.
I will be happy with any amount except 0.
@caffeine_dude Check your orders. I'd imagine you now have two separate orders for a total of 3 units.
@caffeine_dude You can use the tracking numbers to watch the packages in an amazing slow speed race to your house. I did that once, and the second package won the race by 3 days. SmartPost may not be fast, but it gives us something to talk about while we wait for our packages.
@caffeine_dude If you ordered 3, you'll get 3 :) Definitely double-check meh.com/orders to be sure.
@JonT Yes 2 orders one order with 2 and one with 1. Thanks to all you all!
No Georgia Red. . . for that alone, meh.
My first thought was a huge meh, mostly because of the need to plug into an outlet. BUT I realized that the Bluetooth in my car had stopped working, I had one of those little power inverters that you can plug into a lighter socket and now I don't have to rip the dash off to get at the bluetooth module. Of course I could just use the audio cable from my phone to the aux jack on my stereo, but it is worth the 3 bucks to see my wife's face when she sees all the cables when I over complicate things to this extent. Why you ask? because when I un-complicate things she will be grateful. How grateful? we will see..........
@mdrcoast ---- happy wife, happy life my friend!
Okie dokie
These do not support pagination. For that alone, meh.
@phatmass ---- damn, you're right! now i feel silly for buying one!
@phatmass seems kind of nitpicky. . .
I meh-ed so hard on this up until I bought it. Then I meh-ed a bit more afterwards.
I have failed meh. I got one of these in my fuku bag but haven't tested it because I decided packing for my week long vacation was more important. Sorry guys!
well this is something that i really don't need, but, the price is right and i am curious, and i have a lot of stuff i could use this with, so i went in for THREE. either this is gonna make me happy or just dumb for buying three. ;-)
For $3? Meh, why not.
@billchase2 Because 3x3=9 and 9x365= $3285/year
@Kidsandliz wat
@Kidsandliz cheaper than a latte
@billchase2 Cost per year if you were in for 3 at $3 each… semi joking response to billchase2's "Why not" comment...
@nadroj I had a latte this afternoon for $2.75
Did you know that I am totally radical?
I think I just bought the mehst White Elephant gift for the Chr... I mean Holiday office party. But can the future recipient blame @thumperchick ?
So...can I sit at work and look like I'm crazy because I have headphones plugged into a wall wart?
Impulse buy for 2...because it's a payday Friday!
This is a great site! Whomever coded it has a great sense of humor. Prices are great. Thank you!
@Babydoc1 Thanks! discreetly slides envelope full of money across table
I have no idea what I'll do with them, but I ordered 3. This seems like one of those items where I may figure out something clever (about a 1 in 17 chance of panning out, given my track record), but at $3ea, at least I'm not in for much!
@panafonics Would love to hear more about your projects. Perhaps you can categorize them. Say, "Clever", "meh", "I'm sorry", "DEAR GOD! WHAT HAVE I DONE?!?"
A few months ago I bought a really sweet soundbar/sub combo. One of the reasons it was so cheap ($200) was that it didn't have BT.
Now, all is well in the world. This completes meh.
@G1 me too! Together on 3... which one did you buy?
@derpandabar Arvani by AuraSound. You?
@G1 Pinnacle FROW SYS 8210 ($150). Boyfriend balked at the lack of Bluetooth but I convinced him that price was worth the minor inconvenience and now for $3 more, it's no longer an issue!
Does this come with the Y-adapter as seen in one of the photos?
edit: oops. product specs say it does. That's a good deal because I'm always buying those from monoprice for $1 or so.
Bought 3 and I have no idea why...but I'm sure it will come to me.
critical-low-stingray X3. Now I just need some air-shocks for the 'vette.
Holy Crap, somebody in North Dakota bought one.
I was starting to think nobody had internet service in ND.
@mehuserdt Still not convinced that they do. It's probably just a proxy.
@mehuserdt or the need for bluetooth anything
buy it
Buy these now, so that you'll be ready for the speakers tomorrow.
It's almost worth the three bucks for the 3.5mm to RCA adapter. Trying hard not to buy it.
@SSteve Stop trying so hard. Everybody's doin' it…
@JonT My mommy told me not to listen to people like you. You are a Bad Man!
