BTA30PRO Bluetooth Receiver Portable Transmitter Stereo Wireless High Resolution aptX/LDAC DSD256 Optical/Coaxial/Line-Out for PC/TV/Speaker/Home Audio

First off, I don't write a lot of product reviews, but I felt compelled to write this one because I think this little device is going to make you happy if it's even under consideration for you. Why so? Well, you're reading this, which means you care enough about sound quality that you're not satisfied with what's coming out of your device's 3.5mm headphone jack, and/or you're looking for a bluetooth audio receiver that's not a $30 piece of garbage (I tried one, then decided to up my budget a bit :) But you probably also don’t have such a high-end system that you're looking for a $500+ DAC or bluetooth receiver. If this sounds like you, I really think your search ends here. I’m an audio geek on a budget, with a stereo that cost me less than $1k for the receiver and speakers combined. That being said, both are very decent for their price point, and I know them to be able to provide engaging, immersive, spacious sound from stereo content… provided it’s coming from a CD player. For most of the last 20 years I've been lamenting subpar compressed music files and streaming services which, on my system, always sounded flat, narrow, and disappointing. My system includes an EQ which I like to use for music, so I try to feed it analog sources that allow that EQ to be part of the loop. For years I’ve tried phone or laptop headphone jacks, and over the years I’ve upped the ante twice, buying an Onkyo and a Creative “external USB sound card” (each was essentially an external DAC with proper RCA left and right outputs). Both processors generated a sound quality from my computer’s USB output that, to my ears, was nowhere near CD quality. Admittedly both were from 10+ years ago, after which time I gave up on the idea of truly good sound coming from my computer or phone. I’d play a file through the old Onkyo or Creative, then play a CD of the same song, and the difference was night-and-day, even as recently as the last few years (when the bitrate/quality of my source digital files was getting pretty decent). That all changed when I got this FiiO BTA30 PRO. Seriously, the DAC in this thing is no joke—playing 256 Kbps AAC files from iTunes (USB into the FiiO from my laptop, left & right RCA analog audio cables out of the FiiO to my stereo), I would absolutely say the quality was equal to CD quality through my same system. If someone said they’d spent $100 on this thing as a standalone DAC, I’d have no concerns, but THAT’S NOT EVEN WHAT I BOUGHT IT FOR. I bought it to see if it was possible to have true bluetooth-streamed audio from my phone that was worth a darn in terms of sound quality on my stereo. I didn’t even use an audio-quality-focused streaming service like Tidal—I just opened Spotify Premium (whose claimed sound quality has admittedly been climbing), paired the FiiO with my Samsung Galaxy S21 as a bluetooth audio source, hooked the FiiO to my stereo with RCA analog audio cables, and tried it out. Even through Bluetooth, it was the best thing I’ve heard this side of a CD, and when played back to back with a CD of the same song, I couldn’t give the nod decisively to one or the other. So basically I’m saying this is an amazing bluetooth receiver AND an amazing DAC. At the $120 I paid for it, I’m literally debating buying another, just in case I need a second one down the road & in a few years they don’t make this thing anymore. The one thing I haven’t tried is its bluetooth transmitter, so I can’t comment on quality there, but I have no reason to doubt it. Also, its build quality is nice—all sides but the bottom are metal, the controls feel good, RCA jacks are gold-plated and connectors fit solidly, and optical jacks include (removable) covers. As for complaints, they’re very minor: ---If you’re excited about the volume control on this & thinking it’s going to give you a powerful (“loud”) output from the analog outputs, know that the max level is decent but probably not what I’d call loud. To be clear I’m happy with the level of the analog outputs and would say it’s basically identical to that of the two CD players I have with analog outputs. Just know that if you’re using the FiiO’s analog outputs, I’m betting you’re going to turn the volume knob to “Max” once, and leave it there forever. ---FiiO’s support materials seem lacking—both the booklet & online directions seem to have been written in another language & Google-translated to English later, and I found it hard to find valuable troubleshooting guidance. That said, the device is pretty much plug & play—just remember to turn the FiiO’s volume knob to Max right out of the box (mine was pretty low & therefore I thought music wasn’t playing when it actually was—spent an embarrassingly long time figuring that out :) ---The app seems forgettable—try it & see if you like it. I love the FiiO, but I’ll never be using the app again. ---Control/input/indicator labels are tiny (probably not an issue unless you have poor eyesight like me). I should note that before this device I tried a Harman Kardon BTA-10 Bluetooth receiver. Its analog-output sound quality was quite decent, and it is truly tiny (check the dimensions—it’s less than half the size of this pretty-small FiiO). The deal breaker for me was that its analog output “loudness” was quite low, forcing my stereo’s volume to be turned very high (not great on an analog system). The FiiO has at least equal if not superior Bluetooth sound, generates a considerably louder (& adjustable) analog signal, and acts as a DAC for a wired USB input. Given all that, the $50 step-up from the Harman Kardon BTA-10 to the FiiO BTA30 PRO was a no-brainer for me. And there you have it. Given Amazon’s return policy, I’d definitely at least give it a try—I’m thrilled with mine.

