Cheap Bluetooth receiver ( HIEbee 5.2 Bluetooth Audio Receiver YET-R30), and a shallow dive into codecs
HIEbee Bluetooth receiver So I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve never really given Bluetooth codecs much thought. I guess I just figured, reasonably modern devices would have complementary capabilities and would negotiate the best possible stream, and away we go. Turns out, maybe not so much. I picked up the cheap! ($10) HIEbee 5.2 Bluetooth Audio Receiver (which identifies itself as YET-R30 via Bluetooth), along with a cheap ($8) short 75 Ω coaxial cable for S/PDIF, to patch into the last remaining digital input on the back of my Modius . For the very low price, I thought it might be nice to be able to listen to my iPhone over Bluetooth as a convenience, vs. patching it in through the Apple Lightning to USB3 Camera Adapter (which I’m finding finnicky to get charging, and so try to leave it connected to the surplus iPhone 12 Pro I’ve dedicated to my listening station). The device comes with a 3.5 mm male to male cable and a cheap feeling optical TOSlink cable, and has bright blue status...