FiiO BTR5 Portable High-Fidelity Bluetooth Amplifier

[VSG]

Today, we examine the FiiO BTR5 aiming to bring some wireless freedom back to wired headphones courtesy a mobile flagship DAC and amplifier SoC supporting Bluetooth 5 and LDAC. In fact, there are two of those for both a 3.5 mm stereo output and a truly balanced 2.5 mm output for higher power drive.

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[TheUn4seen]

BTR5 was a game changer for me as far as convenience is concerned. No bullshit, no "app" or registration needed, just charge, pair with a source and listen. The quality is good enough not to be offensive to an ex-musician listening to her own performances with LCD-4. It can even push not-so-easy-to-push planars like the Ether C Flow to a headache inducing level of volume with no sound degradation.
There is also BTR3k - similar sound signature and quality, also does LDAC and balanced headphones but slightly less powerful and without a screen, and cheaper.

 

[Jomale]

So, I can attach a 4pin 3,5mm head jack with a high grade mic on it and use it wireless with a PC as a high end headset? How good is the voice transfer really?
As good as a rode go?

 

[VSG]

So, I can attach a 4pin 3,5mm head jack with a high grade mic on it and use it wireless with a PC as a high end headset? How good is the voice transfer really?
As good as a rode go? View attachment 214926

Of course not. Bluetooth here vs. dedicated 2.4 GHz antennas there, and also the bandwidth here is split between the headphones and microphone vs. just microphone on the Rode. It's fine for personal uses, but not really a prosumer or professional setup.