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Review on 🎧 High-Fidelity Bluetooth 5.0 DAC with Headphone Amplifier - 192kHz 16-300Ω Optical/Coaxial to RCA 3.5mm Output for TV, Phone, Tablet - Volume Control Included by Cornelius Mosley

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Simple Bluetooth receiver for simple sound, probably

I really wanted to like this device but there were some problems - I'm not sure if this is due to a device. After countless positive experiences with other Bluetooth headsets and speakers, it was inevitable that I would finally bring my age-old mid-90s hi-fi system into the 21st century. They think it would be easy, and in many ways it is, but somewhere in the sound processes something has gone off the rails and I'm not sure exactly where. I think the answer is obvious, but without further technical testing I hesitate to even propose it. Let's not get ahead of ourselves before I tell you what it is. The Mypin Digital to Analog Bluetooth Receiver (MBR) is a dedicated audio device that allows the user to connect Bluetooth devices to non-Bluetooth devices via composite audio connections, giving those devices an unimaginable Bluetooth audio experience. Compared to most mainstream Bluetooth devices, setup is simple and complemented by the same audio gain and volume control for the perfect sound. I'll leave it on the product description page to let you know the bitrates and encoding of the format, but in short it can play all but the most uncompressed audio files without sacrificing audio quality. In fact, in almost every part of its production, simplicity is emphasized in several respects. As for the sound quality? Let's start by saying that this is one of the myriad devices that needs to be experienced in person due to the objectivity and we'll have a very different idea of what sounds good. In my case I connected the MBR to a mid 90's Kenwood home theater amplifier and was a bit disappointed with the performance. With lots of pop, rock and even some audiobooks, everything sounded muffled, like a tone control was set low and cranking the volume up on the MBR was causing mic feedback. While the feedback problem is easily fixed - just don't turn up the volume on the MBR - a solution for the tone controls seems impossible. Here's an odd confession - I'm not sure if this is a device's fault. I hooked up the MBR to an amp that was over twenty years old. All my music is capped at 160kbps as a compromise between loudness and fidelity. The player I am using - Fiio M7 - may not integrate properly with MBR. Listening to the same music through headphones for years has probably changed my idea of what something should sound like. I assumed that any combination of the above could affect the fidelity of the speakers. However, I still use it - while the music quality fell short of expectations, it works well with audiobooks and old radio programs. Let's face it - if you're even considering buying this device, it's mostly because of the cost. and it's worth it to a certain extent. If you want to breathe new life into an old amp, you really can't go wrong with this device. However, as long as you lower your expectations of a concert with lots of background music in an empty venue, your experience will be different. The MBR may stutter when playing music, but it does a good job when playing radio shows and audio books - Jack Benny has never sounded so good!

Pros
  • semiconductor products
Cons
  • I'll write later