@SSteve I had the same thought, I've been needing one for my car for awhile
I clicked through on the map down to my county and I'm fairly certain I'm the only one there who bought this.
@choral_music ... I had no idea that I could do that ...
A heck of a lot more buys than mehs.... Do we have a list of the best ratio of Buys to Mehs yet?
@BillLehecka I have little doubt that this is a record breaker for simply being more sales than mehs.
@BillLehecka
@BillLehecka mostly outside of U.S buying
This VMP is a bad thing... I say "meh.", husband says "buy"...
here's what confuses me why would you use this with a speaker dock when all you have to do is plug your mp3 player into the back of the speaker dock with a wire you can get online for 3 Bucks or less
@somf69 Because then you can't walk around with your phone in your pocket, it's tied to the speaker dock.
@somf69 and you can use your laptop without being tied to a wire and still listen to music...
고마워요!! 저번주 스피커독이 드디어 울산에 왔어요!!
난리났어요 ㅋㅋㅋ 또 뜨면 또 주문해야할거같아요 ㅋㅋ
사 랑 해 요 M E H !
Probably will sound stupid, but can I use this to connect the Bluetooth keyboard to the laptop? It says audio but does it strictly mean audio?
@silverqueen Yup, sounds stupid...this connects to the audio input, where your keyboard could never go.
@tightwad There's always a way to connect things ;)
but it still wont work., haha
This lil gem ROCKS! Took longer to unbox than set up. Plugged it
in, inserted aux end to line-in on Onkyo AVR, pressed Bluetooth
button until light came on, paired to LG G2 and started Poweramp.
Incredible value and 2 lucky people will get rocking Xmas gifts.
This one is for me. Awesome deal even if you have to pay $14.00.
I got 3 for $15.00! Gracias, Mediocre Labs... I'll be back! 5 Stars.
It works as advertised, now to put them in my trucks and see if I can get 12v working to them without my inverters.
The manual says it won't retain pairing with devices after you unplug it (bad for car use), but mine did, the box says it does. Gotta love ambiguity in marketing.
@gmalon555, This is funny, That is exactly what I wanted to do with one of mine, but myOnkyo shot craps. No power at all. I wonder if they have a fuze that can be changed or Do I need to get a new reciever Which now is probibaly already equipt with bluetooth. Go figure.
@gmalone555 Ha I now have my answer.Just what I thought. See what is at Woot today?
http://electronics.woot.com/offers/onkyo-7-2ch-a-v-receiver-w-wi-fi-bluetooth-24?ref=cnt_dly_img
Now the pondering begins…
I just got mine and I'm using it with an iPhone, and I'm getting the same problems mentioned in all the Amazon reviews (after 1 or 2 songs, phone still plays but no audio comes out). This is the problem that's supposedly fixed with the latest iOS, but I'm running iOS 8.02, so I doubt that's the problem. Anyone else seeing the same problems or do I just have a bum unit?
@adavidw I am having the same problems. I contacted customer service at Meh who told me to contact customer service at Xtreme Mac. So far I have not gotten a reply. I bought 3 and they do not work with my iPhone or iPad ios 8.0.2, even though Meh says it does
@msdjpm I was crossing my fingers that the iOS update today to 8.1 might magically fix it. It doesn't. Also, I haven't received any reply from XtremeMac either.
been using mine. it's "ok". I've owned devices like these before. the biggest issue with this particular one is that the range SUCKS!
if I cover the back of my phone w/ my hand, the BT completely cuts out!! otherwise.. meh :P
Plugged into the back of my Sherwood ... picks up my phone around house, didn't have to spend a stupid amount for the Sherwood dongle and now don't have to deal with cords! The only problem is now I need to find something to do with the second one I bought hmmm.
I've been using mine in my truck to listen to podcasts during my commute, and it's been great!
The only issue I have (minor) is that I have to go into my phone's settings and manually tell it to connect every time I get in the truck.
@akumax, @redsurfsnow AND @kadagan Since you three are getting your connects to work, what devices are you connecting to it? Androids, LG, etc or something else? I was hoping my Iphone would work but it seems like that may not be the case. Will it work with the hubbys Rugby smart (droid) or his Galaxy Player?
