Inexpensive 1Mii B06+ Bluetooth receiver talks AAC to Macs
I’ve had issues in the past with cheap Bluetooth devices not negotiating the AAC codec with my Apple devices, instead falling back to the dreadful default SBC codec, which sounds like ass. I wanted to add Bluetooth to an old Onkyo receiver I’m using in a “secondary” A/V system and gambled on this $25 1Mii B06 Plus Bluetooth receiver , after learning from the seller ( 1MiiDirect-US ) that the “B06+ uses the Qualcomm QCC3040 chip.” I’m seeing AAC negotiated , and (on a trial basis), patched into the unbalanced (RCA) inputs on a Schiit Jotunheim through a pair of Sennheiser HD 660S2 headphones , it sounds pretty damned good. Connected to my Sony Walkman (mine’s a long discontinued NW-ZX300 unit, which supports SBC, LDAC, aptX, and aptX HD), it negotiates aptX HD: I would rate this unit a solid “good enough,” even “great” for the price point. The physical build quality isn’t amazing, and the 3.5 mm to RCA cable it comes with is on the cheaper end...