Now I’m happy and won’t miss Sirius radio at all. I was never all that impressed with my MINI’s stereo and Harman Kardon speakers until I started using the Kinivo. In my opinion audio quality using the Kinivo sounds noticeably better than the Sirius radio audio quality. I was VERY impressed with the audio streaming quality using my phone and apps like Pandora, Slacker Radio (my personal favorite) and others. The Kinivo BTC450 supports A2DP, HSP, HFP and AVRCP profiles. The main reason I bought the Kinivo was for it’s audio streaming. That said, She sometimes complains about my MINI’s stock Bluetooth too. It’s actually kind of crummy and I’ve been asked if I fell down a well while using the BTC450 to talk to Jeanne. I did test the Kinivo’s call features though and I’m sorry to say that I was not impressed. So hop in the passenger seat, buckle up and let’s take it for a spin. But did I let that stop me? Heck no, I bought the Kinivo BTC450 Bluetooth Car Kit.

But unfortunately the Bluetooth in my MINI does not allow for audio streaming. My free year of Sirius radio expires in just a few days and I’ve decided not to renew because it’s too expensive when I only listen to 4 stations on a regular basis. I figured with all the music streaming apps that I could just use my Android smartphone (Samsung Galaxy Note 2) as an alternative to satellite radio. I ended up just getting Sirius radio and Bluetooth hands-free calling.

You’d probably think my car would have all the tech bells and whistles that you could ever imagine, but it doesn’t because the dealership talked me out of the expensive tech package when I bought my car last year. I was really impressed by their ingenuity and was inspired to inject a little more tech into my 2013 MINI Cooper. Learn more.Ī few weeks ago I posted an article about two of my Cummins co-workers who had integrated a Nexus 7 tablet into their vehicles. If you buy something through the links on this page, we may earn a commission at no cost to you.

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