I have actually put a remote IoT power switch on my 08 and shut it off the same time I shut my computer off. So, yeah, it sucks. Also, try disconnecting the BT antenna next time. That should disconnect whomever is connected to you by greatly limiting the transmission distance.
Anyway, a...
The BT DAC is integrated in the Qualcomm QCC5125 BT 5.2 Chip. I'm assuming the BT DAC is Qualcomm's.
"Qualcomm® aptX™ Audio, aptX HD and aptX Adaptive audio
technologies are designed to deliver consistent, high-quality
audio streaming over Bluetooth. The internal 24-bit end-to-
end audio...
Smaller gauge wire for my 30 foot one way run, and then only a foot or two from the mono to the speaker. I'm going to mount the monoblocks under the speaker stand speaker platform itself, so they will hardly be visible. And, just different to do while being able to use thin gauge (assumption)...
That's my idea. I have a long speaker run. Not a big deal, really. It just seems like a cleaner approach since the wire from the mono to speakers could be less than a foot. It just seems kinda cool, something to try. My speakers are on stands and i could mount the monoblocks on the stand as...
If hardly any power is going through the preamp to mono blocks, why would the wire need to be anything except what the signal requires? I'm assuming a good shielded thin gauge wire would do as well as s thicker wire?