Music Sound 3.5 mm Jack vs. Bluetooth

Wylie_Tunes said:

Distance and physical partitions can effect BT connectivity, but once connected, BT is typically better these days, then 3.5mm head phone jack.

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Fly'n Family said:

Same boat, so might be applicable.

When I had my sound system installed, I had the source unit moved from inside the cabin to the helm area. On my previous boat it was down below, and I sometimes ran into issues controlling it via BT. Older system, older phone - so maybe that was partially to blame.

With it on the deck of my 3870, I have zero issues if I'm below or anywhere on the boat. We have a large slip area, and I can control the BT from anywhere up to about 100' away with the remote as I leave the phone on the boat.

Source unit: http://www.jlaudio.com/mediamaster-mm100s-be-marine-audio-source-units-99920
Remote: http://www.jlaudio.com/mediamaster-mmr10w-marine-audio-accessories-remote-controller-99913

The music is crystal clear. I also watch football, via my Dish app, and the audio runs via BT through the boat sound system.....sounds great.

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MonacoMike said:

Thanks! Were you able to use the existing speaker wire?

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Fly'n Family said:

I "probably" could have, but given it was a full job replacing everything, and then adding new components on top of filling the existing holes - I had them pull all new wire.

The old wiring that came out was the speaker wire from days of yore - two skinny wires in see through plastic. The new speaker wire installed was the heavy duty variety in white circular flexible tubing. It gave me a warm, fuzzy feeling.

Given the investment in components, labor, and the fact the source unit was being moved to its new location, it was a no brainer from my perspective to match with modern wiring.

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Coz said:

volume is at max on phone

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