MEE audio Connect Bluetooth Audio Transmitter for up to 2 Bluetooth Wireless Headphones/Speakers, Bluetooth Adapter with AptX Low Latency for TV/PC/Airplane/Gym with 3.5mm Jack/AUX/RCA/Optical input

Works Like a Champ
We already have a MEE up and working on our Sony TV in the family room. It has been a sanity-saver (mine) in our home as my partner likes to listen to sports on LOUD. It paired easily with a set of Jabra headphones. Wanting to save a couple of bucks I ordered another brand of bluetooth transmitter for my living room TV that did not come with an optical cable. Big mistake as it would not work with the TV settings. I returned it and got another MEE. Again, setup was a breeze as MEE includes an audio optical cable. I paired it with my Airpods (another learning experience) but since my pods are older there is no way to control the volume on them. Duh. I treated myself to a pair of JBL headphones and I’m all set. The neat thing about the MEE is that it will recognize your headphones automatically once paired; no plugging or unplugging any device. You just need to make sure to get the correct audio settings on your TV. I’m not a technical wizard by any means but the MEE was so easy to set up, pair and start listening. They have a couple of excellent tutorials on YouTube if you run into problems. Well worth the money.

Good A>D converter, crisp clear audio
Got this so I could use my BT phones (Senn HD 350BT) with my (stock) AT-LP3BK turntable. Listening to my Streets of Rage album from data-discs, it sounds at least as good as the digital tracks on bandcamp, played via bt from my phone.Can’t say whether it sounds better or worse than plugging in, as I don’t have a good set of wired phones for music (at least, the ones I have aren’t comparable). It does sound better than the yamaha surround speakers I have hooked up to my receiver, but that may be due to the wires I used, or them being cheap, poor speaker placement, or the old ADC/Amp components in my (pioneer) pawnshop receiver…you get the idea. tl;dr, don’t have a good wired setup to compare with.The volume boost hardly does anything, so don’t plan to rely on it. You’re better off having a little amp before the hub’s input or before your speaker’s inputs if your source’s levels are too low. That said, it might be fine as a simple pre-amp, but it only has a 4 levels so it’s not super useful in that regard either. It’s not an amp, just remember that. ;)Not much else to comment on. Haven’t tried the receiver mode, probably won’t use it much. I’m sure it’d be just as good, though. Voice prompts aren’t obnoxious, but may be disabled (major plus, imo). LEDs aren’t really bright, but can NOT be disabled, just fyi.Includes trs-trs, trs-rca, and optical cables. USB power cable included, but no wall-wart, so you’ll need to obtain power from a usb port on your TV/Monitor/Receiver/etc, or get a wall-wart yourself.Inputs and outputs are separate on the back of the unit, one optical and one 3.5mm each, so no worry about feeding line level audio into the output of your preamp as long as you plug into the correct side. The device only receives/sends over one of the two (optical/analog) at a time, so you can’t stream to your headphone and your receiver (for instance) if you have one on the analog out and one on the optical. You’d need a separate device to mix or split the audio if you want that functionality.

I am very pleased with this bluetooth unit. Having a1980s amplifier that has neither bluetooth nor a headphone socket, this unit has proved to be a godsend: it has enabled me to use Bluetooth headphones around the house when our hi fi system is playing, and it also allows me to play music on my iPad through the hi fi; the results are remarkably good.

the only reason I rate it 3 /5 is a noise in the left ear when I move my head

Delusione. Cercavo e cerco delle cuffie “on ear” bluetooth con protocollo APTX da usare per la TV (guardo prevalentemente cinema), dotate di un volume massimo elevato, dato che voglio avere la libertà di poterlo alzare (fino al limite della distorsione) e abbassare a piacimento.Ma sembra impresa impossibile di questi tempi. I produttori di TV, quando e se dotano un apparecchio di bluetooth, nella maggior parte dei casi ignorano la necessità di usare un chipset dotato di APTX (per evitare un eccessivo scollamento tra immagini e audio) e fanno comunque in modo che il volume massimo venga limitato “in modo da non poter causare danni alle orecchie”. Inoltre è sempre più diffuso l’uso di non dotare i televisori di uscite jack per cuffie, RCA… solitamente ormai si trova al massimo l’uscita audio ottica ed eventualmente HDMI ARC (occhio, anche se funzionano molto bene quegli apparecchi che prelevano il segnale ottico/SPDIF e lo ritrasmettono via bluetooth con tanto di APTX, purtroppo il volume massimo ne risente ulteriormente)Di questo prodotto mi ha convinto il nome “Matrix Cinema – aptx..” e la disponibilità teorica di differenti “equalizzazioni”, ma una volta aperta la confezione la mia delusione è stata non poca e ora dico perché:il volume massimo non è soddisfacente anche se risulta essere leggermente più elevato della media, mentre le “equalizzazioni” sono quasi impercettibili e il suono risulta essere globalmente “cupo”, non “arioso”, provato anche con musica via tidal hifi (e qualità “master” ).Per esempio ho provato ad ascoltare Both Sides Now di Joni Mitchell , incisione che conosco molto bene e purtroppo la voce e il soprano del colosso Wayne Shorter non “respirano” e gli archi non “scintillano”.Da cuffie che costano circa 80€ mi sarei aspettato un suono diverso.Con questo non voglio dire che, in caso di film, l’ascolto non risulti abbastanza godibile. Però a questo prezzo mi sarei aspettato, diciamo, “almeno un paio di effettacci e un volume esagerato”