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ken5064
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02/05/2023 9:12 pm
#0 Originally Posted by: mattpcollins

Ok I found a few guitar forums where my same question was asked (using one of those bluetooth transmitters on the headphone output of an amp). The general consensus was, don't do it! Latency issues.

It makes sense though, first your BT transmitter has to package the analog signal to bluetooth, send it through the air, and your bluetooth headphone has to convert it back to analog. Well that's alot of processing taking place, and when you pluck a guitar string, you have to hear the sound instantly. Any bit of delay could range from annoying to completely unnaceptable.

So I'll be going with wired headphones.

I agree about the latency. I bought a BT transmitter & headphones because I didn't want to be tripping over a cable. Had no issues pairing them but the latency was unacceptable. I'd play a note then about a 1/4 second later I'd hear the note in the phones. I took them back to the store and will use my wired phones.