Avantree Audikast Plus

This is a great little Bluetooth transmitter!! It has low latency, handles two Bluetooth devices at once, and has a handy volume boost control. Sound quality is superb. When powered via USB from my TV, it turns on with the TV, in the pairing mode! Pairing my headphones is a snap! Works every time within seconds. I highly recommend this product. All of this is true for me. It pairs with my headphones in seconds! Much easier to use than the built in Bluetooth on my LG TV!

This unit will work with a set of Bose Bluetooth headphones. They work perfectly, in fact! I originally bought this unit very concerned that it would not work with my mother’s Bose Quiet Comfort 35 II. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have Bluetooth on her television. The headphones worked great on a fire cube, but I decided to go back to cable. I wasn’t sure if this would also work with my TIVO box, but because the television is wall-mounted, I thought it would be easier, as it was obvious, I would have an easier time plugging up the wires. I noticed that my TIVO box has two USB out ports, so I plugged the included USB power cord right into one of these, and the unit powered up perfectly. I then plugged up the optical cable into the back of the TIVO box as well. Because I was using an HDMI cable for both picture and sound, I didn’t need to use the TIVO optical port, it was just not being used. It was a perfect opportunity to use the included optical cable, that came with the unit. I was so pleased because all this meant that now I did not have to go behind the TV at all.The first thing that I did was to hold down the power button on my mother’s Bose headphones, in order to clear all previous pairings. I wanted to make sure there were no conflicts, besides I was only going to use these headphones with this device.Now everything was going perfectly, except for the paring of the Bose headphones. Others have complained that Bose headphones will not pear at all with this device, however, patience is the key here. I too had some difficulty and was convinced that the Bose headphones would not properly pair with the device. I was only more patient because I was used to paring the Bose headphones with my mother’s Amazon Fire Cube. It used to give me trouble when attempting to pair the Cube and the Bose headphones together. Sometimes, I would have to try several times to get them to work together. I had to wait and wait for them to finally connect. Sometimes I started over and even restarted the Cube box again to make them both work together. However, my efforts always paid off, for once they pared, they worked wonderfully. This experience taught me to be patient, and to not be too impatient when trying to pare my Bose headphones to this Avantree unit. It took a long time, and I almost gave up, when suddenly my Bose headphones informed me that a connection had been made. I was so very pleased. Now I know I can use the unit on my television as well as my TIVO BOLT. Perfect, not only that, but I can also watch TV while my 93-year-old mother continues to listen to her headphones. Because the television is connected to the TIVO BOX with an HDMI cable, the sound is being sent to both the headphones through the optical cable, and the television speakers through the HDMI cable. So, if my mom wants to watch television alone, all she has to do is turn down the volume on her television and listen quietly on her BOSE headphones with the Avantree unit. If I come into the room and want to watch Television with her, all she has to do is turn up the regular volume on her Television, so I can listen too. This was so easy to install, I was very surprised at how easy it was to get it going, all I needed was a little patience. Our house is once again quiet, for this is a great little unit.In conclusion, this unit will work with Bose Bluetooth, just be patient. This will work with TIVO, but I only mentioned TIVO in case you also have a TIVO box as I do. This is an advantage, but you don’t need a TIVO box at all to make this work, I am sure it will work perfectly on your television at home.

I purchased one and it arrived DOA. The replacement unit works. There is a big issue with the sticker that covers the display. It has a QR code to get clearer instructions for set up. I recommend using this code and remove the sticker before setting up.I saw one review where a guy thought the unit he received was not the same product. His photo showed the sticker still in place. While the sticker is a great idea, it is not transparent and you can't tell what's going on if it is still in place. A great idea that must be causing a lot of returns and support calls.The downside to this product is that it defaults to optical input. If there is no audio coming from the source, it will switch back to optical from the Aux input. When audio begins, it takes some time for the device to switch to Aux causing no audio at the start of a song or TV show. This is the reason for my 4 stars. If they only detected the presence of an Aux when you plug it in, then there would be no input switching going on causing the delay at the start of an audio signal.The other issue I have is that the latency is not low enough to keep the audio synced with the video while using with TV shows. The product states low-latency, but it's not low enough.

It does just what I needed it to do...or so I thought.Turns out I'm an idiot and haven't paired headphones in so long I forgot how to so I thought my Samsung TV would only paid to Samsung headphones.So I bought this lol.Turns out I don't actually need it but instead of returning it amd getting my $50 back I'm keeping it and I'll tell you why.First of all pairing headphones to it is extremely easy.It supports two pairs at once just like my tv does so that's cool.But the real reason I'm keeping it is twofold.Number one it supports more codes than my tv does. I tested it using my Sony XM3 using SBC, aptX, and LL.Second reason I'm keeping it, which is by far the biggest reason, is it most definitely boosts volume over what I'd normally get from the optical connection.I just use the buttons on the headphones to control the volume.It's a beautiful thing and to me is most definitely worth the money.I have mine hooked up to a remote control power outlet so I can turn it on only when I want it on instead of using the tv usb that would power it all the time.I just switch my tv to optical, turn on the remote control power switch to turn this unit on, turn on my headphones and it just connects.I have 5 different pairs of Bluetooth headphones and so far I've hooked up the 2 I really wanted which is the Sony XM3's and Skullcandy Crusher Evo's and man the Evo's sound the best and get the loudest even over my Sony's.Pairing the Samsung Buds Pro2 and 3 is a bit more difficult bc the TV grabs that Bluetooth signal over everything else so I have to pair to this unit with another device and keeping the tv off so it won't steal the Bluetooth connection.Man if it makes those 2 ear buds louder like it does these 2 that will be CRAZY bc they already sound so good.I'll do that when I get around to it.For now this little Bluetooth transmitter is awesome.It's literally the only one I could find that boosts the volume using the optical input unless I was looking to spend far over $100.This things so great I even bought the 3 year extended warranty for $7 which i mever do but just in case lol.I usually buy 2 or 3 of things I really like but not on a $50 device w an extended warranty lol.It sounds really good to my ears and I haven't experienced even the slightest bit of audio lag.The sync seems to be right on time and I'm using the SBC codec at the moment.Aptx is even better!Sweet little box I really like it!