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Forums » AxiomAir Discussion » AxiomAir General Discussion » First Impressions & Bluetooth (aptX HD)
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#420644 - 10/07/16 12:03 PM
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![]() newbie Registered: 06/25/07 Posts: 2 |
Backer #92 and I received my unit last week.
On Android, using BubbleUPnP with the Axiom software/Volumio, etc. is just too damn buggy all around. Using the line-in with my phone the unit sounds amazing. I know the high fidelity music target resulted in Wi-Fi usage as the wireless connector, but honestly I cannot see anyone paying $800 for this current setup and being fully satisfied. The only hope I have for the unit, paying $555, lies in the fact that there is Raspberry Pi in there and maybe Bluetooth will be working soon. In other words, I want to be able to power on the unit, my phone auto-connects to AA via Bluetooth, and I launch VLC or Google Music on my phone and hit play. (Yes, I already know and have a Bluetooth receiver hooked into the line-in, but would prefer a built-in solution running off of the USB ports.) Now with regards to Bluetooth, I know audio quality is the major limiting factor. aptX HD seems to be our answer: https://www.aptx.com/aptx-hd Get it working with Pi and this unit will be great! Heck, get it working without Pi and this unit will be great. I know aptX HD just came out earlier this year, and devices are limited, but from here on out, this should be your target. I am sure more devices will be getting aptX HD in the next 6 months to a year. Ian, if you get AA running with aptX HD as the codec, you will have people loving this unit for $800. Hell, I would even suggest you look into teaming up (marketing wise) with LG, since the only phone that has aptX HD is the LG G5. Justin Edited by jtoddv (10/07/16 12:20 PM) |
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#420712 - 10/13/16 06:02 PM
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![]() President connoisseur ![]() Registered: 03/13/01 Posts: 1241 |
Hi jtoddy,
We are going to be adding this Bluetooth option to a code update coming in December.
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#421088 - 11/15/16 10:06 PM
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![]() aficionado ![]() Registered: 04/14/05 Posts: 759 Loc: NL |
Words cannot express my hatred for bluetooth audio. Which is why the Air interests me. It's nice to have the option for people who need/want it though so that's great. But I can not wait for BT to be done, gone, poof.
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