Creative BT-W3X

I paired this with my Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2 headphones. They make the regular bluetooth codecs found on Android and Windows devices - like AAC and SBC - sound muffled and flat. The aptX HD codec is the way to go if your device supports it. The latter provides more than adequate bandwidth of 576Kbps at 24-bit/48kHz. You really can't do better unless you go with a USB-C cable and an expensive PC motherboard. The only cons: 1.) Early teething issues when pairing. 2.) And then there's the fact you can't get this to fit on your phone if it's wearing a case.

Had a hard time detecting 3 different headphones. Once they finally paired, the sound kept breaking up or having issues or stopping altogether until I played around with the frequency settings. On the Airpods Pro 2 the left and right audio are out of sync on PC, have to frequently put them in the charging box and take them out again. The manual states to download the Windows app to access more features, but the app was hard to find on the website. After finding and installing it, I tried frequency changes, driver updates, firmware and headphone resets to try to get things to be seamless. Let’s just say that did not work to make my life easier. It does sound great after you get it all working, but I don’t need a ritual every time I want to use headphones.

When properly connected, the sound quality and volume are great but getting connecting is incredibly annoying. I use it exclusively on PS5. Very slow to connect, then it immediately disconnects and console audio output switches to TV speakers even though I have automatic audio switching turned off. Have to fight with it for a few minutes before it finally stays connected. I stand at the console when I connect and the furthest I ever move away from it is maybe 10 feet. Does the same thing with all of my earbuds ... different types and brands. I have zero problems with a bluetooth gaming headset that has a dedicated dongle. (No, it's not plugged in or connected at the same time that I'm using this audio adapter.) The gaming headset connects easily, stays connected and doesn't change the console's audio output when turned off. Conclusion: Overpriced and not worth the aggravation.

So I have a pair of earbuds that have aptx built-in and was using them on a Microsoft surface pro 8 without a dongle. Without the dognle i'd have to turn up the volume to 100% for it to sound good enough but it wad still low. Low latency worked before the dongle. After I downloaded the creative software, I inserted the dongle and updated the firmware and drivers and got quite a surprise. I guess with the firmware update it brought 24-bit 96khz as a playback option and now I watch movies at 50% volume and really makes my bowers and wilkins Pi7 S2 earbuds come to life. Its like when Takumi learns that his new suzuki motor can rev higher and has more power, this dongle gives more oomph and doesn't drop connection. Way better on the pocket book than the W5 imo and still has the new 24-bit 96khz on the w3.

using the flash drive for pictures. fast and works like it says