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expiredtDames | Staff posted Mar 24, 2026 09:17 PM

Alpine Bluetooth Car Audio Digital Media Receiver

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Best Buy has Alpine Bluetooth Car Audio Digital Media Receiver (UTE-73BT) for $67.99. Shipping is free, otherwise free store pickup is available where stock permits.

Thanks to Deal Hunter tDames for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Mech-less AM/FM tuner with RBDS information
  • FLAC/MP3/WMA/AAC audio file compatibility via USB
  • Made for iPod and iPhone (requires KCU-445i, sold separately)
  • Android AOA 2.0 compatible
  • Works with Pandora Music for iPhone and Android phones
  • Built-in Bluetooth wireless technology with audio streaming
  • Front USB port and AUX port
  • 1-line, high-contrast LCD display with RGB illumination
  • Three preouts (2V)
  • Built-in 18W x 4 amplifier (at CTA-2006 rating)
  • 24-Bit DAC
  • 3-band parametric EQ
  • High pass/Low pass crossover
  • Bass Engine SQ
  • Steering wheel remote and wireless remote ready
  • KTP-445A Power Pack Ready

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  • Our research indicates this offer is $81.96 lower (55% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant at the time of this post.
  • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars based on over 330 Best Buy customer reviews.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Best Buy has Alpine Bluetooth Car Audio Digital Media Receiver (UTE-73BT) for $67.99. Shipping is free, otherwise free store pickup is available where stock permits.

Thanks to Deal Hunter tDames for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Mech-less AM/FM tuner with RBDS information
  • FLAC/MP3/WMA/AAC audio file compatibility via USB
  • Made for iPod and iPhone (requires KCU-445i, sold separately)
  • Android AOA 2.0 compatible
  • Works with Pandora Music for iPhone and Android phones
  • Built-in Bluetooth wireless technology with audio streaming
  • Front USB port and AUX port
  • 1-line, high-contrast LCD display with RGB illumination
  • Three preouts (2V)
  • Built-in 18W x 4 amplifier (at CTA-2006 rating)
  • 24-Bit DAC
  • 3-band parametric EQ
  • High pass/Low pass crossover
  • Bass Engine SQ
  • Steering wheel remote and wireless remote ready
  • KTP-445A Power Pack Ready

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • Our research indicates this offer is $81.96 lower (55% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant at the time of this post.
  • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars based on over 330 Best Buy customer reviews.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Model: Alpine Single DIN Mech-Less Bluetooth Digital Media Receiver

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fishyx
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I really miss the days when it was easy to swap out crappy factory head units for awesome radios with 5 volt preouts. I actually have this Alpine head unit in my 2010 hunt camp Explorer and it's pretty solid.
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Does it play the dolphin scene on the display?

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Yes, I know it's not a touch screen. Special use case for much older vehicles or if you want to be fancy and use it as a receiver and sit a iPad in front of it.
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I really miss the days when it was easy to swap out crappy factory head units for awesome radios with 5 volt preouts. I actually have this Alpine head unit in my 2010 hunt camp Explorer and it's pretty solid.
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Quote from fishyx :
I really miss the days when it was easy to swap out crappy factory head units for awesome radios with 5 volt preouts. I actually have this Alpine head unit in my 2010 hunt camp Explorer and it's pretty solid.

Nowadays you gotta read schematics or pray that someone makes a harness for it then you have to go to a lineout converter or a DSP then to an amp
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Looks like unreliable Bluetooth is the biggest complaint. Not the alpine quality of the past. But for $68 maybe take a chance.
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_500...-73BT.html
Last edited by PowerPC March 24, 2026 at 03:49 PM.
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Thumbs up for car audio deal. Wish it was higher end.
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You'll have to pry my combo CD/tape deck from my old truck out of my cold dead hands. I just removed the whip antenna and use an FM broadcaster to give it cell media. Works surprisingly well, especially considering I've been using the same no name Amazon one since about 2020. Added benefit to me is when you turn off the car to run into a store you don't have to reselect the input like I've had to do with every Bluetooth compatible factory radio I've had since 😂
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TierAngstMar 25, 2026 11:17 AM
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Just put one of these in a couple days ago. I personally haven't seen whatever Bluetooth reliability issues that were mentioned but it's only had a few hours of play time on it so far. There's really nothing special about this but so far it just works. At this price it's an easy buy. At full price, I would spend a little more and get something with better eq features. No comments on call quality yet as I haven't tried that.
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h1qual1tyMar 25, 2026 11:38 AM
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Does it play the dolphin scene on the display?
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EdEd1190Mar 25, 2026 12:15 PM
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Quote from WesS5264 :
Did we just take a trip back to 1998? 🤣🤣
Needs to have a CD player for that.
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Quote from fishyx :
I really miss the days when it was easy to swap out crappy factory head units for awesome radios with 5 volt preouts. I actually have this Alpine head unit in my 2010 hunt camp Explorer and it's pretty solid.
Life hack. Use crutchfield to check if your car needs a computer with your aftermarket stereo. They will also tell you about the harness. FYI if you never bought from them, they will send you teardown Instructions for your specific vehicle and have good phone support, also good presales. (Their prices are usually legit too, no super high mark-up).
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Got one for my Tesla
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Quote from tDames :


Nowadays you gotta read schematics or pray that someone makes a harness for it then you have to go to a lineout converter or a DSP then to an amp
If want a clean higher end car system you can bypass the stock electronics entirely.

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Auto thief specials. Had a bunch stolen from my cars even pull out and faceplate removal ones and they just take bracket and harness.

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