Avantree Orbit Pro

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

it works as stated. Connection is simple and generally works without a second try. Pass through to sound bar is a useful feature. Sound bar may be silenced so earl phones only play. Or it may be left on so one or two people can use headphones while the rest of the room listens to the sound bar. Remote is required to adjust volume as tv routes sound to audio system. The tv or sound bar remote will not adjust volume when bypass is being used.

I thought that this would be the solution to getting the Avantree bluetooth headset working with mom's Samsung TV circa 2016 or so - annoyingly the headset had to be repaired each and every time the TV was turned on. That won't work for my 95 year old mom! The sound would not port from the TV to the base no matter what I did. Took too hours of fiddling to reach the conclusion. I ended up purchasing an old school wired Sony headset and a converter box to jump the HDMI jack to the headphone jack needed for the headset. Works like a charm, it's on when the TV is on, no setup required after selecting to have sound port to the HMDI ARC port.

I bought the Avantree Torus and the Avantree Orbit Pro to address three specific requirements. The system addresses a couple of those requirements perfectly, but fails on the third. I currently have the Orbit Pro connected to my Sony TV/Sony Soundbar via the Optical cable. Pro’s: Overall, the system works great to provide you with high quality remote listening capability. The low latency Bluetooth eliminates any lip-sync issues. The Torus headphones/speakers have a great sound an exceptional battery life. Con’s: Though the system uses Low Latency Bluetooth, there is still sufficient delay to create an unacceptable echo between the TV output and the headphone output. The Orbit Pro does not provide an eARC HDMI output, so you cannot connect it via HDMI if you are using an ARC/eARC Sound Bar or Home Theatre System. The remote requires a lot of pressure to control the volume. The remote is somewhat redundant, as the headphone volume up/down feature provides the same function. 1) I spend a lot of time in the kitchen, and watch the TV in the family room through a pass-through window. In order to hear the TV, I have to crank up the volume, which bothers my wife. With the Torus/Orbit Pro I can roam around the kitchen and hear the TV perfectly. The Torus are loud enough that my wife can still hear the sound, but the volume is low enough that it does not bother her. Also, if it does start to bother her, the Torus has the earbud option which silences it completely. I did a bit of research and testing before buying these, and the Low Latency of the aptX HD Bluetooth ensures there is no visible lip-sync delay. So, 5 stars for this application. 2) I enjoy watching college and pro football, but my wife hates it – especially the constant continuous discussion by the sports announcers. Once again, the combination of the Torus with the Orbit Pro works perfectly. So, 5 stars for this application. 3) I am retired, and have a bit of hearing loss. I have been putting off getting hearing aids and I end up listening to the TV at a fairly high volume. Even with the TV at this volume, I struggle to catch every word of the dialog. I had hoped that I could use the Torus and Orbit Pro to boost the volume for me, without making it too loud for my wife and others in the room. Unfortunately, even though the Torus/Orbit Pro use the aptX HD Low Latency Bluetooth components, there is still a delay. This delay is bad enough that I have to mute the sound from the TV and Surround sound system to use them. So, for this application, the rating falls to 1 star.

This thing is so amazing. I bought two others before this one and there’s no comparison. It’s so easy to set up and use and pairs so easily. No lag with sound and works awesome with headphones so I can watch tv with surround sound while not bothering anyone else!

Connects great, but there is audio latency. If the tv speakers are on for others in the room you will experience an echo with the headphones on.

The Orbit Pro works great and set up went great, although I did need to refer to the manual to answer a couple of questions. The unit came with all of the necessary cables with the recommendation to plug the USB cable into the TV, if you have the port, so that it will power on/off with the TV. Most of the issues that I do have with it are for the most part personal; The Orbit Pro is both a transmitter and receiver. Since my goal in buying it was for use as a transmitter for my TV, the receiver part likely won't get used.. The remote control is useful if the Bluetooth device doesn't have its own volume remote. Otherwise, there is no need to add the Orbit Pro remote to your stack. The Orbit Pro also has HDMI ARC input, but that's really only useful if your TV doesn't have Optical, since it offers no sound quality advantages and you can't use the bypass feature when connected to HDMI ARC. The Orbit Pro uses aptX low latency and has been replaced by aptX HD due to its low adoption rate, so I'm not sure of how many listening devices will be compatible. One of the reasons that I opted for the Pro was because of the extra features. After using it, it's not worth the extra $30 for me. For others it may be the ideal choice because it is a quality product.

My sister has poor hearing so I got her a pair of Grado Bluetooth headphones to pair with her Sony TV. Unfortunately, the Bluetooth on Sony TVs isn’t very good, despite the expensive price tag. It dropped the connection often and pairing was hit and miss. I hooked this to the TV via the optical connection. It worked perfectly and the headphones always pair to this device with no problem at all so far. Also it allows more than one connection so you can still run her Bose TV speaker system and she can listen to her WiFi headphones at the same time. (The TV wouldn’t do that)

We bought this device to use a Bluetooth headphones with our existing TV. We had a cheaper device for this prior, but that often required re-pairing. This one does not require re-pairing, but I'm going to subtract one start because connecting isn't always as smooth as expected from a device in this price range. But it's nothing that a press on the button on the headphones doesn't fix most of the times. Or on the device itself, in a more severe case. In case you're wondering, like I was before purchasing: The sound output on the optical output is not interrupted after headphones are connected. This would have been an nice feature, eliminating the need to mute the TV after putting on headphones.

Perfetto , intuitivo praticamente nessun problema...

Je suis malentendant et n'entends plus par les tympans. Cet appareil Avantree Orbit pro bluetooth me permet d'entendre la télévision naturellement couplé avec un casque à conduction osseuse Shokz. Je suis enchanté de cet achat. Petit bémol, la télécommande ne porte pas à plus de 2 mètres. Je recommande vivement.

Transmite sin retrasos (*) lo que permite una buena experiencia cuando se utiliza para ver cine. Es fácil de usar y permite emparejar dos auriculares distintos lo que permite ver cine en pareja. (*) Hay que tener en cuenta que los cascos a los que se empareje tienen que ser compatibles con drivers de baja latencia para que no haya retraso entre audio y vídeo. Yo cogí unos "Avantree audition 3" y funcionan de maravilla. También hay que tener en cuenta que aunque la fuente de sonido sea el televisor no es lo mismo ver la televisión que nos llega por antena, que ver alguna aplicación de streaming (Netflix, prime, etc). En mi caso en las aplicaciones de streaming la sincronización era perfecta, pero con la TV había un desfase apreciable. Esto no es culpa de Avantree si no de la televisión. Después de buscar por los menús de configuración de la TV encontré un parámetro donde se podia corregir este desfase.

super produit, facile d utilisation, connection très rapide, je recommande a 100%