Outlaw Audio - Model BTR-100 Bluetooth Receiver

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John151

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Outlaw Audio - Model BTR-100 Bluetooth Receiver
« on: 15 Oct 2013, 09:18 pm »
I received an email from Outlaw audio about this new product - it allows digital music to be streamed to analog audio gear via blue tooth (the device connects to the audio gear via analog RCA jacks).   This seems like a great idea and I am thinking of giving it a try at our lake house so that guests can easily play music on the A/V system using their smart phones and laptops.  This would be in addition to the SqueezeBox that is already have attached to the A/V system (no so guest friendly).

Linky:  http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/btr100.html

Does anyone have experience with this product?  If so, how well does this device work?  Any major short comings?

Are there other products that provide similar functionality?  I am thinking that a WiFI connection might make more sense?

Note:  I have no affiliation with Outlaw audio, other than having purchased a few of their products in the past.

Cheers!   :beer:

rodge827

Re: Outlaw Audio - Model BTR-100 Bluetooth Receiver
« Reply #1 on: 15 Oct 2013, 09:41 pm »
Nice unit I might pick one up before the "special" buy to previous Outlaw customers runs out.
It will mate well with my 975.

Chris

John151

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Re: Outlaw Audio - Model BTR-100 Bluetooth Receiver
« Reply #2 on: 21 Oct 2013, 04:52 pm »
I went ahead and ordered one - it arrived over the weekend. 

From the pics on the Outlaw website,  the unit looked like it was 4" to 6" square in size.  However, this thing is really tiny! 

It paired quickly to my iPhone and seems to work well with no set up issues.  The BTR-100 was connected to my pre-amp using the mini-stereo to RCA cable included, and was paired to an iPhone using a regular Bluetooth connection (did not use the NFC feature, and I have no idea what communication/compression algorithms were in play).   I have not done any critical listening (nor do I plan to), but I did a quick "one song" A/B test on my main system to get a feel for the sound quality.  My initial impression is that the sound is on par with a basic CD player running through a basic A/V receiver.  That is, the sound is clear with low noise and reasonable detail,  but lacks that warm and airy sound that we all strive for in our systems.  Or, in other words, pretty much what you would expect.    This will serve my needs well of providing guest a way to play music w/o a learning curve or software installs.