Mic for hands-free

[Raduque]

My mom got a stereo put in her car, a pretty nice Jensen touchscreen with Nav/BT/etc. The included mic kind of sucks, no matter where you place it, you sound like you're far away to the person on the other end.

Is there such a thing a a high-gain Mic for this application? The Jensen uses a 3.5mm minijack.

Thanks!

 

[Savij]

I've got the exact same issue with my JVC unit. It sucks since hands free phone use was why I changed the stereo in the first place. At this point I have gotten used to shouting when talking on the phone in the car.

 

[NoStateofMind]

Its not the mic. From my research it has to do with the type of blutooth. The original BT was horrible and caused what you stated above. Theres a newer version of BT which is enhanced BT+ I think (manufacturers seem to customize its name though). These guys on here talk about it. Hope this helps.

http://youtu.be/4N_M5yi5Y0g?t=7m45s

 

[tortillasoup]

maybe there is a volume adjustment setting on the stereo that can be adjusted? POSSIBLY adjust the bluetooth volume setting on the phone and see if that improves the issue.