Reddit reviews TaoTronics Bluetooth 5.0 Transmitter and Receiver, Digital Optical TOSLINK and 3.5mm Wireless Audio Adapter for TV/Home Stereo System - Low Latency

You just need a bluetooth transmitter with an optical input. Optical cable from your tv to the bluetooth transmitter. Pretty simple.

TaoTronics Bluetooth 5.0 Transmitter and Receiver, Digital Optical TOSLINK and 3.5mm Wireless Audio Adapter for TV/Home Stereo System - aptX Low Latency https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KO1JNCA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_CTvIDbJE1VXTC

TaoTronics Bluetooth Transmitter and Receiver, Digital Optical TOSLINK and 3.5mm Wireless Audio Adapter for TV / Home Stereo System - aptX Low Latency https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KO1JNCA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_dxTOzbV2RDGZZ

This would transmit your tv audio to a Bluetooth headset.

Not even pretty much. They do work with anything that has a 3.5mm aux.

Here's one for on the go: https://www.amazon.com/Mpow-Bluetooth-Receiver-Transmitter-Transmission/dp/B00P20TFWM

Here's one that's outlet-powered for at home: https://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Receiver-Wireless/dp/B01KO1JNCA

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The mat is ok.

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For bluetooth headphones the system works better if you turn off bluetooth on the tablet and connect an external bluetooth adapter. This corrects the issue many have with audio syncing being off.
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I just bought this to bypass my head unit and run a toslink cable to my dsp. It was just delivered a few minutes ago so I will test it out tonight.
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TaoTronics Bluetooth 5.0 Transmitter and Receiver, Digital Optical TOSLINK and 3.5mm Wireless Audio Adapter for TV/Home Stereo System - aptX Low Latency https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KO1JNCA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Rf01Db9QPXQWD

I personally use the Vaux speaker for the dot. Sound is ok not great. Good enough for podcasts and kitchen music it uses the aux cable. I don't have an echo to compare sound quality. Having the battery powered dot and speaker is nice. I use it way more than expected. The Vaux also has an additional aux in for plugging in another device. Haven't had much use for the additional aux in.

I also got taotronics 4.0 Bluetooth receiver for my existing stereo in the adjoining room. Pretty cool that it has an optical out and can be paired with more than one device. I can then route the audio to the stereo by saying "Alexa connect to speaker".

The Oontz angle series speakers are bad, a bit boomy though. However it is an option.

Edit:
VAUX Cordless Home Speaker + Portable Battery for Amazon Echo Dot Gen 2 Black/Carbon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XH96736/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_1yTAzbSYJP74X

TaoTronics Bluetooth Transmitter and Receiver, Digital Optical TOSLINK and 3.5mm Wireless Audio Adapter for TV / Home Stereo System - aptX Low Latency https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KO1JNCA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_8zTAzbF2EVH3V

Cambridge SoundWorks OontZ Angle 3 Next Generation Ultra Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker : Louder Volume 10W+, More Bass, Water Resistant, Perfect Speaker for Golf, Beach, Shower & Home (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010OYASRG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_jBTAzbE1FK2KG

Audio streams are a special case. You can connect and use multiple other devices simultaneously up to a point, but if you have multiple Bluetooth speakers or headphones paired, it will switch the audio stream to whichever one you select and disconnect the previous. In the case of your watch and phone, audio is being sent from one or the other to your AirPods, but while they stay paired, it's only ever playing one audio stream from one iOS device at a time. In any event, that's a different scenario from sending two audio signals to two speakers or pairs of headphones from a single phone/tablet/computer, etc. There are systems that let you get around this with additional hardware (something like this for example but I can't speak to quality personally), but the question was specifically whether you can listen to multiple pairs of AirPods simultaneously connected to the same Apple TV, and the answer is unfortunately not at this time. It would be neat though.

Edit: If you're interested, here is info on a startup that's working to solve this issue. They are still in beta and have been for a while, and their claims have shifted since first I heard of them… not to mention their website has very little info and doesn't seem to have ever been updated. So we'll see if they manage a breakthrough in this area before Apple or someone beats them to it. I'm skeptical because it requires changes to the Bluetooth drivers on your device (basically a hack) and the chips themselves are limited in how fast they can transmit data, so I would expect it to rely on additional compression… Bluetooth audio is already a pretty lossy format so I can't imagine this sounding great, but would work in a pinch for watching TV at night and such, as OP suggested.

if your speaker is bluetooth you can get an adapter


https://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Receiver-Wireless/dp/B01KO1JNCA

I mounted one of these (optical to bluetooth) to the back of my XBR-X600D when i found out I couldn't use bluetooth headphones with the built in bluetooth function (THANKS SONY).

Works like a charm with optical.

