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SiBradbury · Dec 5th, 2006, 06:16 PM

I'm about to cough up for a bluetooth handsfree kit for my car and was set on a Parrot one until I realised Alpine now make one (KCA-B200T) to connect to my Alpine headunit.

I've read tons of good stuff about the Parrot kit but wondered if anyone had any experience with Alpines offering?

mikeythemini · Dec 5th, 2006, 07:41 PM

Not tried the Alpine yet - the headunit ones I have tried;
Clarion - not great
Panasonic - waste of space
Kenwood - good

Pioneer ?
Alpine ?

SiBradbury · Dec 5th, 2006, 07:54 PM

PS I know the Parrot Evo is a cheaper option (the Alpine is available for around £100) but I like the thought of having a genuine Alpine add-on.

SiBradbury · Dec 5th, 2006, 07:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by mikeythemini (original)

Not tried the Alpine yet - the headunit ones I have tried;
Clarion - not great
Panasonic - waste of space
Kenwood - good

Pioneer ?
Alpine ?

Just found this which may answer my question:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-joWhrNG...1BT&tab=review

Unless anyone has had better experience with the Alpine?

soilsample · Dec 6th, 2006, 02:05 AM

I've got the Motorolla voice recognition hands free kit. I've got an alpine head unit..... the two work well together, the radio is interrupted (mute) each time a call comes in or out. Fairly easy install, good quality product.
The voice recog is a bit sketchy when there is road noise or wind noise (window down), but all in all it is a good product.

Garylimey · Dec 9th, 2006, 07:07 AM

I had a all Alpine system installed with the KCA 100BT Blue Tooth, I had terrible problems with it, in fact the place that installed the system has stopped installing the Alpine Blue- Tooth, apparently I was not alone with the problems. They recommended the Parrot and it has been working beautifully. The Parrot does work (mute the ipod ETC) with my system when in use.

BTW The installer has also stopped using Panasonic due to similar problems.

Dec 5th, 2006, 06:16 PM	#1
SiBradbury "I'm kind of a big deal" My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wirral Local Time: 12:33 AM Posts: 1,160 Offline	Handsfree Kit: Parrot or Alpine? I'm about to cough up for a bluetooth handsfree kit for my car and was set on a Parrot one until I realised Alpine now make one (KCA-B200T) to connect to my Alpine headunit. I've read tons of good stuff about the Parrot kit but wondered if anyone had any experience with Alpines offering?

Dec 5th, 2006, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
mikeythemini I can't get no sleep My Classifieds Join Date: May 2002 Location: Capital of Culture Local Time: 12:33 AM Posts: 9,078 Offline	Not tried the Alpine yet - the headunit ones I have tried; Clarion - not great Panasonic - waste of space Kenwood - good Pioneer ? Alpine ? Lakes Tour 2008 coming soon Are you ready for Lakes 2008 - details soon

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Dec 5th, 2006, 07:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
SiBradbury "I'm kind of a big deal" My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wirral Local Time: 12:33 AM Posts: 1,160 Offline	PS I know the Parrot Evo is a cheaper option (the Alpine is available for around £100) but I like the thought of having a genuine Alpine add-on.

Dec 5th, 2006, 07:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
SiBradbury "I'm kind of a big deal" My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wirral Local Time: 12:33 AM Posts: 1,160 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by mikeythemini (original) Not tried the Alpine yet - the headunit ones I have tried; Clarion - not great Panasonic - waste of space Kenwood - good Pioneer ? Alpine ? Just found this which may answer my question: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-joWhrNG...1BT&tab=review Unless anyone has had better experience with the Alpine?

Dec 6th, 2006, 02:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
soilsample MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Local Time: 11:33 PM Posts: 5 Offline	I've got the Motorolla voice recognition hands free kit. I've got an alpine head unit..... the two work well together, the radio is interrupted (mute) each time a call comes in or out. Fairly easy install, good quality product. The voice recog is a bit sketchy when there is road noise or wind noise (window down), but all in all it is a good product.

Dec 9th, 2006, 07:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
Garylimey MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Local Time: 07:33 PM Posts: 99 Offline	I had a all Alpine system installed with the KCA 100BT Blue Tooth, I had terrible problems with it, in fact the place that installed the system has stopped installing the Alpine Blue- Tooth, apparently I was not alone with the problems. They recommended the Parrot and it has been working beautifully. The Parrot does work (mute the ipod ETC) with my system when in use. BTW The installer has also stopped using Panasonic due to similar problems.

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