Orbit Pro - Bluetooth Transmitter for TV with LCD Screen & Remote Control, Compatible with Optical or AUX Audio Output & Smart TVs, Easy Volume Control for Airpods & Other Headphones

I bought Bluetooth headphones for my step-dad for Christmas so he could use with their new Visio TV but found out that the TV won't output sound from the TV speakers if connected to Bluetooth headphones. This defeats the purpose of the headphones as mom wants to hear through the TV and he needs the TV so loud everyone else is uncomfortable with the volume (yes, he needs and has hearing aids, just rarely wears them). So I ran to Walmart and picked up a Monster brand BT transmitter to plug into the Optical port on the TV. Got that hooked up only to get an earful of static sound through the headphones. Turns out the Monster brand transmitter could only use PCM output which of course, the TV will only output Dolby Digital. So jumped on Amazon and found this one which claimed to accept Dolby Digital signals. Crossed my fingers and waited for delivery day. It arrived promptly and well packaged with everything needed. Instructions were easy to follow and I had it hooked up in a flash. Had to do a bit of fumbling around to figure out how to get the BT headphones to pair (on the headphone side) but once paired, crystal clear audio streamed right through! I added a second set of headphones and was able to watch as well. I didn't notice much latency either. There were a couple points where I thought the audio was a bit off, but it really was barely noticeable. This little device allows the TV speakers to still output sound at a comfortable level (or can mute it as well if no one else wants to watch) and he can hear beautifully through his headphones. Our living room isn't huge so certainly stays connected whenever in the living room but when I tried it out, I walked into the kitchen (about 30 ft away with a couple of walls in between) and it still held connection so seems to have a really good range! Only suggestion is to have the buttons be backlit. It's really dark where I have this positioned and so when I need to access the buttons, I have to grab a flashlight to see. The display is lit and visible, but not the buttons. So - set it up where there's access to light and you'll be fine. There are a lot of options for using this that I've not tapped into - like using it as a Bluetooth receiver or a bypass - but we really haven't needed those other features. It does everything we need and so very easy for my non-techy parents! Now that everything is connected, he just has to power on his headphones and they connect right away! He's a happy camper and so is my mom!

This Transmitter/Receiver is super easy to use. It's smaller than it looks, just a few inches tall, though the top is wide enough to accodate large buttons. The screen makes finding and pairing with your devices a no-brainer. I bought this unit because of the bluetooth capabilities in my Hisense TV were so limited. The Orbit Pro can connect to two bluetooth headphones instead of one, has fewer drop-outs, longer range, no lip-syncing issue (ATPX-LL, low-latency), and allows each listener to pick their own volume level separate and distinct from the other listener. Compared to the other Orbit units, this one has a remote control, supports eARC input and, I believe, has a few more volume levels (15 instead of 10?). I didn't buy this for the remote or eARC input; I simply wanted to make sure I got the latest device with the newest internals. It's 3 years newer than the previous rev. I do get some dropouts. This is particularly noticable if something is in pairing mode (so don't do that while listenting to music). I will report back if I figure out which of my 20 Bluetooth capable devices is interfering. It's not happening that often so I'm not concerned. Avantree seems to have done everything right. It sorta does what you want it to. They just sorta know. For example, I can select a set of headphones on the LCD and see if it's using APTX-LL. You can also adjust the volume in the same way if your earbuds don't have volume controls. There's a remote control that I just put in a drawer since my headphones have volume buttons. I have successfully paired with three over-the-ear headphones and was pleased: - Seinnheiser HD450SE - Ankbit E600Pro - Bose QC 35 II The Seinnheiser and Ankbits have APTX-LL. The Bose QC 35 II don't have APTX-LL, and the lag/latency was very noticable (not the Orbit's fault - that APTX-LL is crucial). The Bose went back upstairs for listening to music. Pros: Allows headphones with volume controls to individually select their own volume / listening levels Looks fantastic LED screen for simple pairing Cons: An occaisonal dropout

This Bluetooth 5.0 audio transmitter is an impressive device, especially for anyone looking to connect to multiple sources simultaneously. It efficiently transmits to two Bluetooth devices at once with no noticeable lag between them, which is perfect for sharing audio during parties or gatherings. One minor issue is a slight lag when using both a hard connection and Bluetooth transmission simultaneously. However, this doesn’t significantly impact the overall experience, especially given the variety of input options available. The transmitter is compact and user-friendly, making it easy to pair with your devices. If you’re looking for a versatile and reliable Bluetooth transmitter, this is a great choice.

