The Heritage Audio BT-500 v2.0 Bluetooth Streaming 500 Series Module offers a wireless Bluetooth-streaming solution for solving the connectivity problems of iOS/Android mobile devices in a professional studio environment. Audio professionals often need to listen to reference tracks on recordings sent by email, the iTunes Store, Spotify, or YouTube, for direct level comparisons while mastering or mixing. Traditional 3.5mm to XLR adapter cables, mobile-device analog outputs, or integrated converters impose perceptible limitations on audio quality. Instead, the BT-500 v2.0 employs audio-specific Bluetooth technology, high-fidelity Burr Brown D/A converters, and AAC and aptX codecs to deliver nearly lossless transmission with higher audio quality compared to any analog wired connection.
- The BT-500 v2.0 substitutes your mobile device's analog circuitry with a state-of-the-art fully differential Burr Brown balanced output stage, which delivers a full +22 dB stereo output on gold-plated connectors.
- This ensures you get high-quality reliable audio when comparing your mixes to tracks playing on streaming platforms or from your mobile device's music library.
- The BT-500 v2.0 keeps things simple by automatically recognizing your device's best available codecs (AAC or aptX) to guarantee seamless integration at a range up to 330'.
- Apple's iTunes Store and YouTube use AAC as their native codec, so streaming from an iPhone or iPad results in a lossless transmission, much better than with an analog wired connection.
- The vast majority of Android devices have already adopted the nearly lossless aptX codec, the standard used with high-quality wireless headsets and soundbars.
- If your device doesn't support AAC or aptX, the BT-500 v2.0 will stream audio using the classic SBC codec.