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How Good Is Audio Quality When Using An Amp's Bluetooth Connection

My Rotel Integrated Amp has bluetooth capabilities. Was wondering if anyone has experience streaming music in a high end audio system using the bluetooth connection versus apple airport express or other devices? What is the quality of the audio signal when using bluetooth? I have heard that it is not good and that signal is compressed. Almost all of my audio files are AIFF.
joscow
tuberist
951 posts
 
Let your ears be the judge. I don't even use bluetooth in my car but hardwire the phone into the car's system.
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sfar
1,762 posts
 
I've asked the same question and found this to be a pretty helpful explanation of the issues.
https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1305-does-bluetooth-really-sound-worse/

jtucker
79 posts
 
I have a bluetooth adapter for both headphones and my main system.  I find the sound to be noticeably inferior in both cases.  I would compare it to the difference between redbook CD and mp3.  It is not unlistenable, but it is easy to tell the difference.
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