BluDento BLT-2 Hi-Fi Bluetooth Audio Receiver - Blue (B07BKXP326)

The little box that packs a bunch !

I already own the Audioengine B1 (£142-99p) and was so impressed I was keeping an eye on ebay for a 2nd hand one for a second system when I spotted the Bludento at £44 and took a chance ......and am so glad I did !!

Its clearly based on the Audioengine in terms of function and design and is available in grey or blue (though you will have to search for the grey one as it isn't offered in a drop down menu and is separately listed by the same company (which I didn't find out until after I'd ordered the blue one ! :-(

It arrived from China fairly swiftly (8-10 days ???) I was worried there may be an import duty charge but thankfully there was no tax to pay (been caught by this before when ordering from abroad) !!

The Bludento comes with RCA and optical cables and usb to micro usb charging cable all included to hook it up to your system.

It is a doddle to pair as you just connect it and plug it in and it immediately goes into 'search' mode and finds available devices ready to pair.

The sound quality is excellent and far superior to the bluetooth 4 adaptor it replaced on my 2nd system .

Sound wise it is not quite as good as the Audioengine....Don't get me wrong its 95% as good at just under a quarter of the price so is a no brainer and if my Audioengine fails in the future, I would without question happily replace it with another Bludento !!!.

The only slight annoyances are it doesn't come with an on off button and the blue led pairing button is a bit big and bright.

Also at the end of each use you MUST disconnect it ... NOT unpair, just 'right click ' BLT-2 in your devices bluetooth menu and ' disconnect ' (it is the same for the Audioengine) otherwise next time you go to use it, it will 'say' connected to audio but no sound will come out and you will think its faulty and be scratching your head ! ( yeah ....been there done that ! LOL)

An on/off button would be useful, especially for my particular situation as the old hifi separates system I am using it with has the Bludento plugged into a cheap DAC via optical cable so that I can connect via RCA to my amp (no optical port) and the 'mains plug/usb power supply' for the whole system is hard to get to behind heavy furniture to turn it off each time

I didn't want to leave the Bludento on 24/7 as its a 2nd system that isn't used as frequently as my main system and I don't want to be pulling the charging cable in and out every time I've finished using it (as 'usb ports' can be the weak link in devices) so to get around this I purchased a usb extender cable (which was only £2-75 on ebay) which is run from the DAC to connect to the Bludento's usb and just connect/disconnect by removing the usb from the extender ie. leaving the micro usb permanently connected to the unit ( ie the usb extender is the 'bridge' which is cheaply replaced if needs be thereby protecting the units micro usb port from undue wear and tear.

Am very pleased I purchased this item and have no hesitation in recommending it to give you great quality audio streaming your Spotify or locally stored music via bluetooth.

Excellent purchase - buy one before they put the prices up ! :-)Read full review

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Great sounding and good value.

This is a great addition to your hi fi set up and brings your not so new system right up to date. This provides high, near CD sound quality via APT x bluetooth. Very easy to install and set up. Nice compact design and comes complete with a whole range of connection leads including optical lead. The unit itself is lightweight and nicely proportioned. It can be easily hidden out of sight if required.

However, there are a couple of minor downsides. Firstly, although a power lead (normal USB lead) is also provided, for some reason the necessary power adapter is not included in the package. This is not a big issue as any USB adapter will do the job but as these are not that expensive it's a bit of a mystery as to why they don't simply increase the price to cover the cost of a power adapter. Secondly, the unit itself doesn't have a standby button so once you have finished playing via bluetooth you have to physically switch it off at the mains plug. If you don't you'll have to put up with the bluetooth pairing light flashing continuously.

Overall in terms of sound, quality and build I highly recommend this product.Read full review

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Good little unit (7/10)

For me this item gets a solid 7/10.

What I like:

Sounds good with our Audioengine A2 speakers
Is easy to pair with various iOS/MacOS devices
Runs cool, so no problem leaving it turned on all the time
Range seems excellent

What I don't like:

Pairing LED flashes continuously when nothing is paired, which is distracting.

When the volume output of my iPhone or MacBook Pro is adjusted not much happens initially, then it gets very loud at one end. This does not happen with other bluetooth devices, so I think it might be something to do with the Bluedento.

Conclusion:

Good value for money. Doesn't sound quite as good as a NEET airplay puck, but is more reliable.Read full review

Bludento BLT-2

A superb sounding little device, true hi-fi quality. Perhaps a slightly narrower soundstage than CD but none the less a brilliant listen and the more I use it the more I like it. I find myself listening to it all day without getting tired. I have in fact recommended this to several friends and I will be purchasing a couple more for my kids. I use Apple Music so I have several thousand albums on my iCloud and what a fantastic way to play them. The inbuilt DAC is superior to using your iPhone through headphones also. What an absolute bargain this is but please beware that the price on eBay in the UK doesn’t include 20% vat and is only added on when you come to pay for it.Read full review

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Sturdy little device with lots of potential uses.

Decent device for the money, strong signal, it locks on instantly and is very easy to set up. Good device for car/boat etc cos you can play music from your phone or friends phones/tablets etc.

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Small, light and easy to set up

I cannot find a fault with it. The real bonus is that it connects to an amplifier with two RCA leads instead of a single 3.5mm. Therefore, the leads can be upgraded if necessary.

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Wonderful sound - great product

Excellent product - delivered very quickly. High quality components for a total bargain. Beautiful sound from my 70s Hitachi into Radford speakers directly through Aux and streamed from multi sources. Many thanks Alan 😻Read full review

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Brilliant bluetooth adapter

Bought this to Bluetooth my iPhone to my music system. I was a bit dubious about what the sound quality would be like, I needn't have been worried the sound is CD quality. build quality looks great. I'm really pleased.Read full review

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Blt-2 blue tooth

Really good product and easy to set up and use

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Excellent

Excellent product, well made and works flawlessly with excellent audio quality.

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