FiiO – BTA30

Chi-Fi Excellence 1 Year ofWarranty Ideal forAudiophiles Ideal forIndoor Use Bluetooth withLDAC & aptX HD Multi-pointConnection MetalBuild Pair with Laptop via USB AK4490DAC Chip Connect WithUSB, Optical & Coaxial VolumeControls Wireless Range 30m A modern, chic design and a great sound? The BTA30 blends the best of everything into one small porta-package. The bass is really deep and clean, with a good amount of detail. Great sound, no wires attached. PRAVEEN KAMATH Headphone Guru About PRAVEEN KAMATH Praveen, our Headphone Zone is an audio connoisseur and staunch Meze fanboy. He loves the RAI Penta and the Empyrean, equally. When not writing about, thinking about or listening to music: He’s an avid beerologist too and staunchly believes that the combination of both beats every music setup out there! You’ll often find him listening to The Weeknd, The Score and The Script. DESCRIPTION REVIVE YOU OLD MUSIC LISTENING SETUP WITH ONE-OF-ITS-KIND HIGH DEFINITION BLUETOOTH RECEIVER Find a whole new way of using your old speakers and gaming consoles with the FiiO BTA30 for an exciting music listening experience. It also enhances the sound of your TV, speaker and computers leading to an exhilarating experience. Extending support to a wide range of Bluetooth codecs, the BTA30 renders super fast audio transmission elevating your wireless music listening experience. Enjoy high-quality sound with audio codecs like aptX, aptX HD, aptX LL and LDAC. This also makes the BTA30 the first-ever desktop decoding system to support bidirectional LDAC and aptX HD. A BLUETOOTH RECEIVER, TRANSMITTER, AND A STANDALONE DAC—ALL IN ONE There are 3 operating modes on the FiiO BTA30 that spices up your in-home music setup. The first one is the Bluetooth receiver-RX mode allowing you to connect your non-Bluetooth music system to the BTA30 via Bluetooth while also pairing up your smartphone/music player to your BTA30. The second mode is the Bluetooth transmitter mode that lets you connect your TV/CD player/computer to your BTA30 which can then transmit sound wirelessly to your Bluetooth headphones for a true cinematic experience. The third mode is Digital decoding-DAC mode that gives you the freedom to use the BTA30 as a DAC converting digital audio to a high-quality analogue signal. Note: Kindly note that the LDAC is supported only via optical/coaxial input, and not through USB. ACTS AS A DECODER FOR YOUR BLUETOOTH JUKEBOX OR GAMING CONSOLE Connect the optical/coaxial output of the BTA30 to the digital input of your external DAC, allowing the BTA30 to decode directly from your smartphone. You can even connect the BTA30 to your gaming console through the optical output. This will allow you to transfer wireless sound seamlessly to your Bluetooth headset. A COMPREHENSIVE BLUETOOTH SYSTEM FOR QUALITY SOUND ALL AROUND With the ability to connect to and remember two devices at a time, under Bluetooth receiving mode you can access your favourite music from both devices using the FiiO BTA30. While under the Bluetooth transmitting mode, the BTA30 transmits audio signals to two Bluetooth headphones at once. Utilizing an external gain antenna for Bluetooth connections, the BTA30 transmits faster and stable connection speeds for up to 30 meters under normal conditions. QUALCOMM CSR8675 BLUETOOTH CHIP & AK4490 DAC FOR AN UNRIVALLED PERFORMANCE Employing the super-efficient Qualcomm CSR8675 Bluetooth chip, the FiiO BTA30 supports 24-bit audio processing and 120MHz DSP. Moreover, with the support of a High-performance AK4490 DAC, the BTA30 allows for up to 384kHz and DSD native decoding highlighting every detail of the sound. It provides better SNR and dynamic range than built-in DACs and other transceivers. Even the film capacitors work with the AK4490 for a clearer and more transparent treble. DUAL HIGH-RES CERTIFICATION AND A RANGE OF INPUT AND OUTPUTS FOR CONNECTIVITY When you connect your smartphone with your FiiO BTA30 using the FiiO Music app, you get the ability to remotely control the BTA30 with settings like the channel balance, 4 types of audio filters, Bluetooth format priority, Switch on/off LED indicator, volume adjustment and the fixed output mode. Along with the Hi-Res Audio certification by the Japan Audio Society, the FiiO BTA30 also has a Hi-Res Audio Wireless certification assuring its excellent wireless performance. You get optical, RCA analogue and coaxial outputs as well as optical, coaxial and USB Type-C input with the BTA30. LUXURIOUS ALUMINIUM BODY AND