In car digital radio converter

Reception was excellent on our test route, with no drop-outs. The Pure also has Bluetooth to connect your phone to play music including streaming services such as Spotify , but will not allow you to make hands-free calls like the Kenwood.

Buy now from Halford. Simply stick the aerial to your windscreen, plug the power lead into your 12V socket, and mount the smartphone-like colour display using a suction pad. The DAB signal was relatively stable, with just a few drop-outs on weaker stations. The AutoDAB has an aux-out socket but no cable is supplied, so the unit has to rely on a poor-quality FM transmission.

This proved irritating, with a constant crackle. Buy now from AutoDab. Rather than using a separate screen, a small box connects to your car via its USB port. Our other gripe is that the aerial is designed for fitment to left-hand drive cars and was a pain to install, requiring professional removal of the A-pillar trim.

It plugs straight into your 12V socket, and its bendable swan neck helps you position the unit, meaning the only wire needed is from the aerial supplied. Buy now from Amazon. We were surprised to hear that Nextbase has discontinued all of its DAB products, but there is plenty of stock left online, and it is being sold at remarkable prices.

On the plus side, the instructions are the clearest of any we experienced, and the unit is simple to fit. Looking for a sat-nav as well. Then look at our best sat-navs page Tips and advice Home Tips and advice. Best mobile phone holders to buy DAB radios also suffer less from interference and tune automatically, providing you with a list of all the available DAB stations to choose from. How we tested them Reception and a clear sound were our top priorities, so we firstly judged the DAB adaptors on their ability to maintain good reception while driving around our test route in a Nissan LEAF, using only the aerials supplied in each kit.

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Upgrade your car If you want to add digital radio to your car, you can use adapters, replacement fitted radios or smartphones. Read more.