Likes: The display allows you to know what's going on and to have total control over connections. I have four headsets paired and I can easily move between them with no guessing about status. The Avantree also won't steal a device from your smartphone because it thinks it has higher priority (some other TV/Bluetooth transmitters do exactly this.) Supports active connection to two different headsets/buds simultaneously. When using an aptX capable headset the latency is virtually nil. The Avantree will auto negotiate so there's nothing to configure. Has optical input which means you can have both TV speaker audio and Bluetooth audio at the same time. Also, supports optical pass-through to a home theater system. Be aware, however, that, as a practical matter the latency of the speakers vs Bluetooth will likely be different which is very annoying and not really usable. Of course, you can mute the TV and the optical connection will still feed the Avantree and your headset(s). Built-in volume control which is essential for using headsets/buds with a TV on the optical interface. Less good: I've had to reset to factory defaults a couple of times because the device goes a bit crazy. In one case it paired with an unknown device that I did not authorize. I couldn't get it to forget the device either. In another case the volume up/down feature stopped working. In both cases all was well again after the reset. Biggest negative: the buttons need to be back-lit. The thing is unusable in a darkened room. This is especially annoying because the display is back-lit and there's a pulsing glow under the unit - so why not the light the buttons too? It's one of those fails that makes you wonder if the designers ever actually use the product outside their lab. Update: Total latency is a function of this unit PLUS your headphones. The complaints about 1 second latency seem extreme to me. I'm using this device with Sony LinkBud (ear buds) and get about 250mS of latency. It's a bit annoying to have lip-sync off by this much but not a deal breaker, UNLESS you need the speaker audio on at the same time. That's annoying because of the delay/echo between the ear buds and speaker. The only solution to this is ultra low latency headphone/earbuds. BTW, Apple AirPods have the lowest latency of anything I've tried. Finally, the Sony LinkBuds allow you to double tap to increase volume and triple tap to decrease volume. This works directly with the Avantree transmitter volume control (just setup with your Android smartphone) and works great. Otherwise, I'd be jumping up and running to the Avantree to adjust volume - that would be unacceptable.

I bought an Orbit Transmitter made by Avantree on Amazon to use with Apple Air Pods to connect to a Vizio TV. I watched their recommended video and followed the printed instructions to connect the transmitter to the TV and then paired the transmitter and the air pods. No sound came from the air pods so I called Vizio customer service. They could not help me and told me to call the manufacturer. I called Avantree customer service. The first CSR had me connect the transmitter to the TV and pair the air pods to the transmitter – something I had already done but she insisted I repeat the endeavor. There was still no sound coming through the air pods. She could not help me so transferred me to a “second tier” CSR. The second person had not been informed about what the problem was and would not listen when I tried to explain what had already been done. She had me disconnect everything, reconnect everything and re-pair the transmitter and air pods. This took about 30 minutes and we were right back where we started. Still, no sound came from the air pods. She said she had other customers waiting and would have to call me back in one hour after she dealt with them. I told her that was not acceptable, was terrible customer service and asked to speak to a manager. She said no one was available and hung up. I waited five hours and then sent an email to Avantree asking if someone was going to call back. The same CSR called 3 hours later (8 hours after she said it would be 1 or 2 hours) and said she could help me pair the air pods to the transmitter. I again explained we had already done that 4 or 5 times today and it didn’t work. She then said I should return the product to Amazon as she would not help me. I have never had such poor customer service from any company. The first CSR didn’t know what to do, which is understandable, and the second one didn’t care. I have a very high opinion of Amazon and am disappointed that such a lousy product is being sold on Amazon. I had to give this product a one star rating because a zero star was not available. My son-in-law is very tech savvy so I asked for his help. In less than 10 minutes, he had the problem fixed. If you don’t have someone to help you set up this product, do not buy it! Avantree is of no help whatsoever.

