Auris Blume Pro HiFi Bluetooth 5.3 Music Receiver Long Range Bluetooth Adapter with Audiophile DAC, LDAC, aptX HD, OLED Display & Optical Coaxial AUX Output for Home Stereo, AV Receiver or Amplifier

This device qualifies as one of Hi-fi's greatest value products of all time. That's one heck of a claim. We're talking NAD's original 3020 integrated amplifier from 40+ years ago, Rega's RB300 tonearm, Naim's Nait amplifier, Denon's DL-103 phono cartridge, and Epos ES11 loudspeakers to name just a few who I believe also qualify.I will explain why I believe this to be the case with the BluMe Pro:I have been experimenting with audio streamers since 2009 when I become beta tester for Oppo with their first Blu-ray player, the BDP-83. I wanted it primarily for the Blu-ray and Hi-Rez (SACD/DVD-Audio) support. I quickly discovered you could load it up with digital audio files with a connected hard drive. I was fascinated by the convenience from a dedicated audio (and video) component being able to do this without having to use the headphone out of an iPod.In the intervening years I have owned a variety of other, increasingly more advanced streamers. I recently sold my beloved close-to-a-thousand-bucks streamer (I won't mention the brand, but the brand sounds like it's going to always be on it's own, and the model number is - in part - also the name of a larger Audi sedan) - and all because it didn't sound any better than when I was using Auris' BluMe Pro (both with the same external Chord 2Qute DAC) with my LDAC-supported Android phone (OnePlus 12).Why should one digital transport sound much different from another? Answer; because one is (lossy) Bluetooth. Well, lossy doesn't have to mean a noticable drop in sound quality. Just ask Boothroyd Stuart. And with Bluetooth Version 5.3 using (at both ends of the wireless feed) the very good aptX HD, or the even higher-spec'd LDAC, the results are very impressive.Bluetooth gets sneered at by some members of the audio enthusiast community because they aren't aware how far Bluetooth has come in recent years - so long as the source and the reveiver both support (and in particular) have activation* of the better codecs such as Sony's LDAC and Qualcom's aptX HD.The BluMe Pro has a very highly respected ESS DAC chip (ES9028Q2M) on board. For those who have a preferred external DAC, there are optical and coaxial digital outputs.I spent a couple of weeks living with both my wonderfully built streamer and my OnePlus 12 phone/BluMe Pro BT receiver performing side-by-side with digital decoding duties catered for by a 2Qute DAC from Chord Electronics. I played lots of rock, folk, classical, female vocal, electronic and alternative music to give me some clue as to what the sonic differences might be.My carefully placed B&W 804D4 speakers are revealing enough to tell me what I generally want to know, but I couldn't say one of these two digital sources sounded better than the other.As I prefer the app I use on my phone (Pulsar), I decided to keep the phone/BluMe Pro set-up.Pros:Sound qualityConnection speedSound qualityRangeSound qualityEase of use.Cons:Display isn't big enough to appreciate in most set-ups. Thankfully, the info it delivers is also on your mobile device.I would feel better about it's performance if it cost 3 x as much.Try it. If you can judge performance based on what you hear rather than what you have been told about Bluetooth, you will likely be thrilled with the BluMe Pro. Bluetooth now supports up to 96kHz. CD (RedBook) stops at 44.1kHz.Activation*Many Android devices claim to support aptX HD and/or LDAC, but some of them require activation in either your Bluetooth settings, or in your phone's 'Developer Options' list (once connected to a compatible Bluetooth receiver). A Google search for 'Developer options for <your phone>' is recommended if you are not familiar with how to access this mode.

I got this because it supports LDAC when connected to an Android phone. Specifically, my Galaxy Note 20 is running it at 96kz/32bits. To enable this you have to go into Developer Settings, but you know how to do that, that's why you don't have an iPhone. Combined with my Schiit Saga 2 and Fosi v3 monoblocks, I've got an affordable system with audiophile quality.

This little thing works perfect. It doesn’t choke down the sound or loudness of your system like similar products out there. It’s also nice that it lets you know it’s working by an audible voice saying that it is connected. Well worth it.

I compared this Auris Blume Pro to the Audioengine B1 Generation1 and newest Gen 2 model. This unit won out over both Audioengine B1 systems but comparison to the Gen 2 model is much closer. My system features Carver amps and paradigm reference one speakers.This Blume Pro seems to offer slightly more open and detailed sound. The Blume Pro offers more stereo spectrum seperation, especially with more aggressive music. Although this bluetooth reciever sounds very good it is no match for a good CD player or vinyl record player. It will likely match lower quality cd players and record players very closely however. The one drawback is that overall levels are lower with these bluetooth receivers so you do need a little more juice.For critical listening I would still choose my sperate components but bluetooth is becoming closer and closer. Certain tracks are barely noticeable but others can still be obviously more detailed between this Blume Pro and my good CD player or vinyl player. The vinyl is also noticeably warmer and even my cd player is slightly warmer.For convenience, it is hard to beat this Blume Pro and it really does sound pretty darn good. I would even recommend it to audiophiles if you set expectations to current reality and sensability. It certainly will not match warmth of vinyl and even to a warm sounding cd player. It will be very easy to play lots of different music quickly.

bluMe Pro QCC5171Works great with a Pixel6 into my home theatre system.Doesn't work with latest MacOS 15.3.2Email from Auris:Team Auris (Auris)May 14, 2025, 02:40 PDTThank you for the confirmation.The issue is that the latest version of macOS doesn't support the retrieval of song information.Hence, when the bluMe Pro requests the song information, it disconnects.We have highlighted this issue with Apple and hope that they fix it in the next update.-Team Auris

The Auris appears to be the best. Sound quality is much better than the cheaper alternatives. No problems whatsoever.

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Wonderful bluetooth device, I've had it for acouple months now with no issues, the sound this puts out is really good, I'm 100% Glad I went with the autism blume pro!