The goal: The option of listening to my vinyl and cd/sacd collections through my B&W PX8 bt headphones for quiet but still ‘hifi’ listening sessions. At the end of the day, the goal was achieved with exceptional results. But it took many extra steps and a major-to-me flaw was revealed. The flaw: lack of analogue input. I do not have any receivers with a digital out. To overcome this I had to use my Monster ADC/DAC and use a 3.5mm to rca cable going from headphones out to the ADC rca input, then a optical cable out to the input of the FiiO. Takeaway: If your stereo/av receiver has no digital output, don’t fear, there is a workaround. I noticed no degradation in sound quality from several vinyl records to test everything out. If anything it sounds more dynamic to me. Your mileage my vary as I can only tell you about my personal experience. I hope this long ramble will give potential buyers a little less to worry about relating to “how am I going to connect this??” Side note: the first picture was throwing everything together to see if it would work and give an idea on how things are connected. Then I cleaned it up for the second picture

This does exactly what I need it to do with my Frankenstein setup of: Fluance RT80 Turntable >> $12 Analog-to-Digital via RCA cables >> Fiio BTA30 Pro via an optical cable >> music via AptX HD to my Grado GW100x Headphones. This setup works until I can get some speakers that can take full advantage of the turntable. This Fiio only transmits at AptX HD, not one of the newer codecs like AptX Adaptive (which the Grados support) or AptX Lossless (which to be fair is still pretty new). Works as intended though and sounds good to my ears.

It's a nice little unit and I was able to connect using the Optical input. The only issue is I cannot get it to connect in AAC mode with Airpods. I tried the app too but it does not show the option in TX mode to set AAC. Their website says it's compatible, just can't get the settings to work. It will only connect with SBC mode. I hope they fix this. If they could add ACC in the list of TX modes, that would be nice.

This is a very nice package, containing a decent DAC with a bluetooth receive/transmit capability (supporting AptX HD and LDAC). Now that I have it set up and connected, I'm very happy with the sound quality, both through the stereo amp to speakers, and through bluetooth headphones using LDAC. For the price, this is really an excellent value, I haven't found anything else nearly as good for this price. Setup is a bit involved and tricky, and the documentation is quite poor. (Fiio has this reputation.) I hooked it up to my computer using USB, to update the bluetooth & DAC firmware. Then I used the Fiio Control app on my phone to complete the setup, choosing the desired EQ settings and BT codecs. Pairing the headphones was a bit tricky: I found very sketchy instructions on their forum (there's also a Youtube video), which worked after several tries. But the end result is that I have excellent results for a very moderate price. So if you're a bit technically inclined and not afraid of doing some digging and figuring things out, check this product out. I would recommend it highly.

