Pure Highway 200 In-Car DAB+/DAB Digital Radio FM Adapter with AUX Input for Music Playback – DAB Car Radio Adapter/Transmitter, Black

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Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site to create better content. Europe's busiest forums, with independent news and expert reviews, for TVs, Home Cinema, Hi-Fi, Movies, Gaming, Tech and more. Then tune your car’s FM radio into the given frequency, and use the touchscreen to find DAB stations you like.

However, what if you have no intention of splashing out on a new car, but want to upgrade your existing audio system?For some more affordable adapters to consider, check out our roundup of the best plug-and-play DAB car radio adapters. Incidently I was down in the south west last week (went to exeter then cross country to watchet) and i listed to TMS on 5live sports extra continously without losing signal once - maybe a bit more care with aerial placement is needed? It’s a shame the wire is only 50cm long, though, because it limited the number of potential mounting points. It has the usual Pure problem that if the station is no longer broadcasting (5live sports xtra) it gets confused) My windscreen mount has broken.

But some relatively young cars still didn’t have DAB fitted at the factory, and changing the entire stereo for an aftermarket system is expensive and could lose functionality from a built-in infotainment system. The AutoDAB has an aux-out socket but no cable is supplied, so the unit has to rely on a poor-quality FM transmission.I think I read somewhere that the supplied internal aerial shouldn't be used with heated windscreens like those fitted to Mondeo's. Be very very careful with the update process - is not explained clearly and the controls are a little hit and miss. If you listen on the national MUXs, which is all i do, you DON'T need to retune as they sort themselves out as you move from area to area. It is great if your current audio system does not have Bluetooth yet, as you kill two birds with one stone.

You can even hit a ‘Go’ button if you hear a song on the radio and you want to add it to your playlist. If you listen to the local ones, well they are local, so you would expect them to drop out when you are not local.I can’t tell you if this feature is any good, because I tend to listen to Radio 5 Live, where music tends to be off the menu. It’s not worth running through the entire installation as part of this review, but there are some key things to note. Plugging everything in and testing with the supplied USB adapter the DAB radio came to life, appearing on the 207’s LCD display as playing via the CD changer.

Worked fine sat in the drive but driving around Plymouth and a took a trip upto to Exeter along the A38 reception was very poor and in most cases non existent. If you’re after digital radio with the added benefit of Spotify music streaming, the Pure Highway 400 might be the answer. The Laguna doesn’t have an aux-in socket, so the Highway system is broadcasting the DAB signal on 87.It sounds as though you’re listening to an MP3 or CD, all coming from a tiny antenna and equally diminutive controller is very impressive. The magnetic grounding tail slots through the tap between the roof liner and the roof and needs to touch the bodywork. My idea is to stick it in the glovebox permanently connected to a switched live from the car fusebox (via an added on fag lighter box) and then run one of these Autoleads aerial splitters from by factory roof beesting. The tech is now fitted to almost every new car as standard, and is how more than 60 per cent of us listen to the radio. The size of the power adaptor means that the lid cannot be closed when the digital radio is in use, but when I leave the car I simply unplug it, put the adaptor in the ashtray and tuck the wire into the space next to the cigarette lighter.