Belkin F8Z492TTP Bluetooth Music Receiver

• Features Bluetooth v2.0 with EDR for superior wireless performance
• Receives up to 33 feet away
• Remembers up to six paired devicesCables included: 3.5mm-to-RCA & 3.5mm-to-3.5mm
• Compatible with all devices enabled with A2DP stereo Bluetooth?

This device has great audio quality and terrible range (not what is claimed), but if you've already bought it you're in luck! There is a quick modification that can restore this device to the advertised range.

Modification Instructions (you'll need a small flat head screwdriver and a hot glue gun):

Pop the top off of it with the screwdriver starting at the ports.

Pull out the circuit board and you'll see a large piece of metal. This metal is entirely unnecessary and serves only to satisfy customers who innately feel that heavier is more valuable.

The piece of metal is held in place with double sided tape, so just pop it out.

Put the circuit board back in place (it should sort of snap in).

Put hot glue around the edge of the enclosure and put the top back in place.

Now this device conforms to all the specifications that Belkin specifies.

I hope this helps everyone out! I'm currently trying to resolve this with Belkin's support department.

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This Belkin Bluetooth receiver degrades the quality of the audio playback to completely unacceptable levels.

I recently purchased 3 different models of bluetooth for a project involving recording the audio off a mobile device using bluetooth audio output.

I ran each devices audio through a high quality set of reference speakers: Tannoy 8" and a KRK Active Sub.

As a test I go and forth between playing music out of the mobile device using a standard 1/8" audio cable, and then switching over to the Belkin Bluetooth device.

I was shocked at how terrible the audio sounded via the Belkin Bluetooth device. It completely degraded the quality of the audio output in the following ways:

the low-end was all missing, the sub hardly output anything

the sound sound tinty and mushed, like you compressed your MP3 file down to 64kpbs.

the sound also had an echo to it, like listening to it in a large room.

I suggest the Logitech Bluetooth receiver(model 980-000540) over this device by a strong margin.

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I've read a number of reviews that have stated this receiver produced poor sound quality. Let's clear that up right now: This little guy sounds great! The fidelity is more than acceptable for 98% of people who will use it. I have a couple of friends who are audiophiles that griped a little bit but said they would have no problem listening to music through this on a regular basis. But my speaker system cost me about $1000 though and theirs cost about $6-10,000. If you're more like me then you'll like the quality of this device. If you're more like them, go for the Sonos and drop the extra cash. But generally speaking, trust me, this sound quality is great!

HOWEVER!!! I mainly purchased this so I could stream music from my Nexus One (Android phone) through my speakers in the living room while I was in the kitchen cooking (where I spend most of my time). I do not live in a big house and there is line of sight between the stove and the TV probably a 20 foot distance. At that distance this thing will drop in and out a lot!!! Someone doesn't even need to block the line of sight, they just need to be near the device and it somehow interferes with the music. When I move it even close (say, 10 feet?) still if someone comes between my phone and the receiver it will drop the music. The best luck I've had so far is to leave my phone in a corner where I know no one will walk between the two. But that defeats the whole purpose of why I bought this. I'm going to experiment a bit and see if I can find a more suitable placement to get better results and I'll let everyone know if I find any worth sharing.

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I'm pretty happy with this device although it the transmission is sensitive.

I wanted to use it in my vehicle as well without having to plug the device into a power inverter.

I already had a Belkin USB lighter adapter, so I went to the local gadget store (The Source) and bought an iGo USB charging cable and an iGo Power tip that matched the Belkin bluetooth receiver. It worked great but will cost you about $20 for the cable and cable power tip adapter, as well as a USB lighter adapter if you don't already have one.

The iGo power tip I bought was Samsung A740,A840,A920,SCP-7050,SCP3100

Link:Standard USB output is the 5 volts (+/.25v) the Belkin requires. I was told that the Belkin will take the amps it needs, up to the usb limit of .500 and the Belkin only uses .180 amps

So far it's worked great and the device seems fine, but anyone else who wants to try this is taking their own chances...I am not responsible for any damages.

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(#1 Hall OF FAME REVIEWER) : 0:18 Mins

Two of the images show the device with the power light on and a third with the device in use. All three show just the audio cable, connected to the center of the device. First of all you need two cables to use this device, an audio cable to connect this receiver to your sound system and a power cable since there is no battery. Second of all, they connect left and right of center.

What someone (at Belkin?) has done is Photoshop the images to make the connectivity much neater than it is and possibly even imply that all you need is an audio cable because the device has an internal, reachable battery. In fairness, the ad never mentions that and it was the conclusion I reached from looking at the images and reacting quickly to a Gold Box offer.

Please note, this is not entirely Belkin's fault. They did not specifically say the device had an internal battery. However, the images they provided at least suggested it and definitely were not of the product being sold. Please take a look at the attached video to see what you are actually getting.