Harman's JBL Legend CP100 CarPlay receiver to launch Feb. 14 for $400

A month after Harman debuted its JBL Legend CP100 aftermarket receiver with CarPlay support, the company on Thursday opened preorders for the $400 device ahead of a Feb. 14 ship date.

Announced at CES in January, the CP100 is Harman's first in-car product to boast CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. A CES Innovation Award honoree, the unit received praise for offering a solid feature set at a relatively low price point, something few aftermarket audio manufacturers have been able to achieve.

JBL's CP100 is designed to replace an existing 2-DIN infotainment system, swapping out physical knobs and dials for a 6.75-inch capacitive touchscreen with full support for Apple's iOS-inspired user interface. Google's Android Auto GUI is also integrated out-of-the-box. A panel of three buttons to the left of the screen control power, volume and, in CarPlay's case, invokes Siri.

Like other CarPlay receivers, the CP100 routes data from a host iPhone to a car's existing entertainment backend for phone calls, message dictation, navigation functions including turn-by-turn directions, music playback, local search and more. In addition, a built-in steering wheel interface lets users take advantage of existing OEM controls.

Along with Bluetooth connectivity and the aforementioned steering wheel interface, JBL includes a rear camera input for vehicles so equipped.

At $400, the CP100 comes with a microphone, wiring harness and quick start guide in the box and is up for preorder on JBL's website. The first units are expected to go out on Feb. 14.

13 Comments

nasserae 3166 comments · 16 Years

About 8 years ago

I know it says it support Bluetooth but I didn't see anything indicating that it support CarPlay over Bluetooth. Does it?

adrayven 460 comments · 12 Years

About 8 years ago

nasserae said:

I know it says it support Bluetooth but I didn't see anything indicating that it support CarPlay over Bluetooth. Does it?

Nothing does yet, because Apple isn't yet. It's technically in iOS 9.2, but they've not formally enabled it. Its likely something that will get introduced in March event or WWDC..

I suspect they are requiring receivers that support BT Carplay to have Bluetooth 4.2 because that has better transfer speeds. It is using the screen as a monitor, so speed is likely an issue. 4.2 vs 4.1 or lower brings 250% speed in crease and 10x packet bandwidth.. so it's a fairly big deal.

4.2 is only in iPhone 6 and 6s, so wireless Carplay will not likely be in iPhone's older than that. Additionally, if any current CarPlay receivers from Kenwood or other OEMS didn' think ahead, they probably didn't include BLE 4.2 either..

emoeller 585 comments · 17 Years

About 8 years ago

I just installed the Alpine ILX-007 in my 2002 Toyota Tacoma - really like it, although I find the maps a bit washed out and sometimes difficult to read. The Alpine does NOT have bluetooth connection capabilities (hard wire only to my iPhone 6s), but It does allow for a bluetooth module to facilitate a bluetooth remote microphone, which works well.

lolliver 497 comments · 10 Years

About 8 years ago

adrayven said:

nasserae said:

I know it says it support Bluetooth but I didn't see anything indicating that it support CarPlay over Bluetooth. Does it?

Nothing does yet, because Apple isn't yet. It's technically in iOS 9.2, but they've not formally enabled it. Its likely something that will get introduced in March event or WWDC..

I suspect they are requiring receivers that support BT Carplay to have Bluetooth 4.2 because that has better transfer speeds. It is using the screen as a monitor, so speed is likely an issue. 4.2 vs 4.1 or lower brings 250% speed in crease and 10x packet bandwidth.. so it's a fairly big deal.

4.2 is only in iPhone 6 and 6s, so wireless Carplay will not likely be in iPhone's older than that. Additionally, if any current CarPlay receivers from Kenwood or other OEMS didn' think ahead, they probably didn't include BLE 4.2 either..

Pretty sure it requires wifi not Bluetooth. You can stream audio over Bluetooth but not video. From what I can recal reading/seeing in the keynote was that it would require a wifi connection. That would make it similar to AirPlay to an TV.

redgeminipa 555 comments · 13 Years

About 8 years ago

lolliver said:

adrayven said:

Nothing does yet, because Apple isn't yet. It's technically in iOS 9.2, but they've not formally enabled it. Its likely something that will get introduced in March event or WWDC..

I suspect they are requiring receivers that support BT Carplay to have Bluetooth 4.2 because that has better transfer speeds. It is using the screen as a monitor, so speed is likely an issue. 4.2 vs 4.1 or lower brings 250% speed in crease and 10x packet bandwidth.. so it's a fairly big deal.

4.2 is only in iPhone 6 and 6s, so wireless Carplay will not likely be in iPhone's older than that. Additionally, if any current CarPlay receivers from Kenwood or other OEMS didn' think ahead, they probably didn't include BLE 4.2 either..

Pretty sure it requires wifi not Bluetooth. You can stream audio over Bluetooth but not video. From what I can recal reading/seeing in the keynote was that it would require a wifi connection. That would make it similar to AirPlay to an TV.

This. Everything I've read so far seems to point to WiFi being the requirement. I won't spill on any of these units until they support wireless CarPlay.