I bought this because of frequent dropouts when using My Sony WH-1000M5 with my PC. I was very pleasantly surprised at the improvement of both my connection (no more dropouts, ever) and the sound quality. This is a very good DAC for an low price DAC option.

Yo era un escéptico de la tecnología bluetooth para mi se perdía mucha calidad de audio siempre preferí los cables. este dispositivo me cambió esa forma de pensar, puede reproducir el formato LDAC, es muy buena la calidad de audio, sin saltos, sis desconexion constante. Suena completo se puede escuchar todos los instrumentos y lo que más me gusta es que se pueden escuchar todas las frecuencias bajas.

I loved the feature set and build quality of the BTA30 Pro, although I do wish they'd supported AptX Adaptive. This device released in 2021 and AptX Adaptive release in, what, 2018? Anyway, the product itself is nice. It sounds great, it gets firmware updates, it supports coax AND optical AND USB, and the signal range is astronomical. Neat stuff. The first problem wasn't as bad: it only has digital inputs, no analog. Annoying, but ultimately manageable. I blame AV receivers for no longer including digital outputs more than I blame FiiO for not including analog in. The real problem came when I started watching movies and stuff; when scenes got quiet (but not silent), the audio signal would drop off. I tried everything and I contacted FiiO about it, and they said they acknowledged the issue ("USB sources will have this issue, sorry") but that they couldn't do anything about it. You can see the exchange on their forums if you search posts on 08 May 2022. I returned it and got a transmitter by Avantree. It doesn't have LDAC (AptX HD is pretty good though tbh), but it also doesn't have either of the problems listed above. I was more interested in AptX LL anyway and I'm still getting that. Also the one I have now was almost half the price! If you're not using USB sources (e.g. PS5, PC, Mac), you should probably still check this one out, especially if LDAC is important/interesting to you. I was heartbroken to have to return it.

Tx ve Rx modda kaliteli bir şekilde çalışıyor. LDAC farkını hissetiriyor.

Benutze es seit zwei Jahren hauptsächlich um Sound vom TV und HiFi-Verstärker auf einen hochwertigen Bluetooth-Kopfhörer (Grado) zu übertragen. Funktioniert fehlerfrei, ohne Aussetzer, verbindet sich zuverlässig mit korrekten Codecs, alles ok. Zu empfehlen. Hatte zuvor zwei andere Marken getestet, vielen aus, dieser hier hält durch.

Llevo utilizando el FiiO BTA30 durante más de un año y puedo decir con confianza que ha sido una de las mejores adquisiciones para mi equipo de sonido. Este dispositivo ofrece una calidad de audio excepcional, tanto en modo receptor como transmisor, gracias a su compatibilidad con códecs de alta resolución como LDAC y aptX HD. La conexión es estable y tiene un alcance impresionante, permitiéndome disfrutar de música sin interrupciones en toda la casa. El diseño es elegante y compacto, con una construcción robusta que le da un toque premium. Los controles son intuitivos y fáciles de usar, y la posibilidad de conectar múltiples dispositivos simultáneamente ha sido una característica muy conveniente. En resumen, el FiiO BTA30 ha superado mis expectativas en todos los aspectos. Si buscas mejorar la calidad de tu audio inalámbrico y darle nueva vida a tus equipos de sonido antiguos, este dispositivo es una opción altamente recomendable. Por ponerle una pega, para encenderlo basta con pulsar el boton 1 vez, pero para apagarlo, necesitas mantener el boton pulsado unos segundos. Me hubiera gustado un interruptor en vez de 1 pulsador.

Funziona alla grande, ottimo audio

It feels really premium, nice aluminium finish that exceeded my expectations. This thing is great for what I mainly use it for, which is to stream to two Bluetooth headphones at the same time. I initially had some trouble using this feature but after a software update it works flawlessly. The LDAC feature is also great.