Bluetooth Receiver: Audioengine B1 vs Advance Paris WTX 1100 vs xDuoo XQ-50 Pro

[Distorted Vision]

I am looking for an aptX HD Bluetooth receiver. I'm interested in these three:

There are lots of reviews of the Audioengine B1 and Advance Paris is the reference brand of the the French manufacturer Advance Acoustic.

The DAC chips are as follows:

Audioengine B1: AKM AK4396
Advance Paris WTX1100: Cirrus Logic CS4344
xDuoo XQ-50 Pro: Sabre ES9018K2M

The alternative is to connect to my Tag McLaren DAC20 but I think that it would be probably better to use the internal DAC.

Prices are:

Audioengine B1: £169
Advance Paris WTX1100: £199
xDuoo XQ-50 Pro: £68

The xDuoo supports LDAC which I don't think the other two do. There is also the massive price difference. I already own a xDuoo XD05 Plus portable DAC / headphone amp for my laptop which I really like.

Which do you prefer?

 

[nhatlam96]

InLine 99140I
DAC Chip: AKM AK4396
Codec: aptX, AAC, SBC (no aptX HD)
Price: 75€

 

[Distorted Vision]

I ordered the xDuoo XQ-50 Pro. The price was the main factor but I also think it looks better and the LDAC is the icing on the cake.

 

[OTCheap]

I ordered the xDuoo XQ-50 Pro. The price was the main factor but I also think it looks better and the LDAC is the icing on the cake.

How are you liking it? USB application especially.

 

[Distorted Vision]

It works great especially with LDAC. Not sure what you mean by USB application. It doesn't have a USB port.

 

[OTCheap]

It works great especially with LDAC. Not sure what you mean by USB application. It doesn't have a USB port.

An Ebay listing says it has usb input, but I wondered if that was really power only.

 

[Distorted Vision]

Yes it's power only. I never realised that Bluetooth audio could sound so good.

 

[OTCheap]

Ok, thank you!

 

[Distorted Vision]

It supports op amp rolling as well.

 

[JRiggs]

I have been using the Audioengine in my car for about 2 years now and it's a nice unit in that application. Very stable.