GOgroove FlexSMART X3 Mini Bluetooth Car Adapter for Handsfree Calling, USB Charging, Music Controls for Smartphones, MP3 Players - Aux Bluetooth Adapter for Car - FM Radio Transmitter (Updated 2023)

Introduction: Auxilary or having bluetooth built into the deck is the best way to go, but this review isn't meant for that. THIS PRODUCT IS MEANT FOR THOSE OF US THAT DON"T HAVE A NEW CAR OR A NEW DECK!When I was a teenager, I had worked at big box retail electronics store, and knew a little about FM transmiters going into buying one for myself (unfortunately now that I have a big boy job, was forced to buy it without the employee discount that takes the price of a $80 unit down to about $20).I use Amazon because they do a great job. Time is money. Why waste time on Ebay bidding to maybe receive $5 off the same product on Amazon, or better yet, potentially get scammed? Anyway, back to the focus of the review, the GoGroove FlexSmart2. "A MUST HAVE FOR ANYONE THAT HAS AN IPHONE/DRIOD/HTC/BLACKBERRY/OTHER SMARTPHONE (WHO UNFORTUNATELY DOES NOT HAVE A CAR WITH BUILT IN BLUETOOTH OR AUXILARY."The product works as advertised and is very versatile. Better sound quality than most if not all FM transmitters out there. I'm a first time user of "hands free"...very functional...the voice clarity is just as good as if you would be using your own cellphone's speaker phone! (Note: I will never be one of the D-____ that has the bluetooth in their ear everywhere they go. If you want to act like a baller, buy a roller "rolex" but the ear piece thing is just plain stupid, period).When playing music off Pandora or itunes, it projects sound a little soft, but if you know how to turn the volume on your car in the up direction, this solves the problem. I don't have to waste money on XM or Sirius, and can just use Pandora, or create a video playlist in YouTube. I don't even know if I'll start using Itunes anymore, because creating playlists and organizing music takes too much time.Also, it's a bit snug in the DC, but once you give it some tough love for a minute or two, it fits perfectly. Don't worry about the other reviews that said it's "cemented" into the DC jack. They just don't understand the concept of tough love. Plus, it looks classy and takes up little space.My only beef would be it is sensitive so if you're one of these people that will constantly be fidgiting with it, you may want to reconsider (position it and leave it alone). Or if you have someone in the passenger side door who happens to keep accidentaly moving it, it is sensitive (tell them to sit still and stop geeking out). Reconnecting the bluetooth takes all of 20 seconds and is very easy. Either way, most FM transmitters are sensitive.Bluetooth is the way to go because every new smart phone has blue tooth and most new phones in general do too, so it will work on most phones and with most music players. And I hate fidgiting, especially around with a cord! And most cords are proprietary or work better with certain models of phones. This works great with them all, period!!!While I normally do not write reviews, I had the take time out of my day to write this one. Too many features, too good of functionality, too good of a price point, and better than other bigger brands out there. A MUST BUY SO WHEN YOU GET YOUR FIRST SMART PHONE LIKE I DID, BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!

I purchased this to replace another FM Transmitter I had (Supersonic IQ-219 Bluetooth(R) Car Kit with FM Transmitter). It worked to a point. The problem I had with it is it would not stream music if my phone was hooked up via Bluetooth. I had to use the Aux port for that. The entire reason for a Bluetooth FM Transmitter for me was because my tape deck in my car finally died and it has no aux port nor Bluetooth capability. Since it's a 2004 vehicle, I was not willing to get a new stereo system for it. In addition, if I ever were to upgrade to a phone that did NOT have an earphone port, the Supersonic IQ-219 Bluetooth(R) Car Kit with FM Transmitter would no longer function for streaming music. It only allowed phone calls to be streamed to the radio via Bluetooth which defeats the entire purpose of why I want to stream to my radio in my car.After extensive searching of reviews, I found one review for the GOgroove FlexSmart X2 Bluetooth FM Transmitter that stated for the price, this accessory did the job phenomenally. It was very easy to set up. I tuned to the lowest FM band that had static, paired my Galaxy S7 via Bluetooth and immediately was blown away by the sound. My music seemed to sound even better than it did with the other Bluetooth FM transmitter. Also, I live in the suburbs of a major city and I travel into the city for work. Not one issue with the signal tuned at 88.3 FM. The previous transmitter would have some issues at 87.1 where I would get some static near the city, but I could still hear the music but it was annoying to hear it kind of start to lose its punch due to the interference. With the GOgroove, I haven't noticed this interference at all.I haven't tried the hands-free option yet, but my main goal was having the ability to stream my music via Bluetooth to my car stereo and this product does that in spades. I did notice when I turn the music up, there does seem to be some static, but it's not noticeable when music is playing, so it's not a huge deal breaker for me. Could be due to the station I'm currently tuned to.There is an auto-tune option per the product's website where if you press and hold on the tuner dial for about 5 seconds, it will then auto tune to what it determines is the best signal. I haven't tried this since so far, the 88.3 frequency seems to work very well for me.With the hands-free option, if a call comes in and you're streaming, it will pause the streaming when you answer the call and restart when you hang-up. This is only from what I've read as I haven't tried it yet, but if that is the case, that is a very nice feature.Another nice feature is having the ability to have two Bluetooth devices paired and attached at the same time. The first device to start playing music will stream through. If you wish to switch to the other device, you just pause or stop the music on the current device, and then start playing music on the second device and it will then be the one streaming. Very nice if you have two people in the car that have different types of music and you want to switch off between the two at various times. No need to pair and unpair, just pause one device and start streaming the other and it all works!I'm also very happy that since I'm not using the aux port, I can plug my phone into the second cigarette outlet in my vehicle and charge it without any static interference from the car engine. With my previous transmitter, I would get a whiny static interference while the car was on and the phone was charging. I have no idea if this was because I had to use an aux cord to play my music. Whether I used my own car charger cable in the 2nd car port, or if I hooked my phone up to the USB port of my previous transmitter, there was always whiny interference from the engine when charging my phone. With the GOgroove, no such static. Very nice!Other than the minor static or hum I hear when there is no music or sound streaming, the only other issue I have which doesn't detract from my 5-star rating is that I do have to use the aux port for my SiriusXM radio I have since it is an older model that cannot transmit via Bluetooth. It can transmit to FM if I wanted to, but I notice that if I plug in an aux cord, it appears to take precedence over Bluetooth. It would be nice if I could switch between the two without having to unplug the cord when I want to listen to music from my phone. So, if I want to listen to SiriusXM, I have to plug in the aux cord and then unplug it when I'm wanting to listen to music from my phone. I have the device tucked away in a compartment where there is a cigarette port. I like doing it this way as it hides the device from would-be thieves and I don't have to leave it out in the open with the other cigarette port. So that's why having to plug and unplug the cord is kind of a chore. But, as I stated, that doesn't steal any stars from my review.Definitely worth the price for me and I can finally put the aux cord away and there are no ugly wires to be seen.