Alpine eX-10 - Bluetooth hands-free car kit / iPod interface adapter w/built-in FM modulator

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0012CTIDK
• Item model number: EX-10
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 1, 2003

Product Description

Product Description

Rock your dash with an eX-10, a plug-and-play device that offers convenient control over your iPod and your Bluetooth enabled cell phone.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to my iPhone!, April 22, 2008

By	Michael F. Wright - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this unit a few months ago and just found the time to install it in my truck. I had it up and running my iPhone in no time at all. It was real plug and play. As far as the one reviewer using the FM modulator feature, if you have an AUX in jack on your stereo, you can connect directly. That is what I did, and like I said, it sounds great!

I placed mine right on the dash, just a little off center. The wires and control box are buried in my dash. There is a supplied remote control wire with a sensor on it for use with the remote. I spliced into my cigarette lighter and put a 12 volt outlet on it that I picked up at a truck stop, it too is buried in the dash. Very clean looking install.

As far as the bluetooth? I don't use it on the Alpine. I have a Jawbone bluetooth ear piece that works much better than an external mike. Need that noise cancellation feature in my cab.

And the navigation seems to work fine. I just pick an artist and go from there. And it is nice not having to screw around with the iPhone while driving. The little Alpine monitor looks small, but is very readable and easy to navigate.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Garbage, April 11, 2008

By	Michael L. Tourville (Greenville, SC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the worst electronic gadget I have ever used, let alone bought. The only function that consistently works is the power comes on. Half the time, it cannot find my iPod. When it does I hear the hard-drive on my iPod spin up and data (like the old dial-up modems) over the speakers during the first few seconds of the song. There is no volume control for the "aux out" so if you have a sensitive "aux in" jack, any albums that were recorded at a higher than normal volume level are very distorted. If that's not enough distortion for you, try Alpine's built-in equalizer.

The unit has a mind of it's own when it comes to shuffling songs or albums. If you set it the way you want it and power the unit down, it may or may not retain your settings. The artwork that shows on-screen is some Picasso-like version of the artwork actually on my iPod. The recommended placement of the display is on the dashboard but the instructions warn you not to place it in direct sunlight... huh? The instructions say that the remote may not be able to communicate if it is in bright light so I guess we can only use this device on cloudy days or at night. The remote feels very fragile and it is very small and cheap feeling. There is no storage holster so it will end up floating around in your car and probably get lost, broken or scratched. The remote operates via infrared vs. RF. This means you have to point the remote at the display (within 1 meter) for it to operate. Any higher quality remote controls are RF. My Tom-Tom remote makes the EX-10's look sick!

Phone pairing is easy enough but if you leave the unit on and leave the vehicle and then return, it won't re-connect. You have to re-start the EX-10 to reconnect with your phone. On the up-side, the bluetooth interface did upload my contacts and call history very well. Too bad 1/2 of the display is taken up with useless logos so I have to wait for the full contact name to scroll across the screen (in VERY slow motion) to make sure I have the right person. If you have more than one number for a contact, the contact's name will be listed several times but you will have no way of knowing which number you will be dialing.

If that isn't enough bad news for you, go ahead and buy the EX-10. I haven't listed all it's faults here because I'm tired of writing. If you buy one, you'll want to tell everyone to steer clear of this thing too!!

1.0 out of 5 stars bypass this, July 17, 2009

By	C. Betker "Papachuck" (Everett, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Purchased to include in Alpine system. Phone calls useless. too much noise have to scream into microphone. half time ipod played during phonecall. power plug adapter loose in lighter hole, keeps rebooting when hit a bump (all other devices fit snuggly in lighter). dashbord holder only rotates 90 degrees cord to display points up in air.

Hope I can dump it on craigslist.