Hi All,

I have recently purchased an RX8 (yes, wow I'm in love) and am looking to get a Bluetooth audio system put in.

Now please excuse my naivety here, I'm new to both the RX8 and these audio systems. I have done some research in to this but am getting slightly overwhelmed by which systems can and can't be fitted in to the RX8 and which is best/cheapest.

What I ideally would like to be able to do is the following:-

-Play music from my iPhone 5S via Bluetooth. (not through FM so quality is spot on)
-Make/Receive calls via the stereo system.
-If possible (saw this mentioned before), be able to skip through tracks via the controls on the steering wheel still....not a necessity...just plain cool.

Does anyone know how to fulfill these requirements for the RX8?

Thank you very much, Phil

 

What year RX-8 do you have? I am using the GROM unit with bluetooth on a Series 1 RX-8 with an Android phone and it works great, the steering controls do change tracks, answer calls, etc but only when the input is on EX which is what the GROM is wired to.

 

Hi Gerald, Thanks for the reply.

The RX8 is 2005 model, and have the firmware 9.81. So unfortunately, the GROM device is not supported for some reason.

That's pretty annoying..

 

I would take a look at this. Hope this helps

 

How much does the A2DP degrade sound quality compared to a wire? I'm unsure whether to get a bluetooth, or a iphone cable or cheap 3.5mm socket all into the CD changer socket.