Old Analog Amplifier - Reason for poor bluetooth signal?

[paulnnosh]

Hi All,

I have a fairly old Rotel RA-05 amplifier. I recently purchased a set of Bose Bluetooth headphones and thought I would be able to use a bluetooth transmitter to plug into the headphone jack on the amp to listen to my music on my bluetooth headphones.

I have tried two different bluetooth transmitters and both result in terrible distorted sound quality though the headphones. I know the headphones are ok as I have transmitted music from other devices just fine (phone, new Samsung TV).

Could the issue be that the amplifer headphone output is analog and the bluetooth only works well with digital outputs? I'm a bit lost here.

Any advice greatly receieved.

Many thanks

Anouska

 

[macdiddy]

plugging in the headphones to something else (mobile phone etc) because if they then work they maybe the headphone socket on the amp is faulty.

*music2*

 

[Al ears]

A headphone sockets are analogue. Could it be down to the variety of Bluetooth the headphones use versus the type being transmitted by the adapter. I don't know too much about this topic but it does sound like amp headphone socket could be faulty. Know anyone with wired headphones so you could check it out?

 

[paulnnosh]

Thanks for the responses I've solved it.

The volume on the amp was too loud. Turning the volume on the amp right down and leaving volume control to the headphones got rid of the distortion.

 

[Al ears]

Thanks for the responses I've solved it.

The volume on the amp was too loud. Turning the volume on the amp right down and leaving volume control to the headphones got rid of the distortion.

Excellent, enjoy!