I’m assuming these headphones are Bluetooth. Many tv models from recent years have Bluetooth headphones support, so that might be the best option.
If not, most models don’t have a headphone out but do have an optical out. You can us something like this to convert and transmit the tv optical audio out to the headphones.

Hey, I just wanted to close the loop here. I bought a splitter and it worked!

The headphones pair to the Bluetooth transmitter automatically, and there doesn't appear to be any audio quality loss from splitting the signal to the soundbar and transmitter.

Transmitter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KO1JNCA/
Splitter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D1KHWGB

I don't think that I've ever seen a BT receiver that can act as a USB host but BT receivers with TOSLINK out are not hard to find:

• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KX3DQXM
  
• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KO1JNCA
  
• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QV77YIC
  
  As /u/ruinevil suggested though, the TOSLINK out of an Airport Express and AirPlay would be preferable. Chromecast Audio as well if you're not going to use iTunes.

This thing rocks.

TaoTronics Bluetooth Transmitter and Receiver, Digital Optical TOSLINK and 3.5mm Wireless Audio Adapter for TV / Home Stereo System - aptX Low Latency https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KO1JNCA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_OT2OAbCAW97QH

Is this the TaoTronics device you have?
What is a "cinch" audio input?
Both the Apple TV and the Amazon Echo connect to the TaoTronics device but what is connected to the stereo input?

Something to consider: Does you TV have RCA or 3.5mm audio output? My old AV receiver didn't have HDMI inputs so I send all sources to the TV then audio out to my receiver from the TV and used the TV to switch sources. Maybe you could do that or combine both the receiver and TV inputs (pain to switch unless you have a smart remote like Harmony)

This seems more like a general AV setup vs Echo specific. You might get more responses in a different, AV specific subreddit.
What is the model of the TV, receiver and what other sources do you have (with what output types? e.g. Wii with RCA, PS4 with HDMI, DVR with HDMI and CD player with TOSlink etc)

Negative ghost rider... your audio output options as listed in that spec sheet audio built-in speakers and Optical out (from that remote breakout box). You’ll need something like this adapter to pair with 1 set of headphones. Not sure you can do it with 2. Either way, not ideal how you’re trying to do it. I would not recommend. Maybe somebody else can pitch in on how to send this Bluetooth signal to 2 receiving headsets.

I don't see how this would fit in with your high-end audio stuff, but you could use this Bluetooth adapter and receiver.

Something like this will work. No volume control on the device however.

TaoTronics Bluetooth 5.0 Transmitter and Receiver, Digital Optical TOSLINK and 3.5mm Wireless Audio Adapter for TV/Home Stereo System - aptX Low Latency https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KO1JNCA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_ztE3CbN3WF367

I gotcha. I don’t know about Best Buy, since it’s be location dependent, but here’s some amazon options:

1Mii B03 Long Range Bluetooth 4.2 Transmitter Receiver Bluetooth Audio Adapter Bluetooth Transmitter, aptX Low Latency & aptX HD, Optical RCA AUX 3.5mm for TV PC Headphone/Speaker https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D1JJBJR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_6jsSBbVZBQHMS

TaoTronics Bluetooth Transmitter and Receiver, Digital Optical TOSLINK and 3.5mm Wireless Audio Adapter for TV/Home Stereo System - aptX Low Latency https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KO1JNCA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_0ksSBb2J629VQ

If you system takes optcal look at one with spdif.

https://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Receiver-Wireless/dp/B01KO1JNCA/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=bluetooth+5.0+toslink&qid=1567844555&s=gateway&sr=8-2

ah, yeah. the picture makes sense now on the listing.

so you get two, set one to transmit and one to receive.

https://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Receiver-Wireless/dp/B01KO1JNCA/

$60 for a pair, but never have to worry about batteries.

there may be cheaper options, but i think this type of setup is the best bet.

For outdoor movie nights I use these two products. I also watch movies from my Plex server via Roku stuck.



TaoTronics Bluetooth Transmitter and Receiver, Digital Optical TOSLINK and 3.5mm Wireless Audio Adapter for TV / Home Stereo System - aptX Low Latency https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KO1JNCA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ZZiaAbVM6R6Z6




https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-powered-bookshelf-speakers-pair-black/5283401.p?skuId=5283401

The bluetooth splitter would be something like: bluetooth receiver -> TOSLINK splitter -> 3x bluetooth transmitter

Note that some bluetooth transmitters can pair with multiple receivers:
https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Transmitter-HomeSpot-Headphones-Simultaneously/dp/B00QV77YIC/

The above components have not been tested together for your described application. I suspect latency and double compression could be ugly.

There are probably better BT transmitters and receivers, and you might save the TOSLINK splitter with an SPDIF splitter (four RCA cables with their cores soldered together, and their shields/grounds soldered together) if the BT receiver and transmitters support SPDIF.