Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$$
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Scenario: Macbook Pro + overpriced Bose wifi speaker + poor wifi reception = unhappy boss.
Proposed solution: Macbook Pro + (overpriced wifi speaker + bluetooth receiver aux) + poor wifi reception - poor wifi reception + bluetooth connection = happy(?) boss....
First of all, sorry for the poorly explained situation...
Second, I am looking for decent bluetooth receiver to auxiliary port. The Macbook pro 2016 has Bluetooth 4.2. The speaker in question is Bose SoundTouch 20 series II (without bluetooth functionality). Current setup is using Bose's OSX SoundTouch app to connect to the speaker, and play music through iTunes library... The problem is the buffering or lose connection every 30-45 minutes or so.My goal is for my boss to play his music to his heart's content. We proposed a solution by eliminating Bose's application altogether, and go old school with bluetooth adapter instead. ** Auxiliary cable is not an option because he moves around in his often very often, and he likes to have his phone on him at all time. Same thing with Macbook Pro. So.. no cable **
I need recommendation for bluetooth receiver. I am looking for quality over price. Most receivers I found on Amazon is version 2.0 or 3.0. Some 4.0 is described as car receiver. Any thought?
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Put an additional AP near the boss' office? Bluetooth has a tiny little range and it recompresses the audio going through it, so why not make the WiFi work better in that location?
edit: you need advice... or for someone to advise you of a solution.... grammar matters.
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I agree with Rojo - why not see if a better WiFi AP fixes the problem - it might also make wifi better for the boss. Win/Win.
If you really want to stick to blue tooth - How about an amazon echo Dot?
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'Car receiver' is no better...
Why not go with something like a Raspberry Pi running Kodi.... I can control it from any browser over the WiFi, and have linked it to my converted CD collection.... Which I also have access to from iTunes.
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@gjacobse said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
'Car receiver' is no better...
I have a car receiver in my car I purchased from Amazon. it worked great for about a year (maybe two - you know how time flies), but no days it only turns on 1/4 of the time. It pulls power from a car power outlet to USB convertor, which I know is working.. I guess these things just don't stand the test of time.
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The nearest AP is right outside his door. He's getting full blast from that AP. However, he sitting right outside production area... with around 50 other people and 4 other APs spread throughout production area.
We are not 100% sure if wifi reception is the main cause. My guess is the problem lies with Bose's application itself. Because the application has to connect to speaker while playing music through iTunes library through Bose's application.
Here's a quick diagram: Speaker > Wifi > Bose's OSX SoundTouch app > iTunes library > and back the way it came from. Because the way the application is designed SoundTouch app seems to cache iTune library's music, then play it onto the speaker.Now we have 2 factors to take into consider... the transmission from MacbookPro to Bose's wherever they store the data, and from Bose's app to wifi speaker. We do not know where is the problem, and want to eliminate Bose's application altogether.
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An Amazon Dot should do it. Bluetooth to it, and hardwire to the speaker.
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@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
The nearest AP is right outside his door. He's getting full blast from that AP. However, he sitting right outside production area... with around 50 other people and 4 other APs spread throughout production area.
We are not 100% sure if wifi reception is the main cause. My guess is the problem lies with Bose's application itself. Because the application has to connect to speaker while playing music through iTunes library through Bose's application.
Here's a quick diagram: Speaker > Wifi > Bose's OSX SoundTouch app > iTunes library > and back the way it came from. Because the way the application is designed SoundTouch app seems to cache iTune library's music, then play it onto the speaker.Now we have 2 factors to take into consider... the transmission from MacbookPro to Bose's wherever they store the data, and from Bose's app to wifi speaker. We do not know where is the problem, and want to eliminate Bose's application altogether.
I received one of the same Bose wifi speakers as a gift, and it is really far away from my only AP, and it has never dropped out once. I use the mobile app, but not always as it has presets. I've only used it to play local media folders a handful of times, but I've had literally zero playback issues with it.
Sounds like the macbook is the limiting factor in his current setup.
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I tested with internet radio and it plays for hours without interruption, but with itunes library it struggle to keep up.
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I like your suggestion. I'll run it by my manager
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@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
I tested with internet radio and it plays for hours without interruption, but with itunes library it struggle to keep up.
What a POS (the macbook/itunes part)! My music library will play uninterrupted across the whole house from a big, slow SATA drive.
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@RojoLoco said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
I tested with internet radio and it plays for hours without interruption, but with itunes library it struggle to keep up.
What a POS (the macbook/itunes part)! My music library will play uninterrupted across the whole house from a big, slow SATA drive.
Did you use NAS option?
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@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@RojoLoco said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
I tested with internet radio and it plays for hours without interruption, but with itunes library it struggle to keep up.
What a POS (the macbook/itunes part)! My music library will play uninterrupted across the whole house from a big, slow SATA drive.
Did you use NAS option?
On the speaker? I don't think mine has that option, might be a gen 1 model. On mine, you just point it to a network share.
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@RojoLoco said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@RojoLoco said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
I tested with internet radio and it plays for hours without interruption, but with itunes library it struggle to keep up.
What a POS (the macbook/itunes part)! My music library will play uninterrupted across the whole house from a big, slow SATA drive.
Did you use NAS option?
On the speaker? I don't think mine has that option, might be a gen 1 model. On mine, you just point it to a network share.
On Bose's app. There are 2 primary options. 1st is internet radio. 2nd is add a server. In Add a service there are options to add Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, etc... and connect to NAS and Using iTunes Library.
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@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@RojoLoco said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@RojoLoco said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
I tested with internet radio and it plays for hours without interruption, but with itunes library it struggle to keep up.
What a POS (the macbook/itunes part)! My music library will play uninterrupted across the whole house from a big, slow SATA drive.
Did you use NAS option?
On the speaker? I don't think mine has that option, might be a gen 1 model. On mine, you just point it to a network share.
On Bose's app. There are 2 primary options. 1st is internet radio. 2nd is add a server. In Add a service there are options to add Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, etc... and connect to NAS and Using iTunes Library.
Yeah, I guess that's the option I used. I didn't remember it being called "NAS" though, but my memory sucks sometimes. I think my brain translates that to "network folder".
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@RojoLoco said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@RojoLoco said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@RojoLoco said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:
I tested with internet radio and it plays for hours without interruption, but with itunes library it struggle to keep up.
What a POS (the macbook/itunes part)! My music library will play uninterrupted across the whole house from a big, slow SATA drive.
Did you use NAS option?
On the speaker? I don't think mine has that option, might be a gen 1 model. On mine, you just point it to a network share.
On Bose's app. There are 2 primary options. 1st is internet radio. 2nd is add a server. In Add a service there are options to add Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, etc... and connect to NAS and Using iTunes Library.
Yeah, I guess that's the option I used. I didn't remember it being called "NAS" though, but my memory sucks sometimes. I think my brain translates that to "network folder".
I'll look into that option.
Thanks for the tips