I own a pair of Nuheara IQbuds2 MAX to help with mild hearing loss. I am quite happy with them, but not so much the IQstream TV bluetooth transmitter that I bought with them. The main issue with it is that the buds require a 2 channel PCM digital stream to function, which is not unusual for headphones, but the IQstream then requires that the entire home theater audio system be set to 2 channel PCM because it cannot generate a 2 channel PCM stream from dolby digital or dts multichannel sources. This really degrades the enjoyment by others if I need to listen in with the IQbuds. Not to mention the number of menus I have to go thru to change a source from surround to 2 channel PCM and back. Enter the Orbit. For me the greatest feature is the Orbits ability to translate dolby digital and dts to PCM for the headphones which permits the rest of the home theater to operate as intended. I am not sure if there are any other units that do this. Once I figured out how to make the IQbuds2 MAX go into pairing mode so the Orbit could detect it, everything went flawlessly and simply. The connection is solid with no dropouts, the sound is great as one should expect, and the Orbits volume control is an absolute necessity since the IQbuds2 MAX set volume control is a software feature within its Android/IOS app and that is only available when the buds are bluetoothed to the phone (and two BT connections to the IQbuds at the same time is not possible). I am not using the digital optical (TOSLINK) passthru feature of the Orbit as I take a digital output from my home theater sound processor to feed the orbit, that seems like a very useful feature if one's setup involves just a TV and soundbar. The Orbit supports the volume up/down functions I have programmed into my Nuhera IQbuds, which I did not expect. Nice touch. While the Orbit price is higher than most of the other BT generic transmitters on the market, it is cheaper than the one offered thru Nuheara and with the unique features such as surround sound compatibility it seems in line with other premium products in this space.

I thought this item would solve my problem. It did not. My wife and I have been using RF headphones for years and have been very happy with that technology. However there are a lot of wires involved; power cord, left and right RCA cords, charging stand, etc. If you use the headphone jack on the TV it cuts off the internal speakers. Sooooo, I thought I'd try Bluetooth headphones and get the latest technology. Because we both use headphones at the same time, this Orbit transmitter seemed like a great solution. I had no trouble with the install and pairing the phones, that went as advertised. The problem was when I tried to use them several days later, they wouldn't pair automatically. I had to get behand the wall mounted tv to access the Orbit and re-pair the phones. I used the USB input on the TV to power the Orbit but it did not turn off the power to the Orbit when I turned off the TV. I finally learned that you need to turn on the headphones before you turn on the TV, then they will usually pair automatically. Problem solved? Not so fast. A week later I tried to use the Orbit again and although the pairing went well, there was no sound. I checked all of the optical cables and they were fine- signal to my soundbar was fine but no sound to the headphones except a faint click. So I returned the unit and got a replacement, however the replacement had the same problem, PLUS when it did work, the volume was not what I needed so I am returning the replacement and trying another supplier.

Avantree makes a great product to retrofit older vehicles for hands-free communication, the CK11 device, that I have used for years. When I wanted a AptX Low Latency system, I got the Avantree Aria Pro 2 and Priva II Transmitter. At first the quality of this setup was good, but eventually degraded and it became finicky to pair and configure those two. Initially I hesitated to upgrade to the Avantree Orbit and the Audition Pro headphones, but considered they had to be an improvement over what I had, so I did it. I originally chose all these specific products from Avantree because they offered a 60-day money-back guarantee as well as a generous 24-month warranty for most of their products. 8 months in however, I had real difficulty pairing compatible devices and then, suddenly, everything just quit working - - no sound from the headphones, no signal received or sent by the Transmitter. Avantree makes available a variety of ways by which to contact them when there's a problem. I made use of all of these, first through chat, then email and finally by phone. Their response time was typically within minutes of my inquiry, making it easy to get quick answers when I needed them. They were also willing to help out with issues that arose while pairing their products together. Avantree's customer care team provided excellent quality responses that were both accurate and helpful, but we just couldn't get either one of these to work. I was able to file a successful warranty claim, due primarily to my persistence and their patience in listening to my concerns. Of course, I had to document they were still under warranty. I sent Avantree photos including a proof-of-purchase receipt showing date purchased, model number/name, Amazon order number, etc. Support described what I had to do to return the malfunctioning (actually NON-functioning) components. They provided detailed instructions on how to package them securely before shipping them back so they arrived safely. Avantree replaced both my defective items with brand new items. They sent these without requiring me to return my defective items back to them first, giving me plenty of time to test the products, both separately and together, and ensure they worked properly. This level of availability has to make Avantree one of the most reliable companies in the industry. This whole experience just confirmed to me that purchasing from Avantree is the best value for my money. They definitely stood behind their product, and I feel like they actually wanted me to be satisfied with my purchases. I am very grateful for their commitment to honest, quality service. This is rare in the business world now-a-days. My 60-day trial period is nearly up, but I'm not too worried since I know I still have nearly a 2-year warranty and a company that stands behind it. Thank you Avantree! I will definitely be purchasing from you again!