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Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars with 3080 reviews

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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83%would recommend to a friend

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Customers are pleased with the iStream Universal Bluetooth Audio Receiver, especially its Bluetooth connectivity, ease of use, and sound quality. Many appreciate the decent battery life, great range, and small size. While generally well-received, some users have experienced occasional issues with pairing.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Bluetooth

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Better than expected

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I needed to find a way to bluetooth music to my car stereo. This product is better than expected my phone plus three others have been able to connect. It works really well. For a small device it works well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Range

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Like it allot.

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works great after I contacted tech support at Aluratek. The instructions were simple to connect it to my headphones. They just did not include one last step. Switch it to TX MODE. It connected to my headphones instantly. Works great now and the range is great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Defective equipment out of the box

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The charger cable didn't work. Fortunately for me, I already had an adapter that worked. Then again, what can you expect? You get what you pay for. Sound has more high range (treble) than a direct cable connection. On/off/pairing button requires effort and aim to get the unit to respond to commands. This only works with media audio, not phone audio. Probably because it doesn't have a built in mic like some BT dongles. Sounds good enough. Very loud with my setup. I've had this unit for about seven hours and this is what I've noticed so far. It doesn't do everything, but it works for streaming music in the car. I would have given it a better rating if the charging cable actually worked! The charging input is 5vdc and center pin +. In case you have lots of wall warts laying around. Very small plug. I don't know the dimensions.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Bluetooth

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Pretty Good. Serves its Purpose

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this to pair with a Denon AVR-E300 receiver since the receiver only pairs with airplay and wifey has Droid. Worked well once and did as I expected. The only issue is that it states you can pair up to six devices............NOT... only 1 at a time. But, serves it purpose for my needs.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The one

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product easy to use very good quality and makes the music sound good

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product! Easy to use. Compacted. Works great with my old amplifier!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sound as good as using a direct wire connection

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've used a few other BT receivers in the past and this one takes the cake! Virtually transparent sound, nearly as good as using a direct wire patch cable! Only had a couple days, so I have yet to evaluate battery life, but if it makes it 8-10hrs, that would be ok. You can supply charge power even while it's running too. The only problem I see is that the short skinny little wire on it is very fragile, and a good tug could render the whole thing trash. Overall, very impressed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    its a good audio piece

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    decent sound, great price but the range isnt great. I was 10ft away and it was skipping going in and out. only one device can be connected at once.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Excellent product

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This device performance is amazing. The only defect is that it will only last about 5 months. After this period of time the device will start to fail. It will ether not connect or turn on at all.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for streaming music to my home theater.

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this about 2 years ago. I have used it both in my garage and living room. Great sound quality. I haven't had any issues as of yet. I used this for my friends wedding reception to stream music to the music system. Now I need to buy a second one because my wife wants me to leave it set up in the house. So now I need one I can leave in the garage (Man Cave). Would definitely recommend this item to someone else!!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wireless Headphones for TV

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Just bought this and plugged it into my tv to connect my Bluetooth wireless headphones I already had(JBL Synchros). Works great. Took me a couple minutes to figure out the right way to connect, wasn't pressing power button long enough to get the flashing blue and red alternately. Needed this to listen to tv when my wife wants it quiet studying for school, since we are living in a studio and I didn't want a cable from my headphones all the way to tv. I even went upstairs about 30 or more feet and still had a signal. Not sure why this isn't more popular, Best Buy only had one option, our Walmart didn't stock any, and Target doesn't sell it at all. There are cheaper brands sold on Internet, but if you've bought poor electronics products from Amazon like me, just get it this one from Best Buy and you'll be set.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Bluetooth

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    As advertised

    Posted .
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    Bought this to replace a similar model I had connected to my car aux port. This product works as it should. No complaints.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as intended

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Sound quality is good. Easy to set up and it is as easy as pushing a power button to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Bluetooth

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Used For SiriusXM Docking Station

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product worked slick to send an audio signal from my SiriusXM docking station (Onyx EZ Radio) to a Bluetooth speaker. Now I have portable SiriusXM radio for tailgating and camping... very pleased... Took a while to connect... I turned off my phone to limit the number of devices being searched by the speaker... not sure if that was the issue... but it seemed to work...

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Loved it !!

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product was awesome the last 3 months but just recently when I went to charge the device, I couldn't pair it with my iPhone. Called the company and they said it was defective... Returned to best buy today but no more in stock. Hopefully the next one I get isn't defective because I thought it worked well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    average product

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good product if you are only using it for long trips under 3 hours in duration. Otherwise it is quite cumbersome to use since you have to power on the device (approx. 10 seconds) and power down the device (approx. 10 seconds) in order to preserve battery life. would be an amazing product if it turned on and off with the vehicle. Other than that the product is great and works well when phone calls come into the cars bluetooth system.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Exacly what I was looking for

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Forget using an aux cord, buy this device! The quality of this far surpasses that of just connecting an aux cord from your phone to your radio

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Does the job but lots of noise.

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The product seems to be functionally adequate upon plugging it into my car stereo. The problem I saw initially is the flimsy AUX cable attached to the device. I don't see it lasting very long. The underlying issue I have with the device is the sound quality is rather poor. The signal to noise ratio seems to be very high on the noise side. The music I usually use to tune up a new system sounded somewhat tinny but of course with only bass, mid & high to adjust its almost impossible to remove the noise. I did sort of find a sweet spot with less noise by pulling back the volume on my iPhone to about 75% and increasing the volume on my car stereo. But there is still a lot of background noise and a slight hiss. Overall, a decently convenient product for $30 and for someone who wouldn't be able to catch the noise with their ears and needs to connect their phone to a stereo without cables. Update: As I'm writing this review I'm also noticing some "skipping" in my music. A brief cutout, upon playback, is no longer there. This leads me to believe it is another issue with the device.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Superior Value

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this to preserve a $1,800 investment in a Bose Acoustimass system. Like many, I'm living on bluetooth these days as Bluetooth have finally improved. Well done Aluratek - now my friends are asking about this little widget too, from a variety of global places I might add. The Aluratek provides immediate connection with a strong signal and my devices find it instantly. The built in battery stinks and we could all pay $5 more but why would we? It's great as is. Thanks for not being so proprietary and thanks for working better than expected. (note to file: Micrisoft and Apple)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great product - almost!

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very easy to use - unfortunately it does not accept input through the RCA plug and transmit out via bluetooth!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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