PRO-LEVEL AUDIO VOLUME CONTROLS The use of durable aluminium on the BTA30 lends it a rich shininess and a silky-smooth texture. To complement this, the BTA30 has uniformly arranged, easy-to-use buttons. With innovative volume controls, you can adjust the volume with more accuracy using the BTA30. Innovation 1: No space for imbalance, offering accurate control through ADC curve Innovation 2: Adjust analogue as well as digital output volume seamlessly Innovation 3: Control using the FiiO Music APP Innovation 4: Access to fixed output volume setting via the FiiO Music APP NOTE: Kindly note that the volume cannot be adjusted while transmitting through USB DAC input. SPECS SPECIFICATIONS MODEL BTA30 WEIGHT About 115g DIMENSIONS 120x55x23.5mm DSP CHIP CT5302 DAC CHIP AK4490 AUDIO OP-AMP OPA1662 OPTICAL DECODING SUPPORT 96k/24bit BLUETOOTH RECEIVE FORMAT SUPPORT SBC/AAC/aptX/aptX HD/LDAC BLUETOOTH TRANSMIT FORMAT SUPPORT SBC/aptX/aptX LL/aptX HD/LDAC COAXIAL DECODING SUPPORT 192k/24bit; DSD64 (dop) BLUETOOTH CODEC USB DAC TRANSMISSION DISTANVCE Approx. 30m (no obstacles, SBC codec) STATUS INDICATOR SBC: Blue AAC: Teal AptX HD: Yellow AptX: Purple AptX LL: Green LDAC: White HANDS FREE CALL MICROPHONE Not supported ANALOG OUTPUT RCA (Max 3Vrms) DIGITAL OUTPUT Optical + Coaxial DIGITAL INPUT Optical + Coaxial + USB RCA OUT THD+N 0.002% (SPDIF 48k/24bit input, 1kHz -3dB) RCA OUTPUT SNR 115dB DIGITAL OUTPUT SAMPLING RATE Can be upsampled to 192k/24bit USB INTERFACE Type C ANTENNA INTERFACE BNC2.5 APP CONTROL supported IN THE BOX BOX CONTENTS 1. FiiO BTA30 2. Type C cable*1 3. RCA cable*1 4. Isolation Feet*8 5. Quick Start Guide*1 6. Warranty Card*1 COMPARISONS FiiO – BTA30 ₹ 7,290/- ₹ 8,999/- SEE MORE iFi Audio – ZEN Blue ₹ 13,999/- SEE MORE Shanling – BA1 ₹ 14,999/- ₹ 16,999/- SEE MORE TOPPING – MX3 ₹ 11,999/- ₹ 13,999/- SEE MORE Warranty Ideal For Desktop Smartphone & Desktop Desktop Desktop Weight 115g 476g 205g 475g DAC Chip AKM AK4490 ESS Sabre Hyperstream DAC ESS Sabre ES9218P Sample Rate 192k/24bit 16bit/484k 44.1KHz-96KHz/16Bit-24Bit Balanced Outputs Outputs Optical, Coaxial, Audio RCA L/R & 4.4 Balanced Lineout 1x 3.5mm, RCA & Digital Optical Out 3.5mm Digital Inputs Optical, Coaxial & USB USB BT/USB/OPT/COAX/AUX Output level 257mW X 2 At 32ohms 42mW X 2 At 300ohms Signal to Noise Ratio 115dB 109dB 115dB 103dB Bluetooth Version V5.0 V5.0 V5.0 V4.0 Bluetooth Codecs SBC/aptX/aptX LL/aptX HD/LDAC HWA, aptX LL, aptX HD, aptX, AAC & SBC LDAC, LHDC, aptX LL, aptX HD, aptX, AAC, and SBC MQA Support Volume Control Expert Verdict “The BTA30 also comes equipped with a 120mhz DSP and it gives the device plenty of processing power. DSP also allows any digital audio signal to be upsampled to 192 kHz.” Headfonia “The ZEN Blue proves that it is a very good home audio device regardless. Considering the low price and the clean output, I personally think this is one of the best solutions from iFi.”Headfonia SEE MORE SEE MORE SEE MORE SEE MORE FAQs What is the warranty on the FiiO BTA30? All FiiO products come with a year warranty. You can simply get in touch with us to claim the warranty.Click here. Is the FiiO BTA30 built in with a battery? How to charge it? 1) It has no internal battery. 2) It can be charged with a 5V adapter, or 5V power supplies of any kind, like the USB of a computer/TV. 3) It can also be charged with a USB of Android mobile phones or iPhones. What do you mean by aptX and AAC?  AAC and aptX are Bluetooth codecs that improve the quality of audio that is being transferred wirelessly. To know more, check out this article on Bluetooth codecs. What Bluetooth version does it support? The FiiO BTA30 comes with the latest Bluetooth version 5.0. Why the volume is not adjustable by the volume knob in the BTA30 when in USB in, TX mode? Under this mode, the audio signal is not transmitted through the CT5302 chip which controls the volume. While the Bluetooth chip itself does not have the function of volume adjustment, so the volume knob on the device will be invalid at this time.In other mode, the volume is adjustable by the bolume knob in the BTA30. What all Bluetooth codecs does FiiO BTA30 support? It supports SBC,aptX,aptX LL,aptX HD,LDAC,AAC to ensure there are no lags while playing through Bluetooth. How to reset the device if problems happen? For example, it fails to power on or gets no sounds when playing music. 【RESET not supported】 It does not support to be reset. If malfunction happens, unplug and plug it off the USB to return to normal performance. 