Sony HWSBTA2W - Bluetooth wireless audio transmitter
Now you can enjoy your entire music collection wirelessly via Bluetooth communication! Simply connect the HWSBTA2W Bluetooth Transmitter/Receiver to your current home audio system for instant music streaming. With a slim, compact design, this transmitter is compatible with both your home and car audio systems.
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Sony HWSBTA2W - Bluetooth wireless audio transmitter Reviews
Great Product just wish you could sync more than one bluetooth device to it. Hooked up not problem, works great as a transmitter, but havn't used it for a receiver.
But what I didn't know is that what I really wanted was a class 1 transmitter that also supports avrcp. This device is what it is: It's a class 2 Bluetooth transmitter that supports a2dp, and so I give it 4-stars for doing it's job. I've since switched to a class 1 transmitter, and that's done away with the microwave interference (and much further range). a2dp is the Bluetooth profile for streaming stereo audio, but you also need avrcp in order to use your headset like a remote control. This transmitter worked great for playing music from my PC to my headphones and I could control the volume (a2dp); but I couldn't play/pause or change tracks with it (avrcp). The Sony is fine and does what it's supposed to do; I simply didn't know what I needed. But I wanted to post this review so others don't make the same mistakes I did. Also note this is a class 2 transmitter: Its shortcoming for me is that when someone at work used the microwave oven, the audio stream cut out.
It is able to stream stereo sound from one device to another. Which means it will not work with a headset or hands free Bluetooth device; you cannot answer your phone with it. If you have it connected to a computer, your Bluetooth Stack (program that manages your computer's resources to communicate to and from other Bluetooth devices) will be running in the background continuously. It powered the HWSBTA2W but with a substantial amount of Bluetooth radio noise. If attempting to power this unit with a car adapter, I highly recommend the Sony DCC-E345 or Sony equivalent. It does not support HSP or HFP.
Luckily, I was later able to find my DCC-E345 after a few hours of searching. A2DP stands for Advanced Audio Distribution Profile. I've read through some of the other reviews and find a few of them shouldn't really be targeted at this particular unit. I guess you get what you pay for (then again, I paid $12.99 for the Sony one and $25.00 for the Radio Shack one). I'm sure if you search on Sony's support page, you will be able to download a.pdf of the manual.
Again, this is streaming music from one device to another. In order for it to work properly (or at all), both devices you are attempting to pair together (ie: you want this unit to work with your music phone or laptop) must support A2DP. Believe it or not, all this information and more is in the instruction manual. It will, however work with Bluetooth headphones that support A2DP. All in all, a great unit and will continue to buy Sony products because of it. If you are a potential buyer, then there is a good chance you are familiar with Bluetooth, yet may not know much about the A2DP profile. There is also a delay, for the music is being encoded at one end and decoded back to analog signal at the other end.
I couldn't find my power adapter as fast as I would have liked and ran out to a local Radio Shack and bought one of theirs. If another program you are running prioritizes higher than your Bluetooth Stack, you may hear stutters, distortion or speed changes to your music.
If you ask me, I wouldn't use it to watch a movie. The Sony HWSBTA2W supports A2DP and no other profile.
A2DP is a fairly new profile, so there are hiccups and bumps along the path. This must be kept in mind when choosing which is right for you.
Bluetooth has quite a few limitations: range, compatibility between versions, and profile support, to name a few. Personally, I used this in conjunction with a Sony XA-300 auxiliary selector connected to my car stereo to stream music from my phone.
Bluetooth, is by far, not a flawless means of communication; for that matter, neither wired or wireless formats are flawless. I then powered it off that and the noise was gone.
It's almost like it overheats and stops working. I had everything setup and it worked great for about 10 minutes, then it started cutting in and out and speeding up the music like some other reviewers had noted. This is a neat device and would be great if it worked.
Avoid at all costs. When it does manage to connect, the reception is awful. This thing could not be worse. I'm using it to connect to my stereo receiver which is all of 5 feet away, and have it set up as headphones on my Mac Book Pro running Leopard. Once I figure out how to put it back in the packaging it's going back asap.
I think I've gotten about 10 seconds max of uninterrupted audio.most of the time it drops out every 2 or 3 seconds. I've moved it closer and turned off all non-essential wireless services to absolutely no effect. First, it can't connect to the device unless I run the pairing routine EVERY TIME, even though it's listed as paired in Bluetooth Assistant. I have no 2.4gHz devices in the house that would interfere, just a microwave oven 20 feet and three walls away.
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