@silverqueen I'm using my iPhone 5. Sorry, I should have mentioned that. I haven't used it for music much (just a few songs to test it), so maybe that's the difference.. What I'm playing is one continuous audio file (hour long podcasts, which last my whole commute)
@kadagan Mine works just fine using Galaxy S5. I haven't tried with my iPod Touch (4th gen) or Galaxy players (1st gen). Did you press the pair button on the device?
@silverqueen I have used it with both an iPhone 6 and HTC One M8. its fine, the range is ok like i said before. you can't pair it at all? maybe the stereo jack has to be plugged in also.
@akumax I was trying to use it with an iphone 4s ios 7 but it would not hold the connection. It was pointed out that MEH said it didn't work like that. I did not update because of problmes with the update.
Oh ishould tag @capguncowboy also. I still hope that other devices willwork with it even if my phone won't.
@silverqueen Samsung s4 works like a charm
@kadagan Well then I still may experiment with it. I don’t have the iphone 5. I am still using a 4s since I didn’t see any real benefit in upgrading but… Maybe it will still work on long playing things like your feeds I listen to books so it might not break the streaming connection. Do you all think that could be the problem? The switching/pause causes the loss?
Maybe. What exactly is the issue you're seeing? I didn't see a post about it above.
@kadagan ; “adavidw
said Mon, Oct 13th 2014 at 7:09pm eastern:
I just got mine and I'm using it with an iPhone, and I'm getting the same problems
mentioned in all the Amazon reviews (after 1 or 2 songs, phone still plays but no
audio comes out).”
And msdjpm said he/she had the same problem. I actually haven’t been able to play with mine since my receiver broke… but I could play with the speaker doc idea to test. Duh they are both sitting behind me right now!
@silverqueen Ok, I thought that was probably what you were talking about, but I saw it was someone else who posted the comment, so I wasn't sure. I'm not really sure what to suggest, mine has just worked. I'm have been using iOS 8.0.2, but I just updated to 8.1 last night and didnt try it yet.
@kadagan Well I just tried it with IOS 7.5(?) and it is pretty YUCK. It will connect for a song but if the song is switched it is lost. Then I tried it with a book and the pauses are pretty noticeable and ff or rw will lose the signal. I can't or won't update to IOS 8.1 until the access bugs are fixed for voice over. So I'll wait to see if the galaxy or droid can make use of it.
@silverqueen To be fair, the description on the main page said pretty clearly that it didn't work well with iOS 7.. hehe.. but hopefully they'll fix whatever issues you have in iOS 8 soon!! I just texted my sister (who is blind) to see if she got iOS 8 yet (she also uses an iPhone 4s now, but has an iPhone 6 ordered to come at the end of the month)
@silverqueen didn't work with android either...same result
@kadagan I do recall that it did say that now that you mention it. So I will wait a couple of days to see how the accessibility is working with 8.1. Just read the release notes and looks hopeful! I’d update devices but I didn’t see much benefit in features but if it is that things will just work better than they currently do then…. It is worth considering. I hope your sister has success with it. If you have the inclination to do so keep me posted on how she likes it?
@silverqueen I will try to remember to do that! (Sometimes I'm bad at following through with good intentions.. haha).. If you don't mind me asking, are you blind? Or visually impaired?
@silverqueen My sister got her new iPhone 6 with iOS 8 a few days ago, and she really likes it. She hasn't had any problems with the accessibility, and really likes that it has an on screen Braille keyboard too (which may not be a need for you). All the normal VoiceOver stuff hasn't been any issue for her.
@kadagan I don’t mind a bit. Not totally blind but very impaired. I have Cone Cell Dystrophy(a lot like Macular degenearation but cause is different same effect though). I am way past being able to read normal print, new places require cane travel for navigation. I rely heavily on high contrast situations, daylight sucks (OVER EXPOSURE) haha
@kadagan Thanks for the update. Well... that makes a bit more tempting. I just may go to the store and play with one myself.
Great...finally open it to try it out and it won't stay connected for more than 1 song
Yeah, this is late in the thread, and nobody's gonna see it, but for what it's worth, I upgraded my iPhone 5 to OS 8.2 (from 8.1.3?) this afternoon, and finally, this receiver connects without me having to tell it to each time, just like it should. Yay!