【If no sounds out】 Follow the instructions below to solve it. 1) Check the settings of the current sound card device on the computer. 2) Check the position of the volume knob. 3) Make sure if you have paused the music. (The BTA30 supports to short press the PAIR button to pause the music). 4) Under TX mode (USB-in), there will be no output for the LDAC codec connection. 5) Under TX mode (Bluetooth multipoint pairing), the 2 connected devices cannot output at the same time for LDAC and aptX LL codecs. 【The sound card device identified by the computer is not BTA30?】 The BTA30 is driverless. These products of ours would be identified as other devices like the BTR3K. Unload the Driver off the computer to solve it. 【No sounds when connecting to the computer via Bluetooth?】 It is also suggested to unload the Driver off the computer. 【Unload Driver off the computer】 On the bottom right corner of the computer page: Click the mouse on right to call for Sound device – Property- General- Drivers- Unload the Driver. After unloading it, unplug and re-plug the data cable. 【Fail to connect via Bluetooth】 It is suggested to clear the pairing records of both the BTA30 and the Bluetooth receiving device and then reconnect them. 【How to clear the pairing】 Keep the device on (not in pairing state) and switch it to RX/TX mode, hold the POWER+PAIR button simultaneously for about 5s. How to connect the BTA30 to 2 devices simultaneously under TX/RX mode (Bluetooth Multipoint Pairing)? First, complete the connection to the 1st device, and then press the PAIR button for 3s to enter the pairing state again. At this time, connect it to the 2nd one. When the connection is finished, reboot the BTA30, so it can reconnect to the 2 devices automatically. Notices: –The connection can be completed only if the 2 devices are in the pairing state. –Under RX/TX mode in LDAC and aptX LL codecs, the BTA30 is not supported to be connected to 2 devices at the same time. Why is the LDAC transmitting not supported when connecting the BTA30 in USB input mode? It resulted from our product location (cost control) and lack of awareness about the current market. Mainly, the USB input process of the BTA30 is handled by the CSR8675 chip yet without the LDAC transmitting codec provided by Sony. If the BTA30 is popular among consumers, we would consider an independent USB chip added in the future, such as the commonly-used XMOS chip. In this way, the USB data would first be converted to I2S signals and later be transmitted to the 8675 chip, which supports LDAC transmitting. As for the question of whether it would support the LDAC transmitting via USB-in in the future, we would like to say that if SONY supports us, we would definitely make it. Otherwise, it would be impossible. But nowadays, we just cannot assure it. DOWNLOADS BTA30 User Manual Warranty & Media Reviews 1 Year Warranty Don’t sweat it, this FiiO BTA30 comes with a 1 year warranty from FiiO that covers manufacturing defects. All products featured on Headphone Zone are backed by an original manufacturer’s warranty. Read more about FiiO’s warranty in India. Bluetooth transceiver Award VGP AwardJune, 2021 “BTA30 is the desktop unit with a one antenna at the & has beautiful glassy finish on top back, dual RCA sockets on the back to connect it as a pre/dac to an amplifier of a stereo system.” Read More “The BTA30 also comes equipped with a 120mhz DSP and it gives the device plenty of processing power. DSP also allows any digital audio signal to be upsampled to 192 kHz.” Read More “The BTA30 is designed to be a long-range, high-resolution BT transmitter, fitted with a 2dB antenna that you can upgrade to achieve an even higher range.” Read More “The Digital In & Out’s of the BTA30 allows you to connect it to various devices from PC/Laptops,Smartphone’s, up to Gaming Consoles or your TV & Stream the audio to your wireless earphones.” Read More “The ability to convert any non-Bluetooth digital device to Bluetooth V5.0 with the superior sound quality options of LDAC/aptX HD makes the BTA30 a boon to fans of wireless audio & smart technology.” Read More “BTA30 has an excellent handcrafting quality in this price range. It has a metal frame, plastic bottom,Plexi top. It looks quite premium & makes a great impression on the desk.” Read More “I’ve been looking for a BT transmitter with LDAC to connect my amp to Sony XM4 BT headphones at the best quality when using BT. I found the BTA30,which seems to be the only device on the planet.” Read More