Heritage Audio has updated its 500-Series Bluetooth streaming module with the release of the BT-500 v2.0, making available additional APTX LL and APTX HD codecs alongside the APTX, AAC and SBC originally offered.
Additionally, there is a redesigned reset button facilitating failsafe protection against accidental resetting, as well as providing a fully-balanced +22dBu stereo output on gold-plated XLR connectors (when connected to a suitable any appropriate 500-series enclosure) for connecting with mobile devices in a studio set-up over Bluetooth from a distance of up to 150m.
Offering AAC audio coding (lossy digital compression that is designed as a successor to MP3); APTX fixed compression ratio coding (ensuring consistency from 20Hz to 20kHz(; APTX LL, a low-delay solution for consistent 16-bit audio, recommended for gaming or when performing lip syncing as it provides the lowest latency; APTX HD for high-definition 24-bit audio and SBC (Sub-Band Coding) to accommodate Bluetooth bandwidth limitations and processing power for medium bit rates with low computational complexity.
BT-500 v2.0, users effectively substitute their mobile device’s analogue circuitry with a fully-differential Burr Brown balanced output stage delivering a full 0dBfs = 22dBu output that is able to drive a 600Ω load to allow direct level comparisons with online streaming platform-originating or mobile-stored reference mixes when mixing or mastering.
BT-500 v2.0 is shipping and available via Heritage Audio’s global network of dealers with an SSP of €249 (including VAT) in the EU and an MAP of US$229, US distribution being handled via RAD Distribution.
