UGREEN 85428 BT525 Bluetooth 6.0 LDAC Car Receiver

Overview

The UGREEN BT525 adds Bluetooth to a car stereo that has a 3.5 mm AUX socket, so you can stream music and take hands-free calls from your phone through the car speakers. It plugs into the AUX socket, takes its power from a USB-A port and has a built-in microphone. It suits a car that has an AUX input and a USB port but no Bluetooth of its own.

Is it right for you?

• Suits a car with a 3.5 mm AUX input and a USB-A port within reach of the coiled cable.
• Choose it if your phone supports the LDAC codec and you want higher quality streaming than a basic SBC receiver gives.
• It has no battery, so it works only while USB power is present. For listening away from a USB port, a battery-powered receiver would suit better.
• It is a receiver only. It cannot send the car audio to Bluetooth headphones.
• Not for cars without an AUX input.

Key features

• Bluetooth 6.0 receiver with LDAC, AAC and SBC codecs. The phone chooses the codec, and LDAC is used only when the phone supports it.
• A2DP and AVRCP profiles, so music streams and play, pause and skip controls work from the receiver.
• Built-in microphone for hands-free calls on phones that support them.
• Two phones can stay connected at the same time, with one playing at a time.
• Range up to 10 m with nothing in the way.
• Coiled TPE cable that stretches from about 0.3 to 1.5 m, so it reaches the AUX and USB sockets without loose cable in the cabin. Grey finish.
• Integrated 3.5 mm AUX plug and USB-A power plug.

What else you need

• A car stereo or speaker with a 3.5 mm line-level AUX input and its own amplifier.
• A sound USB-A port supplying 5 V, in the car or on a charger, for power during use.
• A phone or other Bluetooth source that supports audio streaming (A2DP).

Before you buy

• Receiver only: no battery, no transmission to Bluetooth headphones, no RCA or optical output, no aptX, no audio mixing and no USB data audio.
• It has no water-resistance rating. Keep the plugs and the USB port dry and never connect power while it is damp.
• Pair, mount, choose sources and set the volume while parked. Hands-free calling does not remove your attention or legal responsibilities while driving.
• Do not leave it on a hot dashboard, near a heater or in direct sun.
• Connect the 3.5 mm plug only to a headphone or AUX line-level input, never to passive speaker outputs, mains or an unknown signal.
• Metal, walls, crowds and heavy 2.4 GHz interference reduce range and can interrupt the link.
• A Bluetooth version number does not prove features such as LDAC, multipoint or calls on your phone. Check your phone supports them.
• Start listening at low volume and limit exposure.